The parents of Mattie Elizabeth Smith were John Jack Smith and his 2nd wife Emmaline "Emily" Abbott. She was the 2nd wife of John Blair and the aunt of his 1st wife. After John's 1st wife died in 1899, she left 9 children without a mother. Who would marry a man with that many children and care about them. That's when a unmarried woman that was her aunt was sent to help. They married on 20 April 1902 in Red River Co, Texas (County Clerks Marriage Book K page 221.
The parents of Mattie Elizabeth Smith were John Jack Smith and his 2nd wife Emmaline "Emily" Abbott. She was the 2nd wife of John Blair and the aunt of his 1st wife. After John's 1st wife died in 1899, she left 9 children without a mother. Who would marry a man with that many children and care about them. That's when a unmarried woman that was her aunt was sent to help. They married on 20 April 1902 in Red River Co, Texas (County Clerks Marriage Book K page 221.
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