Hood County Texas Genealogical Society

SAMUEL HANCOCK SMITH

1842 – 1906

Confederate Veteran – January 1908

Samuel H. Smith died at his home, in Granbury, Tex., in December, 1906. He was born in Cherokee County, Ala., in 1842, and his record in the Confederate service was that of a brave and faithful soldier. He enlisted as a private in Company K, 5th Texas Volunteer Cavalry, and when the war closed held a lieutenant’s commission. An account of his prison experience at New Orleans is given in the Veteran for January, 1905. He was a nephew of Brig. Gen. William F. Perry. From wounds received in the army he suffered much pain to the end of his life. He was a man greatly loved in his community and highly valued as a member of Camp Granbury. His old comrades draped his casket in the stars and bars that he loved so well and tenderly lowered his body to its last resting place.

Soon after his marriage, in 1870, Comrade Smith united with the Church, and remained an honored member. He was honest and diligent in business, faithful and painstaking as a public official, a good husband and father.

“Earth to earth and dust to dust,”

Calmly now the words we say,

Leaving him to sleep at rest

Till the resurrection day.

Father, in thy gracious keeping

Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

Samuel Hancock Smith was born August 17, 1842 and died December 9, 1906. He was buried in Acton Cemetery in Hood County, Texas.

~ Web Page by Virginia Hale ~

2001 HOOD COUNTY TEXAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY