William Henry Smart

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Smart was born on 6 April 1862, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Thomas Sharratt Smart, was 37 and his mother, Ann Hayter, was 39. He married Anna Haines on 3 October 1888, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States in 1910 and Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1920. His occupation is listed as family livestock business in Cache Valley, Cache, Utah, United States. He died on 3 December 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Smart
1862–1937
Anna Haines
1867–1938
Marriage: 3 October 1888
Elizabeth “Bessie” Smart
1889–1975
William Haines Smart
1891–1957
Thomas Laurence Smart
1893–1980
Edna Smart
1895–1964
Smart
1898–1898
Joseph Heber Smart
1900–1993
Anna Smart
1903–1923
Ruth Smart
1909–1955

Sources (95)

  • William H Smart in household of Thos S Smart, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William H Smart, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1878 · St. Mary's Episcopal Church is Built

The Episcopal Diocese of Florida organized a mission church in 1878 to provide a location that could serve seasonal guests. Visitors and residents from Green Cove Springs raised over $1000 to build the church. On March 10, 1879, the Church held its first service. This location is notable because it would eventually be added to U.S. National Register of Historic Places (February 17, 1978).

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English smert, smart ‘quick, prompt, brisk, vigorous’ (Old English smeart ‘stinging’, ‘painful’, from smeortan ‘to sting’). This name is widespread throughout England (especially Gloucestershire), Wales, and Scotland (mainly Angus).

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

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Story Highlight

Thomas Sharratt Smart History by Wm Henry Smart

[This was distributed at a meeting of the family organization, 1978. Written by son William Henry Smart] Thomas Sharratt Smart was born at Stonewall, Shenstone Parish, Staffordshire, England, Septemb …

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