Brief Life History of Alice Virginia
Alice Virginia Smith was born on 20 February 1860, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States as the daughter of Jos. Smith and Nancy Scott. She married James Marion Foster on 26 May 1881, in Edgar, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Vermilion, Stratton Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Stratton Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 February 1937, in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
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- Virginia A Forbes in household of James M Forbes, "United States Census, 1900"
- Alice Virginia Foster, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Alice V. Smith, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1853–1929 Male
1860–1937 Female
Children (3)
1884–1922 Female
1887– Male
1890–1908 Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1861
Age 1
1863
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 21
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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