Reuben Elmer SmithAge: 66 years1889–1955
- Name
- Reuben Elmer Smith
- Given names
- Reuben Elmer
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | February 25, 1889 49 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Myrtle Edith Smith November 1, 1895 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lewis Harvey Smith December 30, 1896 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cecil Elizabeth Smith May 7, 1901 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Hezekiah Smith December 12, 1907 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 30 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Alvarado Raidde Smith February 9, 1928 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 half-brother | William Wesley Smith May 14, 1942 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Alice Martha Smith January 6, 1945 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 of a half-brother | Joseph Albert Smith January 19, 1946 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 28, 1955 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Magnolia Memorial Park |
| 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 |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger sister |
Cecil Elizabeth Smith Birth: May 7, 1901 61 37 — Kansas, United States Death: December 11, 1960 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Jane Wyatt |
| father |
Josiah S Smith Birth: October 1839 20 19 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 6, 1920 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| step-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 half-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 half-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 half-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 half-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 half-brother |
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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