Cora SmithAge: 77 years1877–1954
- Name
- Cora Smith
- Given names
- Cora
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | January 2, 1877 26 24 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Homer Jasper Smith August 1, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Nathaniel Walker Holland September 7, 1908 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 40 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Jasper Smith February 16, 1922 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Emaline Permelia Holland August 25, 1931 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 10, 1954 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Jasper Smith Birth: November 15, 1850 — Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States Death: February 16, 1922 — Vernon, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Emaline Permelia Holland Birth: May 12, 1852 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1876 — |
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1 year herself |
Cora Smith Birth: January 2, 1877 26 24 — Illinois, United States Death: February 10, 1954 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Homer Jasper Smith Birth: August 1, 1885 34 33 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: September 15, 1954 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with Warren Heckathorn |
| step-father |
Warren Heckathorn Birth: July 9, 1847 Death: March 4, 1874 |
| mother |
Emaline Permelia Holland Birth: May 12, 1852 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: February 29, 1872 — Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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17 months half-sister |
Hattie Leota Heckathorn Birth: August 4, 1873 26 21 Death: April 18, 1874 |
Cora Smith has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (19)
Parents John Thomas Shelton + Nancy Elizabeth Holland
Parents Robert A Wicker + Roresta Margaret Holland
Parents Lemuel Aldrich Nichols + Maluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
Parents Andrew Gaius Bascom + Susan Ellen Holland
Parents Frank A Hull + Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
Parents George Thomas Holland + Grace Hull
Parents Franklin H Holland + Mattie Beulah Bonner
Parents Franklin H Holland + Mary Belle “Mollie” Bonner
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Jasper Smith - Household
Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Jasper Smith - Household
6206 Madison Ave Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Amelia M should be Emaline P and Zelpho Brown Holland not Brownholland -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Emaline Permelia Holland - Household
Kimbark Ave Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Emaline Permelia Holland - Household
1610 West Blvd. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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