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William Smith

Birth12 October 1851 - Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA

Death25 December 1903 - Cross Anchor, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

MotherUnknown Lawrence?/Laurence?

FatherUnavailable

Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA on 12 October 1851 to Unknown Lawrence?/Laurence?. William Smith married Lillie Anna White and had 9 children. He passed away on 25 December 1903 in Cross Anchor, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Unknown Lawrence?/laurence?
Unknown - Unknown

Spouse(s)

Lillie Anna White
1855 - 1937

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Arrie Estelle Smith
1879 - 1967

Evelyn Julia Smith
1882 - 1955

Eva Smith
1896 - 1962

Mattie Smith
1888 - 1960

Minnie Smith
1889 - Unknown

Anna L. Johnson
1891 - 1926

Helen A. Smith
1894 - 1897

Inez Smith
1893 - Unknown

Horace Smith
1880 - Unknown

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Top record matches for William Smith

found in U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

found in 1900 United States Federal Census

found in South Carolina, Delayed Birth Records, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina, Birth Records, 1877-1901

found in North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976

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Surname meaning for Smith

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. Americanized form (translation into English or assimilation) of various European surnames meaning ‘smith’ or ‘blacksmith’ for example German and Jewish Schmidt Dutch Flemish and North German Smit Ukrainian Rusyn or other Slavic Koval Slovak Kováč Slovenian Serbian and Croatian Kovač (see Kovac) and Jewish Kuznetz (see Kuznetsov). Native American: from English smith adopted as an occupational name for a smith often as a translation into English of a personal name based on an equivalent occupational name from any of the Native American languages such as Navajo atsidí ‎‘smith’ (see Atcitty). In most cases however the surname Smith was probably chosen because it is the most common (English) surname in North America (see 1 above). It is also the most common surname among Native Americans. Compare Blacksmith.