JOHN AND ADA SMITH: SMITH LEGACY
ARTHUR SMITH WAS BORN JANUARY 25, 1894 (MARRIED MAMIE THOMPSON CLAY). MAMIE HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED BERNICE CLAY WIGGINS, WHO HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED DOROTHY NELL WIGGINS AND SHE HAD A SON. NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO BUT ARTHUR AND MAMIE BUT THEY ADOPTED MAMIE’S GREAT-GRANDSON: WILLIE ARTHUR WIGGINS SMITH HIS BIRTH MOTHER AND FATHER WERE DOROTHY NELL WIGGINS AND J.E. STAFFORD. ARTHUR SMITH DIED MAY 4, 1968 AND MAMIE DIED SEPTEMBER 16, 1974.
LUCY SMITH HOLLEY MAXWELL BORN NOVEMBER 27, 1895 OR 1898 (MARRIED JIM LOTT HOLLEY) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: GERTHA HOLLEY TIDWELL TATE and JAMES HOLLEY, SR. JIM L. HOLLEY ALSO HAD A SON NAMED ERNEST HOLLEY. ERNEST HOLLEY IS THE FATHER OF ERNEST WALKER HOLLEY. VERNELL WALKER IS THE MOTHER OF ERNEST WALKER. GERTHA HOLLEY BORN NOVEMBER 20,1914 IN JUNCTION CITY, ARK. (MARRIED URSERRY (SPELLED USHERY ON THE CENSUS) TIDWELL) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: JAMES(SONNY)”TIDWELL” TATE AND BETTY JO “TIDWELL” TATE PERKINS. GERTHA HOLLEY TATE LATER MARRIED THE LOVE OF HER LIFE EARL TATE. NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. EARL TATE WAS THE FATHER OF EDDIE MARIE TATE. GERTHA HOLLEY TATE DIED JULY 9, 2006. SHE WAS WELL-KNOWN FOR THE LOVE SHE SHARED WITH HER FAMILY. SONNY TATE IS THE FATHER OF MANY CHILDREN. HE IS MARRIED TO HIS SOUL MATE SHIRLEY TATE. BETTY JO (MARRIED LEROY DOUGLAS PERKINS, SR.) AND TO THIS UNION 5 CHILDREN WERE BORN: SHARON, LEROY DOUGLAS, JR., MONICA, FREDERICK AND DERRICK PERKINS
JAMES HOLLEY SR. BORN NOVEMBER 22, 1916 IN JUNCTION CITY, ARKANSAS (MARRIED HAZEL BASDEN) AND TO THIS UNION 6 CHILDREN WERE BORN: EVELYN HOLLEY GIVENS, LUCY HOLLEY FOSTER, DOROTHY HOLLEY PRICE, JERRY HOLLEY, MARCIE HOLLEY AND JAMES HOLLEY, III. JAMES HOLLEY DIED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2010.
LUCY SMITH HOLLEY MAXWELL(ALSO MARRIED BENNIE MAXWELL) AND NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. BENNIE MAXWELL IS THE FATHER OF: HENRY AND BERLYN MAXWELL
LUCY SMITH HOLLEY-MAXWELL DIED MARCH 19, 1968. ON HER TOMBSTONE IS WRITTEN: “SHE LEFT US A NOBLE PATTERN”.
JOSIE SMITH FUTCH-RANDALL BORN NOVEMBER 27, 1896 IN JUNCTION CITY, LOUISIANA (MARRIED LOTT FUTCH) WHO WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 1880, ACCORDING TO ONE U.S. CENSUS; DECEMBER 23,1878, ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY; OR MARCH 12, 1884 ACCORDING TO HIS WWI REGISTRATION DRAFT CARD. HE MARRIED JOSIE ON APRIL 16, 1911. HE WAS 33 AND SHE WAS 16. AND THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN: LOTTIE LEE FUTCH SMITH-PHILLIPS, ADA BEE FUTCH MCGILL-SMITH, BABY ROSE FUTCH GREEN, RUTH THELMA FUTCH REYNOLDS AND ESSIE REE FUTCH MILLER
LOTT AND JOSIE SEPARATED JULY 1922 AND JOSIE DIVORCED LOTT FUTCH AUGUST 31, 1923 AFTER 12 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. LOTT TOOK THE OLDEST 2 DAUGHTERS AND JOSIE TOOK THE 3 YOUNGER ONES UNTIL, ACCORDING TO AUNT ROSE’S ACCOUNT TO THIS AUTHOR: “I CRIED FOR MY DADDY AND BEGGED TO LIVE WITH HIM. MY MOTHER PACKED MY BAGS AND PUT ME ON THE WAGON AND TOOK ME TO HIS HOUSE AND THAT’S HOW I GOT TO STAY WITH HIM.” JOSIE LATER MARRIED BUD RANDALL AND HAD TWIN SONS WHO DIED IN INFANCY. JOSIE WORKED AS A MIDWIFE, TRAINED BY DR. THOMAS, AND SHE ALSO SOLD GOODS FROM HER HOUSE TO MAKE A LIVING. JOSIE AND LOTT LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER UNTIL SHE DIED JULY 17, 1959.
