Individual Details

"Family legend has it that Julia Loftin Smith had problems with the birth of her 4th child, Joseph. She had severe bleeding, and was doused with cold water in an effort to control the bleeding. It is believed this resulted in blood clots, one of which deranged her mental powers. She became a danger to her children, placing the baby Joseph in the fireplace, thinking he was a log. She was declared insane and committed on May 30, 1879 to the mental institution in Austin, Texas, where she remained until her death in 1885." (Mary Lightfoot, 1998.)

Birth	January 6, 1845	Alabama
Marriage	September 3, 1871	Hamilton Springs, Hill County, Texas - James Turner Smith
Death	April 21, 1885	Austin, Travis County, Texas

Spouse	James Turner Smith (1842 - 1914)
Child	Elizabeth Rim Smith (1872 - 1953)
Child	Annie Smith (1873 - 1910)
Child	James Franklin Smith (1875 - 1963)
Child	Joseph Smith (1877 - 1879)