George W Smith
26 August 1860–18 September 1877 (Age 17)
Iowa, United States
The Life of George W
When George W Smith was born on 26 August 1860, in Iowa, United States, his father, David Gerald Smith, was 27 and his mother, Helen M. Wadsworth, was 20. He died on 18 September 1877, at the age of 17.
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Family Time Line
David Gerald Smith
1833–1910
Helen M. Wadsworth
1840–1861
James Henry Smith
1857–1931
William Pardon Smith
1859–1859
George W Smith
1860–1877
Parents and Siblings
David Gerald Smith
1833–1910Male
Helen M. Wadsworth
1840–1861Female
siblings
(3)
James Henry Smith
1857–1931Male
William Pardon Smith
1859–1859Male
1860–1877Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 3
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 6
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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