Lucie Harriet Smitherman

Brief Life History of Lucie Harriet

When Lucie Harriet Smitherman was born about 1894, in Alabama, United States, her father, James Pinkney Smitherman, was 45 and her mother, Margaret Fancher, was 35. She married John Henry Fitts on 28 December 1913, in Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 7 Randolph, Bibb, Alabama, United States for about 40 years and Bibb, Alabama, United States in 1950. She died on 7 May 1961, in Randolph, Bibb, Alabama, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Bibb, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Fitts
1886–1972
Lucie Harriet Smitherman
1894–1961
Marriage: 28 December 1913
Lorene T. Fitts
1915–2001
Idolene Ophelia Fitts
1918–2003

Sources (17)

  • Lucy H Fitts, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Lucy Smitherman, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Lucy Harriet Fitts, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): occupational name either for someone who assisted a blacksmith, either from Middle English smithiere ‘blacksmith’ + -man, or from Middle English smythy ‘smithy, forge’ + -man. See also Smither .

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

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