Capt. George Smith and Mary Jones

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Husband Capt. George Smith ¹

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           Born: 3 Jun 1816 - Easton Parish, Wiltshire, England 1
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         Father: Samuel Smith (      -      ) 1
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       Marriage:  - Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV

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Wife Mary Jones ¹

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           Born: 23 Apr 1824 - Lirhory, Parish of Bedwealthy, County Monmouth, Wales 1
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         Father: Henry Jones (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Ann [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Thomas A. Smith ¹

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2 F Margaret Smith ²

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         Spouse: Edwin Kline (      -      ) 2

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3 M William H. Smith ^{2 3}

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           Born: 16 Jan 1848 - South Side, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Olive J. Clark (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 19 Jan 1868 2

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4 M Frank F. Smith ²

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         Spouse: Mary Taylor (      -      ) 2

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5 M George F. Smith ²

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         Spouse: Fannie Hardwick (      -      ) 2

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6 M Victor W. Smith ²

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7 F Nettie Smith ²

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         Spouse: Robert Parkin (      -      ) 2

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8 F Carrie Smith ²

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         Spouse: Wallace Smith (      -      ) 2

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9 F Rose Smith ²

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         Spouse: B. J. Work (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. George Smith

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At an unusually early age he learned the carpenter's trade in his native land, and at the age of fourteen years emigrated to the United States. There were no railroads at that time, and he drove overland to Zanesville, Ohio, and worked there as a carpenter until 1836, and then went on the Ohio river as a boatman. He was a large and powerfully built man, like his father, and well adapted to battle with the hardships which his calling brought. It was no long time before he was advanced to the position of pilot, and for thirty years he served as pilot and captain on the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. About 1852 he bought a house and farm in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and his family lived in the country until 1864, when they removed to McKeesport. In that town he then operated a grist mill, and was captain of the "Dolphin" at this time. In 1866 this boat was burned, and Mr. Smith then engaged in the coal business with Thomas Fawcett. In 1882 he was elected chief of police of McKeesport, and filled this position until his death.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 750.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 751.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1426.