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12.JACK WARREN9 SMITH (BASIL H.8, BELA THOMAS7, THOMAS6, THOMAS5, THOMAS4, RALPH3, THOMAS2, RALPH1SMYTHE)58 was born May 189158, and died March 192658.He married HELEN G. THUMMEL58.She was born February 03, 189858, and died October 07, 198158.
Child of JACK SMITH and HELEN THUMMEL is:
i. | WARREN BASIL10 SMITH58, b. September 10, 192158; d. April 05, 194258. |
13.ARTHUR H.9 SMITH (EDWARD8, BELA THOMAS7, THOMAS6, THOMAS5, THOMAS4, RALPH3, THOMAS2, RALPH1SMYTHE)59,60 was born March 27, 188460, and died October 22, 197660.He married EDITH MAUDE STONE61,62.
Notes for ARTHUR H. SMITH:
1976, October 25 -- "Time and place of service
"Monday, October 25, 1976
"New Colonial Gothic
"Millspaugh Funeral Home
"139 Jefferson Heights, Catskill, N.Y." [From funeral program of Arthur H. Smith, T193]
Child of ARTHUR SMITH and EDITH STONE is:
16. | i. | DONALD STONE10 SMITH, b. February 05, 1915; d. September 02, 1963, Long Island, New York. |
14.ALBERT EDWARD9 SMITH (EDWARD8, BELA THOMAS7, THOMAS6, THOMAS5, THOMAS4, RALPH3, THOMAS2, RALPH1SMYTHE)63 was born November 14, 1888 in Home near Cornwallville, Town of Durham, Greene County, New York64,65,66, and died September 27, 1963 in Jobmann Nursing Home, Worcester, New York67.He married MINNIE AMANDA FRANCE68 March 08, 1911 in Methodist Church, Cornwallville, New York69,70,71,72, daughter of MATTHIAS FRANCE and ELLA BOUGHTON.She was born August 12, 1887 in Home near Cornwallville, Greene County, New York73,74,75, and died January 12, 1967 in McDonough Nursing Home, Worcester, New York76.
Notes for ALBERT EDWARD SMITH:
Photographs of the Albert Smith house in Cornwallville, New York, appear on pages T174 and T178. Photographs of Albert and Minnie Smith with Gilbert and Matt as young children appear on page T173. A portrait of Albert E. Smith appears on page 227 of A Bicentennial History of the Town of Worcester.
"Papa saw the need of mail delivery on the back roads around Cornwallville. Apparently he went around and obtained signatures of the people who would be interested in having R.F.D. ... In 1907, the government approved the idea and Papa was named carrier on a fourteen-mile route. ..." [Matthias E. Smith, Hours to Cover Years, 3; T303; further description of the mail route is at T308-T309]
"Albert Smith is the carrier on the newly established R.F.D. route, and began his work Monday. During the winter the mail will be delivered the day after arrival at the office here to nearly all families south of this place, as far as George Paddock's, and as far north as Warren Finch's, including over fifty families altogether." [Newspaper article, T169]
"At about the time of their marriage ... the folks together purchased the farm in the village of Cornwallville where they were to make their home until 1926. The house was located on the side of a hill so that the main floor was on the level of the back of the house while the basement area opened on the level of the street. ... another house alongside the main house was at first rented but later used for housing of our hired men ... The farm consisted of some 160 acres ... The cattle barn held about twelve cows (always Jerseys) ..." [Hours, 3-4; T303-T304; a map of Cornwallville is at T307]
"Early in 1926, the folks made a major decision ... to leave Cornwallville and start a new life ... They had never lived anywheres but Cornwallville and there they were very active ... Papa had carried mail half of his life (19 years) and he was tired ... he wanted to get a larger dairy farm for him and the boys to work on ... Mama... was determined that Gilbert and I would go to high school ... the folks made out a 'want' list ... The [Worcester farm of Irving Wiltsie] fulfilled the requirements ... " [Hours, 9-10; T309-T310]
1926, September 3 -- "At the Hall last Saturday night more than one hundred people gave a surprise and farewell party to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith and sons, as this week they went to their new home in Worcester. their going is a great loss to our village, as they are good neighbors and willing to help in any church benefits. ..." [The Recorder, T171]
1926 -- "Village Dwelling Suitable for Boarders; 375 Pear Trees -- Come along and see this desirable property. The 30x45 barn has been converted into a poultry house capable of carrying 800 birds; the old Colonial house has 10 rooms, newly painted, new roof, hardwood flooring, running water, bath, electric lights. Located in a pleasant village, near all advantages, on asphalt highway, just mile to lovely pond, easy run to Catskill. About 6 acres for fruit and garden; some apples; 375 bearing pear trees. This may be just the property for you. Terms." [Newspaper advertisement, T113]
"... When Papa was still on the [milk] route, the local Catholic priest, Father Reilly, who was very fond of our NYS Governor, Alfred Smith, started to call Papa 'the Governor' and this nick name was soon adopted by us and many others in town." [Hours, 13; T313]
1962, August -- The Farmer's Museum acquired the Cornwallville Methodist Episcopal Church, and later moved the building "piece by piece" to its grounds in Cooperstown and restored it as part of its Village Crossroads exhibit. [Newspaper articles, T195-T205] This had been the ancestral church of the Smith family. [Gilbert F. Smith]
1963 -- "Albert E. Smith, 74, of Worcester, died Friday September 27, in the Jobmann Nursing Home, Worcester, after a long illness.
"Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday September 30, in the Skinner Funeral Home, Worcester. The Rev. Larry H. Saxe, Worcester Methodist Church pastor, will officiate.
"Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester.
"Mr. Smith was born Nov. 14, 1888, in the Town of Durham, Greene County, son of Edward and Minnie (Eckler) Smith.
"He married Minnie A. France March 8, 1911, in Cornwallville.
"Mr. Smith had been an RFD mail carrier in Cornwallville and in 1926, moved to Worcester, where he and his sons operated a dairy farm and retail milk business.
"He was a member of the Worcester Methodist Church, Schenevus Valley Lodge F&AM, Schenevus; Tri-County, New York State and American Jersey Cattle Clubs, Worcester Grange, and the Otsego County Pomona and New York State Granges.
"He was the local committee chairman for the Otsego County Extension Service, State Agriculture Department; chairman of the local G.L.F. Patron's Committee for many years; served as Justice of the Peace, Town of Worcester from Jan. 1, 1934 to Jan. 1, 1954, and was supervisor of the Town of Worcester from April 30 to December 31, 1954.
"He is survived by his wife; two sons, Gilbert and Matthias Smith, Worcester; two brothers, Arthur and Ernest Smith, Catskill; a sister, Mrs. Frank Lance, Bernardsville, N.J.; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and two nieces. ..." [Obituary of Albert E. Smith, D98 and T189]
1997 -- "The Chamberlain Farmstead, at 17-20 Main Street, was once owned by Albert and Minnie Smith, who operated Smiths' Jersey Dairy along with their sons, Gilbert and Matthias. The family took great pride in its herd of Jerseys. On July 1, 1928 it began its own milking, processing and bottling business, which also included home deliveries. A pasteurizing process was added about 1940 and home deliveries were extended to East Worcester. Customers appreciated the excellent quality of the Jersey milk and cream. Effective January 1, 1965, Smiths' Jersey Dairy sold the rights to deliver milk on its retail routes to Mountain Dairy of Cobleskill, which made deliveries briefly in East Worcester. the Smiths continued to produce milk for shipment to market until 1967, when they sold the farm land and milking stock." [A Bicentennial History of the Town of Worcester, 58; includes photos of the dairy and of Gilbert F. Smith]
1997 -- "The town entered 1950 under the elected leadership of nine long-serving officers... Albert E. ('the Governor') Smith had been Justice since 1934 ... Two deaths in 1954 brought additional changes -- [C. LeRoy] Goddell's passing resulted in the April appointment of Smith as Supervisor, and the latter's retirement from office at the end of the year led to the election of Maynard B. Skinner ..." [A Bicentennial History of the Town of Worcester, 226-227; includes photo of Albert E. Smith]
Notes for MINNIE AMANDA FRANCE:
"... Mama, before marriage ... did work during a few summers at the Lake Mohonk resort near New Paltz ..." [Matthias E. Smith, Hours to Cover Years, 3; T303]
1967 -- "Mrs. Minnie A. Smith, 78, died Jan. 12, 1967 at the McDonough nursing home, Worcester.
"Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Skinner funeral home, Worcester. The Rev. Thomas P. White, pastor of the Worcester Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be later in Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester.
"She was born Aug. 12, 1887, in Cornwallville, daughter of Matthias and Ella (Bouton) France. She was married to Albert E. Smith March 8, 1911, in Cornwallville. He died in 1963.
"She had lived in the town of Worcester for the past 40 years, moving from Cornwallville. She was a member of the Methodist church of Worcester, the Worcester Grange and the OES.
"Surviving are two sons, Gilbert of Worcester and Matthias of Fayetteville; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren, and a niece. ..." [Obituary of Mrs. Minnie A. Smith, T191]
2000, January 6 -- "Meme ... always spoke of Indian blood in family. Charlotte Smith has passed on to me a silver bracelet with 'Indian' motifs -- she says it was given to her by Meme & that she was told it came to the family via Charlotte Mudge (wife of James Boughton)." [Patricia S. Hoye]
Marriage Notes for ALBERT SMITH and MINNIE FRANCE:
1911 -- "Mrs. Ella A. France announces the marriage of her daughter Minnie Amanda to Albert Edward Smith on Wednesday the eighth of March nineteen hundred and eleven Cornwallville, N.Y." [T169]
Children of ALBERT SMITH and MINNIE FRANCE are:
17. | i. | GILBERT FORD10 SMITH, b. September 27, 1912, Cornwallville, Town of Durham, Greene County, New York; d. November 06, 1999, Robinson Terrace, Stamford, New York. | |
18. | ii. | MATTHIAS EDWARD SMITH, b. August 30, 1914, Cornwallville, Town of Durham, Greene County, New York. |
15.VIOLA ESTELLE9 SMITH (EDWARD8, BELA THOMAS7, THOMAS6, THOMAS5, THOMAS4, RALPH3, THOMAS2, RALPH1SMYTHE)77,78,79 was born September 21, 189780.She married FRANK EDWARD LANCE81,82 December 22, 192382.
Children of VIOLA SMITH and FRANK LANCE are:
19. | i. | MARGARET ELSA10 LANCE. | |
20. | ii. | CONSTANCE LANCE. |