Rena Belle SmithAge: 62 years1875–1937
- Name
- Rena Belle Smith
- Given names
- Rena Belle
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | January 11, 1875 32 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Jeina Smith January 11, 1875 Shared note: Information provided by FamilySearch Researcher, dorothy6, who is the direct Smith family heritage. |
| Death of a sister | Jeina Smith June 25, 1875 (Age 5 months) Shared note: Information provided by FamilySearch Researcher, dorothy6, who is the direct Smith family heritage. |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Smith September 4, 1876 (Age 19 months) Shared note: Information provided by FamilySearch Researcher, dorothy6, who is the direct Smith family heritage. |
| Death of a brother | Infant Smith September 4, 1876 (Age 19 months) Shared note: Information provided by FamilySearch Researcher, dorothy6, who is the direct Smith family heritage. |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Jane Smith January 9, 1878 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Malinda Olive Smith December 20, 1879 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emma Emanda Smith June 8, 1883 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood after 1884 (Age 8 years) Note: She was mentioned as a beneficiary in Anna McGehee will written in 1884 |
| Birth of a sister | Gracie May Smith November 2, 1887 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joey Smith May 16, 1890 (Age 15 years) Note: Joey and Johnnie Smith were twins |
| Birth of a brother | Jonnnie Smith May 16, 1890 (Age 15 years) Note: Joey and Johnnie Smith were twins |
| Death of a brother | Joey Smith June 28, 1890 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonnnie Smith September 11, 1890 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Arthur Smith December 11, 1899 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | William Rance Smith January 9, 1902 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 mother | Henrietta Jane Denham August 26, 1919 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma Emanda Smith June 19, 1929 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 sister | Malinda Olive Smith May 7, 1933 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | June 4, 1937 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Rance Smith Birth: May 7, 1842 23 22 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: January 9, 1902 — Amon, Barton, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Henrietta Jane Denham Birth: August 8, 1849 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1919 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Mary Evangeline Smith Birth: August 13, 1866 24 17 — Victoria, Knox, Illinois, United States Death: June 8, 1939 — Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Arthur Smith Birth: October 7, 1868 26 19 — Greene, Illinois, United States Death: December 11, 1899 — Barton, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Henry H Smith Birth: April 26, 1871 28 21 — Greene, Illinois, United States Death: February 20, 1872 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Sarah Ann Smith Birth: April 1, 1872 29 22 — Greene, Illinois, United States Death: September 15, 1956 — Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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3 years twin sister |
Jeina Smith Birth: January 11, 1875 32 25 — Greene, Illinois, United States Death: June 25, 1875 — Greene, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Rena Belle Smith Birth: January 11, 1875 32 25 — Greene, Illinois, United States Death: June 4, 1937 — Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Infant Smith Birth: September 4, 1876 34 27 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: September 4, 1876 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Martha Jane Smith Birth: January 9, 1878 35 28 — Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 1972 — Vallejo, Solano, California, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Malinda Olive Smith Birth: December 20, 1879 37 30 — Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: May 7, 1933 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Emma Emanda Smith Birth: June 8, 1883 41 33 — Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: June 19, 1929 — Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Gracie May Smith Birth: November 2, 1887 45 38 — Lamar, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: November 16, 1965 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Joey Smith Birth: May 16, 1890 48 40 — Doylesport, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: June 28, 1890 — Missouri, United States |
| younger brother |
Jonnnie Smith Birth: May 16, 1890 48 40 — Doylesport Township, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1890 — Barton, Missouri, United States |
Rena Belle Smith has 25 first cousins recorded
Father's family (25)
Parents Josiah S Smith + Mary Jane Wyatt
Parents Josiah S Smith + Virginia Catherine Hudson
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 - Henrietta Jane Denham - Household
ED 83 White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States
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