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Deaf Smith

Deaf Smith, American soldier (died 1837)

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Born
April 19, 1787
Died
November 30, 1837
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1787

About Deaf Smith

Erastus "Deaf" Smith, who earned his nickname due to hearing loss in childhood, was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the Army of the Republic of Texas. He fought in the Grass Fight and the Battle of San Jacinto. After the war, Deaf Smith led a company of Texas Rangers. Likewise, a brand of peanut butter known as Deaf Smith was manufactured by the Arrowhead Mills company, which was founded in 1960 by Frank Ford, then from Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County. The Episcopal churchyard has a modest marker, "Deaf Smith, the Texas Spy, Died Nov. 30, 1837", but his exact burial site is unknown. Deaf Smith County, Texas, is named in his honor.

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Deaf Smith timeline

  1. The Episcopal churchyard has a modest marker, "Deaf Smith, the Texas Spy, Died Nov. 30, 1837", but his exact burial site is unknown.
  2. Likewise, a brand of peanut butter known as Deaf Smith was manufactured by the Arrowhead Mills company, which was founded in 1960 by Frank Ford, then from Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County.

The world when Deaf Smith was born

Deaf Smith was born in 1787. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1787

  • Best-selling bookThe Federalist Papers begin publication

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineUS Constitution drafted at Philadelphia Convention
  • Technology milestoneFirst steamboat demonstration by John Fitch
  • World population~804M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress
  • U.S. population3.7M

1787 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Deaf Smith's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure17872026
Population3.7M341 million

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