Brief Life History of David
When David Smith was born in July 1862, in Madison, Jones, Iowa, United States, his father, John H. Smith, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Smith, was 30. He married Agatha Doran on 28 November 1882, in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States in 1900.
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Sources (13)
- David Smith, "United States Census, 1900"
- David Smith in entry for Smith, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Dan W Smith, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1862– Male
1861– Female
Children (6)
1883– Male
1886– Female
1888–1967 Female
1890– Female
1890– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1827–1888 Male
1832–1917 Female
Siblings (10)
1857–1936 Female
1859– Female
1860–1925 Male
1862– Male
1864–1940 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
Age 5
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 34
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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