OBIT: George W. SMITH, 1880, formerly of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ MARTINSBURG MATTERS. Hon. George W. Smith, formerly a resident of Williamsburg, this county - but since 1856 a resident of Tipton, Iowa - died at his residence yesterday, his son, Rev. M. L. Smith, of this place, having received a despatch to that effect this afternoon. Mr. Smith will be well remembered by our older citizens, he having represented this county in the Legislature in the winters of 1853 and 1854. At the time of his death he was in the 80th year of his age. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, March 5, 1880 1850 Woodbury Township, Blair County census - George W. Smith, 49 Rebecca Smith, 40 Luther L. Smith, 17 Daniel R. Smith, 15 George E. Smith, 12 Cathn. A. Smith, 9 Saml. L. Smith, 7 1880 Martinsburg, Blair County census - M. L. Smith, 47, Methodist Minister Catharine Smith, 41 William Smith, 15 Harry Smith, 11 George Smith, 10 John Smith, 6 Margaret Smith, 2