Ford D. Smith

Born: Apr. 29, 1845, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Died: June 18, 1909, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Parents: Miller Smith and Mary Bethia Trowbridge

Occupation: Lawyer

Public Service: New Jersey State Assemblyman (1891-92)

Marriage: July 9, 1869, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Wife: Martha Fowler

Born: 1846, New York

Died: still living, 1914, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Children:

 

Olivia Smith

Born: 1870, Illinois
Died: still living, 1914, Morris Co., New Jersey
Marriage: before 1914, Morris Co., New Jersey

Husband: Dr. William E. Derry

Born: unknown, Morris Co., New Jersey

Died: still alive, 1914, Morris Co., New Jersey

Mary Smith
Born:  1874, Illinois
Died: still living, 1880, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Howard Smith

Born: 1879, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Died: about 1892, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Clara E. Smith

Born: after 1880, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Died: still living, 1914, Morris Co., New Jersey

Mamie Smith

Born: after 1880, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey

Died: unknown, at the age of 11 years.
 

Lyman Miller Smith

ABOUT FORD D. SMITH

from "History of Morris County" published in 1914 by the Lewis Publishing Co.

“Among those whose abilities and integrity class them with the leading lawyers of the Morris county bar is Lyman Miller Smith. He is the grandson of Miller and Mary B. (Trowbridge) Smith, and  the son of Ford D. Smith, born in Dover, Morris county, New Jersey, April 29, 1845, died June 18, 1909.  He received his education at Fort Edward Institute, and then read law in the office of Lyman A. Chandler, in Morristown, Morris Co., New Jersey, and Martin Shallenberger, Stark county, Illinois.  He was engaged in the Jersey bar, a practice with which he was identified until his death. For a returned to Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey, and was admitted to practice at the New practice of law in the State of Illinois from 1867 to 1874, and in latter year short term he had an office in Paterson, New Jersey.  During his early manhood he was a member of the Democratic party, but in 1896 affiliated with the Republican party, on account of the silver issue advanced by Bryantism (after two time Democratic Presidential nominee William Jennings Bryant).   He was a member of the assembly of 1891-92, and at that time the race track question was taken up.  He voted against it, as also against the coal combine.  He served as counsel for the city of Dover.  In matters of religion he was associated with the Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Smith married, July 9, 1869,  Martha, daughter of James Fowler, of Essex county, New York.  They had children:  Howard, died at the age of eleven years; Mamie, died at the same age; Olivia, married Dr. William E. Derry, a prominent physician of Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey; Clara E.; Lyman Miller…”

1880 FEDERAL CENSUS

DOVER, MORRIS CO., NEW JERSEY

FORD D. SMITH HOUSEHOLD

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