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427. Lovick Claude SMITH was born on 7 Jan 1890 in Stephens, Ouachita Co., AR. He died on 27 Jan 1978 in Stephens, Ouachita Co., AR. He is reference number 1831. Lovick Claude Smith (1890-1978), the son of Linton Greene and Sallie
Clayton Pierce Smith. He married Bessie Moore Poynter (1896-1973), the
daughter of Rev. Robert Harrison Poynter and Bettie Leigh Holmes.
The first place I remember my grand parents living was in White
Sulpher Springs, Jefferson county, Arkansas. I used to spend a lot of
summer times with them. In the latter part of their lives my grandparents
sold their home in Sulpher Springs and removed to the old Smith homestead
at Stephens, Ouachita county, Arkansas. There, they both passed away and
are both buried at Mount Prospect cemetery.
I have a copy of Lovick Claude's birth certificate, it is a late
certificate because Claude was born before they started requireing birth
certificates in 1914, he was born in 1890. His birth certificate is
signed by his uncle Lovick Robert Pierce. Claude's birth certificate was
filed on 17 October, 1941. The certificate lists Claud's birthplace as
Stephens, Ouachita Co., AR On his birth certificate his time of birth is
listed as 6:am.

Lovick Claude SMITH and Bessie Moore POYNTER were married on 30 Dec 1914 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR.20 Bessie Moore POYNTER was born on 5 Mar 1896 in Strong, Union Co., AR. She was christened in 1896 in Stephens, Ouachita co., AR by S. S. Kuy.21 She lived in PineBluff, Jefferson Co., AR on 30 Dec 1914. She died on 29 Apr 1973 in Magnolia, Columbia Co., AR. She is reference number 1942. Ms. Betty Crawford of 100 Nine Oaks Lane, Pineville, LA, has Bessie
born in Hisslboro, AR. Lovick Claude SMITH and Bessie Moore POYNTER had the following children:

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Sallie Leigh SMITH.

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Donel Pierce SMITH.

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Mary Elizabeth SMITH was born on 13 Nov 1922 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR. She died on 20 Jun 1996 in Stephens, Ouachita Co. , AR.22 She lived in 600 Lelia St. Magnolia, Columbia Co., AR 71753 on 20 Jun 1996. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Buried] She is reference number 2164. She was in Southwestern Bell Telephone Clerk. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Social Security] Mary Elizebeth,s nickname was "Bob-o-link", the story behind this
nickname is cute. When Mary was a small child my grandmother had an oil
cloth covering on the wall behind her stove and it had a bird motif, the
only bird that Mary could identify was the 'bob-o-link', she would go up
to the wall covering and point out all the bob-o-links, saying "bob bob",
and that is where she became known as Bob.
Mary's cause of death was 'Lethal Dysrythmia', the time is listed as
6:54 am.
Mary was never married in her life, she spent most of it on South
Pine street in San Antonio Texas.

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Jeane Linton SMITH was born on 30 Mar 1925 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR. She died on 30 Apr 1963 in Stephens, Ouachita Co., AR. She is reference number 2275.

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Bess Monette SMITH.