, ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Tex an ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 0 - 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 8 4 7 - 1 8 7 0 ) ▁S my th ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁to ▁George ▁Washington ▁S my th ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Frances ▁Mitchell ▁Gr igs by . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁ 6 ▁children ▁born ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 6 - 1 8 4 7 . ▁He ▁married ▁El la ▁E . ▁Green ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁They ▁had ▁ 5 ▁children ▁together , ▁but ▁only ▁ 2 ▁made ▁it ▁past ▁ 9 . ▁El la ▁would ▁later ▁die ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁Texas ▁House ▁( 1 8 7 0 - 1 8 7 3 ) ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 , ▁about ▁ 2 ▁weeks ▁before ▁his ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁( 1 8 7 3 - 1 9 1 5 ) ▁He ▁married ▁E ps ie ▁Belle ▁Miller ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁They ▁ended ▁up ▁having ▁ 8 ▁children ▁together ▁between ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁One ▁of