Brief Life History of Harvey William
When Harvey William Smith was born on 23 December 1881, in Gilman, Marshall, Iowa, United States, his father, Joseph Washington Smith, was 32 and his mother, Ursulina Cramer, was 20. He married Emma Maude Finders on 17 December 1902, in Marshall, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Marshall Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Greencastle Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 20 October 1931, in Ferguson, Marshall, Iowa, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States.
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- Harvey Smith, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harvey William Smith, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Harvey W Smith, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1881–1931 Male
1885–1962 Female
Children (4)
1904–1993 Female
1907–1989 Male
1909–1997 Female
1913–1964 Male
Parents and Siblings
1849–1923 Male
1861–1930 Female
Siblings (8)
1877–1954 Female
1881–1931 Male
1884–1976 Female
1887–1923 Female
1890–1972 Male
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1882
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 15
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.
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