Thomas Smith

16 October 1800–13 October 1864 (Age 63)
New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

Thomas Smith was born on 16 October 1800, in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. He married Martha Walker on 26 November 1829, in Pike, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Coosa, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1860. He died on 13 October 1864, in Larissa, Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Smith
1800–1864
Martha Walker
1813–1882
Marriage: 26 November 1829
William Franklin Smith
1830–1854
Thomas J. Smith
1832–
Frances Josephine Smith
1835–1885
John Taylor Smith
1838–1867
George Clark Smith
1840–1925
Martha Sophia Smith
1843–1863
James M. Smith
1845–1862
Beatrice O. Smith
1852–1853

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 November 1829Pike, Georgia, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1803
    Age 3
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1803 · The U.S doubles in size
    Age 3
    The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 19
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were 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 also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Smithe
    Smither
    Smithey
    Smyth
    Smythe
    McGowan
    Smead
    Faber

    Sources (7)

    • Thomas Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Thomas Smith, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
    • Thos Smith in entry for Geo Clark Smith, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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