Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio;
"Honorable Judge Laertes B. Smith, a prominant well know jurist of Lorain County, Attorney at law, and justice of the peace with residence of Elyria, was born in Amherst Twp, Lorain County ohip, September 21, 1830. He comes of an old New England Family of Puritan descent.
His paternal grandfather, Chiliab Smith, was born in Connecticut November 11, 1765, and died in 1840. Prior to coming to Ohio he lived many years in Berkshire county, Mass., and was there married to Nancy Marshall, who was born January 19, 1765, and died December 5, 1824. In 1814 they immigrated to Lorain county, the trip being made with ox wagons; and it took them five da s to cut a road from the present site 0 Elyria through the woods to what afterward became Amherst township (for it was not organized till April 1817.)where they arrived October 16, 1814. Here they settled upon land for which grandfather Smith had traded property in the East to the Connecticut Land Company. He was by trade a tailor, at which he worked in his new home during intervals in his farm work, as o portunity offered. As an exhorter in the E. Church, he held frequent meetings in the neighborhood of his home and in his own house. When old age came upon him he turned his farm over to his children, who also inherited the good name of one of the best known and earliest of the pioneers. He had settled on Little Beaver creek, four miles west of where is now Elyria, and opened the first tavern in that vicinity.
David Smith, father of subject, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., March 20, 1797, and came to Lorain county along with his father. In 182-1 he married a Miss Fannie Barnes, also a native of Berkshire county, born December 23, 1802, and nine children were born of this union, six of whom grew to maturity, Laertes B. being the third in the order of birth. The father died April 30, 1861, the mother August 6, 1888. In religion she was a Presbyterian, attending the Church of that denomination in Elyria till 1840. In politics David Smith was a Democrat, and he was a quiet, unostentatious man.
Laertes B. Smith, the subject proper of this memoir, received his education at the public schools of his native township. At the age of twenty-one years he left his father‘s farm to learn the trade of harness maker, at which he worked till he was about twenty-five years old. He then entered a hardware store at La Porte, Ind., where he remained some five years, or until 1858, in which year he returned to Lorain county, and commenced the study of law with Vincent & Sheldon, Elyria. In 1860 he was admitted to the bar, and became a member of the firm with whom he had learned his rofession, and within the first year, Mr. Vincent retiring, Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Smith formed a new partnership; but the Civil war breaking out, the senior partner went into the army in 1861, and in the following year our subject hecame a partner with Judge W. W. Boynton, which copartnership lasted some three or four years. In June, 1871, he was appointed probate judge of Lorain county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Steele, and continued in the office, by re-election, till February, 1882, since when he has been acting justice of the peace.
On December 26, 1871, Judge Smith was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Smyth, of Ontario county, N. Y., and five children have been born to them. namely: Fannie, Clara Louise, Frank Carleton, Gertrude and Leroy. Politically Judge Smith was a Democrat till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, since when he has been a Republican."
(infor provided by Msmith #47320929)
"Honorable Judge Laertes B. Smith, a prominant well know jurist of Lorain County, Attorney at law, and justice of the peace with residence of Elyria, was born in Amherst Twp, Lorain County ohip, September 21, 1830. He comes of an old New England Family of Puritan descent.
His paternal grandfather, Chiliab Smith, was born in Connecticut November 11, 1765, and died in 1840. Prior to coming to Ohio he lived many years in Berkshire county, Mass., and was there married to Nancy Marshall, who was born January 19, 1765, and died December 5, 1824. In 1814 they immigrated to Lorain county, the trip being made with ox wagons; and it took them five da s to cut a road from the present site 0 Elyria through the woods to what afterward became Amherst township (for it was not organized till April 1817.)where they arrived October 16, 1814. Here they settled upon land for which grandfather Smith had traded property in the East to the Connecticut Land Company. He was by trade a tailor, at which he worked in his new home during intervals in his farm work, as o portunity offered. As an exhorter in the E. Church, he held frequent meetings in the neighborhood of his home and in his own house. When old age came upon him he turned his farm over to his children, who also inherited the good name of one of the best known and earliest of the pioneers. He had settled on Little Beaver creek, four miles west of where is now Elyria, and opened the first tavern in that vicinity.
