Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » William J. Smith (1857-1917)

Personal data William J. Smith 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • He was born April 1857 in Jefferson, Wells County, Indiana.
  • He died on July 18, 1917 in Jefferson, Wells County, Indiana, he was 60 years old.Source 7
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of William J. Smith

He is married to Elizabeth Ann Davison.

They got married on August 21, 1879 at Wells County, Indiana, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Nellie G. Smith  1881-????
  2. Essie Smith  1883-????
  3. Clement Smith  1885-????
  4. Garnet E. Smith  1888-????
  5. Keith Roscoe Smith  1893-1946 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William J. Smith

William J. Smith
1857-1917

1879

Elizabeth Ann Davison
1861-1936

Nellie G. Smith
1881-????
Essie Smith
1883-????
Clement Smith
1885-????
Garnet E. Smith
1888-????
Keith Roscoe Smith
1893-1946

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Sources

  1. "http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=delamontagne," supplied by Stewart, 10 jan 2016., Gedcom : rootsweb, Descendants of Jean Mousnier de la MONTAGNE (1595-1670), compiled by Lois Stewart Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
  2. 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Wells, Indiana; Roll : T9_323; Family History Film: 1254323; Page: 25.4000; Enum eration District: 141; Image: 0052.
    Mary Smith 58, head, keeping house;  William Smith 23, son, working on farm;  Elizabeth Smith 19, [son's] wife;  Blanch Histe 8, boarder
  3. 1870 U.S. Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Wells, Indiana; Roll : M593_372; Page: 70; Image: 141.
    Mary Smith 48;  James Smith 19;  George M Smith 17;  Catherine Smith 15;  William J Smith 13; ; Mary E Smith 22
  4. 1860 U.S. Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jefferson, Wells, Indiana; Roll : M653_309; Page: 892; Image: 120.
    Mary Smith 38, farmer, born Ohio;  Silas W Smith 17;  Elizabeth J Smith 16;  Gerold C Smith 14;  Mary E Smith 12;  Josiah Smith 11; James Smith 9; ; George Smith 7;  Catherine Smith 5; William J Smith 3
  5. 1900 U.S. Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jefferson, Wells, Indiana; Roll : T623 413; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 145.
    William Smith 43, born Apr 1857 in Indiana, married 20 years, farmer; Elizabeth Smith 39, wife,  born May 1861 in Indiana, married 20 years, 6 births/5 living chilldren;  Nellie G Smith 18, daughter, born  Aug 1881, single, teacher;  Essie W Smith 16, daughter, Born Sep 1883 in Indiana;  Clement Smith 15, son,  born Mar 1885 in Indiana;  Garnet Smith 11, daughter, born Oct 1888;  Keith Smith 6, son, born  June 1893 in Indiana
  6. 1910 U.S. Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jefferson, Wells, Indiana; Roll : T624_388; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 742.
    William J Smith 52;  Elizabeth A Smith 48;  Nellie G Smith 28;  Garnet E Smith 20;  William K Smith 16;  Next door:  Clem A. Smith 25, married 0 years; Dora C. Smith 19, wife, married 0 years;
  7. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920, Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941., The source of this record is the book H-19 on page 11 withi n the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Adminis tration.
    William J. Smith;  Date: 18 Jul 1917;  Location: Jefferson Township; Age: 60 yr;  Gender: Male; ; Race: White;  Source Location: County Health Office, Bluffton
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Historical events

Day of marriage August 21, 1879

  • The temperature on August 21, 1879 was about 24.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
    • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.

Day of death July 18, 1917

  • The temperature on July 18, 1917 was between 14.5 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
    • June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
    • June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
    • June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
    • July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
    • December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.


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