Littleton Spivey Smith

1833 - 1887  (53 years)

• Name	Littleton Spivey Smith  [1]
  Born	4 Sep 1833	Newberry County, South Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LT8F-HGY
  Reference Number	2671
  Residence	28 Oct 1850	Rusk, Rusk County, 1850   [3]
  _MILT	1862  [4]
  	28th Texas, Company I, Randal's (1st Texas Lancers)
  _MILT	Oct 1862	Near Little Rock Ark.
  	Civil War, 28th Texas , Teamster
  Residence	1874	McLennan County, Texas USA   [5]
  Residence	26 Jun 1880	McLennan County, Texas   [6]
  Buried	Jun 1887	Cox Cemetery, Bruceville, McLennan, Texas, United States
  Died	10 Jun 1887	Bruceville, McLennan County, Texas   [2]
  	Cause: Heart Exhaustion
  Person ID	I2671	Brownlow
  Last Modified	31 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Smith,   b. 1795, South Carolina ,   d. Dec 1833, Newberry County, South Carolina  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Eve Metts,   b. 31 Oct 1808, Newberry, South Carolina, United States ,   d. Aft 1860, Houston County Texas  (Age > 53 years)
  Family ID	F1061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Frances Chapman,   b. 28 Aug 1838, Houston County, Republic of Texas ,   d. 12 Feb 1922, Near Eddy, McLennan County, Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1857	Houston County, Texas   [4, 7]
  Children	1. Hettie Allcinda Smith,   b. 24 Nov 1857, Houston County, Texas ,   d. 10 Apr 1941, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   2. Margaret J Smith,   b. 4 Feb 1860,   d. 22 Oct 1879, Cox Cemetary, Bruceville, Texas  (Age 19 years)  [natural]   3. Catherine Smith,   b. 1861, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas  [natural]   4. Sarah P. Smith,   b. Nov 1860, Texas USA ,   d. Bef 1910, Texas USA  (Age < 49 years)  [natural]   5. Rebecca A. Smith,   b. 1867,   d. Katie, Oklahoma  [natural]   6. John Edward Smith,   b. 16 Dec 1867, Crockett, Houston County, Texas, United States ,   d. 24 Jul 1947, Cox Cemetary, Bruceville, Texas  (Age 79 years)   7. Theodocia A Smith,   b. 7 Nov 1870, McLennan County, Texas ,   d. 10 May 1890, McLennan County, Texas  (Age 19 years)   8. Theodocia A Smith,   b. 7 Nov 1870, McLennan, County, Texas ,   d. 10 May 1890, McLennan, County, Texas  (Age 19 years)   9. Elizabeth Addie Smith,   b. 11 Mar 1872, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas ,   d. 9 Apr 1962, Eddy, Mclennan County, Texas  (Age 90 years)  [natural]   10. Mattie Texana Smith,   b. 14 Mar 1875, McLennan County, Texas ,   d. 11 Jul 1932, McLennan County, Texas  (Age 57 years)  [natural]   11. Mary Alice Smith,   b. 13 May 1876, McLennan County Texas ,   d. 30 Oct 1934, Bruceville, Texas  (Age 58 years)   12. I Cassandra Smith,   b. 27 Feb 1879, McLennan, County, Texas ,   d. 4 Mar 1961, Austin, Travis County, Texas  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary A. E. Forbes
  Married	5 May 1853	Rusk, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F2730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		John Wallace 1850 US Census for John Wallace
  		Littleton Spivey Smith 1860 US Census for Littleton Spivey Smith
  		Littleton Spivey Smith 1861 Civil War Enlistment Card
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		Littleton Spivey Smith 1863 Civil War Muster Card for Littleton Spivey Smith
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Civil War Document
  		John Edward Smith 1870 US Census
  		John Edward Smith 1880 US Census
  		Nathaniel Smith Nathaniel Smith Crying Sale
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Mortuary Warrant Card
  		Littleton Spivey Smith Mortuary Warrant Application
  		Martha Francis Chapman Confederate Pension
  		Martha Francis Chapman Confederate Pension
  		Martha Francis Chapman Confederate Pension
  		Martha Francis Chapman Confederate Pension
  		Martha Francis Chapman Confederate Pension

  
  

