Louisa Elizabeth SmithAge: 21 years1859–1880
- Name
- Louisa Elizabeth Smith
- Given names
- Louisa Elizabeth
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | about 1859 25 18 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 sister | Cordelia Ellen Smith April 21, 1867 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 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 10 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Mastin E Smith April 16, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Elihu Watson about 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mastin E Smith September 17, 1871 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sion Sherrill Smith July 19, 1872 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | John Nelson Smith April 15, 1873 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Albert Lee Smith March 29, 1877 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | before 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Nelson Smith Birth: July 16, 1833 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1873 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1856 — |
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16 months elder brother |
William E Smith Birth: May 9, 1857 23 16 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 12, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years herself |
Louisa Elizabeth Smith Birth: about 1859 25 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1880 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Cordelia Ellen Smith Birth: April 21, 1867 33 26 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 30, 1956 — West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Mastin E Smith Birth: April 16, 1870 36 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1871 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Sion Sherrill Smith Birth: July 19, 1872 39 32 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 1949 — Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with David Isaac Greene |
| step-father |
David Isaac Greene Birth: April 3, 1840 38 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1912 |
| mother |
Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1880 — |
| Mother’s family with an unknown individual |
| mother |
Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| half-brother |
Albert Lee Smith Birth: March 29, 1877 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1898 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States |