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Tom, You may already have this information. If not here is what we have
at this time. We made a trip to Stilwell Okla and to Siloam springs Ark
last week and did a little research. I will send what we have on Great
Grandmother Smith in a separate message. I have photos that have not been
developed yet. Will send photos of grave markers when I get them back.
Wayne
Notes for Jacob Franklin Smith
AKA: J. Frank Smith, J.F. Smith, Frank Smith
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Accessed Friday, 18 April 2003
from Microfilm of newspapers
at Stilwell Public Library,
Stilwell, Oklahoma.
[newspaper- front page obituary]
Stilwell Democrat-Journal
Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma
"The Strawberry Capital of the World"
Thursday March 6, 1952
Vol. 55, No. 50, page 1
Funeral for Smith Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Jacob Franklin Smith, 83 years old,
who died March 3, was held Wednesday afternoon,
March 5, at the First Christian Church in Stilwell.
Mr. Smith was born December 13, 1869, at Limestone, Tenn.
He was married to Maggie Garrison on October 19, 1889.
Mrs. Smith preceded him in death.
He was baptised on October 12, 1888 and began preaching
regularly in 1896. During his active years as a preacher, he
conducted more than 200 revival meetings and baptized
more than 1,000 people, and did local pastoral work in 15
different congregations.
He had resided in Stilwell about four years during which time
he had been active in church work and affiliated with the
Christian church.
He is survived by four sons, Oscar L. of Lorenzo, Texas, Earl C.
of Siloam Springs, Ark., Melville of Garden Plains, Kansas, and
Virgil F. of Joinville, Brazil; one daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Gruver
of Kenya Africa; two brothers, Charles W. of Gallatin, Mo., and
John of Chuckey, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Houston Coulston of
Chuckey, Tenn., and Mrs. Sarah Garrison of Mangum, Okla.; thirteen
grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in the Siloam Springs, Ark., cemetery with Wasson
Funeral Home of Siloam Springs conducting the services.
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Notes: The death occurred Monday, 3 March 1952.
The service & burial was held Wednesday afternoon 5 March 1952.
It was announced in the newspaper edition for Thursday, 6 March 1952.
The cemetery in Siloam Springs is named Oak Hill, established 1889.
The address is 2122 W University, Siloam Springs, Benton Co Arkansas.
It is located across from John Brown University, with the main entrance
being at the junction of Holly Street and West University.
The exact location of burial for Jacob Franklin Smith (J. Frank Smith)
is 30.21.1. on the grave locator map.
This represents block 30, Lot 21, space #1. Maggie's location of burial
is space #2.
The graves are in the large section behind the chapel/mausoleum. From the
main entrance at Holly
& W. University, head straight west into the cemetery. The chapel will be
straight ahead.
At the chapel, turn south towards Central Street, going on the road
westward (past that cemetery area which surrounds the south side of the
chapel lawn area). The graves are 6 rows ahead, as you head west, but
count 4 lots over as you walk northward. There you will locate their
marker and graves.
More simply stated, the area is near the central part of the cemetery,
but on the back (south-central) side of the chapel.
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cemetery survey
17 & 18 April 2003 by Wayne & Sharon Smith
double marker:
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SMITH
MOTHER FATHER
MAGGIE E J. FRANK
1872 - 1950 1869 - 1952
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The tombstone condition was good.
It is an upright small double marker, with etched type scrolled designs
above and on either side of the surname SMITH. The marker inscription faces the west.
There is no inscription on the back side, and it is rough stone.
My  Page.
Return to page on J. F. Smith
Story about Uncle Mel Smith and Pancho Villa.
Allie Love (Smith) Gruver's grave stone (Their daughter)
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Notes: A tour was made of Stilwell, Oklahoma on 17 April 2003.
The First Christian Church remains standing in Stilwell,
on a main street through town. The church address is
First Christian Church
306 North 2nd
Stilwell, OK
telephone 696-7241
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Two photographs of the church were taken on Friday, 18 April 2003.
