Dr. James Naismith

1861 - 1938  (77 years)

• Name	James Naismith
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	6 Nov 1861	Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/753
  _FGRAVE	753
  Death	28 Nov 1938	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States
  	Sports Figure. He invented the game of Basketball in 1891. Born in rural Ontario, Canada, both his parents died while he was still in grade school and his grandparents and then an uncle were left to care and raise him. Becoming an ordained minister and a medical doctor, he took a job teaching physical education at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. There he created the game of basketball, intending to introduce a game that allowed exercise indoors, by using two peach basket hoops, a soccer ball and 13 simple rules. He later came to the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1898 , filling the dual post of Athletics director and chapel director. He initiated the first collegiate Jayhawks basketball game at the University. Throughout his lifetime he never received any fame or fortune from the sport he created, and only after his passing in 1939 was enormous recognition heaped upon him. For his historic invention, Naismith's name adorns the Basketball Hall of Fame located in downtown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Streets and buildings in Springfield and Lawrence are named in tribute. The sport he invented has evolved into a game that more than 300 million people play worldwide, with professional leagues on every Continent.
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States
  	Address: 1517 E. 15th. Street Lawrence, Douglas County,, Kansas United States
  Person ID	I20203	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	John Naismith,   b. 7 Jan 1833, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 19 Oct 1870, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Margaret Young,   b. 15 Jun 1833, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 6 Nov 1870, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1858	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West
  Family ID	F6839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maude Evelyn Sherman,   b. 6 Sep 1871, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. United States d. 4 Mar 1937, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1895
  Children	1. Margaret M. Naismith,   b. Jul 1895, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 Oct 1976, Custer County, Colorado, United States (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Hellen C. Naismith,   b. 21 Dec 1897, Colorado, United States d. 10 Dec 1980 (Age 82 years)   3. Jack E. Naismith,   b. 3 Nov 1900   d. 18 Dec 1986 (Age 86 years)   4. Maudann "Ann" Naismith,   b. 22 Oct 1904, Kansas, United States d. Apr 1972, Missouri, United States (Age 67 years)   5. James Sherman Naismith,   b. 7 May 1913, Kansas, United States d. 6 May 1980, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, United States (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F6845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Florence B. Kinsley,   b. 30 Apr 1879, Rockton, Winnebego County, Illinois, United States d. 18 Mar 1977 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1939
  Family ID	F6852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1861 - Almonte, Lanark County, Canada West  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Dr James Naismith 1861-1939
  		Dr James Naismith inventor of basketball 1891