Brief Life History of Gustave Charles
When Gustave Charles Smith was born on 16 May 1893, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Gustav Adolph Smith, was 26 and his mother, Bertha A Schultz, was 22. He married Jean M Sharback on 15 September 1922, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 22 December 1960, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, United States.
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Sources (11)
- August Smith in household of August Smith, "United States Census, 1900"
- Gustav Smith, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Gustave C Smith, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1893–1960 Male
1891–1932 Female
Children (5)
1919–2009 Male
1923–1993 Female
1925–1983 Male
1925–2007 Male
1929–2004 Male
Parents and Siblings
1866–1928 Male
1871–1943 Female
Siblings (7)
1889–1948 Male
1891–1963 Male
1893–1960 Male
1895–1968 Male
1900–1991 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 19
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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Pvt Gustave Charles Smith 1893-1960 Cemetery
Pvt Gustave Charles Smith BIRTH 16 May 1893 Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA DEATH 22 Dec 1960 (aged 67) Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA BURIAL Elmlawn Cemetery Tonawanda, Erie County, New Yo …
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