Westville, Adair County, OK was also briefly toured, with stops at the
local community center
which is also where the Chamber of Commerce is housed. A brochure was
given to us by
Rita Kay Elmore at the Senior Citizen's Center [P.O. Box 918, Westville,
OK 74965-0918].
She is the secretary/treasurer for the Chamber of Commerce, as well as
the coordinator for the
Senior Citizen's Center. The area addresses for the local First Christian
Church in Stilwell & the Westville Church of Christ [second & Pine,
723-4424] were seen in a newspaper that she
allowed us to examine while in her office. Ms. Elmore gave a travel
brochure for Westville, OK, which has a current populaton of about 1, 374
souls. Westville was described within as "The Biggest
Little Town in Oklahoma", and as a border town, located in the midst of
green country
where Native American Culture meets today's technology.
The Old Baptist Mission Church north of Westville marks the end of the
Trail of Tears.
[Westville Chamber of Commerce, Buffington Road, P.O. Box 1020,
Westville, OK 74965-1020;
telephone 918-723-3243].
The town location is approximately 28 miles west of Fayetteville,
Arkansas,
15 miles south of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and 28 miles east of
Tahlequah, OK.
Limestone, TN is mostly in the county of Greene, but appears on the
map [compiled June 1988] to be touching the border of Washington County,
TN.
The telephone area code for this area of far eastern TN was 615 in the
years
1988-1989.
Wayne M. Smith
waynemsmith@juno.com
Wayne and Sharon Smith
Subject:
Great Grandmother Smith
Notes for Margaret Easter Garrison Smith
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Accessed Friday, 18 April 2003
from Microfilm of local newspapers
at Stilwell Public Library,
Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma.
[newspaper- front page obituary]
Stilwell Democrat-Journal
Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma
"The Strawberry Capital of the World"
Thursday November 2, 1950
Vol. 54, No. 32, page 1
Death Claims Mrs. J. F. Smith
Death claimed Mrs. J. F. Smith, wife
of Rev. J. F. Smith, retired Christian Church minister,
Tuesday at her home in Stilwell following a long illness.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
at the Roberts Chapel with Rev. E. R. Hall, minister
of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial was in
the Siloam Springs, Ark., cemetery.
Mrs. Maggie E. Garrison Smith was born Oct. 19, 1872
in Denton County, Texas, and died Oct. 31, 1950,
at the age of 78 years and twelve days.
She was married Oct. 27, 1889 to Jacob Franklin Smith.
She had been a member of the Christian church since
1889. She moved with her husband from Wetville about
two years ago when he retired from the ministry.
Other than her husband she is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Charles Gruver of Kijabe, Kenya Colony, East Africa;
four sons, Oscar L. Smith of Lorenzo, Tex., Earl C. Smith
of Siloam Springs, Ark., Melville Smith of Garden Plains, Kansas
and Virgil F. Smith of Joinville, Brazil, South America; two sisters
and a host of other relatives and friends.
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*notes:
Margaret Easter Garrison Smith died on Tuesday, 31 Oct 1950.
She was buried Wednesday, 1 Nov 1950.
The newspaper obituary was printed for the edition of Thursday, 2 Nov
1950.
The name of the town "Wetville" [sic] = Westville, Adair County,
Oklahoma.
The population of inhabitants is currenty about 1,374, according to the
travel guide
brochure given to us by the secretary/treasurer of the Chamber of
Commerce on 12 April 2003.
The cemetery in Siloam Springs is named Oak Hill, established 1889.
The address is 2122 W University, Siloam Springs, Benton Co Arkansas.
The location of burial for MAGGIE E SMITH is 30.21.2. on the grave
locator map.
This represents block 30, Lot 21, space #2 [J. Frank Smith is located in
space # 1]
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Cemetery survey
17 & 18 April 2003 by Wayne & Sharon Smith
double marker:
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SMITH
MOTHER FATHER
MAGGIE E J. FRANK
1872 - 1950 1869 - 1952
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Wayne M. Smith
waynemsmith@juno.com
Wayne and Sharon Smith
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