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SMITH, RICHARD
Richard Smith was born in Markham, Ontario Canada, March 1846 and married Emily Ann Nye of Vaugham, Ontario in 1869. He worked in his fathers brickyard for ten years then in 1879 came to Pickford and located a homestead of 80 acres five and a half miles west of Pickford. He built a small log cabin and went back to Canada. In the spring of 1880 he moved his wife and family of four children to Pickford. They lived in a log cabin until 1894 when they moved into their new brick veneer home. He had set up a drykill for making bricks and made the bricks for his home, the house though not in use still stands.
John Smith was unable to recall the names of his grandparents, but he knew they both came from England. One grandfather was a policeman there and the other owned Clydesdale horses which he used to pull barges up the Thames River.
John's Grandfather Smith later moved to Ontario, Canada, and set up a brickyard which produced brick and tile. John's father, Richard Smith, worked at this brickyard for several years. Richard matried Emily Ann Nye and they had 8 children: John, George, Sarah, and James (Wesley) were born in McGillvary, Ontario, and Susan, Etta, Raymond, and Joseph were botn aftet they moved to the Pickford area.
John remembered going to the brickyard with his father and fashioning little animals from the clay and giving them to his father to be baked in the kiln with the bricks and tile.
In 1879 Richard decided to homestead land in the United States five and one-half miles west of Pickford. At that time the road west of Pickford was only surveyed for three miles. Richard walked to the Soo, obtained the necessary surveying instruments, carried them back, and surveyed the road for another three miles to locate his homestead Site. He built a log cabin beside the river and went back to get his family.
On April 18, 1880, the family left Canada to travel to their new home. They stayed in the Soo for some time with a family that owned an 80-acre farm, while Richard went on to the homestead to make final preparations for the family.
John said, "Much or perhaps all of this farm was located within the present city limits of the Soo."
When the new home was ready, the family moved to the homestead. Later another larger log cabin was built closer to the road. A log barn was also constructed. Finally, in 1890 the house which still stands on the homestead was built. To build this house, Richard constructed a Kiln and made the brick from clay found on the farm.
John W. Smith born in Vaugham, Ontario 1871 came to Pickford when he was nine years old. The first time he recalls being in the Soo, there was a team of horses with a load of furnitute stuck on Ashmun Street and a group of men gave them a push to get them going. He spent most of his life in the Pickford area but opetated a grocery store in Detroit for a while. He died in Feb. 1973.
George Albert Smith was born in 1873 at McGillivary, Ontario and married Ethal Barns. Both are now deceased. They had no children.
Sarah Elizabeth Smith born in 1876 at McGillivary, Ontario married Ike Lunny. They had no children, but after her sister Suzanal's death, Lloyd S. Mitchell, Suzanal's youngest son lived with Sarah. They lived on the old homestead farm for a while. Ike Lunny passed away about 1918. Then Sarah and Lloyd moved to Detroit. She later married A.E. Bonn, both are now deceased.
James Wesley Smith was born in 1878 at McGillivary, Ontario. James Wesley and George farmed together until George was married. Then he went to the Soo and worked, there he met Ethol Wright, was married and moved to Detroit. They had three children,Jay (deceased),Margaret (deceased); and Idell now living in California James Wesley and Etholrare both deceased.
Joseph S. Smith was born in 1881 at Pickford, Michigan. He married Mary Banes a sister of George's wife. They had twelve children. Joseph now lives in Pickford. Wilbur (deceased) married and lived in Detroit. Leona married Levi Pierce, they had sixteen children and live in the Pickford Soo area.
Dorris married John Kangas. They had one child and lived in Ithaca, New York. Both John and Dorris are deceased.
Earnest married and had one child, lived in Royal Oak. (deceased)
Almiron married and had three children, lives in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Earl married and had two children, lived near Detroit. (deceased)
Emily Smith lives in Pickford.
Sarah married Robert O'Brine. They have three children and now live in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Joseph ,Jr. married and has seven children. he lives at Berkley, Michigan.
Roy married and has two children, lives at Royal Oak, Michigan.
Alice married Art Carlson and has two children and now lives at Battle Creek, Michigan.
Alvie married, has three children and lives in Berkley, Michigan.
Mary, Joseph, Sr.'s wife, is deceased.
Suzonal Smith, born 1884 at Pickford, Michigan, married Alex Mitchell. To them were born two sons. John married Nina Jacobson, lived in the Detroit area most of his life, retired and moved to Lake City. They had one child, Carol*. John is now deceased. Lloyd married Hazel Earl. He has one step son and now lives in Hessel, Michigan.
Raymond Smith, John's brother, purchased the farm directly across the road from the homestead and was married to Jane Moore. They had four children: Meryl, Forrest, Stella, and Ivan.
FORREST purchased the farm from his father and later purchased the homestead site across the road. In 1971 this farm was sold to Keith Schmidt and Forrest now lives on a farm just south of the Pickford town limits.
Raymond S. Smith, born 1886 at Pickford, Michigan, married Jane Moore. They had four children. Meryl married Joseph LaMothe and lives in Sault Ste. Marie. They have two children: Roger* lives in Jackson, Michigan and Janice* lives in New York, N.Y. Fonest married Violet McConkey They have three children. Jim* of Holi, Michigan, Fred* of Sault Ste. Marie and Robert (Bob)* still at home. Stella lives at Jackson, Michigan. Ivan Smith died in 1940, Raymond in 1942 and Jane in 1951.
Etta Smith, born at Pickford in 1888, married Perry Wilkins. They had three children. Perry, Jr,, lives at Plymouth, Michigan and has three children. Thelma married Jay Schafer and they have four boys living in Royal Oak, Michigan; Donna is at home with her mother. Perry, Sr. is deceased.
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