Arthur Smeaton

Brief Life History of Arthur

When Arthur Smeaton was born on 15 February 1888, in Wood River, Hall, Nebraska, United States, his father, Daniel Smeaton, was 29 and his mother, Hala Powell, was 19. He had at least 2 daughters with Christina Ollie Flyr. He died on 27 March 1976, in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Wood River, Hall, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Smeaton
1888–1976
Christina Ollie Flyr
1893–1980
Evelyn Mae Smeaton
1920–2020
Doris Smeaton
1928–2019

Sources (10)

  • Arthur Smeaton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Arthur Smeaton - Individual or family possessions: birth: 15 February 1888; Wood River, Hall, Nebraska, United States
  • Arthur Smeaton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

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Name Meaning

Scottish and English: habitational name from various places, including Smeaton (Midlothian), Kirk Smeaton and Little Smeaton (Yorkshire), Great and Little Smeaton (North Yorkshire), and Smeeton Westerby (Leicestershire), all of which are named with Old English smitha-tun ‘settlement of the smiths’.

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

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