SMITH, Louis Montgomery, Beeville Bee, Friday, 14 Feb 1908:

Louis M. SMITH
Died at Mineral Texas Saturday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m., Louis Montgomery SMITH, aged 
56 years. Mr. Smith's death came as a great shock to his host of friends, who had 
not heard of his brief illness and but a few days before had seen him hale and 
hearty. Pneumonia set in Monday and the angel of death claimed his soul before 
the end of the week. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. I. T. Morris of the 
Methodist church from the residence of his brother W. M. Smith, in this city Sunday 
afternoon, interment in the old cemetery. (Evergreen) 

Louis Montgomery Smith was born in Alabama on May 29, 1852, and when a small 
boy moving with his parents to Bee County, Texas settling first in 1862 near Pettus, 
six years later moving to Beeville where he grew to manhood. In 1875 he was married 
to Miss Jennie McDONALD of Beeville and moved to Mineral. Eleven children were 
born to them, all but one of whom are living as follows: Willie, Louis, Raymond, 
Robert, Marshall, Grady, Glen, Nellie, Mamye and Genie. Sidney died about two years 
ago.

Mr. Smith was the 7th child of a family of eleven. His parents were Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. 
Smith, and all but one brother and five sisters preceded him to the great beyond. County 
Treasurer. W. M. Smith of this city is the brother and Mesdames, Margie RAY, and 
S. R. TAYLOR, sisters, also live in Beeville. Other sisters are Mrs. S. E. LANCASTER 
of Fentrell, Mrs. A. J. LANCASTER of San Antonio and Mrs. J. F. RAY of Pettus.

Mr. Smith was a good man, well liked and influential in the community where he spent 
the greater part of his life and for fourteen years represented his community as county 
commissioner.