Henry Thomas Smith

1889–1954 (Age 65)
Scottville, Mason, Michigan, United States

The Life of Henry Thomas

When Henry Thomas Smith was born in 1889, in Scottville, Mason, Michigan, United States, his father, Charles Albert Smith, was 32 and his mother, Minnie Billings, was 21. He married Catherine Rhinebolt on 30 October 1911, in Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Custer, Mason, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died in 1954, in Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Henry Thomas Smith
1889–1954
Catherine Rhinebolt
1891–1983
Marriage: 30 October 1911
Henry Albert Smith
1927–1954

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
30 October 1911
Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States
children

(1)

Parents and Siblings

    Charles Albert Smith

    Male1857–1932Male

    Minnie Billings

    Female1868–1952Female

siblings

(8)

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1903 · Ford Motor Company

Age 14

"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 18

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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Sources (3)

  • Henry Smith in household of Charles Smith, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Henry T Smith, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Henry Thomas Smith, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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