s/o James Smith, Martha Alexander
Although grave marker indicates year of birth as 1858, he was actually born in November 1852 (see census records beginning 1860). He was the fourth child of James McRee Smith and Martha Alexander, who died in August 1853.
h/o Ann Hasseltine Jordan m. abt 1880
Hendersonville Mayor, 1880, 1882
An attorney/businessman, he resigned as Mayor to become the town attorney. He wrote the charter for the town and many ordinances after which he was re-elected Mayor. Smith was elected to the state Legislature in 1883.
He was the founder of the Oklawaha Land company, the W.A. Smith Estates, the Florida Carolina estates, the Laurel park Estates later the Town of Laurel Park.
Smith built the dummy line, a street car route that went from Mai Street out to his Laurel Park development where he had put in two lakes joined by canals, ball parks, an incline railroad and a rock quarry. He and J. Williams erected a hotel on Sugar Loaf Mountain called Salola Inn.
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North Carolina, Death Certificate
Name William Alexander Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 68 Years 11 Months
Birth Date abt 1853
Birth Place Cartersville, Georgia, United States
Death Date 20 Oct 1922
Death Place Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Father James Smith
Mother Martha Alexander
Spouse A H Smith
Although grave marker indicates year of birth as 1858, he was actually born in November 1852 (see census records beginning 1860). He was the fourth child of James McRee Smith and Martha Alexander, who died in August 1853.
h/o Ann Hasseltine Jordan m. abt 1880
Hendersonville Mayor, 1880, 1882
An attorney/businessman, he resigned as Mayor to become the town attorney. He wrote the charter for the town and many ordinances after which he was re-elected Mayor. Smith was elected to the state Legislature in 1883.
He was the founder of the Oklawaha Land company, the W.A. Smith Estates, the Florida Carolina estates, the Laurel park Estates later the Town of Laurel Park.
Smith built the dummy line, a street car route that went from Mai Street out to his Laurel Park development where he had put in two lakes joined by canals, ball parks, an incline railroad and a rock quarry. He and J. Williams erected a hotel on Sugar Loaf Mountain called Salola Inn.
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North Carolina, Death Certificate
Name William Alexander Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 68 Years 11 Months
Birth Date abt 1853
Birth Place Cartersville, Georgia, United States
Death Date 20 Oct 1922
Death Place Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Father James Smith
Mother Martha Alexander
Spouse A H Smith
s/o James Smith, Martha Alexander
Although grave marker indicates year of birth as 1858, he was actually born in November 1852 (see census records beginning 1860). He was the fourth child of James McRee Smith and Martha Alexander, who died in August 1853.
h/o Ann Hasseltine Jordan m. abt 1880
Hendersonville Mayor, 1880, 1882
An attorney/businessman, he resigned as Mayor to become the town attorney. He wrote the charter for the town and many ordinances after which he was re-elected Mayor. Smith was elected to the state Legislature in 1883.
He was the founder of the Oklawaha Land company, the W.A. Smith Estates, the Florida Carolina estates, the Laurel park Estates later the Town of Laurel Park.
Smith built the dummy line, a street car route that went from Mai Street out to his Laurel Park development where he had put in two lakes joined by canals, ball parks, an incline railroad and a rock quarry. He and J. Williams erected a hotel on Sugar Loaf Mountain called Salola Inn.
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North Carolina, Death Certificate
Name William Alexander Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 68 Years 11 Months
Birth Date abt 1853
Birth Place Cartersville, Georgia, United States
Death Date 20 Oct 1922
Death Place Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Father James Smith
Mother Martha Alexander
Spouse A H Smith
Although grave marker indicates year of birth as 1858, he was actually born in November 1852 (see census records beginning 1860). He was the fourth child of James McRee Smith and Martha Alexander, who died in August 1853.
h/o Ann Hasseltine Jordan m. abt 1880
Hendersonville Mayor, 1880, 1882
An attorney/businessman, he resigned as Mayor to become the town attorney. He wrote the charter for the town and many ordinances after which he was re-elected Mayor. Smith was elected to the state Legislature in 1883.
He was the founder of the Oklawaha Land company, the W.A. Smith Estates, the Florida Carolina estates, the Laurel park Estates later the Town of Laurel Park.
Smith built the dummy line, a street car route that went from Mai Street out to his Laurel Park development where he had put in two lakes joined by canals, ball parks, an incline railroad and a rock quarry. He and J. Williams erected a hotel on Sugar Loaf Mountain called Salola Inn.
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North Carolina, Death Certificate
Name William Alexander Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 68 Years 11 Months
Birth Date abt 1853
Birth Place Cartersville, Georgia, United States
Death Date 20 Oct 1922
Death Place Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Father James Smith
Mother Martha Alexander
Spouse A H Smith
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