Person:George Smith (190)

birth parents: Charles Smith and Elizabeth McGrath (1)

GEORGE W SMITH WAS A REGISTERED BROOKLYN NY VOTER AND IN 1895 GAVE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF HIMSELF. HEIGHT 5 FEET 7 INCHES, WEIGHT 155 LBS, HAIR BROWN AND AGE 25 YEARS. He was married to a Margaret K Powers and they lived on Gates Ave and Palmetto St in RIDGEWOOD QUEENS NY FROM ABOUT 1895 UNTIL ABOUT 1954. The Palmetto st address was 6128 Palmetto st Ridgewood Queens NY. THEIR DAUGHTER Margaret MOVED TO Manhassett NASSAU CO and later to Amityville SUFFULK CO NY. Mary moved to the Bronx NY. George MARRIED IN ST MATTHEWS CATHOLIC CHURCH 1123 EASTERN PARKWAY BROOKLYN NY. HE HAD A ROUND HEAD. HE ALSO OWNED and was president of a Semi Pro BASEBALL TEAM named the FARMERS IN Glendale Queens NY. In 1893 George W Smith was a pitcher for St John's College. He played for the Uticas and then the Ben Hurs, who had their own field at Albany Ave and Bergen St in Brooklyn NY. He then switched to the Royals of Queens County. In 1900 George Smith organized the Farmers semi-pro team in Glendale Queens NY. George W Smith was a member of the Knights of Colunbus in Ridgewood Queens NY and belonged to the Elmhurst NY fire deptment. He was living with his daughter Margaret, on Clocks Blvd in Amityville NY, when he died. HE WAS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, TWO daughters, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. GEORGE W SMITH'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER WAS 068-12-2778.

George Washington Smith was the manager of the "Farmers Of Yesterday" baseball team

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