Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameGaylord B. Smith
BirthOct 1851, Wisconsin284
Death17 Sep 1906, San Antonio, Bexar Co TX Age: 54
Spouses
Birth1857, Lavernia, Wilson Co TX
Death? 5 Jun 1911, San Antonio, Bexar Co TX Age: 54
FatherDaniel Bryan Lay Sr. (1821-1901)
MotherElizabeth Duck (ca1827-1884)
Marriage22 Apr 1885, San Antonio, Bexar Co TX285
ChildrenLaurance (1887-1909)
 Lelia Emma (1895-1978)
Notes for Gaylord B. Smith
1900 census of Ward 3, San Antonio, Bexar Co TX:

Smith, Gaylord Head Oct 1851 48 Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Smith, Virginia Wife Feb 1858 42 Texas Kentucky Kentucky (dress maker)
Smith, Laurance Son May 1887 13 Texas Wisconsin Texas
Smith, Lelia Daughter Oct 1895 4 Texas Wisconsin Texas
Lay, Daniel Father-in-law Apr 1821 79 Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky

(Indexed by Ancestry.com as Taylor J. Smith).
Notes for Virginia Eugenia (Spouse 1)
Lived in San Antonio at the time probate was filed on her mother’s estate in 1887.283 Listed in 1900 San Antonio census (see record on Gaylord’s page).

Appears to have died before June 28, 1918, as she was not mentioned in the obituary of her brother, Francis Marion Lay.229

Following is a possible reference to Virginia’s death:

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

Name: Mrs. Virginia Smith
Death Date: 5 Jun 1911
Death County: Bexar
Certificate: 12495
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