Eartle Leo Smith

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Eartle Leo Smith
17 November 1891\endash April 1968
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The Life Summary of Eartle Leo
When Eartle Leo Smith was born on 17 November 1891, in City of Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, James A Smith, was 33 and his mother, Hester Heffner, was 32. He married Marguerite Maizie Beatrice Tilton on 8 February 1910, in Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to United States in 1895 and lived in Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1920. He died in April 1968, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 76.

Spouse and Children
Eartle Leo Smith
Male
1891\endash 1968
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Male

Marguerite Maizie Beatrice Tilton
Female
1891\endash 1980
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Female

Marriage
8 February 1910
Jefferson, New York, United States
Children (1)
Everett Smith
Male
1917\endash 1982
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Male

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 smitan '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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Parents and Siblings
James A Smith
Male
1858\endash 1902
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Male

Hester Heffner
Female
1859\endash 1891
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Female

Siblings (4)
George Smith
Male
1878\endash 1954
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Male

Melvin Smith
Male
1879\endash Deceased
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Male

James Kenneth Smith
Male
1884\endash 1971
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Male

Eartle Leo Smith
Male
1891\endash 1968
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Male

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Eartle Leo Smith
1891\endash 1968
Marguerite Maizie Beatrice Tilton
1891\endash 1980
Marriage: 8 February 1910
Everett Smith
1917\endash 1982
Sources (9)

Eartle L Smith, "United States Census, 1920"

Eartle Leo Smith, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

Eartle Leo Smith, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 5
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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 15
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 21
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Eartle married Marquerite Maizie Beatrice Tilton, daughter of George R. Tilton and Margaret Ellen McClave, on 8 Feb 1910 in Jefferson New York. (Marquerite Maizie Beatrice Tilton was born on 17 Nov 1891 in Stormont Molinette Ontario Canada and died in Dec 1980 in Syracuse New York.)