Matilda Ann SmithAge: 49 years1824–1873
- Name
- Matilda Ann Smith
- Given names
- Matilda Ann
- Surname
- Smith
- Married name
- Matilda Ann Hizer
Shared note: Aaron Hizer Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | June 28, 1824 25 17 |
 Birth of a brother | Oscar E Smith October 2, 1825 (Age 15 months) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 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 11 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 | Aaron Hizer — View this family August 31, 1845 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 son #1 | Daniel P Hizer 1857 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Henry Hardin Smith between 1860 and 1870 (Age 35 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 36 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 42 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 42 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 44 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Lockhart January 26, 1873 (Age 48 years) |
 Death | November 24, 1873 (Age 49 years) |
| Obituary | Matilda Ann Hizer (nee Smith) Obituary and Family Listing December 4, 1873 (10 days after death) |
| Obituary | Matilda Ann Hizer (nee Smith) Obituary and Family Listing December 5, 1873 (11 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bauman 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 younger brother |
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 herself |
Matilda Ann Smith Birth: June 28, 1824 25 17 — Indiana, United States Death: November 24, 1873 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Aaron Hizer |
| husband |
Aaron Hizer Birth: October 14, 1820 45 18 — Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, United States Death: October 24, 1901 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Matilda Ann Smith Birth: June 28, 1824 25 17 — Indiana, United States Death: November 24, 1873 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 31, 1845 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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12 years son |
Daniel P Hizer Birth: 1857 36 32 — Indiana, United States Death: 1911 — Wilson, Kansas, United States |
| Aaron Hizer + Elizabeth “Betsy” Troutman |
| husband |
Aaron Hizer Birth: October 14, 1820 45 18 — Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, United States Death: October 24, 1901 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Troutman Birth: about 1821 29 27 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 1845 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1840 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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-2 months step-daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Hizer Birth: November 14, 1839 19 18 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 28, 1921 — Bruce Lake Station, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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16 months step-daughter |
Nancy Hizer Birth: March 8, 1841 20 20 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 31, 1935 — Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Alfred Hizer Birth: 1843 22 22 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1864 — Georgia, United States |
| Obituary | Matilda Ann Hizer (nee Smith) Obituary and Family Listing
Obit: Rochester Union-Spy, Thursday, December 4, 1873:
We were informed this morning that Mrs. Aaron Huyser, of Wayne Twp., died last night of cancer. Her sufferings were severe and protracted.
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| Name | Aaron Hizer Obituary and Family Listing
The Rochester Sentinel - 1901
Tuesday, October 29, 1901
After a year’s illness from Brights disease Aaron HIZER, Sr., one-of the first settlers of Wayne township died Thursday evening near Grass Creek aged 81 years. He was the father of seventeen children and his aged wife still lives.
Funeral was Sunday; Rev. J. B. BAIR.
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