LOTTIE LEE FUTCH SMITH-PHILLIPSBORN JANUARY 24, 1913(MARRIEDSTEGER SMITHAT AGE 18) AND THEY HAD 1 CHILD: CHESTER “BROTHER BLACK” SMITH (MARRIED RUBY ATKINS) NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. HE WAS THE FATHER OF 3 CHILDREN: LOIS “PEE WEE” SHAW, DAVID AND TRACY BUTLER. LOIS SHAW’S MOTHER WASODESSA SHAW. LOIS IS THE MOTHER OF 1 CHILD: OMARIO WHITE. OMARIO AND STEFANIE ARE THE PARENTS OF 1 CHILD: ADRIAN WHITE
DAVID AND TRACY BUTLER THEIR MOTHER IS MARY BUTLER.
BROTHER BLACK WAS A PRIVATE IN THE ARMY AND SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN KOREA. HE WAS KNOWN FOR DOING “THE SNAKE OR WORM DANCE”, WHEN SOME OF US CHILDREN ASKED HIM TO DANCE FOR US. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN WE ASKED HIM HOW HE WAS FEELING ON A PARTICULAR DAY AND WE’D WAIT FOR HIS “FUNNY ANSWERS”; AS HE WOULD SOMETIMES SAY “I FEEL LIKE A CHICKEN WITH HIS HEAD CUT OFF.” AT THE TIME AS CHILDREN, WE THOUGHT HIS ANSWERS WERE FUNNY. WE NEVER KNEW IT WAS HIS WAY OF PUTTING A HUMOROUS SPIN ON HIS PAIN. BROTHER BLACK DIED SEPTEMBER 26, 1973. HE IS REMEMBERED VERY FONDLY.
LOTTIE LEE FUTCH SMTIH WAS WIDOWED AND LATER MARRIED GRADY PHILLIPS AND NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. LOTTIE LEE FUTCH SMITH-PHILLIPS DIED JUNE 30, 1974. SHE WAS A PIANIST, BEAUTICIAN, COLLECTOR OF FAMILY RECORDS AND WORLD HISTORY. THIS AUTHOR HAD THE HONOR ONCE OF LOOKING IN HER TRUNK WITH THE PERMISSION OF GRADY PHILLIPS MANY YEARS AFTER SHE DIED. SHE HAD KEPT A TREASURE CHEST OF PHOTOS, MANY DIFFERENT FAMILY RECORDS AND OBITUARIES.
ADA BEE FUTCH MCGILL-SMITHBORN NOVEMBER 3, 1914(MARRIED JAMES T. MCGILL AT AGE 18) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: ANNIE RUTH MCGILL STUEART AND JOSIE NELL MCGILL WALKER-MIMMS ADA BEE SMITH IS ALSO THE MOTHER OF: BETTY SUE GILMORE SPEARMAN ROY GILMORE IS HER FATHER. ADA BEE WAS WIDOWED WHEN J.T. MCGILL DIED CATCHING A RIDE ON A MOVING TRAIN GOING TO WORK. AT AGE 24, ADA BEE MCGILL (MARRIED HUGH SMITH). NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION.
