Brief Life History of Enoch G. Clayton
When Enoch G. Clayton Smith was born on 19 March 1870, in Horry, South Carolina, United States, his father, Reverend John Travis Smith, was 28 and his mother, Helen Victoria Allen, was 24. He married Mary Ellen Squires on 20 April 1910, in Horry, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Dog Bluff, Horry, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Dog Bluff Township, Horry, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 11 January 1937, at the age of 66, and was buried in Dog Bluff, Horry, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Enoch Smith in household of John T Smith, "United States Census, 1870"
- Enoch Clayton Smith, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
- Enoch Clavton Smith in entry for Mr L Geroy Smith, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1870–1937 Male
1869–1927 Female
Children (8)
1890–1976 Male
1893–1934 Male
1894–1979 Female
1896–1955 Male
1898–1965 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1911 Male
1846–1917 Female
Siblings (12)
1863–1922 Male
1864–1932 Female
1865–1870 Female
1867–1949 Female
1870–1937 Male
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World Events (8)
1871 · KKK Supression
Age 1
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 20
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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