Brief Life History of William Cochran Adkinson
When William Cochran Adkinson Smoot Jr. was born on 8 February 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Cochran Adkinson Smoot Sr, was 25 and his mother, Martha Ann Sessions, was 17. He married Mary Ann Sarah Jones on 28 March 1878, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Lincoln, Idaho, United States in 1910. His occupation is listed as police officer, salt lake city in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 7 January 1933, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (40)
- William C A Smoot in entry for Polly J Smoot, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William C A Smoot, "United States Census, 1930"
- William C A Smoot in entry for John Francis Paschek and Genevieve Spettigue, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1853–1933 Male
1858–1942 Female
Children (6)
1879–1945 Female
1881–1925 Male
1885–1963 Male
1886–1959 Female
1889–1954 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1828–1920 Male
1835–1877 Female
Siblings (14)
1853–1933 Male
1854–1868 Female
1857–1876 Male
1858–1909 Female
1860–1951 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 1
1863
Age 10
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 22
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Smout, a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, Dutch smout, or a nickname for someone who had a taste for, and could afford, rich foods.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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