ANNIE RUTH MCGILL STUEARTBORN NOVEMBER 17, 1929(MARRIED L.T. STUEART) AND HAD 11 CHILDREN: PATRICIA, GLORIA, L.T., PAUL, CARL, TONY, ELOISE, ROBBIE, KENNETH, JOSEPH AND MICHAEL STUEART ANNIE RUTH STUEART DIED NOVEMBER 26, 1993 AND ON HER TOMBSTONE IS WRITTEN: “ALTHOUGH SHE SLEEPS, HER MEMORY LIVES ON”. ANNIE RUTH WAS A KIND AND LOVING PERSON. SHE ALWAYS MADE A PERSON FEEL WARM AND WELCOME WHEN ENTERING HER HOME. PATRICIA STUEART DEAN (MARRIED WILLIE DEAN) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN. GLORIA DEAN STUEART NIXON-FLEMORY (MARRIED DONALD NIXON)AND THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN. GLORIA DEAN LATER MARRIED HERMAN FLEMORYAND HAD 1 CHILD. L.T. STUEART Jr. (MARRIED QUEENIBE FULKS LEWIS-STUEART-SHAW) AND THEY HAD 3 CHILDREN. PAUL STUEART (MARRIEDJOANNE JORDAN STUEART) NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. CARL STUEART-US-Veteran, TONY STEWARD(MARRIED LAURA DICKERSONSTEWARD) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN. ELOISE STUEART GRINNING (MARRIED SAM GRINNING) NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. ROBBIE STUEART (MARRIEDVANESSA WILLIAMSON) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN. KENNETH STUEART, JOSEPH STUEART (MARRIEDLADONNA HAMILTON)AND THEY HAD 3 CHILDREN. MICHAEL STUEART (MARRIEDNATALIE DILLWORTH) NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. MICHAEL HAD 2 CHILDREN WITH LISA PATTERSON.
JOSIE NELL MCGILL WALKER-MIMMSBORN MARCH 4, 1931(MARRIED JOHNNIE WALKER) AND THEY HAD 9 CHILDREN: JAMES, JACKIE, JOHN JR., JOSEPH, JUANITA, JANET, JOYCE AND JENNIFER. JOSIE NELL WALKERLATER MARRIEDWILLIE MIMMS. NO CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION. SHE DIED NOVEMBER 16, 2001.
BETTY SUE GILMORE SPEARMAN BORN DECEMBER 4, 1935(MARRIEDMANCY SPEARMAN)AND HAD 5 CHILDREN: MANCY III “BOB”, RANDY, MARGARET, DERRICK AND DAVID SPEARMAN. RANDY SPEARMAN (MARRIED SHAUNZEE ROULETTE) AND THEY HAD 1 CHILD: BRITTANY SPEARMAN. RANDY IS ALSO THE FATHER OF: RANDY JR., ANTONIO AND ERICA SPEARMAN. RANDY LATER MARRIED SONJA WOODS AND SHE IS THE MOTHER OF 1 CHILD: JOSHUA WOODS-SPEARMAN WHOM RANDY HELPED RAISE SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG CHILD.MARGARET SPEARMAN IS THE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN: BETTY SUE GILMORE SPEARMAN DIED NOVEMBER 19, 2004. NOT ONLY WAS SHE A LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER BUT SHE WAS ALSO A SEAMSTRESS. SHE ENJOYED LIFE, GOOD COMPANY AND HAD A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR.
ADA BEE FUTCH MCGILL-SMITH SOMETIMES DRESSED IN LEOPARD PRINTS, WORKED ON THE HIGHWAY IN ARKANSAS AND WAS ALSO A COOK BY PROFESSION. SHE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE AND A WELCOMING SPIRIT WHEN WE VISITED HER AS KIDS. WE EVEN WROTE A SONG USING AN OSMOND MELODY, COMPOSED TO GET MONEY FROM HER SO WE COULD VISIT THE CANDY STORE ONCE DURING A SUMMER VISIT IN PRESCOTT WHICH MADE HER LAUGH. ADA BEE FUTCH MCGILL-SMITH DIED NOVEMBER 22, 1978.
BABY ROSE FUTCH GREENBORN DECEMBER 23, 1913 (MARRIED JOHN WESLEY GREEN IN 1931) AND HAD 7 CHILDREN: 4 DIED AT BIRTH AND 2 IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (LOUISE GREEN AND MARTHA GREEN) AND JOHNNIE RUTH GREEN BARBER. JOHNNIE RUTH GREEN BARBER (MARRIED HOUSTON BARBER) AND HAD 2 CHILDREN: BROCK AND TINA BARBER. BROCK BARBER IS THE FATHER OF 1 CHILD: RONELL BARBER
TINA BARBER MARSHALLIS THE MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN: JOHNATHAN RICHMOND, JOSEPH, JATASHA AND LEVETTE MARSHALL. BABY ROSE FUTCH GREEN LOVED CHEWING AND DIPPING SNUFF; AND FISHING WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER. THROUGHOUT HER LATER LIFE WAS A CONSUMMATE DOLL COLLECTOR OF WHICH SHE GAVE ONE OF HER TEENAGE VERSIONS OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISSY DOLL TO THIS AUTHOR. SHE DIED NOVEMBER 25, 1999.
