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QS p.23
SMITH - Mrs. Elvira Wood - Death of an aged resident of Gaines Township
- Marshfield, March 30 - There died at the home of her son, J. H. Wood,
of this place, on March 26, 1894, Mrs. Elvira Wood, aged 82 years lacking
eight days. Mrs. Wood was born in New Haven county, Conn., but removed
to Chenango county, NY, where she lived with her parents some years, and
subsequently removed to this county more than sixty years ago. She encountered
many of the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life in the wilds
of Tioga county at that early day. Mrs. Wood was a sister of the writer
of this note, and perhaps it is worthy of record that death has no9t claimed
any of the children of my father’s family before since August 8, 1857.
I was then twenty-two years of age, and my brothers and sisters - there
were six of us at that time - ranged in age from 8 to 25 years older than
myself, yet we lived an unbroken circle for almost thirty-seven years.
-- O. A. Smith
QS p.28
SMITH - Mrs. Eliza Lomanda Dickinson - Oldest Woman in Middlebury Stricken
with Paralysis - Mrs. Eliza Lomanda Dickinson, widow of the late Nathaniel
Dickinson, of Middlebury, died at the home of her son, John J. Dickinson,
in Wellsboro, April 5 (1914), in her 95th year. She was the daughter of
the late David and Lomanda Smith, of Gaines, and was born in Hartford,
Conn., Jan. 2, 1819, where she was educated. She removed with her parents
to the township of Coventry, Chenango county, NY in 1832 and thence to
Tioga county in 1835. She taught school in Charleston and Middlebury townships
several years. She was married to Nathaniel Dickinson May 4, 1842, and
started house-keeping in a little log house in the woods, which they cleared
away and made a fine farm home, where she lived more than seventy years,
until a few weeks before her death. She had five children, three of whom
survive her - Geo. W. Dickinson of Middlebury; John J. of Wellsboro, and
Delia, wife of A. E. Hackett of Smethport, McKean county, all of whom were
at her bedside when the end came. She was possessed of great intellectual
and moral, as well as physical force. During the last fifty years of her
life she had called a physician but once, and that was to treat a broken
wrist caused by a fall on the ice. Her grandfather, David Smith, 2nd, was
a corporal in the Revolutionary war, serving under Israel Putnam. Her great-grandfather
David Smith, was a lieutenant in the Colonial wars. Her fourth grandfather
was Thomas Smith, who came from England in 1633 in the ship “Hector”, in
company with the great divine John Davenport, settling in what is now New
Haven, Conn. Mrs. Dickinson was a sister of the late O. A. Smith of Gaines.
Her general health had been unusually good for the past six months. She
had devoted much of her time of late in reading and writing and visiting.
The last morning she was the first to arise and was eating breakfast when
the shock came.
QS p.40
KLEINHAUS - Hannah Smith - Well-Known Resident of Gaines Township Died
April 25 - Mrs. Smith died at the home of her son, Marshall M. Smith, at
Gaines, April 25, 1919. She was the widow of Octavius A. Smith, who died
April 12, 1913. The funeral was held at the Baptist church at Marshlands,
where she was a member for more than fifty years, and where she had been
an earnest and devoted worker. Her exceptional interest in all which goes
to make life better, for the uplift of the community and for the advance
and spread of Christianity at home and abroad was evidenced by the presence
at the funeral of nearly all the people for miles around. She was almost
invariably called “Aunt Hannah” by all who knew her, which was simply an
outward expression of the love and admiration bestowed upon her. Mrs. Smith
was born in Hanover, Germany, Feb. 3, 1840. Her father, a man who was well
read, early discovered that to live and enjoy the blessings afforded by
a democratic form of government was preferable to living under German autocracy,
and came to America with his family when “Aunt Hannah” was eight years
old, landing at Boston and settling at Plymouth, Mass. He later moved to
Germania, Potter county, and took up land where he cleared a farm, lived
and died. The whole family have remained from that time to this steadfastly
100 per cent American. Mrs. Smith taught school for some time after coming
to Germania. She was married to Octavius A. Smith, of Gaines, May 26, 1863.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith settled on the farm which Mr. Smith had previously taken
up in the forest, as one of the pioneers on Elk Run, Gaines township. To
them were born two children, Marshall M. Smith of Gaines and Mrs. W. O.
