Brief Life History of Allen
When Allen Smith Jr. was born about 1833, in Indiana, United States, his father, Allen Smith, was 49 and his mother, Edna, was 35. He married Hephzibah Jane Reed on 6 May 1858, in St. Clair, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Monegaw Springs, St. Clair, Missouri, United States in 1860.
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Sources (6)
- Allen Smith (brother) in household of Aaron Smith, "United States Census, 1860"
- Allen J Smith, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Alen Smith (son) in household of Alen Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1833– Male
1838–1918 Female
Children (4)
1851–1880 Male
1855– Male
1859–1938 Male
1872– Female
Parents and Siblings
1785– Male
1800– Female
Siblings (7)
1821– Male
1822–1908 Female
1823–1902 Female
1831– Female
1833– Male
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World Events (8)
1833
Age 0
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1865
Age 32
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were 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 also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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