Born in 1812 at Barnwell District, South Carolina, Robert Smith and his cousin, John Stephen Smith, were among many Southerners attracted by the prospect of free or cheap land in the new Republic of Texas in the 1840s.
Robert soon acquired about 3,000 acres in the James Rankin Survey on the west side of the Trinity River in 1845 at a sheriff's sale.
Father of John William, Robert Emmett, and Edith Smith. On June 3, less than five months after young Robert's death, his father died, leading the remaining family members to erect a monument with a poignant inscription beginning with four words: "He never smiled again," adding that Smith died "of grief and broken spirits."
Robert soon acquired about 3,000 acres in the James Rankin Survey on the west side of the Trinity River in 1845 at a sheriff's sale.
Father of John William, Robert Emmett, and Edith Smith. On June 3, less than five months after young Robert's death, his father died, leading the remaining family members to erect a monument with a poignant inscription beginning with four words: "He never smiled again," adding that Smith died "of grief and broken spirits."
Born in 1812 at Barnwell District, South Carolina, Robert Smith and his cousin, John Stephen Smith, were among many Southerners attracted by the prospect of free or cheap land in the new Republic of Texas in the 1840s.
Robert soon acquired about 3,000 acres in the James Rankin Survey on the west side of the Trinity River in 1845 at a sheriff's sale.
Father of John William, Robert Emmett, and Edith Smith. On June 3, less than five months after young Robert's death, his father died, leading the remaining family members to erect a monument with a poignant inscription beginning with four words: "He never smiled again," adding that Smith died "of grief and broken spirits."
Robert soon acquired about 3,000 acres in the James Rankin Survey on the west side of the Trinity River in 1845 at a sheriff's sale.
Father of John William, Robert Emmett, and Edith Smith. On June 3, less than five months after young Robert's death, his father died, leading the remaining family members to erect a monument with a poignant inscription beginning with four words: "He never smiled again," adding that Smith died "of grief and broken spirits."
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