Robinson of East Orange, NJ, both of whom survive, together with two grandsons
and two granddaughters, one great-grandson and one sister, who with a host
of more distant relatives mourn her departure.
QS p. 49
Wellsboro Cemetery
SMITH - Mr. Orris C. Smith, aged 52, a life-long resident of Charleston
township, died about 10 o’clock last Wednesday (written on obit, 22 Feb.
1905) evening in Elmira, where he had been visiting relatives since October
last. He is survived by his wife, nee Ella Smith, his brother, Rev. M.
G. Smith of Painted Post, NY, and his sister, Mrs. George H. Smith, of
this borough. The remains were brought here Thursday morning and funeral
services were held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home of his sister.
Rev. L. M. Gates, pastor of the East Charleston Baptist church, of which
the deceased was a devoted member, officiating. Mr. Smith was a Republican
in politics and a former by occupation. He was a patriotic, public-spirited
and substantial citizen. Six brothers-in-law of the deceased acted
as pall-bearers: Messrs. D. C. of this borough (Wellsboro); L. M. of Elmira;
E. H. of Galeton, and R. B., W. B. and C. D. Smith of Gaines. Burial in
the Wellsboro cemetery.
QS - p.49a (parents of Orris C. Smith)
SMITH - James E. Smith - A Good Man and a Well-known Charleston
Farmer died - Last Wednesday evening (14 Nov. 1888) Mr. James E. Smith
died at the home of his son-in-law, George H. Smith, on Nichols street
in this borough, after a sickness of about five weeks with intermittent
fever. Mr. Smith was born in Delaware county, NY in September 1826. When
he was about two years old his father moved to this county and settled
in Charleston township. When he was a young man Mr. Smith purchased a farm
at East Charleston where he spent the greater part of his life. About a
year ago he gave up the management of the place to one of his sons. The
funeral was held at the Dartt Settlement church last Friday, the services
being conducted by Rev. H. M. Wolf, Jr., assisted by Rev. Mr. Mather. The
remains were interred in the new cemetery at that place. Mr. Smith was
a consistent member of the Baptist Church, and he leaves the record of
a pure and well-spent life. His wife, two sons and one daughter survive
him.
QS- p.49a bio sketch with picture
Savona, Mar. 4, (1927) - Mrs. Maria Smith Wetmore quietly celebrated
her 93rd birthday at the home of her son, M. G. Smith, here yesterday.
In the picture are Mrs. Wetmore; her son, M. G. Smith, aged 71; Owen S.
Smith, 47; Raymond M. Smith deceased and “Buddy” Smith aged four years.
Mrs. Wetmore was born Mar. 3, 1834, the eldest daughter of the late Justis
Marshall and Clarinda Dartt Marshall of Charleston, Tioga County, Pa. At
the age of 16, she married James E. Smith of Charleston. Three children
were born, Orris, who died Feb. 22, 1905; Marshall G. Smith of Savona and
Emma J., who died Nov. 21, 1926. Mr. Smith died Nov. 14, 1888 while in
Aug. 7, 1895, she married Julius Wetmore, also of Charleston, who died
in 1905. Since the death of Mr. Wetmore, she made home with her daughter
until the latter’s death when she came here to reside with her son. Mrs.
Wetmore has a brother, C. F. Dartt, 85 and a sister, Harriett Hilboldt,
83, both of Wellsboro. Seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and
one great-great grandchild are about her in these advanced years of her
life. Mrs. Wetmore is able to read with the aid of a glass and keep thoroughly
informed with current events. She is well versed in religious and missionary
history.
