William Wesley SmithAge: 70 years1871–1942
- Name
- William Wesley Smith
- Given names
- William Wesley
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | December 29, 1871 32 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Hezekiah Smith September 1873 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Albert Smith September 29, 1876 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 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 mother | Mary Jane Wyatt April 4, 1879 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 8 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Josiah S Smith — Virginia Catherine Hudson — View this family August 19, 1881 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 12 years) Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Florence Smith May 1, 1885 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Reuben Elmer Smith February 25, 1889 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Earl Smith June 14, 1893 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Mae Isovean Hartman — View this family October 22, 1893 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Myrtle Edith Smith November 1, 1895 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lewis Harvey Smith December 30, 1896 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 daughter #2 | Edith May “Mamie” Smith November 1, 1899 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bessie Viola Smith April 29, 1901 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Cecil Elizabeth Smith May 7, 1901 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Walter Lee Smith February 2, 1906 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Hezekiah Smith December 12, 1907 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Pauline Smith November 17, 1908 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ruth Florence Smith April 14, 1912 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 father | Josiah S Smith January 6, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alvarado Raidde Smith February 9, 1928 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 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 |
| Census | April 14, 1930 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mae Isovean Hartman October 13, 1939 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 |
 Death | May 14, 1942 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rosebank Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Joseph Albert Smith Birth: September 29, 1876 36 29 — Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: January 19, 1946 — Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Virginia Catherine Hudson |
| father |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Cecil Elizabeth Smith Birth: May 7, 1901 61 37 — Kansas, United States Death: December 11, 1960 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with Mae Isovean Hartman |
| himself |
William Wesley Smith Birth: December 29, 1871 32 24 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: May 14, 1942 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mae Isovean Hartman Birth: November 17, 1877 — Pendleton, West Virginia, United States Death: October 13, 1939 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 22, 1893 — Barton, Missouri, United States |
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-4 months son |
William Earl Smith Birth: June 14, 1893 21 15 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: April 22, 1966 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Edith May “Mamie” Smith Birth: November 1, 1899 27 21 — Cornell, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: October 12, 1947 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Bessie Viola Smith Birth: April 29, 1901 29 23 — Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: August 12, 1983 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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5 years son |
Walter Lee Smith Birth: February 2, 1906 34 28 — Kansas, United States Death: July 11, 1966 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Pauline Smith Birth: November 17, 1908 36 31 — Midway, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: November 11, 1998 — Costa Mesa, Orange, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruth Florence Smith Birth: April 14, 1912 40 34 — Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: July 18, 1987 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| 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 - William Wesley Smith - Household
ED 25 Ozark, Barton, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Wesley 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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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Wesley Smith - Household
ED 12 Newport, Barton, Missouri, United States
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