Maggie Ellen Smith (born August 31, 1900) married Ollie Burch Tinnin on May 30, 1919. They had two children:
- Royal "Roy" Vonnie Tinnin, born May 7, 1921
- Esther Oleta (better known as Aunt Buzzy), born....??
Esther Oleta married Farrell Abbott, and they had 5 children:
- Tehlter Walker ("Ted")
- Patricia Ellen
- Mickey Job
- Freda
- Randy
Ollie left Maggie for another woman when Roy (Grandpa) was 4 years old. He heard that his dad played the guitar for dances. Roy was raised by his mom and grandpa.
Roy's mom was a strong-willed and strong-spoken woman. I asked if there was anything specific that she said or did a lot. Grandma (Rosemary) said there were two phrases that "Granny" always used: "Get up in the morning and do what's right with all your might," and, "Be sweet until we meet."
Aunt Oleta played the part of look-out one time while Grandpa stole a candy bar from his Grandpa’s candy store. His grandpa saw and told his mom. She came out with a cedar branch in her hand and whipped Oleta a couple of times with that. Then she got a trace strap… Grandpa thought she was going to beat him to death. Grandma looked over her glasses at me when Grandpa finished the story, "He never did that again."
Maggie Ellen Smith was the daughter of:
Emma Annie Mickey (June 19, 1866- November 5, 1910)
and Charlie Walker Smith (June 6 1855-July 10, 1937).
Charlie Walker Smith built a service station. He also later built a house for Maggie Ellen and her two children. Grandpa said, "He was the only father I ever knew." One time he heard Roy say that he was going to leave home and run away. He pulled him over and "walloped" him. Had a big house and came home one day with a brand new car, a “Chalmer”. As he was coming up to the gate, they said he was leaning back, pulling on the steering wheel, yelling “whoa, whoa, whoa”. He went right thru the gate. He had only learned to drive that day. Later, with another car, he parked it in the barn, and it didn’t stop, and he went right thru the back of the barn into the lotus thicket behind the barn.
Maggie Ellen had 9 sisters and 3 brothers:
- Sarah Elizabeth Smith, March 23, 1883
- Everitt Burley Smith, January 22, 1885
- Edith Esther Smith, January 12, 1888
- Laura Annie Smith, Nov 20, 1889
- Carl Watson Smith, Dec 9, 1892
- Rena Mae Smith, Sept 10, 1894
- Elva Viola Smith, Dec 7, 1896
- Iva Irene Smith, sept 21, 1898
- Maggie Ellen Smith (Tinnin), Aug 31, 1900
- Glenna Ione Smith, Mar 10, 1902
- Gertrude Alice Smith, Jan 26, 1905
- Alma Naomi Smith, May 30, 1907
- Arthur Milton ("Mitt") Smith, Apr 8, 1909