This picture was taken four years ago. The grandson is Owen S. Smith
while the great-grandchild is Raymond M. Smith who met death in a motor
accident more than a year ago. The great-great grandchild is Raymond Smith.
All are of Wellsboro.
QS p. 50a
MATHEWS - Robert E. Mathews - Salisbury Center - Aged 80, of 117 State
Highway 29A, Salisbury Center, died Thursday evening Feb. 4, 1999, at the
Folt’s Home in Herkimer, where he had been a resident since October 1998.
Robert was born in the town of New Hartford on March 9, 1918, the son of
the late Earl and Mae Waghorn Mathews. He received his education in Chadwicks
High School, graduating from there in 1936. He continued his education
by attending the Morrisville Technical College, graduating from there with
an associate’s degree in automotive technology. His marriage to the former
Hazel Smith took place on Nov. 26, 1948 in Herkimer. At one time, Robert
was employed as a mechanic for the town of Salisbury, and the village of
Dolgeville. His last employment was with the town of Manheim as a heavy
machine mechanic, retiring from there in 1980. Upon his retirement, he
opened the Country Woodcraft Woodworking Shop at his home in Salisbury
Center. He operated this for 18 years, retiring from this due to ill health.
He was a member of the Salisbury Center Grange, and a former member of
the Salisbury Fire Department. Surviving him are his wife, Hazel of 50
years; a son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Leona Mathews, Dolgeville;
a daughter, Diane L. Mathews of Salisbury Center; a grandson, Ryan and
a granddaughter, Crystal. Graveside services will be held in the Salisbury
Rural Cemetery, town of Salisbury, later in the spring. There are no calling
hours.
QS p.55
BREWSTER - Mrs. Edith Brewster Smith was called home Jan. 19, 1908.
Mrs. Smith had not been real well all s\winter, yet no one thought the
end was near. She had a hard cold that developed in pneumonia. Friday night
Dr. Howland was called, and all that loving hands could do was done. Her
husband, Roy Smith, scarcely left her bedside; council was held, but nothing
seemed possible, and Sunday about 1 o’clock her spirit took its flight
and Edith was “safe in the arms of Jesus.” There is much we might say if
space would permit. She was a true wife and mother, a member of the Free
Baptist church of Marshlands, Pa., where her home was. Truly it can be
said of her “she seeketh wool and flax and worketh willing with her hands.”
Her hands were never idle, not much for herself; her life was a life of
sacrifice for others. We often wonder why God’s ways are thus, to take
from a home one so much needed and so young, only thirty-nine years old
and life’s work ended. God’s way are not our ways, although the home will
miss her; the church, the Aid Society, the community, will all miss her,
and no one can ever fill Edith’s place, yet heaven rejoices and angels
sing at her home going. The needs of the sick and poor were met by her.
Yes, our loss is heaven’s gain. The funeral was held at her home Wednesday,
Jan. 22, conducted by her pastor, Rev. L. L. McLain. She leaves to mourn
her loss a husband and two sons, beside a mother, sister and brother, a
host of relatives and friends.
Edith’s gone; oh, how we miss her
There is now a vacant chair
But in heaven we will meet her;
There will be no parting there. - Mrs. L. L. McClain
QS p.58a
SMITH - Dale M. Smith, 81, of Green Valley, and formerly of Pennsylvania,
died Nov. 14, (1994). He is survived by: wife, Doris Lynch; daughter, Rebecca
Place; and son, Thomas. He was a veteran of World War II having served
in the Air Force for four years. He was a graduate of Galeton High School,
Lock Haven State College, and Penn State University. He also did graduate
work at Temple and the University of Alabama. He was assistant superintendent
of schools in Downingtown, Pa., before his retirement in 1974. He had also
been assistant superintendent, junior high principal and elementary principal
in Coatesville, Pa. Also, a teacher in Morris, Tioga County, Pa. Affiliations
were: American Association of School Administrators, The National Association
of Secondary School Principals, The American Association of School Business
Officials, the Downingtown Lions Club, past president of the Coatesville
Lions Club, retired president of the Board of Directors of the Keystone
Credit Union. A former member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Lionville,
Pa., and member of Desert Hills Lutheran Church. Memorial services will
be held today at 2 p.m. at Desert Hills Lutheran Church. Remembrances may
be made to the American Lung Association, 2819 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ
85716.
