I'm looking for my grandfather's information on my daddy's side. Albert Smith was born approximately 1890 in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA. He married Mary Adell Busby. She was born in approximately 1889 in Georgia. They had children by the name of James Smith, Howard Smith, Danial Smith, Bremhan Smith, Joyce Smith. Mary had 2 daughters from a previous marriage named Susie and Lucile Walls.

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Family of William Thomas Busby and Elizabeth PRICHARD/PRITCHITT Busby were in Gainesville, Cooke Countyy 1900 census. Albert Smith's first name was Marion and was in Jack County 1900 census.

About 1903 Mary D Busby married Lewis "Lou" A WELLS born MO Dec 1854, parents from KY. Mary D Busby was his second wife. "Lucile" WELLS born 1906. They are listed in Cooke Co 1910 census.

Name: Lewis A WELLS, provision dealer
Home in 1900: Gainsville Ward 1, Cooke, Texas
Age: 45
Birth Date: Dec 1854
Birthplace: Missouri
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Marriage Year: 1882
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 18
Residence : Gainesville City, Cooke, Texas
. . . . no wife or children with him. Mack C WELLS born Feb 1882 AR parents MO in Cooke Co 1900 boarding.

Marion Albert Smith did not register WW I Draft in Cooke County, 1917 - 1918 as they probably were in Love Co OK at that time as Marion Daniel was born in OK about 1918.

Albert Smith born TX abt 1892 listed in 1910 Cooke County with parents Wm A and Martha Smith.

1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas; Roll T624_1542; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 455.
1920;Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas; Roll T625_1790; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 391
William A Smith TX 1853 married 1880 father TN mother AL
Martha Smith TN 1863 10 living children in 1910 father US mother TN
5. Albert Smith 1892 TX
6. Dick Smith 1892 TX
7. Ruby Smith 1894 TX
8. Dan Smith 1897 TX living in Gainesville 1930 married Emma born 1901
9. Audry Smith 1898 TX dtr
10. Robert B Smith 1904 OK
. . . Ruby Smith 1895 married dtr, Ruth Smith 1899 married dtr, Robert Smith in 1920 household

1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Jack, Texas; Roll T623_1648 Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 37.
William A Smith 46 Sept 1853 TX TN GA married 1879
Marthy T Smith 37 Jan 1863 TX KY AL
1. Ettie F Smith 18 July 1881 TX
2. Relbie or Rellie S Smith 17 Jan 1883 TX
3. Mollie S Smith 13 Feb 1887 TX
4. William F Smith 11 Jan 1889 TX
5. Marian H Smith 9 Dec 1890 TX . . . Marion Albert
6. Dick Smith 8 Apr 1892 TX - "Deck" Smith born 11 Apr 1892 TX registered WW I Draft Cooke Co
7. Ruby Smith 6 Feb 1894 TX
8. Dan Smith 4 May 1896 TX
9. Audry L Smith 2 Mar 1898 TX

William A Smith and family listed next to Ben H Smith born TX Jan 1860, widower, father TN mother GA and his three children.

Albert Smith born 04 Jul 1891 registered Choctaw Co.
Albert Smith born 09 Apr 1892 TX registered in McIntosh Co.
Rufus Albert Smith born 27 Aug 1892 TX registered in Bryan Co.
Marion Albert Smith born TX 30 Dec 1891 registered in Love Co. - I think this was him. I can not view these records for name of next of kin.

Albert, Mary and children are in Justice Precinct 5 in 1920 wherein Albert said father born TN and mother TX. Susie C WELLS born 1909/1910 married Ben Ernest Nichols when she was 16.

Date of Birth: 29 May 1916 - Edward B ?
Birth County: Cooke
Father's Name: Albert Smith
Certificate Number: 18639
Roll Number: 1916_0009

Date of Birth: 29 Aug 1920 - James A Smith ?
Birth County: Cooke
Father's Name: Abert Smith
Certificate Number: 40617
Roll Number: 1920_0013

Name: James A. Smith
SSN: 454-26-3220
Last Residence: 40214 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America
Born: 29 Aug 1920
Died: 25 Jun 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)

Mary D Busby remarried third time to Christopher Columbus Nichols sometime around 1922/1923 and before 1930 census.

1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas; Roll 2312; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 277.0.
Christopher Columbus Nichols 37 TX 1893 was 18 yrs old first time he married; widower C C Nichols born 11 Apr 1893 TX died 17 Feb 1964 in Gainesville, son of Wm. Nichols, buried Callisburg Cemetery, Cooke Co. First wife was Ada Belle Allen. Mother of C C Nichols was Elizabeth. C C Nichols died in car/truck trailer accident at Moss and S Grand Ave.
Mary D Nichols 39 GA was 15 yrs old first time she married
Loyd Columbus Nichols 15 OK 1915 died 08 Aug 1971 Gainesville
Melvin M Nichols 12 OK 1918
Robert S Nichols 11 or 10 OK 1920
Elizabeth J Nichols 9 OK 1921
Fay M Nichols 7 OK 1923
William Howard / Howard William Smith 25 July 1913 Cooke Co died in Gainesville 17 Feb 1957 buried in Denton, Oakwood Cemetery
Edward Bremhan Smith 14 1916 TX
Marion Daniel Smith 11 1919 OK
James A Smith 9 1921 TX
Joice A Smith 7 1923 TX

There is no death record for Albert Smith in Cooke County nor Mary Adella Busby WELLS Smith Nichols.

Mary Adell Busby's brother Wylie Oliver Busby born GA 17 Oct 1880 died in Gainesville in 1948 was living in Thackerville, Love Co OK and is buried in Thackerville. Love county is first county north of Cooke County.

1900; Census Place: Gainsville Ward 2, Cooke, Texas; Roll T623_1623 Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 27.
William Thomas Busby 52 May 1848 IL married 1873 died 13 June 1921 Myra, Cooke County
Elizabeth J PRICHARD/PRITCHITT Busby 49 Aug 1850 GA 8 living children father/mother SC born 24 Aug 1847 died 05 Mar 1930 Myra, Cooke County, father Berry Prichard
Wiley O Busby 22 Aug 1877 GA
William Agusta Busby 21 June 1878 GA died 15 Nov 1939 Gainesville, wife Maggie Miller
Charlie R Busby 19 June 1880 GA died 05 Apr 1958 Gainesville
Emma B Busby 16 Jan 1884 GA
James M Busby 14 May 1886 GA died 20 June 1965 Muenster, Cooke buried Gainesville
Mary D Busby 9 Sept 1890 GA
Mildred M Busby CAGLE Mar 1892 GA died 19 Aug 1963 Gainesville
Dee W Busby 5 Mar 1895 TX died 04 June 1965 Gainesville

1930; Census Place: Washington, Love, Oklahoma; Roll 1906; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 544.0.
Ben Earnest Nichols 22 1908 OK TN AR
Susie C WELLS Nichols 20 TX USA GA was 16 when she married
J B Nichols 2 8/12 son TX
Mildred Nichols 1 6/12 TX
Bobby Calvin Nichols 2/12 TX

Susie C WELLS - Ben E Nichols;
female Nichols 23 Aug 1926 Cooke
Mildred Odessa Nichols 09 Nov 1928 Hall Co
Bobby Calvin Nichols Sr 18 Feb 1930 Cooke Co, widowed, died 03 Apr 2004 Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC SS # issued TX
Franklin Delano Nichols 20 Aug 1933 Cooke Co died 07 Oct 1994 Tulare, Tulare, CA

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