David Smith, father of subject, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., March 20, 1797, and came to Lorain county along with his father. In 182-1 he married a Miss Fannie Barnes, also a native of Berkshire county, born December 23, 1802, and nine children were born of this union, six of whom grew to maturity, Laertes B. being the third in the order of birth. The father died April 30, 1861, the mother August 6, 1888. In religion she was a Presbyterian, attending the Church of that denomination in Elyria till 1840. In politics David Smith was a Democrat, and he was a quiet, unostentatious man.
Laertes B. Smith, the subject proper of this memoir, received his education at the public schools of his native township. At the age of twenty-one years he left his father‘s farm to learn the trade of harness maker, at which he worked till he was about twenty-five years old. He then entered a hardware store at La Porte, Ind., where he remained some five years, or until 1858, in which year he returned to Lorain county, and commenced the study of law with Vincent & Sheldon, Elyria. In 1860 he was admitted to the bar, and became a member of the firm with whom he had learned his rofession, and within the first year, Mr. Vincent retiring, Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Smith formed a new partnership; but the Civil war breaking out, the senior partner went into the army in 1861, and in the following year our subject hecame a partner with Judge W. W. Boynton, which copartnership lasted some three or four years. In June, 1871, he was appointed probate judge of Lorain county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Steele, and continued in the office, by re-election, till February, 1882, since when he has been acting justice of the peace.
On December 26, 1871, Judge Smith was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Smyth, of Ontario county, N. Y., and five children have been born to them. namely: Fannie, Clara Louise, Frank Carleton, Gertrude and Leroy. Politically Judge Smith was a Democrat till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, since when he has been a Republican."
(infor provided by Msmith #47320929)
Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio;
"Honorable Judge Laertes B. Smith, a prominant well know jurist of Lorain County, Attorney at law, and justice of the peace with residence of Elyria, was born in Amherst Twp, Lorain County ohip, September 21, 1830. He comes of an old New England Family of Puritan descent.
His paternal grandfather, Chiliab Smith, was born in Connecticut November 11, 1765, and died in 1840. Prior to coming to Ohio he lived many years in Berkshire county, Mass., and was there married to Nancy Marshall, who was born January 19, 1765, and died December 5, 1824. In 1814 they immigrated to Lorain county, the trip being made with ox wagons; and it took them five da s to cut a road from the present site 0 Elyria through the woods to what afterward became Amherst township (for it was not organized till April 1817.)where they arrived October 16, 1814. Here they settled upon land for which grandfather Smith had traded property in the East to the Connecticut Land Company. He was by trade a tailor, at which he worked in his new home during intervals in his farm work, as o portunity offered. As an exhorter in the E. Church, he held frequent meetings in the neighborhood of his home and in his own house. When old age came upon him he turned his farm over to his children, who also inherited the good name of one of the best known and earliest of the pioneers. He had settled on Little Beaver creek, four miles west of where is now Elyria, and opened the first tavern in that vicinity.
David Smith, father of subject, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., March 20, 1797, and came to Lorain county along with his father. In 182-1 he married a Miss Fannie Barnes, also a native of Berkshire county, born December 23, 1802, and nine children were born of this union, six of whom grew to maturity, Laertes B. being the third in the order of birth. The father died April 30, 1861, the mother August 6, 1888. In religion she was a Presbyterian, attending the Church of that denomination in Elyria till 1840. In politics David Smith was a Democrat, and he was a quiet, unostentatious man.
Laertes B. Smith, the subject proper of this memoir, received his education at the public schools of his native township. At the age of twenty-one years he left his father‘s farm to learn the trade of harness maker, at which he worked till he was about twenty-five years old. He then entered a hardware store at La Porte, Ind., where he remained some five years, or until 1858, in which year he returned to Lorain county, and commenced the study of law with Vincent & Sheldon, Elyria. In 1860 he was admitted to the bar, and became a member of the firm with whom he had learned his rofession, and within the first year, Mr. Vincent retiring, Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Smith formed a new partnership; but the Civil war breaking out, the senior partner went into the army in 1861, and in the following year our subject hecame a partner with Judge W. W. Boynton, which copartnership lasted some three or four years. In June, 1871, he was appointed probate judge of Lorain county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Steele, and continued in the office, by re-election, till February, 1882, since when he has been acting justice of the peace.
