Homer Jasper SmithAge: 69 years1885–1954
- Name
- Homer Jasper Smith
- Given names
- Homer Jasper
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | August 1, 1885 34 33 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 14 years) |
 Marriage | Dorothy Mathiel Valentine — View this family March 28, 1907 (Age 21 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Nathaniel Walker Holland September 7, 1908 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Lloyd Valentine Smith October 30, 1917 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/ |
| Death of a father | Henry Jasper Smith February 16, 1922 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 44 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 12, 1930 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Emaline Permelia Holland August 25, 1931 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 |
| Death of a wife | Dorothy Mathiel Valentine May 3, 1946 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 |
| Death of a sister | Cora Smith February 10, 1954 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 | September 15, 1954 (Age 69 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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 |
| Family with Dorothy Mathiel Valentine |
| himself |
Homer Jasper Smith Birth: August 1, 1885 34 33 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: September 15, 1954 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Dorothy Mathiel Valentine Birth: February 11, 1885 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 3, 1946 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: March 28, 1907 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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11 years son |
Lloyd Valentine Smith Birth: October 30, 1917 32 32 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Death: June 25, 1987 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| 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 | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Homer Jasper Smith - Household
2203 Virginia Road Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Homer Jasper Smith - Household
2203 Virginia Road Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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