Edward Quincy Smith (1868)

Born 16 Feb 1868 in Washington D.C., United States

Ancestors

Biography

In the 1880 census Edward (age 12), At School, was the son of Francis H. Smith in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.^[1]

Quincy's obituary appeared on 19 January 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He died (age 66) in about 1935 at 3110 Woodland drive.^[2] Transcript:

"QUINCY SMITH, BANKER, IS DEAD Washington Realtor and Business Man Succumbs Suddenly. E. Quincy Smith, Washington realtor, business man and banker, died ; suddenly last night at his home, 3110 Woodland drive. President of the Union Savings Bank, formerly located ί on Fourteenth street near New York j avenue, and later the National City ! Bank, the pioneer night banking in this city, he was born in Washington 66 years ago, the son of Francis H. Smith, first stenographer of the United States Senate. Mr. Smith opened the office of E. Quincy Smith, Inc., as the local mortgage correspondent of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia in 1924. He assisted in the creation of the Washington Real Estate Board, of which he was a director. Wrote on Travels. In 1911 he went to New York as president of the United States and I Mexican Trust Co., to liquidate its ! assets, Including the Kansas City, ! Mexico & Orient Railway and the j Florida Pecan Endowment Co., the ί resources of which he later diverted j to furnish food to the Southern ! draft camps during the World World, i During his connection with the | trust company, he made frequent trips ' to Europe, the fruit of which were j three volumes of "Travels at Home ' and Abroad" published a short time ago. Graduate of Centrât Mr. Smith, who had also headed the Colonial Fire Insurance Co. of Washington, was In the first class to graduate from Central High School. He was a member of the class of 1889 at Amhurst, and in the same year married Mise Katherine Shepherd of Washington, who died last Spring. He was an active member of the University Club, He Is survived by his daughter, Miss Dorothy Quincy Smith. Funeral services will be held at the residence Monday, at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery."

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MNQR-RB2 (accessed 16 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYB-TR9 Image number 00059
   Edward Q Smith (12), single son, At School, in household of Francis H. Smith (51) in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. Born in District of Columbia, United States.
2. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Evening star; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1935; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/618938716/?article=0fad5c27-ab46-4e10-bf51-3963f4540d94&focus=0.37668082,0.3515557,0.49963617,0.67125475&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #788344830 (accessed 16 January 2023)
   Name: Quincy Smith; Gender: Male; Death Age: 66; Birth Date: abt 1869; Birth Place: Washington; Residence Place: Washington; Death Date: Abt 1935; Death Place: 3110 Woodland drive; Obituary Date: 19 Jan 1935; Obituary Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Newspaper Title: Evening star; Parents: Francis H. Smith; Spouse: Mise Katherine Shepherd; Child: Dorothy Quincy Smith.

• Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: Peabody Genealogy
  Ancestry Record 61157 #584593 (accessed 16 January 2023)
  Name: Edward Quincy Smith; Gender: Male; First Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1889; Father: Francis H Smith; Mother: Amsia Birge; Spouse: Katie Miller Shepherd; Child: Dorothy Quincy Smith.