On December 26, 1871, Judge Smith was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Smyth, of Ontario county, N. Y., and five children have been born to them. namely: Fannie, Clara Louise, Frank Carleton, Gertrude and Leroy. Politically Judge Smith was a Democrat till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, since when he has been a Republican."
(infor provided by Msmith #47320929)
"Honorable Judge Laertes B. Smith, a prominant well know jurist of Lorain County, Attorney at law, and justice of the peace with residence of Elyria, was born in Amherst Twp, Lorain County ohip, September 21, 1830. He comes of an old New England Family of Puritan descent.
His paternal grandfather, Chiliab Smith, was born in Connecticut November 11, 1765, and died in 1840. Prior to coming to Ohio he lived many years in Berkshire county, Mass., and was there married to Nancy Marshall, who was born January 19, 1765, and died December 5, 1824. In 1814 they immigrated to Lorain county, the trip being made with ox wagons; and it took them five da s to cut a road from the present site 0 Elyria through the woods to what afterward became Amherst township (for it was not organized till April 1817.)where they arrived October 16, 1814. Here they settled upon land for which grandfather Smith had traded property in the East to the Connecticut Land Company. He was by trade a tailor, at which he worked in his new home during intervals in his farm work, as o portunity offered. As an exhorter in the E. Church, he held frequent meetings in the neighborhood of his home and in his own house. When old age came upon him he turned his farm over to his children, who also inherited the good name of one of the best known and earliest of the pioneers. He had settled on Little Beaver creek, four miles west of where is now Elyria, and opened the first tavern in that vicinity.
David Smith, father of subject, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., March 20, 1797, and came to Lorain county along with his father. In 182-1 he married a Miss Fannie Barnes, also a native of Berkshire county, born December 23, 1802, and nine children were born of this union, six of whom grew to maturity, Laertes B. being the third in the order of birth. The father died April 30, 1861, the mother August 6, 1888. In religion she was a Presbyterian, attending the Church of that denomination in Elyria till 1840. In politics David Smith was a Democrat, and he was a quiet, unostentatious man.
Laertes B. Smith, the subject proper of this memoir, received his education at the public schools of his native township. At the age of twenty-one years he left his father‘s farm to learn the trade of harness maker, at which he worked till he was about twenty-five years old. He then entered a hardware store at La Porte, Ind., where he remained some five years, or until 1858, in which year he returned to Lorain county, and commenced the study of law with Vincent & Sheldon, Elyria. In 1860 he was admitted to the bar, and became a member of the firm with whom he had learned his rofession, and within the first year, Mr. Vincent retiring, Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Smith formed a new partnership; but the Civil war breaking out, the senior partner went into the army in 1861, and in the following year our subject hecame a partner with Judge W. W. Boynton, which copartnership lasted some three or four years. In June, 1871, he was appointed probate judge of Lorain county, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Steele, and continued in the office, by re-election, till February, 1882, since when he has been acting justice of the peace.
On December 26, 1871, Judge Smith was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Smyth, of Ontario county, N. Y., and five children have been born to them. namely: Fannie, Clara Louise, Frank Carleton, Gertrude and Leroy. Politically Judge Smith was a Democrat till the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion, since when he has been a Republican."
(infor provided by Msmith #47320929)
Inscription
SIDE 1: "SMITH / Laertes Barnes SMITH Sept 21, 1828 May 12, 1896 / Margaret S. SMITH Dec 23, 1841 Sept 14, 1936 / Leroy W. SMITH Dec 23, 1885 Feb 23, 1907" SIDE 2: "Carleton SMITH June 3, 1878 Aug 14, 1938" FOOTSTONES: "Carleton" "Leroy" "Mother" "Fat
Gravesite Details
headstone inscription & burial plot provided courtesy of Ian McGuire from Sept. 2003 Eagle Scout Project
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