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• Notes

  Birth: Sep. 4, 1833 Death: Jun. 10, 1887 Burial: Cox Cemetery 31°20'10.87"N 97°13'38.76"W McLennan County Texas, USA ___________________________________________ The next entry was taken from Ancestry.com ___________________________________________ Littleton Smith Pension When confronted with a brick wall during your ancestry search, sometimes it pays to reread documents that were collected years earlier. I recently pulled out the Confederate Pension Application of Widow M. F. Smith of McLennan County, Texas. Background: Martha Francis Chapman was born 28 August 1837 in Houston County, Texas to Robert D. Chapman and his wife, Rebecca Hodges. Robert D. Chapman is one of my DRT (Daughters of the Republic of Texas) proven ancestors. Martha married Littleton Smith in 1857. The 1860 census lists Littleton as "Leticia" Smith along with Martha and their two oldest girls. In 1850 he had been listed alone in nearby Rusk County, age 18 and born in South Carolina. Now there were some Littleton Smith's in South Carolina but they are pretty well documented and don't fit the criteria for my Littleton but I keep them in mind. Smith is a hard name to research so you tend to keep other Smiths in mind but you can't know for sure if they are related. No other Smiths appeared to have moved with Littleton between 1850 and 1860. Other researchers have left information with the LDS church listing him as Robert Lilton Smith. In 1870 he is enumerated as Lewis Smith but with the correct family members. In 1880 he is listed in McLennan County, Texas as L. Smith, a horse breeder, with the same family. So that pretty much sums up the brick wall on my Smith line. I spent a little time earlier in the day on Ancestry.com today to see if anything had popped up on my Smith line. I noticed a couple of other Littleton Smiths I didn't remember seeing before but nothing really stuck out. But back to the pension application - Martha is named as the widow of L. S. Smith throughout the document but in one place that I had apparently not been able to decipher earlier, he is named as Littleton Spivy Smith. It's hard to read the handwriting but this time it made total sense because Littleton Spivey Smith was one of those individuals I noticed on Ancestry today. Well, it turned out that my Littleton Spivy Smith (born ca 1832 in SC) is not the same Littleton Spivey Smith (born 1819 in GA) that is in Ancestry. I could find nothing to help me but I am one step closer than I was yesterday and that made my day. I hope this helps you with your ancestry search! __________________________________________ Gene Brownlow __________________________________________ I have added the Crying Sale document to Littleton's section. This shows he lived in Newberry, SC. It shows his mother Eve (Metts) Smith. I also include the Newberry map that shows where the Metts lived in relation to Smith Island where I believe Littleton lived in that area. Next, I have added the Census Records showing in 1850 Littleton S Smith living with his mother Eve and John Wallace, her new husband in Rusk County. Shows born in South Carolina. Next, I added the 1860 Census from Houston County show Littleton(his name misspelled as Litita Smith from SC and Marth from Texas living in Houston County. Shows born in South Carolina. His wife Martha was born in Texas. Next 1870 Census showing Littleton (Name misspelled as Levis Smith) living with Martha and family in Falls County. Shows born in South Carolina. Again, his wife Martha, born in Texas. In 1880 Census it shows L Smith living with his family in McLennan County. Shows born in South Carolina. Once again his wife Martha is shown as being born in Texas. CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Randal's) (1st Texas Lancers) Company D Randal’s Regiment Enlisted June 11, 1862 at Crockett, Texas by H. G. McDaniel From Aug 13 to Sept 1 Pvt Smith was near Littlerock, Arkansas. Working as a Teamster For pay from Sept 1st to Nov 17th and travel from Camp Nelson Ark to Crockett Texas. On November 17, 1862 Pvt Smith was medically discharged. Overview: 28th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the late spring of 1862 by Colonel H. Randal. It was formed with about 1,000 men and twelve companies, but one company was transferred to the 19th Texas Infantry Regiment in mid-1864. Some of its members were from Fairfield and Shelby Counties. The unit was soon dismounted and assigned to Polignac's, Randal's, and Maclay's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was active in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas. It saw some hard fighting at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, then fought at Jenkins' Ferry. The 28th disbanded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Eli H. Baxter and Horace Randal, Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Hall, and Major Patrick Henry. Littleton moved just north of Masterville (Note: Mr. Cox was appointed the second Postmaster of Bruceville. The Town was then called Masterville, but after the completion of the Mississippi, Kansas & Texas railroad it was changed to Bruceville. Later the name was changed to Cow Bayou, afterward to Masterville, Finally, in 1888, to Bruceville,

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] Crying Sale (Reliability: 4). [S34] Head Stone. [S3] 1850 United States Census (Reliability: 4). [S16] Military Record (Reliability: 4). [S16] Military Record. [S24] 1880 United States Census (Reliability: 4). [S37] Obituary (Reliability: 4).