Joseph Albert SmithAge: 69 years1876–1946
- Name
- Joseph Albert Smith
- Given names
- Joseph Albert
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | September 29, 1876 36 29 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 months)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 2 years) |
 Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Josiah S Smith — Virginia Catherine Hudson — View this family August 19, 1881 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 7 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Reuben Elmer Smith February 25, 1889 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Myrtle Edith Smith November 1, 1895 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lewis Harvey Smith December 30, 1896 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 half-sister | Cecil Elizabeth Smith May 7, 1901 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Hezekiah Smith December 12, 1907 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alvarado Raidde Smith February 9, 1928 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 53 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Wesley Smith May 14, 1942 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alice Martha Smith January 6, 1945 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 | January 19, 1946 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
Joseph Albert Smith has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (28)
Parents William Rance Smith + Henrietta Jane Denham
Parents Reuben M Smith Sr + Phoebe Melvina Stewart
Parents James Martin Stewart + Elizabeth Ann Smith
Parents William S Droke + Sarah Margaret Smith
Parents William Henry Newell + Sarah Margaret Smith
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Josiah S Smith - Household
ED 83 Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States
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