Bessie Viola SmithAge: 82 years1901–1983
- Name
- Bessie Viola Smith
- Given names
- Bessie Viola
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | April 29, 1901 29 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Walter Lee Smith February 2, 1906 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Pauline Smith November 17, 1908 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ruth Florence Smith April 14, 1912 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 paternal grandfather | Josiah S Smith January 6, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 mother | Mae Isovean Hartman October 13, 1939 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | William Wesley Smith May 14, 1942 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 sister | Edith May “Mamie” Smith October 12, 1947 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 brother | William Earl Smith April 22, 1966 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter Lee Smith July 11, 1966 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 | August 12, 1983 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rosebank Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Wesley Smith Birth: December 29, 1871 32 24 — White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: May 14, 1942 — Mulberry, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
Ruth Florence Smith Birth: April 14, 1912 40 34 — Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: July 18, 1987 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Wesley Smith - Household
ED 112 Washington, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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