RUTH THELMA FUTCH REYNOLDS BORN OCTOBER 11, 1919 (MARRIED THIRL REYNOLDS) JUNE 15,1936 IN PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS. THIRL WAS 30 AND RUTH WAS 18. THEY HAD 4 CHILDREN: EARLENE, THIRL, MARY HELEN (STILLBORN) AND SUSIE NETT REYNOLDS. EARLENE REYNOLDS ROYSTON BORN NOVEMBER 12, 1936(MARRIED STONIE ROYSTON) SEPTEMBER 16,1955. THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN: RUSSELL, ROY, PEGGY, STEFANIE AND STACEY ROYSTON. ROY ROYSTON IS THE FATHER OF 3 CHILDREN: VICTORIA ROYSTON BRANDON ROY AND VANESSA ROYSTON. VICTORIA ROYSTON IS THE MOTHER OF 1 CHILD: PEYTON ROYSTON. JOANN SALAMONE IS THE MOTHER OF VICTORIA ROYSTON. BRANDON ROY AND VANESSA ROYSTON. WINDY ROY IS THE MOTHER OF BRANDON ROY AND VANESSA ROYSTON. BRANDON WAS RAISED FOR A TIME WITH HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS AND VANESSA WAS RAISED BY HER PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS. STEFANIE ROYSTON MCKEE (MARRIED KEVIN MCKEE) AND 2 CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS UNION: JALYN AND JAYNA MCKEE. EARLENE AND STONIE DIVORCED IN 1998 BUT REMAIN FRIENDS. EARLENE IS A PRAYER WARRIOR, WONDERFUL MOTHER, GRANDDMOTHER AND NEW GREAT-GRANDMOTHER. THIRL REYNOLDS, JR. BORNAUGUST 4, 1939 (MARRIED LYDIA SOSENKA) AND HAD 2 CHILDREN AND 1 STEPSON: LEILA AND INGO REYNOLDS. INGO REYNOLDS IS THE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN: MARCUS AND T’KEYAH REYNOLDS. LYDIA SOSENKA IS ALSO THE MOTHER OF TATE REYNOLDS. TATE WAS RAISED BY THIRL FROM THE TIME HE WAS A TODDLER.TATE REYNOLDS IS THE FATHER OF 1 CHILD: TAYLIN REYNOLDS. THIRL REYNOLDS, JR. (T.R.) DIED JANUARY 8, 2005. HE HAD A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, LOVED LIFE AND LIVED LARGE ON “GOLDEN POND”. ALL WHO KNEW HIM LOVED HIM DEARLYAND WILL ALWAYS MISS HIM. SUSIE REYNOLDS MEEKS BORN MARCH 17, 1946 (MARRIED LEO MEEKS, JR.) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: KIM AND KAREN MEEKS. KIM MEEKS IS THE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN (TWINS): CORI AND TIARA GORDON.LEROY GORDON IS THEIR FATHER.KAREN MEEKS WILLIS (MARRIED DONNIE WILLIS) AND HAD 3 CHILDREN: TORRIE, DONNIE II, AND DRAYLON WILLIS. TORRIE WILLIS IS THE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN: MCKINLEY AND CARINGTON WILLIS
RUTH WAS A WONDERFUL SISTER, WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. SHE WAS A GREAT COOK, BAKER AND HAD A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE HER TASTY FUDGE THOUGH THIS AUTHOR’S FAMILY ATTEMPTS IT IN HER HONOR EVERY YEAR AT CHRISTMAS. WHAT SHE HAD, SHE GENEROUSLY SHARED WITH OTHERS WITHOUT ANY RESERVATION OR EXPECTATIONS. WE MISS HER STILL. SHE DIED TOO SOON APRIL 11, 1975.
