Virgil SmithAge: 81 years1896–1977
- Name
- Virgil Smith
- Given names
- Virgil
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | January 21, 1896 23 26 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 sister | Lola Smith September 20, 1898 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Boone Dawson Smith September 10, 1905 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Needham Vanburen Smith September 6, 1913 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Alta Owens — View this family 1917 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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/ |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Fannie Plumlee April 24, 1924 (Age 28 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 paternal grandmother | Izora Reed July 12, 1933 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert L Smith September 9, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 sister | Lola Smith January 23, 1974 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | September 25, 1977 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert L Smith Birth: February 3, 1872 31 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 9, 1940 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Fannie Plumlee Birth: September 3, 1869 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1924 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Street Smith Birth: October 9, 1893 21 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1982 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Virgil Smith Birth: January 21, 1896 23 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 25, 1977 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lola Smith Birth: September 20, 1898 26 29 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1974 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Boone Dawson Smith Birth: September 10, 1905 33 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1978 — Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Alta Owens |
| himself |
Virgil Smith Birth: January 21, 1896 23 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 25, 1977 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Alta Owens Death: August 16, 1986 |
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Marriage: 1917 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
Virgil Smith has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Needham Vanburen Smith - Household
Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Needham Vanburen Smith - Household
Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clint Randle Smith - Household
Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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