Smith died in Richmond, Texas, aged 50, at the home of Randall Jones. The
Episcopal churchyard has a modest marker, "Deaf Smith, the Texas Spy, Died Nov. 30, 1837", but his exact burial site is unknown.[7]
Posthumous legacy
Deaf Smith County, Texas, is named in his honor.[8] Unlike his nickname, which was pronounced "Deef", the county name is pronounced by most residents as /ˈdɛf/DEF. Likewise, a brand of peanut butter known as Deaf Smith was manufactured by the
Arrowhead Mills company, which was founded in 1960 by Frank Ford, then from
Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County.[citation needed]
Many school districts in Texas name schools after heroes of the Texas Revolution. Several schools across the state are named for Deaf Smith, including Lamar CISD's Deaf Smith Elementary in Richmond, Texas.[citation needed]
^Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, pp. 4-5 (
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^"Unknown Grave of a Texas Spy". The Texian Gazette (Fort Bend Archeological Society) (4th Quarter 2017): 4–6. Retrieved November 28, 2017.