Brief Life History of Lilly Mae
When Lilly Mae Smyth was born in May 1880, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John Morrison Smyth, was 33 and her mother, Lucy E. Williams, was 23.
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Family Time Line
John Morrison Smyth
1846–1910
Lucy E. Williams
1857–1887
George C Smyth
1876–
Charles Bruce Smyth
1878–1941
Lilly Mae Smyth
1880–
Lola Smyth
1883–1965
Cora Smyth
1886–1937
Sources (1)
- Lilly May Smyth in household of John M Smyth, "United States Census, 1880"
Parents and Siblings
1846–1910 Male
1857–1887 Female
Siblings (5)
1876– Male
1878–1941 Male
1880– Female
1883–1965 Female
1886–1937 Female
World Events (3)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 2
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Age 12
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Ronan, Aidan, Brigid, Conor, Eoin, Malachy, Paddy.
English: variant of Smith . This form of the surname is particularly common Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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