Mary Jane SmithAge: 55 years1859–1914
- Name
- Mary Jane Smith
- Given names
- Mary Jane
- Surname
- Smith
- Married name
- Mary Jane Kitts
 Birth | June 8, 1859 23 22 |
 Additional Information | Mary Jane Smith living with her Aunt and Uncle |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death of a mother | Peggy Sims 1859 |
 Census | 1861 (Age 18 months) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 months)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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a parent | Mark Smith — Mary Isabella Webb — View this family about 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 half-brother | John Webb Smith September 23, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Annie Smith January 16, 1873 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | James Richard Kitts — View this family September 9, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Minnie Louisa Kitts May 7, 1877 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Eleanor Webb Smith June 3, 1877 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William James Kitts July 4, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 daughter #3 | Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts May 21, 1879 (Age 19 years) Note: Birth date/place documented in Death Certificate |
| Birth of a half-brother | Frederick Webb Smith June 19, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Webb Smith June 19, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | 1881 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert John Kitts March 25, 1883 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Walter Thomas Kitts June 1891 (Age 31 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Marriage of a child | William E Craig — Minnie Louisa Kitts — View this family September 30, 1896 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Runyon N Anderson — Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts — View this family October 29, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William James Kitts — Alice Ruth Bauer — View this family August 3, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert John Kitts — Pansy Viola Pence — View this family August 15, 1905 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George G Grosser — Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts — View this family October 10, 1908 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | Mark Smith April 22, 1909 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Thomas Kitts — Julia Alice Teames — View this family June 2, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Georgia Louise Grosser October 14, 1911 (Age 52 years) |
 Death | June 20, 1914 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Identification number | LCMP-TFV Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Mark Smith Birth: February 17, 1836 30 30 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: April 22, 1909 |
| mother |
Peggy Sims Birth: about 1837 — England, United Kingdom Death: 1859 — Wallingford, Berkshire, England |
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Marriage: about 1857 — England, United Kingdom |
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2 years herself |
Mary Jane Smith Birth: June 8, 1859 23 22 — England, United Kingdom Death: June 20, 1914 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Isabella Webb |
| father |
Mark Smith Birth: February 17, 1836 30 30 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: April 22, 1909 |
| step-mother |
Mary Isabella Webb Birth: 1838 — Berkshire, England Death: September 29, 1913 — Canada |
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Marriage: about 1869 — England, United Kingdom |
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21 months half-brother |
John Webb Smith Birth: September 23, 1870 34 32 — Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England Death: May 24, 1928 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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2 years half-sister |
Annie Smith Birth: January 16, 1873 36 35 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: December 28, 1931 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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4 years half-sister |
Eleanor Webb Smith Birth: June 3, 1877 41 39 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: May 30, 1947 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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3 years half-brother |
Frederick Webb Smith Birth: June 19, 1880 44 42 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: July 21, 1940 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
| half-brother |
William Webb Smith Birth: June 19, 1880 44 42 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: August 25, 1938 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
| Family with James Richard Kitts |
| husband |
James Richard Kitts Birth: February 9, 1845 34 29 — England, United Kingdom Death: January 9, 1925 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| herself |
Mary Jane Smith Birth: June 8, 1859 23 22 — England, United Kingdom Death: June 20, 1914 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: September 9, 1876 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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8 months daughter |
Minnie Louisa Kitts Birth: May 7, 1877 32 17 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: December 23, 1941 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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14 months son |
William James Kitts Birth: July 4, 1878 33 19 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: June 8, 1940 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts Birth: May 21, 1879 34 19 — Ontario, Canada Death: April 18, 1928 |
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4 years son |
Robert John Kitts Birth: March 25, 1883 38 23 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: October 5, 1926 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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8 years son |
Walter Thomas Kitts Birth: June 1891 46 31 — California, United States Death: October 13, 1918 — France |
Mary Jane Smith has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | England and Wales - Census Transcript - Joseph Belcher - Household
Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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| Census | Census Details
Name Sex Age BirthDate BirthPlace Maritial Occupation Race Nationality Religion
James Kitts Male 35 1846 England Married Shoemaker English English Ch of Eng
Mary Jane Kitts Female 22 1859 England Married -- English English Ch of Eng
Minnie L Litts Female 4 1877 Ontario English English Ch of Eng
William J Kitts Male 3 1878 Ontario English English Ch of Eng
Maud Kitts Female 1 1880 Ontario English English Ch of Eng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Kitts - Household
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Kitts - Household
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Additional Information | FamilySearch Life Sketch: "From the 1861 Census we can see that after her mother died in 1859 Mary Jane is sent as a baby/toddler to live with her aunt Esther Belcher (nee Smith) and uncle Joseph Belcher in Little Wittenham, near Dorchester (On Thames), Oxfordshire.
May Jane would have known Wittenham Clumps, with trees set high up on a hill. It is now in a nature reserve which can be visited free of charge. Walking distance away are car parking, cafes and hotels in nearby Dorchester (Oxfordshire) which has it's own Abbey. Dorchester Abbey is usually open and there is museum (not often open, so please check timings).
Her Aunt and Uncle say that Mary Jane was born within St. Mary's Parish in Reading. St. Mary's is actually St. Mary the Virgin an impressive chequered building with an active congregation. It is of Anglican, Protestant faith and is the Minster church for Reading. Meaning that it was originally buit in Anglo Saxon times (in this case the 7th Century) when originally a community of clergy lived there.
Her uncle, Joseph Belcher may have died in 1873 as the English GRO Index has a death registered for that date in Wallingford, which is the registration district for Little Wittenham Berkshire/Oxfordshire in England. Did a long term illness of her uncle Joseph Belcher cause her immigration to the United States in 1870?"
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