QS p.83a
Knowlton Cemetery
CROFUT - Mrs. Elvira Smith of Marshlands, Pa., closed her earthly life
Feb. 29, 1908, aged 71 years, 7 months. She was a patient sufferer for
several years, but always cheerful and uncomplaining. Her life was a faithful
testimony to Christian trust in God. Her husband, John J. Smith, preceded
her three years. They were permitted to celebrate their golden wedding
June 1904, with all their nine children, seven sons and two daughters at
home. Brother and Sister Smith joined the Free Church forty years ago,
and their hearts, hands, and home were open t all of God’s children. Truly
a mother in Israel has gone to her reward and her children rise up and
call her blessed. Funeral services at her late home conducted by her pastor,
Rev. L. L. McClain, speaking from the words found in Colossians 3:1. The
Quartet, consisting of Mr. McClain, Mr. Reinwald, Mrs. Jackson, and Mrs.
McClain, sang for the last selection, “Tell Mother I’ll Be There.” Her
remains were committed earth to earth and ashes to ashes by her sons.
No more sorrow now for mother,
No more pain for her to bear
No more welcome for her children
Until we shall meet her there. - Mrs. O. A. Smith
QS p.92.1
Rochester, NY
BREWSTER - Marjorie B. Crandell, died Monday, June 10, 1991. Beloved
wife of Charles V. Crandell; beloved mother of Warren and Marian Crandell;
She is also survived by her brother, Stanley H. Brewster of Windsor NY;
brother-in-law and his wife, Edward H. and Ruth Crandell; nieces, Carolyn
DePaolo, Margaret Diamond, Pearl Weeks, Carol Ann Muolo and Jane Meskauskas.
Friends are invited to attend her Memorial Services on Saturday at 11 o’clock
at
the Vay-Scheich & Meeson Funeral Home Inc., 2692 Dewey Ave. In lieu
of flowers friends may make contributions to the American Heart Assoc.
QS p.45
Centennial and Old Home Day (1933)
Hundredth Anniversary of the Coming to Elk Run of David Smith and Birth
of Octavius Smith Held Together - with Old Home Day at Marshlands Saturday.
Interesting Program held with Large Attendance. Mrs. Robinson describes
Round-the-World Trip.
The annual Smith family reunion and old home day was held at Marshlands
Saturday and inspired by one of the most delightful days of the summer
a good crowd was in attendance. The ladies of the church served dinner
in the Grange Hall which was participated in by a large proportion of those
present.
The afternoon was spent in greeting one another. Those from Marshlands
and vicinity meeting many former residents of Gaines Township who were
called back by the reunion.
The Smith family reunion program began shortly after 2:30 p.m. being
called to order by the President of the organization Mr. D. C. Smith of
Wellsboro, who after treating of various business matters pertaining to
the annual meeting laid emphasis on the importance of this gathering as
commemorating the hundredth anniversary of two events, the first coming
of David Smith to Elk Run and the birth of a notable member of the family,
Octavius A. Smith. The presiding officer among other remarks noted the
fact that there were present in the audience a number who were conducting
campaigns for county office and he asked that they arise when their names
were called that those present might all see them. Following these introductions
Mr. Smith introduced Mrs. W. O. Robinson who had agreed to sketch briefly
a trip around the world she made during the past year. Mrs. Robinson, only
daughter of the late O. A. Smith, whose centennial the day was to celebrate,
read an extremely well written and highly entertaining account of some
of the high-lights of the trip that occupied several months of time and
which had in its itinerary, the Holy Land and the Orient. The article told
about interesting people, strange customs and unfamiliar lands. It had
the personal touch, this recital by Mrs. Robinson and was thoroughly enjoyed
by the fine audience that was present.
