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flag male ancestor  Jim  SMITH

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abt. 1834 Farmville, Virginia, USA
Died
15 November 1894 Farmville, Virginia, USA

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Father: Not Known
Spouse: Sarah Smith
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NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: Jim Smith
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 15 Nov 1894
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Place: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia
Age: 60
Birth Date: 1834
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Place: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia
Occupation: Laborer
Race: Colored
Marital Status: Married
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Name: Sarah Smith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06983-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASY
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Film Number: 2048581
Reference ID: item 4 e 19

'Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XRSG-Q51 : 12 December 2014), Jim Smith, 15 Nov 1894; citing Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, reference item 4 e 19; FHL microfilm 2,048,581.'
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