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==Long family ties==
==Long family ties==
Smith was born and reared in Winnfield in Winn Parish to Floyd W. Smith, Sr. (March 28, 1902 – January 15, 1969),<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=SMITH&firstname=FLOYD&death=1969&stat=a&start=21|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> and the former Carmel Long (died 1994), a daughter of William Morris Long (1887–1967) and the former Fannie Boyd (1893–1955). William Morris Long was an older brother of Felix Franklin Long (1899–1982), the father of [[Speedy Long]]. Smith's maternal great-grandfather, Charles Felix Long, was a first cousin of Huey Pierce Long, Sr., or Hugh Long, the father of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long Jr.]], who as his political power grew became known as the "Louisiana Kingfish".<ref name=genealogy>Long family genealogy</ref>
Smith was born and reared in Winnfield in Winn Parish to Floyd W. Smith, Sr. (March 28, 1902 – January 15, 1969),<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=SMITH&firstname=FLOYD&death=1969&stat=a&start=21|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> and the former Carmel Long (died 1994), a daughter of William Morris Long (1887–1967) and the former Fannie Boyd (1893–1955). William Morris Long was an older brother of Felix Franklin Long (1899–1982), the father of Speedy Long. Smith's maternal great-grandfather, Charles Felix Long, was a first cousin of Huey Pierce Long, Sr., or Hugh Long, the father of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long Jr.]], who as his political power grew became known as the "Louisiana Kingfish".<ref name=genealogy>Long family genealogy</ref>
Floyd Smith's maternal uncle, named "Huey P. Long" (August 30, 1929 – June 14, 2004),<ref name=ssdi/> was only three years Smith's senior. Smith's paternal grandfather, W. W. Smith, was a [[cattle]]man in Rapides Parish who once operated a slaughterhouse.<ref name=genealogy/>
Floyd Smith's maternal uncle, named "Huey P. Long" (August 30, 1929 – June 14, 2004),<ref name=ssdi/> was only three years Smith's senior. Smith's paternal grandfather, W. W. Smith, was a [[cattle]]man in Rapides Parish who once operated a slaughterhouse.<ref name=genealogy/>