Sarah J SmithAge: 73 years1849–1922
- Name
- Sarah J Smith
- Given names
- Sarah J
- Surname
- Smith
- Married name
- Sarah J Cain
Shared note: Oscar E Smith Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | 1849 23 21 |
 Census | September 24, 1850 (Age 20 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Michael A Troutman May 24, 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry H Smith about 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah D Campbell August 25, 1856 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary A Smith December 11, 1856 (Age 7 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 sister | Columbia Smith 1858 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Edward Smith January 23, 1863 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Alice Smith April 1865 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Isabele Smith 1866 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Henry Hardin Smith between 1860 and 1870 (Age 11 years) Note: He was shown with his family int the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 Census. |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 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 18 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 20 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 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann Lockhart January 26, 1873 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | William P Cain — View this family December 24, 1874 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 22, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | 1895 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 26, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Columbia Smith before 1903 (Age 54 years) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903 |
| Death of a sister | Isabele Smith before 1903 (Age 54 years) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903 |
| Death of a mother | Jane Ann Troutman May 25, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a father | Oscar E Smith July 22, 1911 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry H Smith after 1911 (Age 62 years) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Post 1911 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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 27, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | 1922 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Oscar E Smith Birth: October 2, 1825 26 18 — Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Death: July 22, 1911 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
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 herself |
Sarah J Smith Birth: 1849 23 21 — Indiana, United States Death: 1922 — Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Henry H Smith Birth: about 1855 29 27 — Indiana, United States Death: after 1911 |
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23 months younger sister |
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 younger sister |
Columbia Smith Birth: 1858 32 30 — Indiana, United States Death: before 1903 |
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5 years younger brother |
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 younger sister |
Dora Alice Smith Birth: April 1865 39 38 — Indiana, United States Death: November 17, 1942 — Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Isabele Smith Birth: 1866 40 38 — Indiana, United States Death: before 1903 |
| Family with William P Cain |
| husband |
William P Cain Birth: 1851 — Alabama, United States Death: |
| herself |
Sarah J Smith Birth: 1849 23 21 — Indiana, United States Death: 1922 — Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1874 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
Sarah J Smith has 35 first cousins recorded
Mother's family (34)
Parents Peter Troutman + Mary “Polly” Bruce
Parents Thomas William Barnett + Emily Mary “Polly” Troutman
Parents Aaron Hizer + Elizabeth “Betsy” Troutman
Parents Joseph Troutman + Phoebe Clark
| 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 - William P Cain - Household
Long Creek, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William P Cain - Household
Crawford, Rice, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William P Cain - 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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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William P Cain - Household
Grant, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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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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| Name | 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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