Third Generation

18. Jennifer Lavinia SMITH was born on May 13, 1892. She appeared in the census in 1920 in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.⁴³ She died on Sep 20, 1973 in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, LA. She was buried after Sep 20, 1973 in Amite Baptist Church Cemetery, Watson, Livingston Parish, LA.

According to Lillian, Jenny's sister, Jenny was married three times. Her first husband was a Mr. Johnson but no one remembers what happened to him. Her second husband was a Mr. Smith with whom she had two children. No record has yet been found for this husband. Her third husband was Burton Curtis. Mr. Curtis had two children by a previous marriage: Oice (sic) and Clyde.

The 1920 census for EBR Parish,Police Jury Ward 5, lists Jennie residing with her widowed father, a sister, Florence, and two children, Joe, age 10 and Clifton, age 5. The children's surname is Smith. Jennie is listed as a 26-year old widow with the surname Hannah.

Jennifer Lavinia SMITH and __________ SMITH were married about 1910. Jennifer Lavinia SMITH and __________ SMITH had the following children:

+43	i.	Joseph A. SMITH.
+44	ii.	Clifton (Punk) SMITH.

Jennifer Lavinia SMITH and Clarence Burton CURTIS were married after 1920. Clarence Burton CURTIS (son of Richard Marion CURTIS and Sarah Caroline (Caddy) TYLER) was born on Sep 24, 1883. He appeared in the census on Apr 3, 1930 in Livingston Parish, LA.⁴⁴ He died on Jun 16, 1959 in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, LA.⁴⁵

Obituary, The Baton Rouge Advocate, June 17, 1959


Curtis, Clarence Burton

Died at 6pm Tuesday at his home at Route 3, Denham Springs at the age of 75. Was a native and life-long resident of Livingston Parish. The body will be at Seale Funeral Home in Denham Springs until 4pm Wednesday with religious services at the Amite Baptist Church of Denham Springs at 4:30pm Wednesday with the Rev. Harry Wilson and the Rev. J. W. Trimble officiating. Survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie Smith Curtis; two sons, R. O. Curtis of Denham Springs and Clyde Curtis of St. Francisville; two step-sons, Joseph Smith, Baton Rouge, and Clifton E. Smith, Walker; one daughter, Mrs. Barney Caston, St. Francisville; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Coxe, Denham Springs, Mrs. Ella Rogers, Pine Grove and Mrs. Laura Underwood, Watson, and one brother, Richard O. Curtis, Watson, 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Eden Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be Jerry Smith, Gerald Benton, Garland Watson, Marvin Curtis, W. B. Curtis and J. B. Cupit. He was buried in Jun 1959 in Amite Baptist Church Cemetery, Watson, Livingston Parish, LA.