Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Smith Family Reunion update

WANTED



ALL DESCENDANTS OF
WILLIAM FRANKLIN SMITH


REWARD: 2008 William F. Smith Clan Reunion!

DESCRIPTION

William F. Smith (1865--1921)

Known to be a former Texas Ranger and homesteader---also suspected of being the the MOST COMMON ANCESTOR of over 267 descendants.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT

for persons suspected of having any of the following ancestors:

TOM SMITH---ERNEST SMITH---ROSA CRAIN---JULIA BARTON

ALSO: OLA SMITH MAY---FRANK SMITH---OLLIE SMITH--FRANCES SMITH RUSSELL---WILLIAM SMITH---MARION SMITH MILLER---ADA SMITH SPENCER---BELLE SMITH RAWSON---VERNA SMITH CHOATE---JOHN SMITH---ROSA FAIRCHILD FARRELL---AMY FAIRCHILD BOYER---JACK CRAIN---FLOYD CRAIN---BETTY BARTON GASTON---JUANDA BARTON MIDDICK---ROSE BARTON HUNN---TIL BARTON JR.

ALL PERSONS ANSWERING THIS DESCRIPTION ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE BIG WILLIAM FRANKLIN SMITH CLAN REUNION TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 13 AND 14, 2008, NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE FITTING THIS DESCRIPTION, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

mrsimms@peoplepc.com pamruss@frii.com jwright@weconvey.com

Phone 803-996-3567 Phone: 970-484-9368 Phone 405-373-2134

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Seldon Russell has passed away


I'm sad to report that Theron Seldon Russell passed away April 19, 2008, in Ozark, Arkansas. He was 86. Seldon was the eleventh child of Elias Russell and Addie Jane Mahaffey Russell and the last one to pass from this earth. His siblings were Bertie, George, Bonnie, Doyle, Nannie, Nellie, Bill, Carter, Sidney, Charles and Harold. Seldon married Mary Hazel Wisdom in April of 1948 in Paris, Arkansas, and their children are Jimmy, Sue, Patricia, Nancy, Teresa, and Judy. Mary Hazel Russell passed away in 1982. Seldon married Mary Emily Wright in February 1984 and she passed away in 2007.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Upcoming family reunion in September in Oklahoma


The Smith side of this family is having a family reunion in Oklahoma City the weeekend of September 13 and 14, 2008. We are still in the planning stages and no invitiations or announcements have been mailed so please don't feel left out if you've not heard about it. The event is being planned by Mary Simms of South Carolina, Pam Russell of Colorado, and Joanne Wright of Oklahoma. Mary is the only one of the three with Smith blood in her veins. Pam and Joanne are married to descendants of William Franklin Smith and his wife Sarah Frances Buchanan Smith. The photo at the top of this post is of the three reunion planners.


Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. We encourage everybody to come and bring the kids and grandkids. Please email Mary Simms with any questions or comments you may have - her email is mrsimms@peoplepc.com