Census of 1870 - Thomas M. Smith, Denton County, age 55, born circa 1815 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Elizabeth A. Smith.
Census of 1880 - Thomas M. Smith, Denton County, age 65, born circa 1815 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Elizabeth A. Smith.
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Thomas M. Smith, birth date 8/10/1814, death date 10/7/1887, burial in Smith Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County. Includes biographical sketch of Thomas Morgan Smith.
Find a Grave .
Obituary, Hon. T.M. Smith, "Denton," The Galveston Daily News, 10/8/1887, p. 5, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. "He was a justice of the peace for a number of years, and was a member of the Fifteenth legislature from this county . . ."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Historical marker, Smith Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County. "Thomas Morgan (1814-1887) and Elizabeth A. (1815-1883) Smith purchased 318 acres of land here in 1859."
Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .