Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Smearman was born on 2 November 1872, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Josiah Joseph Smearman, was 23 and his mother, Lucinda Durst, was 22. He married Laura Belle Johns on 9 March 1898, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Elk Lick Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. He died on 24 October 1918, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Henry Smearman, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Henry Smearman - Government record: birth: November 1872; ,Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
- William H Smeauean, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sherman . The surname is also established in Ireland (Kilkenny).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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