hmtl5 Thomas Laben Smith b. 26 Jun 1864 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania d. 20 Jun 1934 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
Print Bookmark

Thomas Laben Smith

Male 1864 - 1934  (69 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Thomas Laben Smith 
    Birth 26 Jun 1864  Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 Jun 1934  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Burial Davis Cemetery, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I290  Hedges
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2025 

    Father John Wesley Smith,   b. 10 Dec 1816, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1909, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Mary Anne Clingingsmith,   b. 7 Apr 1832, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1900, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Luvina Hedges,   b. 15 Aug 1875, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1965, Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1892  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. James "Lester" Smith,   b. 6 Jun 1896, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1969 (Age 73 years)
    +2. Leonard Wesley Smith,   b. 22 Jul 1899, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1978, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Jun 1864 - Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Aug 1892 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jun 1934 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Davis Cemetery, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons    		Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons    		Hedges, William Riley with brother, sons and grandsons
    Hedges Reunion 1932    		Hedges Reunion 1932

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Ada and Tom Smith took his sister's daughter, Grace, and raised her from the age of two years.
      [1]
    • MHR note:
      from Ada Smith’s scrap book, Danville, Illinois. 28 September 1950.

      Thomas L. Smith, b. June 26, 1864, Armstrong Co., Pa. Cam to Ill with his parents when 4 years old. When 20 he moved to Sheridan neighborhood where he has lived since; m. Aug. 7, 1892, Miss Ada Smith. He left: foster dau. Mrs. Mike Brazelton, of Oakland; a sister, Mrs. Lyde Woods, of Broadlands; two bros.; Winfield, of Homer, and Will, of Hicksville; and 9 grandchildren. He united with the Center Point Christian Church 42 years ago. (The foregoing is not copied verbatim.) Mrs. Mike Brazelton is Grace.

      LKH note:
      Mrs. Mike Brazelton is Alta Grace Kelso, daughter of Dennis Kelso and Maude Smith. Maude Smith, a sister of Thomas L. Smith, died in 1908 when Grace was 2 years old. Thomas and Ada (Hedges) Smith took in Grace and raised her as a daughter.
      [1]
    • member of Center Point Church

      On 12 August 1906, Tom Smith, W.T. Cox, and E.L. Hires were elected deacons of Center Point Church.

      On 7 November 1909, Joe Adams and Arthur Dimick were elected deacons of Center Point Church, joining A. W. Shelly, E. L. Hires, Tom Smith and W. T. Cox.

      On 19 October 1919 the following were elected deacons of Center Point Church: H.C. Parrish (one year), Tom Smith (two years), Gus Rees (three years), and John Smith (three years).
      [4, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S4] Illinois deaths and stillbirths index: 1916-1947.

    4. [S100] Records of the Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.

    5. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book, Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S82] LKH.


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 15.0.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2025.

Maintained by Edna Hiltner.