Morgan Thomas Smoak

Brief Life History of Morgan Thomas

When Morgan Thomas Smoak was born on 15 March 1895, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Berwick Oscar Smoak, was 30 and his mother, Cornelia Berry, was 29. He married Edna Stroman in 1916, in South Carolina, United States. He lived in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 22 November 1925, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Morgan Thomas Smoak
1895–1925
Edna Stroman
1898–1980
Marriage: 1916

Sources (7)

  • Morgan Smoak in household of Oscar Smoak, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Morgan H. Smoak, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
  • Morgan Thomas Smoak, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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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.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a variant of Smock .

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

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