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Luella Smyth

1. LUELLA4 SMYTH (JOHN D.3, HUGH DONNELL (I)2 SMYTHE, ANDREW1 SMYTH) was born 19 Apr 1866 in Johnson County, Texas4, and died 28 Feb 1945 in Austin State Hospital, Travis Co., Texas2.
:She appeared in the 1880 census of
Tarrant County, Texas with her parents and siblings.  

Census 1: 1880, Tarrant County, Texas3

Census 2: 1900, Justice Precinct 7, Parker Co., Texas4

Census 3: 1910, Austin Ward 4, Travis Co., Texas, State Lunatic Asylum5

Census 4: 1920, Austin State Lunatic Asyluml, Austin, Travis Co., Texas6

Census 5: 1930, Austin State Hospital, Austin, Travis Co., Texas7

Individual Note: Never married.8

 

Endnotes

1. 1900 Census TX, Justice Precinct 7, Parker Co., Texas Roll:T623_1664 Page:253 Sheet:9A ED:78 SD:3 lines 12-15 156/156, 
Smith, Luella-daughter/Wht/Female/Apr 1866/34yrs/Sngl/Born TX/Tenn/Tenn 

2. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006, Death County: Travis Certificate: 9243, Name: Luella Smyth Death Date: 28 Feb 1945 Death County: Travis Certificate: 9243 .

3. 1880 Census TX, Tarrant County, Roll 1328 Book 1, Page 207a 85/89 lines 1-9, 
Smith, J.D. -W/M/60yrs/Farming/born Kentucky/Ky/Ky 
-------, S.E.-W/F/51yrs wife/Keeping house/born Tenn/Tenn/Tenn (should read (M.E.)
-------, Sarah- W/F/27yrs/Daughter/At home/born Texas/Ky/Tenn 
-------, Laura- W/F/22yrs/Daughter/At home/born Tex/Ky/Tenn 
-------, Richard-W/M/18yrs/Works on Farm/born Tex/Ky/Tenn 
-------, Ella- W/F/15yrs/Daughter/At home/born Tex/Ky/Tenn
-------, Ida- W/F/13yrs/Daughter/At home/born Tex/Ky/Tenn 
-------, John W/M/11yrs/Son/At home/born Tex/Ky/Tenn 
-------, Lester W/M/ 6yrs/Son/At home/born Tex/Ky/Tenn.

4. 1900 Census TX, Justice Precinct 7, Parker Co., Texas Roll:T623_1664 Page:253 Sheet:9A ED:78 SD:3 lines 12-15 156/156, 
Smith, John D.-head/Wht/Male/July 1827/72yrs/Mrrd52yrs/Born Tenn/NCarolina/NCarolina/Farmer 
---, Mary E-wife/Wht/Female/June 1929/20yrs/Mrrd52yrs/13born/9living/Born Tenn/Tenn/Tenn/ 
---, Luella-daughter/Wht/Female/Apr 1866/34yrs/Sngl/Born TX/Tenn/Tenn 
---, Lester-Son/Wht/Male/Nov 1875/24yrs/Sngl/Born TX/Tenn/Tenn/Farmer.

5. 1910 Census TX, Austin Ward 4, Travis Co., Texas, State Lunatic Asylum, Roll:T624_1595 Page:9A ED:136 Image:235 line 21,
Smyth, Luella-Inmate/Female/Wht/45yrs/Sngl/bornTexas/US/US/none.

6. 1920 Census TX, Austin Ward 4, Travis Co., Texas, State Lunatic Asylum Roll:T625_1852 Page:6A ED:106 Image:542 line 23, 
Smythe, Louella-Patient/Female/Wht/54yrs/Sngl/born Texas/US/US/none.

7. 1930 Census TX, Austin, Ward 4, Travis, Austin State Hospital, Texas Roll:2402 Page: 9A; ED:10 Image:65.0 , line 32 - 
Smyth, Luella-Patient/Female/Wht/65yrs/Sngl/born Texas/US/US/none.

8. Phyllis Winthurst, The Hutchison Chronicles.

Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum,
1857–1997 
by Sarah C. Sitton

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Austin State Hospital

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The former State Lunatic Asylum is now the administration building for the Austin State Hospital campus.
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Coordinates: 30°18′26.64″N, 97°44′13.92″W
Built/Founded: 1857
Added to NRHP: December 4, 1987
Governing body: Texas Department of State Health Services

Austin State Hospital, formerly known as the State Lunatic Asylum, is the oldest psychiatric hospital in the state of Texas. Established by the Legislature in 1856, it commenced operations in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was changed in 1925.

The Hospital is the subject of a history by Sarah C. Sitton, Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum 1857 - 1997, published by the Texas A&M University Press in 1999 as Number 82 in the Centennial Series.

 

 

 

 

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