Columbia SmithAge: 45 years1858–1903
- Name
- Columbia Smith
- Given names
- Columbia
- Surname
- Smith
- Also known as
- Clarinda Smith
Shared note: Oscar E Smith Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | 1858 32 30 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | John Edward Smith January 23, 1863 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Alice Smith April 1865 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Isabele Smith 1866 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Henry Hardin Smith between 1860 and 1870 (Age 2 years) Note: He was shown with his family int the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 Census. |
 Census | June 19, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann Lockhart January 26, 1873 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 sister | Isabele Smith before 1903 (on the date of death) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903 |
 Death | before 1903 (Age 45 years) Shared note: Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903 |
| 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 elder sister |
Sarah J Smith Birth: 1849 23 21 — Indiana, United States Death: 1922 — Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Henry H Smith Birth: about 1855 29 27 — Indiana, United States Death: after 1911 |
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23 months elder 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 herself |
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 |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| Death | Estimated Death Date - Pre 1903
Child was listed as a survivor in either mother's (1903) or father's (1911) obituary |