Brief Life History of John N
When John N Smith was born in December 1879, in Jasper, Iowa, United States, his father, Nathan R. Smith, was 42 and his mother, Kittel M Moore, was 30. He married Maude M Thorley on 11 November 1908, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. He lived in Kellogg Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Clay Township, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died in 1953, in Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in New Altoona Cemetery, Polk, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (7)
- John Smith in household of N R Smith, "United States Census, 1900"
- John N. Smith, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- John N. Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1879–1953 Male
1883–1948 Female
Parents and Siblings
1837–1912 Male
1849– Female
Siblings (4)
1871–1883 Male
1875–1920 Female
1879–1953 Male
1882–1950 Male
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 5
1900 · Gold for Cash!
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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