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Astine T. Smith
1. Astine T. Smith was born on 19 Feb 1842 in Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas; died on 22 Jun 1892 in Zavala, Jasper, Texas. Astine married Hulda Butler on 15 Mar 1866 in Karnes City, Karnes, Texas. Hulda (daughter of Burnel Butler and Sarah Ann Ricks) was born in 1847 in Scott, Mississippi; died in 1884 in Monterey, Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Guy Edward Smith
was born about 1867 in Karnes, Texas; and died. - 3. Ellen Ruth Smith
was born on 8 Apr 1870 in Karnes, Texas; died on 24 Dec 1951 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; was buried in Dec 1951 in Gleenwood Cemetery, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States. - 4. Elizabeth C. Smith
was born about 1872 in Karnes, Texas; and died. - 5. Isabel C. Smith
was born in Jan 1873 in Texas; and died. - 6. French M. Smith
was born about 1874 in Karnes, Texas; and died.
- 2. Guy Edward Smith
Generation: 2
2. Guy Edward Smith
(1.Astine1) was born about 1867 in Karnes, Texas; and died. 3. Ellen Ruth Smith
(1.Astine1) was born on 8 Apr 1870 in Karnes, Texas; died on 24 Dec 1951 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; was buried in Dec 1951 in Gleenwood Cemetery, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States. Ellen married William Garrett Rutledge on 4 Dec 1889 in Batesville, Zavala, Texas. William (son of Elisha Calvin Rutledge and Martha Emaline Gates) was born on 17 Mar 1870 in Atascosa, Bexar, Texas; died on 28 Jan 1958 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; was buried in Gleenwood Cemetery, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Ellen Dora Ruth Lourdes Rutledge
was born on 24 Dec 1890 in La Pryor, Zavala, Texas, United States; died on 5 Sep 1928 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; was buried in Sep 1928 in Beeville, Bee, Texas. - 8. Andy Dee Rutledge
and died. - 9. Addie Mae Rutledge
and died. - 10. Alma Marie Rutledge
and died.
- 7. Ellen Dora Ruth Lourdes Rutledge
4. Elizabeth C. Smith
(1.Astine1) was born about 1872 in Karnes, Texas; and died. 5. Isabel C. Smith
(1.Astine1) was born in Jan 1873 in Texas; and died. 6. French M. Smith
(1.Astine1) was born about 1874 in Karnes, Texas; and died.
Generation: 3
7. Ellen Dora Ruth Lourdes Rutledge
(3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) was born on 24 Dec 1890 in La Pryor, Zavala, Texas, United States; died on 5 Sep 1928 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; was buried in Sep 1928 in Beeville, Bee, Texas. Ellen married John Benjamin Von Roeder on 13 Sep 1906 in Bee, Texas. John (son of Ludwick Joachim Von Roeder and Mary Jane Green) was born on 19 Nov 1881 in Sarco, Goliad, Texas, United States; died on 18 Sep 1959 in Ink, Polk, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Ink, Polk, Arkansas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Baby Girl Von Roeder
was born in 1907 in Texas; died in 1907 in Texas. - 12. Lola Inez Von Roeder
was born on 26 Jul 1908 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; died on 18 Mar 1996 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Gleenwood Cemetery, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States.
Ellen married Aubrey Cleo Billingsley on 26 Nov 1918 in Texas. Aubrey (son of Jeptha Lafayette Billingsley and Jane Elizabeth Steen) was born on 24 Dec 1880 in Papalote, Bee, Texas, United States; died on 10 Mar 1933 in Pettus, Bee, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 11. Baby Girl Von Roeder
8. Andy Dee Rutledge
(3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) and died. 9. Addie Mae Rutledge
(3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) and died. 10. Alma Marie Rutledge
(3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) and died.
Generation: 4
11. Baby Girl Von Roeder
(7.Ellen3, 3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) was born in 1907 in Texas; died in 1907 in Texas. 12. Lola Inez Von Roeder
(7.Ellen3, 3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) was born on 26 Jul 1908 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; died on 18 Mar 1996 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Gleenwood Cemetery, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States. Lola married Julius Robert Helm on 11 Nov 1951, and was divorced on 9 May 1985 in Bee, Texas. Julius was born on 8 Feb 1928 in Tynan, Bee, Texas, United States; died on 10 Dec 2012 in Bee, Texas; was buried in Helm-Kimball Ranch Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Robert Jay Kennedy. Robert (son of Robert Mullen Kennedy and Maria Elizabeth Hastings) was born on 26 Dec 1901 in New Rockford, Eddy, North Dakota, United States; died on 24 Mar 1950 in Newton, Missouri, United States; was buried on 12 Nov 1960 in Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. William Garrett Kennedy
was born on 22 Dec 1933 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; died on 24 Feb 1997. - 14. Lavonne Leatrice Kennedy
was born on 1 Jan 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; and died.
- 13. William Garrett Kennedy
Generation: 5
13. William Garrett Kennedy
(12.Lola4, 7.Ellen3, 3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) was born on 22 Dec 1933 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; died on 24 Feb 1997. 14. Lavonne Leatrice Kennedy
(12.Lola4, 7.Ellen3, 3.Ellen2, 1.Astine1) was born on 1 Jan 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; and died. Lavonne married Robert William Arburn on 14 Sep 1955 in Bexar, Texas, and was divorced on 19 Sep 1986 in Clark, Nevada, United States. Robert (son of Darwin William Arburn and Ethel Marie Lamb) was born on 10 Jun 1933 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; died on 18 May 2020 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
