U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Joseph Carper (b. 1868) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 574-575 JOSEPH CARPER SMITH, son of Christian and Jane (Carper) Smith, born July 27, 1868. His father immigrated to this country from the South Branch of the Potomac River in the early part of the century. Was the owner of a large farm on the Buckhannon River, and at the time of his death, April 15, 1874, was considered the wealthiest man in the County. He was twice married, first to Mary Skidmore and to them one child was born, Maud Ellen, who married James Babb. a soldier of the Civil War; second, Jane (Carper) Smith, daughter of Adam Carper, and to them was born two children: Perry D. and Joseph C. Joseph C. Smith, was raised on the farm and farmed extensively during the early part of his life. His zeal for the possession of high-grade and pure bred cattle and horses led him into the expenditure of money that eventually involved himself and his mother so much that his estate was sold from him. He then took up the study of land surveying and was employed in the first surveying corps in the northern part of Upshur County that surveyed the coal field for the Century Coal Company, helped survey the B. & N. R. R. Since that time he has been employed in every coal survey made in Upshur County, and made many in other counties. He was elected County Surveyor in 1904. The father of Christian Smith, John Smith, came from Germany and was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and was corporal under General Gates. Served seven years. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------