Sarah Margaret SmithAge: 71 years1852–1924
- Name
- Sarah Margaret Smith
- Given names
- Sarah Margaret
- Surname
- Smith
- Married name
- Sarah Margaret Droke
- Married name
- Sarah Margaret Newell
 Birth | October 17, 1852 33 32 |
 Birth of a brother | James W Smith 1855 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | Hezekiah Isaac Smith January 19, 1856 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 7 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George G Hamilton — Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood — View this family October 1, 1861 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 14 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 14 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 16 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 | June 11, 1870 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | James W Smith December 20, 1872 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | William S Droke — View this family August 23, 1874 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Albert “Joe” Droke 1877 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a husband | William S Droke 1877 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage | William Henry Newell — View this family September 20, 1881 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Effie Mae Newell November 5, 1883 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 31 years) Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Walter Arthur Newell March 20, 1888 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Alfred Joseph Newell June 3, 1890 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Queen Ann Newell May 31, 1895 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | 1895 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Rance Smith January 9, 1902 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | 1905 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | James Albert “Joe” Droke December 12, 1914 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Ann Smith May 24, 1915 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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/ |
| Burial of a brother | Josiah S Smith 1920 (Age 67 years) Note: Burial details unknown |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Josiah S Smith January 6, 1920 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | June 13, 1924 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 William S Droke |
| husband |
William S Droke Birth: 1845 — Virginia, United States Death: 1877 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: August 23, 1874 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
James Albert “Joe” Droke Birth: 1877 32 24 — Illinois, United States Death: December 12, 1914 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| Family with William Henry Newell |
| husband |
William Henry Newell Birth: May 18, 1855 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: April 8, 1937 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: September 20, 1881 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Effie Mae Newell Birth: November 5, 1883 28 31 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: June 4, 1963 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Walter Arthur Newell Birth: March 20, 1888 32 35 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1950 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
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2 years son |
Alfred Joseph Newell Birth: June 3, 1890 35 37 — Missouri, United States Death: November 14, 1967 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Queen Ann Newell Birth: May 31, 1895 40 42 — Arma, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: June 13, 1959 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
Sarah Margaret 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 | 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 - George G Hamilton - Household
Township 11 Range 8 Macoupin, 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 | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
ED 86 Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Newell - Household
Ed 91 Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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