James O'Hara Smith (1833 - 1898)

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Died 11 Nov 1898 at about age 65 in Wilmington DE

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Biography

A cabinet maker. James and his 2 children are listed in the 1860 census.

Officer in his fraternal organization: https://www.newspapers.com/image/624682713/?terms=%22John%2Bt%2Bsmith%22&match=1

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=621142&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7163

Listed as a carpenter in the Wilmington City Directory in 1857, located in Hedgeville. No address given. His father, John T. Smith is also listed in Hedgeville as a carpenter.

http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/1494

Listed as a car builder for Harlan and Hollingsworth in 1896, living at 226 Woodlawn in Wilmington Delaware. Thomas B. Smith, his brother, had purchased the home on Woodlawn in 1894. On March 15, 1907, Eliza A Smith, widow of Thomas B Smith, sold this home to Charles Burnite.

Sources

• 1850 Census

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James and his wife Margaret and family are listed in the 1870 & 1880 Census

1870: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7163&h=136422&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=UlM2672&_phstart=successSource

1880: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=27015754&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7163

December 1894 purchase of 226 Woodlawn by Thomas B Smith: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61025/images/31303_256793-00401?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=65c39f10135eea27d2fec9a1e53ba469&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ymX4758&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.70242457.8678075.1598406046-amp-1Hi4fWkXSIRzh7hH4KkbMrfmmJwROnPizgJ2QlW_JHRTXIGCYt8Hbhm8CRy_HCx8&pId=1899937

March 1907 sale of 226 Woodlawn by widow Eliza Smith:

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Death Record: James O. Smith, a carpenter, wife Margaret. Address: 226 Woodlawn, Wilmington, De Buried:W & B Cemetery

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Death announcement: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88053046/1898-11-17/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1898&index=1&date2=1898&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=H+James+O+Smith&proxdistance=5&state=Delaware&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=James+o+h+Smith&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

Civil War Veteran 4th Del. Inf: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/4654/32959_033103-01875?pid=972325&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D4654%26h%3D972325%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DymX982%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ymX982&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.235500417.1653831923.1583895268-47021587.1580258807

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130294217