Grace SmithAge: 74 years1893–1967
- Name
- Grace Smith
- Given names
- Grace
- Surname
- Smith
- Married name
- Grace Welch
 Birth | January 14, 1893 26 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 son#1 | Thomas E Welch Jr. November 5, 1911 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Carrie Elizabeth Welch September 14, 1913 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Pauline Welch January 29, 1915 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Richard Welch December 21, 1916 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Jenny Smith February 13, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Skaggs March 13, 1948 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 son | Thomas E Welch Jr. January 14, 1957 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 | November 11, 1967 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Smith Death: |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Skaggs Birth: February 3, 1866 — Illinois, United States Death: March 13, 1948 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Jenny Smith Birth: November 11, 1886 20 Death: February 13, 1920 |
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6 years herself |
Grace Smith Birth: January 14, 1893 26 Death: November 11, 1967 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| sister |
Nellie Smith Death: |
| Mother’s family with Ben Hill |
| step-father |
Ben Hill Birth: November 5, 1863 Death: September 9, 1943 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Skaggs Birth: February 3, 1866 — Illinois, United States Death: March 13, 1948 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
John Hill Death: |
| half-brother |
Robert Hill Death: |
| Family with Thomas E Welch |
| husband |
Thomas E Welch Death: |
| herself |
Grace Smith Birth: January 14, 1893 26 Death: November 11, 1967 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| son |
Thomas E Welch Jr. Birth: November 5, 1911 18 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 14, 1957 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Carrie Elizabeth Welch Birth: September 14, 1913 20 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: |
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16 months daughter |
Pauline Welch Birth: January 29, 1915 22 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: |
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23 months son |
Richard Welch Birth: December 21, 1916 23 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: May 15, 1976 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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| son |
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