William J. Smith
19 September 1834–10 October 1834
Missouri, United States
The Life of William J.
When William J. Smith was born on 19 September 1834, in Missouri, United States, his father, James B Smith, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth A Mitchell Wright, was 21. He died on 10 October 1834, in Cedar, Missouri, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Cedar, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
James B Smith
1802–1872
Elizabeth A Mitchell Wright
1812–1897
Katy Smith
1833–
William J. Smith
1834–1834
Elizabeth Ann Smith
1835–1901
Margaret Elizabeth Smith
1837–1859
Jane Smith
1837–
Child SMITH
1839–1839
James Dunleavy Smith
1839–1924
Benjamin Franklin Smith
1840–1915
Manes F Smith
1840–
George Washington Smith
1842–1916
Jarvis Smith
1844–
Cordelia Catherine Smith
1844–1877
Elzebiah Dice Smith
1846–1897
Louisa Evaline Smith
1848–1925
Child SMITH
1850–1850
Francis Marion Smith
1850–1935
Rachael H. Smith
1852–1922
Alfred Smith
1854–
Parents and Siblings
James B Smith
1802–1872Male
Elizabeth A Mitchell Wright
1812–1897Female
siblings
(18)
Katy Smith
1833–Female
1834–1834Male
Elizabeth Ann Smith
1835–1901Female
Margaret Elizabeth Smith
1837–1859Female
Jane Smith
1837–Female
+13 More Children
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps 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 the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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