Suzie Louisa Littrell-Smith

Suzie Louisa Smith was the oldest daughter of Timmons Seburn Literal and Mary Catherine Urban.

Suzie Louisa⁷ Littrell¹ (Timmons Seburn⁶ Literal, Eli Franklin⁵, Rodhom⁴, Robert³ Luttrell, Richard² Lutterell, James¹ Lotterell) was born May 07, 1878 in TN., Lawrence Co., Loretto, and died May 30, 1942 in TN., Lawrence Co. She married Richard Benjamin³ Smith² son of William Smith and Mary Powell on December 28, 1897 in Lawrence Co., TN.,³. He was born November 23, 1878 in Tennessee, and died January 22, 1969 in TN., Lawrence Co.⁴

Suzie Louisa Littrell & Richard Benjamin Smith:

1880, TN., LAWRENCE CO.: ED#173, pp12, w/PARENTS "LITTERELL, SUSIE L."
1910, TN., Lawrence Co., Census w/family 'in'? Loretto closer Military Road
Buried: TN., Lawrence Co., Fairview Cemetery. ⁵

Suzie Louisa Littrell & Richard Benjamin Smith lived on the Powell Place, on Bluewater, and farmed for Allen Littrell (Suzie’s 1^st cousin). They then moved into Richard’s mothers’ house (Mary Malinda Powel Smith), that was built high of the ground and goats slept under it at night.

Richard then bought some nearby land from John Urban (?), cut lumber and built a three-room house.

The family got their water from a spring on Jim Urban's land.

The children went to school at Blue Springs (Fairview), a one-room schoolhouse with 8 Grades. All their chores had to be done after school.

After Suzie died in 1942, her daughter (Annie Belle Smith~Springer) and husband moved in with Richard and helped him farm the land. In 1947 when Annie Bell and Frank bought their own land, Richard and his mother moved in with them.⁶

Richard was a farmer and served as Constable and Susie was a mid-wife. ⁷

Richard Benjamin & Suzie Louisa (Littrell) Smith, & Nettie Smith (Berryhill) The inscription on the back said “Mr. Wm Smith and Mrs. Susie Smith” but the child is actually Nettie Smith Berryhill. To understand how hard times were for the family, look at Richard’s shoes.

The Descendants of Suzie Littrell & Richard Benjamin Smith.

.............................. 4 Jessie D. Smith (1899 - 1900)
.............................. 4 Nettie Louise Smith (1901 - 1998)
.............................. + John Alvin Berryhill (1897 - 1976)
.................................... 5 Nettie Lorene Berryhill (1923 - 1924)
.................................... 5 Wayman Gentry Berryhill (1925 - 1964)
.................................... + Joyce Maybry (1929 - )
.................................... 5 Sylvia Wynell Berryhill (1927 - )
.................................... + David Eugene Moore (1923 - )
.................................... + Clarence L. Short (1921 - )
.................................... 5 Ellen Irene Berryhill (1930 - 1931)
.................................... 5 Bonnie Sue Berryhill (1934 - )
.................................... + J.C. Fisher (1934 - )
.............................. 4 Rosie Lee Smith (1903 - 1930
.............................. + Villard Andrew Smith (1894 - )
.................................... 5 William Otis Smith (1923 - )
.................................... + Mamie Lee Fowler (1925 - 1945)
.................................... + Mary Elizabeth Freeze (1929 - 1991)
.............................. 4 William Archie Smith (1906 - 1993)
.............................. + Pearl Genece Colvert (1912 - )
.................................... 5 Dorothy Wynell Smith (1928 - )
.................................... + Johnnie Eugene Estes (1929 - 1987)
.................................... 5 Jewel Dean Smith (1932 - 1933)
.................................... 5 William Alton Smith (1934 - )
.................................... + Esteline McDonald (1936 - 1974)
.................................... + Jo Ann Robertson (1933 - )
.............................. 4 Roy L. Smith (1908 - 1929)
.............................. 4 Annie Bell Smith (1911 - )
.............................. + Frank Springer (1909 - 1998)
.................................... 5 George Walton Springer (1930 - )
.................................... + Monetta Ann Putman (1932 - )
.................................... 5 Mary Rose Springer (1936 - )
.................................... + O. M. Holt (1933 -
.............................. 4 Timothy Wilson Smith (1913 - 1973)
.............................. + Vena H. Yocom
.................................... 5 Sondra Venita Smith (1938 - )
.................................... + Bobby Bishop
.................................... + Owen Smith
.................................... 5 Priscilla Gail Smith (1943 - )
.................................... + John Smith
.............................. 4 Frankie B. Smith (1915 - )
.............................. + Frankie Sue Freeze (1920 - 1998)
.................................... 5 Betty Yvonnia Smith (1940 - )
.................................... + Kenneth D. Decatur
.................................... 5 Robert Lewis Smith (1942 - 1943)
.................................... 5 Roger Milton Smith (1944 - )
.................................... + Patricia Highlander
.................................... 5 Jerry Willard Smith (1946 - )
.................................... + Linda Glen Blevins (1946 - )
.................................... 5 Mack Edward Smith (1950 - )
.................................... + Sharon Dunlop (1954 - )
.................................... + Carrol Jones
.................................... 5 Bobby Wayland Smith (1954 - )
.................................... + Pamela S. Shelton
.................................... 5 Susan Annette Smith (1960 - )
.................................... + Michael Anthony Jones
.................................... + John Price
.............................. 4 James Orbie Smith (1918 - 1999)
.............................. + Nellie May Gray (1922 - 1981)
.................................... 5 Judy Faye Smith
.................................... + Simmons
.................................... 5 Billy Jane Smith (1946 - )
.................................... + Kenneth Shiffelt

For information on specific individuals in the 6th and 7th generation contact: gdl@glenns-world.com 

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1 Suzie Louise Littrell-Smith Family Correspondence File, (Letters, Family Group Sheets, and charts sent by family members to the compiler Glenn D. Littrell.), Contributed by D. Wynell Smith-Estes and her aunt Nettie L. Smith-Berryhill.

2 Suzie Louise Littrell-Smith Family Correspondence File, (Letters, Family Group Sheets, and charts sent by family members to the compiler Glenn D. Littrell.), Initial information on the descendants and ancestors of Richard Benjamin Smith were contributed by Bob Moore, Nettie L. Smith-Berryhill., Annie Belle Smith-Springer, D.Wynell Smith-Estes, and William "Archie" Smith.

3 Carter, Mrs. Caude A., Lawrence County, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1818-1923, (Lawrenceburg, TN.,; The Family Tree Press,Reprinted 1992), page 216.

4 Nettie L. Smith-Berryhill says: Richard’s birth was 11-23-1876 in Loretto and death date was 2-22-1969.

For some reason on the 1910 Census Richard is listed as Robert and his parents are listed as born in Germany. gdl2002

5 The Old Cemetery Society of Lawrence County, TN., At Rest:Cemetery Records of Lawrence County, Tennessee, (Lawrenceburg, TN.,; The Family Tree Press,Reprinted 1992), page 106 & 564)

6 "Suburban News: Lexington, AL-Loretto , TN" March 8, 2000: Peggy Littrell

7 See Chapter 11 for information on the ancestors of Richard.