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(Oct. 29, 1846 - May 15, 1916) In 1855 Alabama-born John Tyson Smith moved with his parents to Upshur County, Texas. A Confederate veteran, he settled in Longview about 1872. He served as city tax assessor and was justice of the peace for two terms. He was elected to five terms as Gregg County judge, 1888-1898. Actively involved in downtown real estate development, he ran the Smith Upstairs Opera House, 1902-1915. Married twice, smith had six children who lived to adulthood.
Smith, John Tyson is a historical marker in Longview, Gregg County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4996, -94.7315 near Longview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Methvin, O. H. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greenwood, Campbell Honeymoon Home, and The Grove.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183009999. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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