Finding aid to the Samuel DeMorres Smith Family Papers

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
SAMUEL DeMORRES SMITH (1889-1963) FAMILY PAPERS
The collection includes a genealogy of the Smith family, descendants of William
Smith, who came to America in the 17th century, with miscellaneous photographs and
miscellaneous clippings of the Smith family. Also included is a copy of Fifty Years of
Rhyming and an Autobiography, by William O. Smith.

SAMUEL DeMORRES SMITH (1889-1963)
Samuel DeMorres Smith, son of Lorenzo Dow Smith and Mary Gorman, was
born 27 June 1889 in Mannahawkin, New Jersey. He worked as a yardmaster for the
Norfolk and Western Railroad in Lynchburg, Va. Smith died 29 April 1963 and is buried
in Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg. [Obituary, News, Lynchburg, Va., 30 Apr 1963, p. 10 col.
2]

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