James Edward Smith died of complications from an auto accident, and his wife Annie B. Smith applied for letters of administration on 25 March 1925. She described his estate as a house and lot worth about $3000; four vacant lots worth about $300; and personal property worth about $800. His heirs were his wife, a brother, two sisters, and a “1/2 nephew.”

On 24 March 1927, Annie B. Smith filed a final administrator’s report, noting that she had received $37.00 from the sales of a revolver, watch, tools, and an “old car,” and had disbursed $40.00 to attorney Glenn S. McBrayer, Dr. Michael E. Dubissette, and the clerk of Superior Court.

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In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Washington Street, laborer James Smith, 49, and wife Annie, 36.

James Edward Smith died 7 March 1925 in Wilson township, Wilson County. Per his death certificate, he was born 21 January 1981 in Columbia, South Carolina; was married to Annie B. Smith; lived on East Nash Street; was a garage owner; and was buried in Hillsboro [sic], North Carolina. Annie B. Smith was informant.

Record of Settlements, Volume 5, 1923-1931, Wilson County Superior Court, North Carolina Division of Archives and History.