ESSIE REE FUTCH MILLERBORN MARCH 31, 1921 (MARRIED PERCY MILLER) AND THEY HAD 4 CHILDREN: WANDA, PERCY, FRED AND CHARLES MILLER. WANDA MILLER RICHARDSON (MARRIED WILLIE “RIP” RICHARDSON) AND HAD 2 CHILDREN: FELECIA (LISA) “CECE” RICHARDSON PAYNE AND LANAYA “NAY NAY” RICHARDSON. LISA RICHARDSON PAYNE IS THE MOTHER OF 3CHILDREN: DELARON “DEE DEE” RICHARDSON, MICHAEL AND CAMILLE PAYNE.DONALD HARRIS IS THE FATHER OF DELARON RICHARDSON. LISA RICHARDSON(MARRIED MICHAEL PAYNE) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: MICHAEL AND CAMILLE PAYNE. LISA RICHARDSON PAYNE IS THE MOTHER OF 3CHILDREN: DELARON “DEE DEE” RICHARDSON, MICHAEL AND CAMILLE PAYNE. DONALD HARRIS IS THE FATHER OF DELARON RICHARDSON.
LISA RICHARDSON(MARRIED MICHAEL PAYNE) AND THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN: MICHAEL AND CAMILLE PAYNE. MICHAEL PAYNEIS THE FATHER OF 2 CHILDREN: MICHAEL PAYNE, III AND MEKHI PAYNE
CAMILLE PAYNE IS THE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN: JAYLON AND JAYMYLL PAYNE-BASS. LANAYA “NAY-NAY” RICHARDSON IS THE MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN: KRISTOFFER, KEELAN AND KYREII RICHARDSON
PERCY MILLER HAWTHORNE(MARRIEDJESSE HAWTHORNE) AND HAD 3 CHILDREN: JACQUELINE, JESSE, JR., AND PHILLIP. JACKIE HAWTHORNE HUMPHREY (MARRIED BARNEY HUMPHREY) AND HAD 2 CHILDREN:
TIARA AND GARRYN HUMPHREY. JESSE HAWTHORNE, JR.IS THE FATHER OF JA’CIEKA MOORE. PHILLIP HAWTHORNE (MARRIEDROBIN ...)AND THEY HAD 1 CHILD: PHILLIP HAWTHORNE II. PHILLIP IS ALSO THE FATHER OF ARIEL COLEMAN. PHILLIP DIED MAY 13, 2001. HE WAS FULL OF LIFE, COULD BOWL A PERFECT GAME AND ALWAYS PUT A SMILE ON THE FACE OF THOSE HE ENCOUNTERED. FRED MILLER (MARRIED THREE TIMES)NO CHILDREN IN ANY OF THE UNIONS. FRED AND GLORIA ADOPTED 1 CHILD:
CLINT MILLER. FRED DIED APRIL 11, 2006. HE WAS A GIFTED ARTIST, MUSICIAN AND WAS A DOWN TO EARTH PERSON WITH A GENEROUS SPIRIT.
CHARLES MILLER(MARRIED CHESTENE ROBERSON MILLER) AND HAD 3 CHILDREN: CONNIE MILLER TUCKER, CHERYL AND COLETTE MILLER. CONNIE MILLER TUCKER (MARRIEDROBERT TUCKER) AND THEY HAD 3 CHILDREN: ROBERT IV, DWIGHT AND TYKEISHA TUCKER. CHERYL MILLER IS THE MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN: DONNA, DIAMOND AND DOMINIQUE MILLER. COLETTE MILLER WASTHE MOTHER OF 5 CHILDREN: NATINA MILLER, EDDIE ROGERS, III, JOHNATHAN, BRANDON AND JIMNESHIA SUMMER MILLER.
Jimneshlia (Summer ) Miller is the mother of theee sons: Jordan Miller his father is DayeQuan Johnson. Tokyo Roberts Jr and Zaire Roberts their father is Tokyo Roberts Sr. COLETTE DIED SEPTEMBER 4, 1994. SHE IS MISSED BY HER FAMILY AND HER CHILDREN ARE HER LEGACY.ESSIE REE FUTCH MILLER IS ALSO THE MOTHER OF: MARCHETTA MILLER. WOODROW HOPSON IS HER FATHER. MARCHETTA MILLER FONTAINE IS THE MOTHER OF 1 CHILD: MATTHEW HILL. ERNEST HILL IS THE FATHER OFMATTHEW HILL. MARCHETTA MARRIED TIMOTHY FONTAINE APRIL 12, 2010 IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
ESSIE REE FUTCH MILLER DIED DECEMBER 10, 2009. SHE WAS THE LAST OF THE FUTCH SISTERS, A CHILD OF GOD, STUDENT AND LOVER OF THE BIBLE, BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, GREAT-GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER. HER LIGHT WILL BE MISSED BY OUR ENTIRE FAMILY.