Harvey Faris SMITH

1873 - 1946  (72 years)

• Name	Harvey Faris SMITH
  Born	20 Jul 1873	West Milford, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910, 1920, 1930	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
  Occupation	attorney  [1, 3, 4]
  Residence	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [5]
  Died	16 Mar 1946	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [2, 6, 7]
  Buried	Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [6]
  Notes	Harvey Smith Succumbs to Fatal Stroke March 17, 1946 Harvey Faris Smith, 72 a practicing attorney and a businessman in Clarksburg for the past 49 years passed away at 3:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 514 Philippi Street, after having been seriously ill since Wednesday night. Although Mr., Smith had suffered several years from a heart ailment, he continued his legal practice and was active in his business interests until Saturday March 9, when he suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his head. Even after that though he was able to be about his home. Wednesday night, however, he suffered a stroke of paralysis and from that time on no hope was held for his recovery. Mr. Smith devoted a great deal of his time to farming and real estate dealings and at his death was one of the larger real estate owners in Harrison County. His ancestors were early settlers in the West Milford section and at the death Mr. Smith owned the farm given to his family in the original government grant. In his home he keeps a prized plaque telling of the Smith estate, from the time it was given to his family in 1743. The original grant of land was to Thomas Smith, who established the right to it. The farm then went to Watters Smith, the first white child born at West Milford. In successive order, other members of the family who owned the land were Charles Smith and John Alvin Smith. Atty. Smith, a nephew of John Alvin, became owner of the land in 1910. Atty. Smith was born at West Milford July 20, 1873 a son of Thomas M. and Annie Hoff Smith. He attended the public schools at West Milford and at the age of 16 years taught the first two terms of school. This school was the Sand Hill School near the present location of the Country Club. Atty. Smith in 1896 received his A.B. degree from West Virginia University and a year later was graduated with the B. L. degree from Columbia University in Washington D.C., now George Washington University. Immediately after his graduation from law school, Atty. Smith returned to Clarksburg and began his practice. Early in his career he became interested in real estate and farming. He started cattle raising as a hobby and it developed in to an important business with him. At his death Mr. Smith owned and operated three farms on Duck Creek near West Milford and another in West Milford section. He had the hobby of studying genealogical records and had spent considerable sums in following his line of endeavor. Atty. Smith for many years had his law practice on Court Street but for the past few years had maintained and office instead at his residence. He was a member of the American Bar Association and for more than 20 years never missed a session of that group. At one time he served a a national committeeman with the Bar Association. Mr. Smith also belonged to the Commercial Law league of American for the advancement of Science. Thoughout his life he remained active in Phi Sigma Kappa at West Virginia University. On June 17,1903 Mr. Smith married Anita Collins of Pennsboro, a daughter of the late Creed Collins of Ritchie county and Susan Haymond Collins of Harrison county. His wife survives. Also Surviving are a son Collins Haymond Smith of 514 Philippi Street, and a daughter Mrs. Rachel A. Hershey, wife of Harry D. Hershey of Rochester, N.Y. The Smith family was saddened seven years ago by the death of a second son Thomas Harvey "Tommy" Smith, in an airplane flight in Newfoundland. Tommy's body was never found. The father caused widespread searches to be made for the body but without success. Today is Tommy's birthday anniversary. Mr. Smith also leaves a sister Mrs. Floyd E. Morrison of Philadelphia, Pa. A brother Atty. E. G. Smith of Clarksburg died two years ago. John Blackshire Smith a member of the West Virginia Public Service Commission is a nephew and Mrs. R. Turk of New York City is a niece. Mr. Smith was active in Jackson Lodge No. 35 of the American Free and Accepted Masons in Good Hope and later transferred his membership to Clarksburg. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. Although he never held Public office, Mr. Smith during most of his lifetime took an active interest in politics and often stumped" for candidates who he favored. Source: Clarksburg Exponent March 17, 1946 http://www.geo-met.com/tommysmith/harvey.htm
  Person ID	I76708	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Marion SMITH,   b. 24 Feb 1845,   d. 26 Feb 1922  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Amy Minerva HOFF,   b. 9 Mar 1850,   d. 9 Apr 1922  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F32747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anita Jennie COLLINS,   b. 4 May 1882, West Virginia ,   d. 31 Jul 1949  (Age 67 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1903	Maryland   [8]
  	In Mt. Lake Park, at the summer home of the bride's parents.
  Notes	1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 20 1910 at 514 Philippi Street: Harvey F. Smith, 36, lawyer (private practice), married 6 yrs; wife Anita C, 27, married 6 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Collins H, 4; dau Rachel D, 1; servant Panora Yarush, 36, b. Hungary, single, servant for private family. 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 12 1920 at 514 Phillip Street: Harvey F. Smith, 46, lawyer (general practice); wife Anita C, 37; son Collins H. (?), 14; dau Rachel A, 11; son Thomas H, 5; servant Leonard Saulsbury, 33, black male, b. WVa (both parents b. Va.), cook for private family. 1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 16 1930 at 514 Philippi Street: Harvey F. Smith, 56, lawyer (general practice); wife Anita C, 48; son Collins, 24; dau Rachel A, 21; son Thomas, 16.
  Children	1. Collins Haymond SMITH,   b. 4 Aug 1905, West Virginia ,   d. 6 Aug 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 53 years)   2. Rachel Anita SMITH,   b. 28 Jul 1909, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. Sep 1974  (Age 65 years)   3. Thomas Harvey "Tommy" SMITH,   b. 17 Mar 1914, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. May 1939, Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada  (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F32746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1251] Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV, Bernard L. Butcher, (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1128. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. [S1251] Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV, Bernard L. Butcher, (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), pp. 1137. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S1251] Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV, Bernard L. Butcher, (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1130.