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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- 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"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
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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