James Albert SMITHAM

1879 - 1933  (53 years)

• Name	James Albert SMITHAM  [1]
  Born	25 May 1879	Hazelton, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1896-1899  [2]
  	His name appears on a Register of Enlistments as, "James A. SMITHAM, enlisted at 24 Dennr. Cole St., King, for three years. Born Hazelton, Pennsylvania, age 21, and a machinist. Described as being 5-5½ tall, with blue eyes, dark hair, and fair complexion. Regiment 7 Cav. M. Discharged 17 March 1899, Havana, Cuba. Remarks "Excellent"."
  Died	21 May 1933	McAllen, Texas   [3, 4]
  	James Albert SMITHAM, age 53 yrs., 11 mos., and 26 days, died on 21 May 1933. He died at his residence at 601 South 12th. St., McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, where he had lived for the past 8 years. Described as married, husband of Mrs. J. A. SMITHAM, a Pattern Maker. He was born 25 May 1879 in Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph SMITHAM, born England, and [neither name of mother known] born England. Informant: Mrs. J. A. SMITHAM. residing in McAllen, Texas. Death attributed to angina pectoris. Burial on 23 May 1933 in Roselawn. Undertaker: Martin-Nelson Funeral Home, McAllen, Texas. May 22, 1933. SET FUNERAL FOR SMITHAM. Inventor of Irrigation Appliance Succumbs at Home Here. Funeral services are to be held at 10 am. Tuesday from the Mario-Nelson chapel on south Main here for James Albert SMITHAM, 53, prominent Rio Grande Valley business man. He died at home residence Sunday, at 601 South Twelfth Street after a short illness.. (died 21 May, 1933). Rev. E. A. Hunter will officiate. Interment will be held at Roselawn Cemetery with the Masonic Lodge in charge. Smitham had resided here for 8 years. He was president & manager of the Valley Iron Works, San Juan. Survivors: his wife Mable Crigler SMITHAM; sons, Lymon E., Dallas; N. L. and Jim Earle, McAllen; a daughter, Miss Lucille, McAllen; and 2 brothers, N. L., Eastland, Tex., and J. W. SMITHAM, Denver Co. SMITHAM was the inventor of the Smitham Irrigation Gate and other appliances. He was affiliated with the Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge & Spanish American War Veterans Organization. He formerly served on the policeboard and as alderman at Florence, Colorado.
  Buried	23 May 1933	Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Texas   [4]
  	Address: Roselawn Cemetery McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas U.S.A.
  Notes	He was the inventor of the Smitham Irrigation Gate in South Texas. [1]
  Person ID	I6142	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph SMITHAM,   b. 5 Sep 1841, Phillack, Cornwall ,   d. 5 Mar 1916, Santa Fe, New Mexico  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emma Jane YELLAND,   b. 7 Sep 1843, Pembroke St. Mary, Pembrokeshire ,   d. 7 Sep 1910, Denver City, Colorado  (Age 67 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1862	Devonport, Devon   [1]
  	Joseph SMITHAM, age 22, Bachelor, Boiler Maker, residing at 13 Marlborough St., son of Joseph SMITHAM, Labourer; and Emma Jane YELLAND, age 18, Spinster, residing at same address, daughter of William Henry YELLAND, Sawyer in the Dockyard, married on 14 April 1862. They were married at the Parish Church in the Parish of St. Paul, Devonport, Devon after Banns by Franklin A. Bellamy, Curate. Witnesses: William Henery YELLAND and [ ]avinia ANDREW. [5]
  Address	1871	Hazelton, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	This was their address after immigrating.
  Address	1880	Hazelton, Pennsylvania   [6]
  	They were living beside James and Mary SMITHAM.
  Address	1885-1900	Arapahoe County, Colorado   [7]
  Address	1910  [8]
  	Humboldt St., Denver City, Colorado
  Address	7 Sep 1910  [9]
  	3326 Humboldt St., Denver, Colorado
  	Address at the time of Emma's death.
  Documents		Passenger list: Smitham Emma, and four children, travelled on the S. S. City of Paris, arrived in New York on 15 May 1871.
  Family ID	F1577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maybelle CRIGLER,   b. 20 Dec 1883, Denver City, Colorado ,   d. 13 Feb 1981, McAllen, Texas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1901	Denver County, Colorado   [1, 10]
  Address	1910  [8]
  	Pueblo, Colorado
  Address	1920	Dallas, Texas   [11]
  Address	1930  [12]
  	S. 13th St., McAllen,Texas
  Address	1933  [4]
  	601 South 12th St., McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas
  	Address at the time of his death on 21 May 1933.
  Children	1. Lyman Elgyin SMITHAM,   b. 13 Oct 1903, Denver City, Colorado ,   d. 6 Apr 1968, San Antonio, Texas  (Age 64 years)   2. Nicholas Luke SMITHAM,   b. 3 Apr 1906, Denver City, Colorado ,   d. 10 Apr 1946, Houston, Texas  (Age 40 years)   3. James Earl SMITHAM,   b. 14 Sep 1917, Dallas, Texas ,   d. 10 Jan 1996, San Diego, California  (Age 78 years)   4. Lucille R. SMITHAM,   b. Abt 1922, Texas, U.S.A. ,   d. 9 Mar 2016  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F1578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S537] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, ((www.ancestry.com)). [S162] Website. [S392] Vital Statistics - Texas, U.S.A. [S74] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office. [S226] Census of U.S.A., 1880. [S374] Census of U.S.A., 1885. [S204] Census of U.S.A., 1910, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T624). [S378] Vital Statistics - Colorado, U.S.A. [S1143] Index: Marriages - Colorado Statewide, 1853-2006, (www.familysearch.org). [S213] Census of U.S.A., 1920, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T625). [S214] Census of U.S.A., 1930, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T626).