Mr William Decatur Smith Sr.

Male23 October 1892–12 July 1957

Brief Life History of William Decatur

Mr William Decatur Smith Sr. was born on 23 October 1892, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Mary D Thompson. He lived in Scott, Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1920 and Scott District, Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 12 July 1957, at the age of 64, and was buried in Middleburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mr William Decatur Smith Sr.
1892–1957
Mary D Thompson
1896–1951
Mrs Edna M Smith
1922–2004
William Decatur Smith Jr.
1927–1958
Edward L Smith
1929–1929
Mr Harry Lee Smith
1930–1986

Sources (13)

  • Willie D Smith, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Willie Decatur Smith, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Willie Decatur Smith, "Find A Grave Index"

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Children (4)

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1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Age 2

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 4

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 18

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

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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