Nicholas W SmithAge: 65 years1827–1893
- Name
- Nicholas W Smith
- Given names
- Nicholas W
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | March 19, 1827 |
 Occupation | Riverboat captain |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Religious marriage | Lucy Frances Higgerson — View this family July 15, 1852 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Travis Smith 1855 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Laura Madora Smith October 26, 1857 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 24, 1860 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | DeWitt Smith 1861 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jefferson Smith 1863 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 34 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #5 | Fountain Durrett Smith July 1, 1867 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 39 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 41 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 21, 1870 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ada “Adie” Smith 1872 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a son | Travis Smith February 8, 1878 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ewing Madison Webb — Laura Madora Smith — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 10, 1878 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Lester S Webb July 5, 1879 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Harry Madison Webb November 22, 1880 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bessie R Webb August 3, 1886 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | January 13, 1893 (Age 65 years) |
| Family with Lucy Frances Higgerson |
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Nicholas W Smith Birth: March 19, 1827 — Missouri, United States Death: January 13, 1893 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Frances Higgerson Birth: February 1832 39 37 — Virginia, United States Death: 1907 |
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Marriage: July 15, 1852 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Travis Smith Birth: 1855 27 22 — Missouri, United States Death: February 8, 1878 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Laura Madora Smith Birth: October 26, 1857 30 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 24, 1936 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
DeWitt Smith Birth: 1861 33 28 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Jefferson Smith Birth: 1863 35 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Fountain Durrett Smith Birth: July 1, 1867 40 35 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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6 years daughter |
Ada “Adie” Smith Birth: 1872 44 39 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
No family available
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas W Smith - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas W Smith - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas W Smith - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Occupation | Boone's Lik Heritage, Volume 5, No. 2, June 1997, Booneslick Historical Society's Quarterly Magazine, Boonville, Missouri
Capt. Nicholas W. Smith lived near Blackwater and was a riverman for over 50 years on the Missouri and Osage Rivers prior to his death in 1893. At one time he was captain of the Plow Boy.
This riverboat sank in 1877 near Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri.
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