Elizabeth Smart

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; Belton P.O.
• Census: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; Belton P.O. Also appears in Beat 5 with husband Jacob F Huffman
• Census: 1900, Cimarron, Union, New Mexico; Enumeration District 163
• Census: 1910, Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas; Enumeration District 16-252
• Census: 1920, Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas; Enumeration District 17-246
• Census: 1930, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas
• Residence: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; With parents John D and Elizabeth (Watson) Smart and eight siblings
• Residence: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; With parents John D and Elizabeth (Watson) Smart and five siblings Also appears in Beat 5 with husband Jacob F Huffman
• Residence: 1900, Cimarron, Union, New Mexico; In the home of son-in-law Henry N and daughter Martha E (Huffman) Waldrup, with husband James M Eaton, five children, a nephew, a niece and two farm hands
• Residence: 19 Jul 1901, Flora Vista, San Juan, New Mexico
• Residence: 24 Aug 1902, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico; On this date her sixteen-year-old daughter, Rosa Lee, was married "at [her] residence;" we assume she was still living with her parents.
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas; With husband James M Eaton and two sons
• Residence: 1920, Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas; With husband James M Eaton
• Residence: 1930, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens, Texas; Listed both in Edison neighborhood with son Joseph and in Carry Pool neighborhood with son James.
• Residence: 1 Oct 1935, Eliasville, Young, Texas; "[F]our miles west of Eliasville"

Notes:

Buried:
Shady Grove Cemetery

Elizabeth married Jacob F Huffman 4 Oct 1868, Bell Co., Texas. Jacob was born 1847-1848, Missouri; died 1872; was buried Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Officiated by John Smart, Minister of the Gospel

1. Martha Elizabeth Huffman was born 28 Nov 1872, Texas; died 23 Feb 1918; was buried Hamby, Jones, Texas.

Elizabeth married James Madison Eaton 11 Mar 1875, Travis Co., Texas. James (son of John Eaton and Mary York) was born 2 Jun 1850, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; died 12 Nov 1934, Stephens Co., Texas; was buried 14 Nov 1934, Stephens Co., Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Officiated by James W Smith, JP

1. Mary Jane Eaton was born 27 Oct 1877, Real Co., Texas; died 5 Apr 1966, Levelland, Hockley, Texas; was buried 7 Apr 1966, Levelland, Hockley, Texas.
2. Arminta Muriel Eaton was born 3 Nov 1879, Mason Co., Texas; died 16 Aug 1970, Ranger, Eastland, Texas; was buried 18 Aug 1970, Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas.
3. Joseph Pinson Eaton was born 7 Oct 1881, Texas; died 1 Nov 1930, Clovis, Curry, New Mexico; was buried Texico, Curry, New Mexico.
4. Nancy Lynton Eaton was born 22 Aug 1883, Castell, Mason, Texas; died 1 May 1956, Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico; was buried 4 May 1956, Gladewater, Upshur, Texas.
5. Rosa Lee Eaton was born Nov 1885, Mason Co., Texas; died Oct 1956.
6. John Eaton was born 1886; died Bef 1890.
7. Maggie Eaton died Yes, date unknown.
8. Lilly Mae Eaton was born 12 Oct 1887, Taylor Co., Texas; died 13 Feb 1983, Menard, Menard, Texas; was buried Kimble Co., Texas.
9. James Riley Eaton was born 22 May 1892, Mason Co., Texas; died 17 Aug 1968, Forth Worth, Tarrant, Texas; was buried Santa Ana, Orange, California.
10. Charlie Eaton was born Aft 1892; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Benton Twp., Taney, Missouri
• Census: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri
• Census: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; Belton P.O.
• Census: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; Belton P.O.
• Occupation: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri; Miller
• Occupation: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; Miller, Farmer
• Occupation: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; Farmer
• Residence: 1840, Benton Twp., Taney, Missouri; With a boy under age 5, a boy aged 10 to 14, two girls aged 15 to 19 and a woman aged 50 to 59
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri; With wife Elizabeth (Watson), five children, his mother-in-law, a sister-in-law(?) and four nieces and nephews(?)
• Residence: 1856, Lampasas Co., Texas; Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
• Residence: 1857, Lampasas Co., Texas; Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
• Residence: 1858, Lampasas Co., Texas; Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
• Residence: 1859, Lampasas Co., Texas; Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
• Residence: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; With wife Elizabeth (Watson) and nine children
• Residence: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; With wife Elizabeth (Watson) and five children
• Residence: 1871, Bell Co., Texas; Shown as a resident non-landowner
• Residence: 1872, Bell Co., Texas; Not listed as a land owner in the tax rolls but as a resident he paid $1.45 in taxes on 9 horses valued at $180

Notes:

Not found in Bell Co., Texas tax rolls of 1854-5, 1863, 1865-9, 1874, 1875 (not available for later years of his life)
Not found in Bell Co., Texas tax rolls of 1862, 1864, 1870, 1873, though the records are often faded and difficult to read

Not found in Bell Co., Texas probate index (25 Jan 2017)
Not found in Coryell Co., Texas Wills vol. A (1867-1930), Probate Minutes vol. C (1877-1881), County Court Minutes vol. A (1876-1894) (25 Jan 2017)
Probate records of Edwards Co., Texas not available online (25 Jan 2017)
Probate records of Mason Co., Texas not available online (25 Jan 2017)
Not found in Lampasas Co., Texas Index to Probate Minutes vol. A (1876-1885) (25 Jan 2017)
Probate records of Real Co., Texas not available online (25 Jan 2017)

John married Elizabeth Watson Greene Co., Missouri. Elizabeth (daughter of Nancy) was born 26 Dec 1817, Tennessee; died 18 Jun 1893. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri
• Census: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; Belton P.O.
• Census: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; Belton P.O.
• Census: 1880, Edwards Co., Texas; Enumeration District 52
• Occupation: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; Keeping house
• Occupation: 1880, Edwards Co., Texas; Keeping house
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri; With husband John D Smart, five children, her mother, a sister(?) and four nieces and nephews(?)
• Residence: 1860, Bell Co., Texas; With husband John D Smart and nine children
• Residence: 1870, Beat 4, Bell, Texas; With husband John D Smart and five children
• Residence: 1880, Edwards Co., Texas; With daughter Mary A and a grandson

Notes:

Some researchers make her a daughter of Levi Watson (b. 1795 in Rutherford Co., NC; d. 09 Feb 1862 in Maxville, Lawrence, AR) and his wife Nancy Jane Owens (b. 1795 in Rutherford Co., NC; d. Nov 1885 in Sharp Co., AR); however, Levi Watson's will mentions daughter Elizabeth Beason rather than Elizabeth Smart.

No Watson probates found in Greene Co., Missouri Probate Records vol. A-B 1833-1856 (27 Jan 2017)
No Watson probates found in Polk Co., Missouri probate index to 1900 (27 Jan 2017)

Other Events:

• Census: 1820, Monroe Co., Indiana
• Census: 1830, Morgan Co., Indiana
• Census: 1840, Benton Twp., Taney, Missouri
• Census: 1850, Dist. 102, Wright, Missouri
• Occupation: 1850, Dist. 102, Wright, Missouri; Farmer
• Occupation: 1857, Lampasas Co., Texas; Stock raiser; owned twelve horses and twenty cattle
• Occupation: 1858, Lampasas Co., Texas; Stock raiser (semi-retired?); owned twelve horses
• Residence: 1820, Monroe Co., Indiana; With two boys and a girl under age 10, a girl age 10 to 15 and a woman age 26 to 44
• Residence: 1830, Morgan Co., Indiana; With two boys age 5 to 9, two boys age 10 to 14 and a woman age 40 to 49
• Residence: 1840, Benton Twp., Taney, Missouri; With a boy aged 10 to 14, a woman aged 30 to 39 and a woman aged 50 to 59
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 102, Wright, Missouri; With wife Mary (Miller), son Doctor W Smart, a daughter-in-law, four grandchildren and a farm hand
• Residence: 1856, Lampasas Co., Texas; Listed as a resident in the tax roll
• Residence: 1857, Lampasas Co., Texas; Was not a land owner but was a resident of the county
• Residence: 1858, Lampasas Co., Texas; Listed as a resident but not as a land owner

Notes:

The following two items were photocopies of handwritten notes. No source was given.

State of Indiana, Hendricks County, Liberty Township, Mad Creek Church.

We recommend brother John Smart & Sister Mary Smart to be a faithful brother & sister in the Church of Christ and Bro. Smart is also a faithful minester of the gospel. This is to Surtify (sic) that bro. & sister was in full fellowshst (sic) from our church. We recommend them to the Christian Church werever their lots may be cast. Oct. 9, 1834. (signed) Gideon T. Bryant; Lobanzy (?) D. Cleghorn.

Morgan County, Indiana.

To whom it may concern this is to certify that John Smart was set apart to the Gospil Ministry by fasting & the laying on the hands of the Pristbetery (sic) by order of conference. 27 Oct. 1827. (signed) Jacob Shulz, David Stewart,

With the help of someone else's (?) notes (not a full transcription) written on the page of the photocopy of the "Smart" (?) Bible, it can be transcribed as follows:

John Smart was Borne April the tenth AD (?) 1783

Polly Smart his wife was borne April 6th 1784

John Smart & Polly Smart was married July the 2ed 1807

Notes by Martha Smart:

John went to TN ca 1814.15, to Taney County, Missouri ca 1835/36, and to Williamson County, Texas in 1850. John believed to be buried in an unmarked grave, Mahomet Cemetery, Burnet County, Texas.

