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Writeups by Marie (Smith) Coward for the 1980 publication, "Shifting Sands of Calhoun County"
WWII Draft Registration for Stanley Smith
LtoR: Mary Louise (Gramann) Smith, Stanley Smith, Joseph Smith, ?,?
Carrie Elizabeth
Allen came from a
family rich in Texas
history, from the
founding of the City
of Houston to the
Mier Expedition.
She was even
connected to the
real Johnny
Appleseed! Read
more about Carrie's
family by clicking
here.
Stanley and his brothers William Henry, Harry Carlos and Owen Edward owned the Smith Seafood Company. The work in this business consisted primarily of putting iced shrimp and oysters in hug kegs for shipment, mostly to Japan.
The Smith Brothers, along with brother-in-law Fred Ullrich, were also in the shell dredging business doing business as Smith Ullrich Dredging. They built their first shell dredge by themselves, an effort that took three years and was original in design and operation. The shell was unloaded off the barge using a large scoop into wagons that consisted of two-by-four lumber planks at the bottom of the bed. When the loaded wagon was positioned over the unloading spot the two-by-four lumber planks were turned by hand to allow the shell to be distributed evenly on the road surface below.
Stanley was also busy keeping charge of the Coast Guard in Matagorda Bay, retiring from the USCG on September 30, 1955. He also worked for S.T. Brackenridge, then owner of the "Navidad", a three-mast schooner. Stanley started as a cabin boy on the "Navidad" and later became captain. The schooner was chiefly used as an excursion vessel to the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1948 Stanley and Elizabeth built a country home on Noble's Point, the fulfillment of a shared dream to get away from city life and enjoy the quiet and peace of country living. Elizabeth Allen Smith died December 8, 1960. Stanley remarried in April 1962 to Alleen Warren Cage in Austin, Texas, and passed away on March 24, 1966. Elizabeth and Stanley are interred in the Port Lavaca Cemetery.
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Stanley Edison Smith and Carrie Elizabeth Allen
Carrie Elizabeth Allen was born to parents Emmett Brown Allen and Elizabeth Powell Journeay on August 14, 1890, in Houston Texas. Stanley Edison Smith was born to parents William Henry Smith and Alice Ellen (Rahtgens) Smith on May 29, 1891, in Port Lavaca, Texas.
Carrie was only three weeks old when her mother died and was subsequently raised by her grandmother, Caroline (Wetsell) Journeay. When Carrie was twelve, she and her grandmother left Houston and moved to Burnet, Texas, until 1902 when they moved to Silverton, Texas. Mrs. Journeay's son, with whom they lived, Abraham Leister Journeay, was at that time the County Judge and Superintendent of Schools in Silverton. After three years in Silverton, they Journeays moved to Clarendon, Texas, where Abraham became mayor. In 1910, Carrie, her grandmother and her uncle came to Port Lavaca by covered wagon as they had in all previous moves, that being their only means of transportation at the time. Carrie graduated from Port Lavaca High School, attended the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas (now called Texas Women's University).
Elizabeth and Stanley married on May 12, 1917, at the home of Abraham Journeay. Carrie's grandmother Caroline Wetsell Journeaydied in Port Lavaca in 1918. Elizabeth and Stanley lived in their home on 201 South Commerce Street in Port Lavaca for 31 years where they raised their three children:
- Marie Suzanne, b. September 20, 1919; d. February 9, 2010
- Stanley Allen, b. January 10, 1922; d. September 11, 1972
- David Bruce, b. September 5, 1923
LtoR: Carrie (Allen) Smith in background, ? cutting cake, Stanley Smith, ? serving cake
Wedding Reception of Nancy (Smith) and Maurice Lukefahr, June 27, 1953 Port Lavaca Texas
Stanley grew up in Port Lavaca, attending Port Lavaca High School through seventh grade. He did various odd jobs at an early age. Like his brothers, he was very involved in hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities.
Stanley and Elizabeth met in 1917 and began their courtship, spending many evenings by the light of a hurricane lamp. Stanley had a penchant for writing love notes to Elizabeth, which were delivered to Elizabeth by William (Bill) H. Bauer for 25 cents per note (a service Bill Bauer also performed for Stanley's brother, Harry Carlos Smith and his future wife, Frankie Lee Bauer).