SMITH, William H.

SMITH, AKINES, MCNEW, DRUM

Posted By: Jen Shaffer (email)
Date: 5/23/2021 at 19:47:48

William H. Smith

William H. Smith was born at Aberton, Washington county, Virginia, March 17, 1850 and died May 24, 1929 at the Nebraska hospital, aged seventy-nine years, two months and seven days. He came to this county with his parents in December 1856, when the country was very thinly settle. He knew of the hardships of a new country.

He was married to Caroline Akines in February, 1882. To this union five children were born, Albert, dying in infancy, Verna, who grew to womanhood here in this community and who died some eight years ago, Morman Smith, of Kansas, Kimber Smith of Hamburg, George Smith, of Nebraska City. Mrs. Smith died in September, 1922. He also had one sister, Mrs. C. McNew, and one brother, John Smith both of Riverton, a half-sister, Mrs. Drum of Shenandoah and fifteen grandchildren.

He was a good father and a kind husband and tried to do right by all whom he knew.

Funeral service were held, Sunday Mary 26, at Mount Zion an interment was made in the cemetery at that place.