Texas Family Land Heritage Registry Properties in Williamson County, Texas (reprinted in Vol. 3, No. 1, The Chisholm Trail, page 41)

Mozelle Smart Huling Ranch - 1852 - Abt one mile west of Berry's Creek
Founder: William Smart of Indiana via Missouri
1974 Owners: Mozelle Smart Huling of Florence

The Smart Clan Came to Texas in 1852. Patriarch John White Smart was a Minister. His wife, Mary Miller Smart, gave birth to William (D.W.) Smart in 1825. After reaching Central Texas in 1852, the Smarts followed the wagon tracks to the big springs at Lampasas. Indians raided their camp, and they moved back to the Berry's Creek area west of Florence.

Their 1,100 acre ranch was located west of Berry's Creek on the old Florence and Liberty Hill Road now known as Farm Road 970. The land was covered with native grass and an abundance of water and wild game. The ranch was stocked with horses, cattle and sheep, and cultivated land was planted in corn, cotton and small grain. The cattle brand DW with the D turned backwards was registered in the Williamson County clerk's office in the 1850's and has been used through the years.

The Smart schoolhouse was on the ranch and one teacher taught all the grades by day. Singing schools were taught there at night and on Sunday the building became the community's place of worship. Smart School closed in 1902 when there was no longer a need for it. It collapsed during a storm several years ago.

Mozelle Smart Huling inherited this land from her bachelor uncle, Herbert Isaac Smart, who had inherited it from his father, D.W. "Doc" Smart. "Doc" had received 100 acres of the tract from his father, William (D.W.) Smart. There are 160 acres in the tract today, which support cattle and sheep. The settlers raised corn, cattle, horses and sheep. Sod was turned for the first time with a homemade plow pulled by the yoke of oxen that helped move the Smart Family to Texas. An early rock fence surrounds some of the other land which was returned to native grass for grazing many years ago.

Not found in probate index of Burnet Co., Texas (25 Jan 2017)
Lampasas Co., Texas probate records were destroyed and do not date back to the time of his death (25 Jan 2017)

Residence:
Despite the apparent contradiction with his death year given on Find A Grave, we stand by this as a source for his still being alive in 1856. The listing is for a "John Smart." His sons Jonathan H and John D are accounted for in the same tax roll; his grandsons named John were too young (or not yet born) to have been tax payers at the time.

Buried:
Mahomet Cemetery

Died:
One source here is a grave stone erected over a century after his death, whatever year it actually was

Probably died in Lampasas Co., Texas in 1858

John married Mary Miller 2 Jul 1807, Rutherford Co., North Carolina. Mary was born 6 Apr 1784, North Carolina; died 1872, Texas; was buried Mahomet, Burnet, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dist. 102, Wright, Missouri
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 102, Wright, Missouri; With husband John W Smart, son Doctor W Smart, a daughter-in-law, four grandchildren and a farm hand

Notes:

Several Millers are found in probate records of Rutherford Co., North Carolina, however none can be conclusively linked to Mary Miller (27 Jan 2017)

Buried:
Mahomet Cemetery

Died:
Despite having a picture of the monument, we rate the reliability of this date as being pretty low -- the death date was added 2008 - 2010

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri; With son-in-law John D Smart, daughter Elizabeth (Watson) Smart, daughter(?) Eliza Burris and nine(?) grandchildren

Other Events:

• Will: 24 Jun 1819, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; To wife Elizabeth Smart; to son Joseph Smart; to son Thomas Smart; to son Reubin Smart; to son John Smart; to daughter Deida Burns; to grandchild Rachel Brooks; to sons Joseph, Wm. and Thomas Smart; executors son Thomas Smart and wife Elizabeth Smart

Notes:

Per Martha Smart: "The story has been passed down by family members that Joseph Smart came to Rutherford County, North Carolina about 1770. He left Pennsylvania, came through Virginia, and married Elizabeth White. They first settled in Mooresboro (now Cleveland County) and later moved to Ellenboro (Webb's Creek) which is 1/2 mile SE of Corinth Baptist Church. He was a carpenter/cooper by trade. His will was dated June 24, 1818 and filed June 1819. He is buried in Joseph Smart Cemetery, now called Hamrick Family Cemetery."

There is a grave of a William Smart (died 1795) in Rutherford Co., some researchers make him Joseph's father and give two brothers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

Name:
Some researchers give him a middle initial of 'D,' based on unknown sources

Buried:
Hamrick Family Cemetery

Joseph married Elizabeth White Virginia. [Group Sheet]