FIFTH GENERATION

533. Lillie Gertrude Rutledge was born on 28 Jul 1876 in Burnet County, Texas. She died on 25 Jun 1969 in Burnet County, Texas. She was buried in Davis Cemetery, Burnet County, Texas.

From the Lampasas Record, Lampasas, Texas, Thursday, June 26, 1969, Page 6:


MRS. JOHN A. SMITH


Mrs. John A. Smith, 92, died at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday at her home in the Redbud Community. She had been seriously ill some three weeks and in poor health about three months.

Funeral services were conducted from Briggs-Gamel chapel Thursday at 4 p.m. with Minister Guy Southern Officiating. Interment was in David Cemetery near the Redbud Community.

Lillie Gertrude Rutledge was born July 28, 1876 in Burnet County and lived her life in this section. She was married Nov. 11, 1897 to John A. Smith and her died in 1959.

Mrs. Smith had been a member of the Church of Christ for some 80 years.

Survivors include five sons, Rual Smith and Ivan (Buck) Smith, both Lampasas, Raymond Smith, Melton (Bill) Smith and Helton (Bud) Smith, all of Killeen; five daughters, Mrs. Ruby Castleberry and Mrs. Annie Watkins, both of Lampasas, Mrs. Recie Nettleship and Mrs. Juanita Hendrick, both of Burnet, and Mrs. Ruth Russell of Adamsville; 19 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

She was married to John Able "Sledgehammer" Smith Jr. (son of John Able Smith Sr. and Martha C. Spradling) on 20 Nov 1897 in Burnet County, Texas. John Able "Sledgehammer" Smith Jr. was born on 18 Aug 1869 in Dickson County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census in Jun 1900 in Precinct #7, Burnet County, Texas. ⁽⁸⁷⁰⁾ He appeared on the census on 4 May 1910 in Austin Road, JP #7, Burnet County, Texas.⁽⁸⁷¹⁾ He appeared on the census in Jan 1920 in JP #7, Burnet County, Texas. ⁽⁸⁷²⁾ He appeared on the census on 28 Apr 1930 in Precinct #2, Burnet County, Texas.⁽⁸⁷³⁾ He died on 20 Jun 1959 in Burnet County, Texas. He was buried in Davis Cemetery, Burnet County, Texas.

Mr. Smith and his family moved to Burnet County from Tennessee in 1872. He was a rancher, and rode horseback until past 80 years of age. Lived in later years in Lampassas.


Lillie Gertrude Rutledge and John Able "Sledgehammer" Smith Jr. had the following children:

+1188 i. Ruby Arbella Smith.
+1189 ii. Rual Camp Smith.
+1190 iii. Resie May "Resa" Smith.
+1191 iv. Ruth Annie Smith.
+1192 v. Raymond Ray "Red" Smith.
+1193 vi. Amy M. Smith.
+1194 vii. Ivan "Buck" Smith.
+1195 viii. Juanita Fay Smith.
+1196 ix. Hilton Reagan "Bill" Smith.
+1197 x. Wilton Marvin "Bud" Smith.