Judge Howard F. Marsh was next introduced and paid deep tribute to
the example and inspiration that the life and character of Octavius Smith
afforded those who knew him, calling to notice the scholarly aspects of
this man who while a practical and successful farmer was interested in
science and literature and found time after long hours of toil to write
poetry and to commune with nature and to build up the aesthetic side of
his life.
Prof. W. O. Robinson, husband of Wilhelmina, daughter of the pioneer,
gave an intimate word-picture of his father-in-law as he had observed him
through the years of their association. The appreciation this man of letters
had for Octavius Smith and good wife Hannah was evident not only in words
but in every inflection of the voice. And he did speak about a couple whose
sterling worth, whose influence on the community in which they lived was
for its lasting food, bearing fruit richly and abundantly in succeeding
generations.
Mr. Robinson, of New York, a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Robinson was
called on for an impromptu speech and gave some interesting reminiscences
of boyhood visits to Marshlands speaking highly of his grandparents who
made his visits to their home delightful and caused him to ever regard
their community as one of importance and interest.
QS p.42
ROBINSON-SMITH - At Marshfield, Pa., July 8, 1891, by Rev. J. C. Robinson
(father of the groom), assisted by Rev. W. S. Smith, Prof. William O. Robinson,
A. M., of Cattaraugus, NY and Miss Wilhelmina W. Smith, of Marshfield.
The Robinson-Smith Wedding
Last Wednesday Miss Wilhelmina W. Smith of Marshfield, and Prof. William
O. Robinson, A. M. of Cattaraugus, NY, were married, the ceremony being
performed before a large company of friends by Rev. J. C. Robinson, assisted
by Rev. W. S. Smith, at the home of the bride’s parents. The rooms were
handsomely decorated, a large horseshoe being place in the parlor, beneath
which the bride and groom stood at 9 o’clock p.m. and exchanged their vows.
Miss Lena Seeley, of Hillsdale, Mich., was bridesmaid and Mr. F. S. Bernauer,
of Marshfield, was groomsman. After the couple had received the congratulations
of their friends there was a transformation of scene and the rooms were
filled with banquet-tables and a merry feast was enjoyed by the company.
The bridal presents were numerous and valuable. Prof. Robinson was graduated
at Hillsdale College, Mich., in 1888, and he is now principal of the Cattaraugus
Union Academy. Miss Smith spent several years in the Hillsdale College
and she is an excellent teacher and an accomplished musician. Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson expect to visit in Michigan for a few weeks and then they will
settle at Cattaraugus, NY. A bright future seems to lie before them, and
it is the earnest wish of their many friends that their lives may be full
of happiness and prosperity.
QS p. 49
Date written 12 Jan. 1910
Mr. Otis H. Brooks and Mrs. Ella L. Smith, both of this borough (Wellsboro),
were married at the home of the bride’s brother, Mr. D. C. Smith, on McInroy
Street, last Wednesday evening by Rev. R. M. Cloud, pastor of the Free
Baptist church. Their many friends wish them happiness and good fortune.
QS p.57
SMITH-PATTERSON Lieut. Paul R. Smith, of the U. S. Regular Army, was
married on Dec. 5th, in Washington, D. C., to Miss Marian Lee Patterson,
of that city. He is a nephew of DeWitt Smith, of Wellsboro. (1918 written
on article)
QS p.102
CADY-SHAKESPEARE
This is to certify the James B. Cady of Elkland in the state of Pennsylvania
and Alice Shakespeare of Elkland in the state of Pennsylvania were by me
joined together in Holy Matrimony on the ninth day of July in the year
of our Lord 1859.
Signed - John Parkhurst, Justice of the Peace
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