Josiah S SmithAge: 80 years1839–1920
- Name
- Josiah S Smith
- Given names
- Josiah S
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | October 1839 20 19 |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 8 months) |
 Birth of a brother | William Rance Smith May 7, 1842 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Reuben M Smith Sr November 1844 (Age 5 years) Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Ann Smith May 11, 1850 (Age 10 years) Note: See attached Obituary Card |
| Census | August 20, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Margaret Smith October 17, 1852 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James W Smith 1855 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | Hezekiah Isaac Smith January 19, 1856 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 21, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George G Hamilton — Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood — View this family October 1, 1861 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Jane Wyatt — View this family January 12, 1865 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 daughter #1 | Alice Martha Smith October 17, 1866 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Alvarado Raidde Smith August 20, 1869 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 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 24, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Wesley Smith December 29, 1871 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | James W Smith December 20, 1872 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Hezekiah Smith September 1873 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Joseph Albert Smith September 29, 1876 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a wife | Mary Jane Wyatt April 4, 1879 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage | Virginia Catherine Hudson — View this family August 19, 1881 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 44 years) Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884 |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Florence Smith May 1, 1885 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Reuben Elmer Smith February 25, 1889 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Earl Smith June 14, 1893 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Wesley Smith — Mae Isovean Hartman — View this family October 22, 1893 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Myrtle Edith Smith November 1, 1895 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Lewis Harvey Smith December 30, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Edith May “Mamie” Smith November 1, 1899 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bessie Viola Smith April 29, 1901 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Cecil Elizabeth Smith May 7, 1901 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Rance Smith January 9, 1902 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Walter Lee Smith February 2, 1906 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas Hezekiah Smith December 12, 1907 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Pauline Smith November 17, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ruth Florence Smith April 14, 1912 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann Smith May 24, 1915 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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 6, 1920 (on the date of death) |
 Death | January 6, 1920 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | 1920 (Age 80 years) Note: Burial details unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hezekiah Isaac Smith Birth: 1819 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 19, 1856 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood Birth: January 10, 1820 33 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: after 1884 |
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Marriage: December 23, 1838 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
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10 months himself |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Rance Smith Birth: May 7, 1842 23 22 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 9, 1902 — Amon, Barton, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Reuben M Smith Sr Birth: November 1844 25 24 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 12, 1939 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Ann Smith Birth: May 11, 1850 31 30 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: May 24, 1915 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Margaret Smith Birth: October 17, 1852 33 32 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1924 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James W Smith Birth: 1855 36 34 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: December 20, 1872 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with George G Hamilton |
| step-father |
George G Hamilton Birth: April 23, 1808 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 1871 — Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood Birth: January 10, 1820 33 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: after 1884 |
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Marriage: October 1, 1861 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Mary Jane Wyatt |
| himself |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Jane Wyatt Birth: 1847 — Illinois, United States Death: April 4, 1879 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 12, 1865 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Alice Martha Smith Birth: October 17, 1866 27 19 — Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1945 — Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Alvarado Raidde Smith Birth: August 20, 1869 29 22 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: February 9, 1928 — Mindenmines, Barton, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Wesley Smith Birth: December 29, 1871 32 24 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: May 14, 1942 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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21 months son |
Thomas Hezekiah Smith Birth: September 1873 33 26 — Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: December 12, 1907 — Mindenmines, Barton, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Joseph Albert Smith Birth: September 29, 1876 36 29 — Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: January 19, 1946 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Virginia Catherine Hudson |
| himself |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Virginia Catherine Hudson Birth: September 28, 1863 — Pike, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1962 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: August 19, 1881 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Florence Smith Birth: May 1, 1885 45 21 — Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: October 22, 1965 — Orange, California, United States |
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4 years son |
Reuben Elmer Smith Birth: February 25, 1889 49 25 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: July 28, 1955 — Orange, California, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Myrtle Edith Smith Birth: November 1, 1895 56 32 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: February 9, 1957 — Stanislaus, California, United States |
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14 months son |
Lewis Harvey Smith Birth: December 30, 1896 57 33 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: May 20, 1965 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Cecil Elizabeth Smith Birth: May 7, 1901 61 37 — Kansas, United States Death: December 11, 1960 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
Josiah S Smith has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (13)
Parents Osburn P Hood + Fanny Smith
Parents Osburn P Hood + Susan …
Parents Ransom Hood + Amanda A “Mary” Maxwell
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah Isaac Smith - Household
Macoupin, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah Isaac Smith - Household
Macoupin, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood - Household
Town 10 Range 8 Macoupin, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household
Greene, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household
ED 83 Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household
ED 94 Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household
ED 112 Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Wesley Smith - Household
ED 116 Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Burial | Burial details unknown |