Oscar E SmithAge: 85 years1825–1911
- Name
- Oscar E Smith
- Given names
- Oscar E
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | October 2, 1825 26 18 |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Jane Ann Troutman — View this family April 11, 1848 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Sarah J Smith 1849 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | September 24, 1850 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry H Smith about 1855 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary A Smith December 11, 1856 (Age 31 years) Note: The FAG tombstone photo shows a 1860 death date; however, Mary is shown in the 1850 Census as being 4 years old. A ~1856 birth year is consistent with other Census info. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Columbia Smith 1858 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 19, 1860 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Edward Smith January 23, 1863 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Dora Alice Smith April 1865 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Isabele Smith 1866 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Hardin Smith between 1860 and 1870 (Age 34 years) Note: He was shown with his family int the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 Census. |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 41 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 16, 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Lockhart January 26, 1873 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Matilda Ann Smith November 24, 1873 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William P Cain — Sarah J Smith — View this family December 24, 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leonard Henton Palmer — Mary A Smith — View this family December 19, 1877 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Luther Palmer 1878 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel P Hizer — Dora Alice Smith — View this family February 4, 1878 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ollie V Hizer August 1882 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bertha Mae Hizer July 1885 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Edward Smith — Emma Shummard — View this family July 25, 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Florence May Smith June 27, 1887 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Daisy Iona Smith January 12, 1889 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Byrdie Leona Smith September 15, 1890 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Thressa Floy Smith November 8, 1892 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | 1895 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Charles Leroy Hizer May 5, 1896 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel Laurence Ryan — Mary A Smith — View this family May 11, 1898 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 granddaughter #9 | Velma Donny Smith February 3, 1900 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Columbia Smith before 1903 (Age 77 years) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903 |
| Death of a daughter | Isabele Smith before 1903 (Age 77 years) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903 |
| Death of a wife | Jane Ann Troutman May 25, 1903 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ollie V Hizer before 1910 (Age 84 years) Note: Was listed as deceased in her mother's 1910 Census |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | July 22, 1911 (Age 85 years) |
| Obituary | Oscar E Smith Obituary and Family Listing July 23, 1911 (1 day after death) Shared note: Oscar E Smith Obituary and Family Listing |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Girard Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Hardin Smith Birth: May 3, 1799 — Kentucky, United States Death: between 1860 and 1870 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Lockhart Birth: May 7, 1807 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1873 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 21, 1823 — Harrison, Indiana, United States |
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2 years himself |
Oscar E Smith Birth: October 2, 1825 26 18 — Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Death: July 22, 1911 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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-15 months elder sister |
Matilda Ann Smith Birth: June 28, 1824 25 17 — Indiana, United States Death: November 24, 1873 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Jane Ann Troutman |
| himself |
Oscar E Smith Birth: October 2, 1825 26 18 — Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Death: July 22, 1911 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Jane Ann Troutman Birth: March 1827 35 33 — Bartholomew, Indiana, United States Death: May 25, 1903 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 11, 1848 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Sarah J Smith Birth: 1849 23 21 — Indiana, United States Death: 1922 — Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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7 years son |
Henry H Smith Birth: about 1855 29 27 — Indiana, United States Death: after 1911 |
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23 months daughter |
Mary A Smith Birth: December 11, 1856 31 29 — Indiana, United States Death: June 18, 1928 — Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Columbia Smith Birth: 1858 32 30 — Indiana, United States Death: before 1903 |
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5 years son |
John Edward Smith Birth: January 23, 1863 37 35 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: 1935 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Dora Alice Smith Birth: April 1865 39 38 — Indiana, United States Death: November 17, 1942 — Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Isabele Smith Birth: 1866 40 38 — Indiana, United States Death: before 1903 |
Oscar E Smith has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - Henry Hardin Smith - Household
Harrison, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Dora, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
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| Census | Kansas States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Crawford, Rice, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Grant, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Oscar E Smith - Household
Grant, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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| Obituary | Oscar E Smith Obituary and Family Listing
Oscar E. Smith was born in Mont-
gomery County, Kentucky, October 2,
1826, and died in Girard, Kansas,
Julv 22, 1911, aged 84 years, 9 months
and 20 days. When a small boy his
parents moved to Fulton County, In-
diana. He moved to Decatur, Illinois,
in 1867, and then to Kansas in 1881,
locating on a farm near McCune. In
1883 he moved to Brazilton, Kansas,
where be resided until March, 1911,
when he came to Girard with his
daughter and husband. His wife died
8 years ago, He was married to Jane
Troutman in 1848. To this union
eleven children were born, six of
whom have preceded him to the better
land. Those living are Mrs. Sarah
Cain, John E and Henry Smith of
Girard, Mrs. Mary A. Ryan of Fred-
onia and Mrs. Dora Hiser of Chicago,
Ill. One brother and a number of
children are also left to mourn his de-
parture. He was converted and
united with the Christian Church un-
der the preaching of Alexander Camp-
bell, when quite a voung man. The
funeral was held at the Christian
Church yesterday at 10 o'clock a. m.,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. W.
McLaughlin.
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| Name | Jane Ann Smith (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing
SMITH — At Maple City, Kas, May 25th,
1903, of dropsy of the heart, Jane, wife of
Oscar E. Smith, aged 75 years.
Mrs. Smith was visiting relatives at the
time of her death. Her maiden name was
Jane Troutman. She came to Kansas twenty-one years
ago from Macon county, Ill., and resided in
this county afterwards.
An aged husband and five children survive
her. The children are Mrs. Sarah Cain,
of Brazilton; Henry H. Smith, of Pitts-
burg; Mrs. Dora Heizer, of South Haven,
Kas.; Mrs. Mary Ryan, of Fredonia, and
John E. Smith, of Girard.
Her remains were brought to Girard far
interment, the funeral taking place at 10
o’clock Wednesdday, Rev. B. F. Thomas
officiating.
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