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  • ID: I39957
  • Name: Ophelia O. Newton
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: JAN 1855 in Larissa, Cherokee Co, TX
  • Death: 7 OCT 1938 in Ellis Co, TX
  • Note:
    1930 Ellis Co, TX Census
    E. D. 70-31, J. P. 4, Milford Town
    April 10, 1930
    Reel: T626-2326 Page: 244B
    Dwelling 93 Family 95
    Newton, John E., Head, Owns home, $1500, Does not live on farm, M, W, 72 yrs, Single, Can read, write, b Texas, Fa Tennessee, Mo lndiana, Speaks English, No occupation, Veteran not answered
    Smylie, Ophelia O., Sister, F, W, 75 yrs, Widowed, 21 yrs old when 1st married (struck out), Can read, write, b Texas, Fa Tennessee, Mo lndiana, Speaks English, No occupation

    1920 Ellis Co, TX Census
    E. D. 153, Justice Precinct No 4, Milford Town
    6th, 7th & 8th January 1920
    Reel: T625-1800 Page: 283B
    Dwelling 90 Family 91
    Newton, John E., Head, Owns home, Free of mortgage, M, W, 61 yrs, Single, Can read, write, b Texas, Fa Tennessee, Mo lndiana, Speaks English, Farmer, Own Farm, OA
    Smylie, Ophelia, Sister, F, W, 64 yrs, Widowed, Can read, write, b Texas, Fa Tennessee, Mo lndiana, Speaks English, No occupation

    1910 Ellis Co, TX Census
    E. D. 139, Justice Precinct No 4, Milford Town
    15 April 1910
    Reel: T624-1550 Page: 258A
    Dwelling 4 Family 4
    Newton, J. E., Head, M, W, 51 yrs, Single, b Texas, Fa Tennessee, Mo lndiana, Speaks English, Butcher, Own Market, OA, Can read, write,Owns home, Free of mortgage
    Smylie, O. O., Sister, F, W, 55 yrs, Widowed, 2 children, 2 alive, b Texas, Fa Tennessee, Mo lndiana, Speaks English, No occupation, Can read, write

    1900 Ellis Co, TX Census
    E. D. 26, Justice Precinct No 4, Town of Milford
    14 June 1900
    Reel: T623-1630 Page: 117A
    Dwelling 262 Family 264
    Newton, John, Head, W, M, Aug, 1858, 41 yrs, Single, b Texas, Fa Tenn, Mo lndiana, Butcher, Can read, write, speak English, Owns home, Free of mortgage
    Newton, Ophelia E., Sister, W, F, Jany, 1855, 45 yrs, Widowed, 3 children, 2 alive, b Texas, Fa Tenn, Mo lndiana, No occupation, Can read, write, speak English
    Newton, Jonnie, Niece, W, F, Feby, 1882, 18 yrs, Single, b Texas, Fa Louisiana, Mo Texas, No occupation, Can read, write, speak English

    1880 Ellis Co, TX Census
    E. D. 50?, Precinct No 4, Town of Milford
    29th June 1880
    Reel: T9-1301 Page: 518C
    Dwelling 536 Family 573
    Smylie, Ophelia O., W, F, 22 yrs, Boarder, Married, b Tx, Fa Tenn, Mo Ind, No occupation
    Smylie, Mary O., W, F, 1 yrs, Daughter, Single, b Tx, Fa Miss, Mo Tx, No occupation, Cannot read or write
    Living next door to Couchmans and Hudsons all around.

    1870 Ellis Co, TX Census
    Precinct of Milford, Milford PO
    1st September 1870
    Reel: M593-1583 Page: 328B
    Dwelling 105 Family 105
    Living with Couchman Family:
    Newton, Ophelia, 15 yrs, F, W, Attending school, Texas, Did attend school within year

    Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    Name: Ophelia O. Smylie
    Death Date: 7 Oct 1938
    Death County: Ellis
    Certificate: 45282
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line].

    Ann Coupland in her online family tree reports that Ophelia's middle name was "Octavine". Also the marriage date for Ophelia and Archibald is from her family tree.




    Father: John Erwin Newton b: 26 MAR 1826 in Marshall Co, TN
    Mother: Nancy Lucinda Hudson b: ABT 1834 in Indiana

    Marriage 1 Archibald Alexander "Baldy" Smylie b: ABT 1853 in Mississippi
    • Married: 25 JAN 1877
    Children
    1. Has No Children Child Smylie
    2. Has No Children Mary Olive Smylie b: 24 MAY 1878
    3. Has No Children Jonnie Eulalia Smylie b: 7 FEB 1882 in near Itasca, Hill Co, TX

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