Brief Life History of Scott Evan
When Scott Evan Smith was born on 12 August 1860, in North Bend, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, his father, John Mason Smith, was 30 and his mother, Jennette Bisset, was 36. He married Mary M. Allen on 20 July 1881, in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Shelton, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years and Shelton Township, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 20 May 1943, in Spalding, Greeley, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hall, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Scott E Smittt, "United States Census, 1900"
- Evan S Smith, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Scott E. Smith, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1860–1943 Male
1871–1965 Female
Children (6)
1889–1956 Male
1890–1962 Male
1891– Female
1896–1983 Female
1900–1955 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1829–1920 Male
1824–1917 Female
Siblings (3)
1860–1943 Male
– Male
– Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1875
Age 15
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 22
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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