John Smith–
- Name
- John Smith
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Smith
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Skaggs — View this family unknown |
 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 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Jenny Smith November 11, 1886 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Grace Smith January 14, 1893 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Butler Allen — Jenny Smith — View this family January 25, 1901 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Clarence Edward Allen November 10, 1902 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles H Allen September 2, 1904 |
| Marriage of a child | Harry Edgar Coddington — Nellie Smith — View this family December 12, 1906 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bertha Elizabeth Coddington February 6, 1908 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Francis O Allen January 14, 1910 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Thomas E Welch Jr. November 5, 1911 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Carrie Elizabeth Welch September 14, 1913 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Pauline Welch January 29, 1915 |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Richard Welch December 21, 1916 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a grandson | Charles H Allen June 27, 1917 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 daughter | Jenny Smith February 13, 1920 |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929Note: 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 1945Note: 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 wife | Mary Elizabeth Skaggs March 13, 1948 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953Note: 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 grandson | Thomas E Welch Jr. January 14, 1957 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975Note: 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 | unknown |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Skaggs |
| himself |
John Smith Death: |
| wife |
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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| daughter |
Jenny Smith Birth: November 11, 1886 20 Death: February 13, 1920 |
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6 years daughter |
Grace Smith Birth: January 14, 1893 26 Death: November 11, 1967 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
Nellie Smith Death: |
| Ben Hill + Mary Elizabeth Skaggs |
| wife’s husband |
Ben Hill Birth: November 5, 1863 Death: September 9, 1943 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
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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| step-son |
John Hill Death: |
| step-son |
Robert Hill Death: |