Individual Details

Orceneth Fisher SMITH

(17 Feb 1842 - 29 Nov 1928 killed)

Events

Birth17 Feb 1842Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL
Military1 Jul 1861
Military7 Mar 1862Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark
Military30 Oct 1862Keokuk, Lee Co., IA
Marriage31 Oct 1864Winterset, Madison Co., IA - Anjanette "Nettie" COMPTON
Emigration1880Madison Co., IA to Chase, Rice Co., IA
Marriage Bond30 Nov 1928Lyons Daily News - Lyons, Rice Co., KS
Death29 Nov 1928 killedEl Dorado, Butler Co., KS
BurialSpringdale Cemetery, Chase, Rice Co., KS

Families

SpouseAnjanette "Nettie" COMPTON (1845 - )
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ChildMinnie Mabel SMITH of Lyons, IA (1871 - 1947)
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MotherRebecca Shrock MORRISON (1819 - 1906)
SiblingJames Watson SMITH (1843 - 1914)
SiblingThomas Porter SMITH (1845 - 1881)
SiblingJohn Hardin SMITH (1847 - 1912)
SiblingRobert N. SMITH (1849 - 1850)
SiblingDr. Nathaniel M. SMITH MD, sp (1850 - 1910)
SiblingPeter SMITH (1853 - 1853)
SiblingRev. William Capps SMITH (1854 - 1901)
SiblingMary Elizabeth SMITH (1856 - )

Notes

Military

Enlisted, 4th IA Infantry, Co. F, as a private.

Military

Suffered a head wound -- part of his skull shot away. Left on the field to die, but somehow he survived.

Military

Discharged after hospitalization for the head wound. Ended up with a steel plate in his head plus an artificial eye.

Death

Hit by an automobile while crossing the street.