Catherine L Deshiels

Brief Life History of Catherine L

Catherine L Deshiels was born about 1823, in Maryland, United States. She married David G Smart on 30 May 1844, in Warren, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Ward, Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1860 and Louisiana, United States in 1870. She died in Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

David G Smart
1813–
Catherine L Deshiels
1823–
Marriage: 30 May 1844
Cornelia Freudoria Smart
1845–1936
Eugenia E. Smart
1849–
Evangelina Smart
1853–
Ebenezer Smart
1855–
Lucinda Catherine Smart
1859–1951
Ada Melisa Smart
1861–1950

Sources (9)

  • Katharine L Smart in household of David G Smart, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Catherine Deshiels, "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Catharine Deshiels in entry for D G Smart, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1861

Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Dashiell , a surname of French origin, with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames. Like its original form, it is found mainly in MD. Compare Dashields and Deshield .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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