Virginia Catherine HudsonAge: 98 years1863–1962
- Name
- Virginia Catherine Hudson
- Given names
- Virginia Catherine
- Surname
- Hudson
- Married name
- Virginia Catherine Smith
 Birth | September 28, 1863 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 3 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 3 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 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Josiah S Smith — View this family August 19, 1881 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Florence Smith May 1, 1885 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Reuben Elmer Smith February 25, 1889 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Myrtle Edith Smith November 1, 1895 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Lewis Harvey Smith December 30, 1896 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 8, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Cecil Elizabeth Smith May 7, 1901 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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 husband | Josiah S Smith January 6, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Josiah S Smith 1920 (Age 56 years) Note: Burial details unknown |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 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 son | Reuben Elmer Smith July 28, 1955 (Age 91 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Myrtle Edith Smith February 9, 1957 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Cecil Elizabeth Smith December 11, 1960 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 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 | July 21, 1962 (Age 98 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Magnolia Memorial Park Note: Plot: Section AG Block NW Lot 462xx S Space 4 |
| Family with Josiah S Smith |
| husband |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
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 + Mary Jane Wyatt |
| husband |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| husband’s 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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-son |
Joseph Albert Smith Birth: September 29, 1876 36 29 — Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: January 19, 1946 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| 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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| Burial | Plot: Section AG Block NW Lot 462xx S Space 4 |