People – Smith family

By Joe PolkPhotographs
From left, Mrs. Furen, J. Guy Smith, Mrs. Hower, and Dallas D. Hughey pose near the corner of Washington Road and Alfred Street with their bicycles. 1890s.
Ewart Kirsopp (at far right) stands outside his Gilkeson Road store with stock/delivery boy Dan Lacey (left) and employee Raymond Smith. Kirsopp opened the store in 1921, and it served many of the Polish, Italian, and German immigrants who worked in the Beadling mines.
The Pine Ave., Myrtle Ave. (Castle Shannon) and LongVue homes of the Smith family
The LongVue and Rocklyn homes of the Smith family
Clifford Fergus and his wife, Annie Smith, bought this house on LongVue Drive in 1924
View from Andrew Gilfillan Smith’s “castle.”
The Smith house on Pine ave. It was razed in 1960
The Pine Ave house of William Smith and his wife, Cosette Permar, still stands
Andrew Gilfillan Smith, an attorney, built the Smith “Castle” about 1910. It was one of the first concrete, steel-reinforced houses in the country. Located on a private lane off Cedar Boulevard.
Andrew Gilfillan Smith, an attorney, built the Smith “Castle” about 1910. It was one of the first concrete, steel-reinforced houses in the country. Located on a private lane off Cedar Boulevard. 1970s
Mt. Lebanon Police Chief Charles Baldwin stands before his officers in 1928. From left are Robert Hasley, Ted Carrington, John Kauper, William Smith, Charles Senn (who later became chief), John Swoger, Edward Woods, and Arthur Siefert. Baldwin was appointed chief in July 1922 and, for a time, oversaw both the police and fire departments.
Dr. Ralph Horsman (insert) served as Mt. Lebanon School District’s Superintendant from 1946 to 1969. Horsman Drive in front of the High School was named for him. In the background are the 1949 school board members (from left) Mrs. Donald Lewis, Beckly Smith, Raymond Hecht, Elmer Stanier, Ross Gill, A.C. McMillan, Ralph Horsman, C.F Mellinger, Otis Hogsett, Edward Buck, Samuel Schreiner. Secretaries in the back row are (from left) Miriam Headley, Bertha Walp, Esther Whinnie
From left, Mrs. Furen, J. Guy Smith, Mrs. Hower, and Dallas D. Hughey pose near the corner of Washington Road and Alfred Street with their bicycles. In the 1890s, before automobiles became the preferred method of transportation, a bicycle fad swept the nation, and, it appears, Mt. Lebanon.
mt lebanon shamrocks (college age players) 1940 in South Park on labor day. Vs German Sport
back row from left: unknown, george smith, ray jones, bill buttlar, unknown, gerorge geisinger (manager), Mr frank (sponsor)
Front row from left: heny Ackerman, jim kennedy, bill mcminn, unknown, tony valicenti, bob frank, jim eckenrode

this team played its games at washington school field, the team disbanded when WWII started. they played beechview, library, etc. The Championship series with mt lebanon reds, the other independent team. Shamrocks won 2 out of 3
The first golf game played in Mt. Lebanon was this one on July 4, 1907. Joseph Howard Cochrane and Joseph Permar, neighbors of the Smiths) asked if they could play a game on the farm. The rakes they used to clear the course can be seen in this picture. Cochrane is at the far left and Permar is third from right.
Dr. Ralph Horsman (insert) served as Mt. Lebanon School District’s Superintendant from 1946 to 1969. Horsman Drive in front of the High School was named for him. In the background are the 1949 school board members (from left) Mrs. Donald Lewis, Beckly Smith, Raymond Hecht, Elmer Stanier, Ross Gill, A.C. McMillan, Ralph Horsman, C.F Mellinger, Otis Hogsett, Edward Buck, Samuel Schreiner. Secretaries in the back row are (from left) Miriam Headley, Bertha Walp, Esther Whinnie
Mt. Lebanon Class photo 1896. Miss Mullholand, the teacher, is at left. From left, top row: Fran Martin, Charles Fetterman, Edward Abbott, George Goodboy, Albert Abbott, Phillip Fetterman, John McNeilly, Blake Fetterman. Second row from top, from left: Lizzie Olmer, Alice Powers, Rosie Abbott, Lizzie McDonough, Laura Schreiner, Isabelle Bailey, Nannie McCormick, Edith Alderson, Third row from top, from left: Mary Olmer, Ada Martin, Emma Algris, Alice Powers, Bessie Goodboy, Emma Alderson, Agnes Schriener, Agnes Gilfillan, Ella McKnight. Seated: Frank Baltman, Phil Power, Howard Abbott, Martison Baleiy, James Hast, John McCormick, Willie Smith, Clarence Fetterman
Richard Lesnett Smith, at right, with his brothers William and John. Undated
Log cabin that stood on what is not the corner of Chestnut St and Poplar Ave in Castle Shannon. It was the first home if George Cunningham Smith and his wife Nancy McRoberts. Undated; probably late 1800s
Annie Smith was born on Pine Avenue in 1982. Daughter f Richard and Nellie Smith. Picture taken about 1916.
Clifford Fergus was born on Pine Ave in 1887 (he ws delivered by Dr.Cyrus Schreiner). He married Annie Smith in 1917. Picture taken about 1916
Eleanor Smith, daughter of George and Nancy Smith, grew up on land that would become Mt. Lebanon Golf Course. She married Lewis Neeld in 1898.
George Smith and his wife Nancy McRoberts about the time they married in 1864
Men playing golf on the Smith Farm. Undated
The first golf game played in Mt. Lebanon was this one on July 4, 1907. Joseph Howard Cochrane and Joseph Permar, neighbors of the Smiths) asked if they could play a game on the farm. The rakes they used to clear the course can be seen in this picture. Cochrane is at the far left and Permar is third from right,
Lewis Neeld married Eleanor Smith in 1898. They lived on Wenzel Ave
Clifford Fergus and his wife, Annie Smith, bought this house on LongVue Drive in 1924
Nancy Smith on her Pine Avenue front porch. Undated
George Cunningham Smith owned the land that would become Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. He was the director of the Castle Shannon Savings and trust Co. Picture from about 1900
Nellie Fergus grew up on LongVue Drive. Picture taken 1938. Nellie was the first woman attorney hired at Reed Smith
Nellie Fegus on her 1949 wedding day to Templeton Smith.
Nancy McRoberts Smith
The Smith house on Pine ave. It was razed in 1960
The Pine Ave house of William Smith and his wife, Cosette Permar, still stands
Smith family photos
Richard Lesnett Smith and his wife, Nellie Brunt, spent time in Arizona and Nevada mining camps, but called Castle Shannon home
Richard Lesnett Smith and his wife, Nellie Brunt. Undated. They married in 1891
Richard Lesnett Smith was born in his parents log cabin in Castle Shannon in 1865. He was named for a cousin who died in the Civil War. He was a economic geologist and a mining engineer
Richard Lesnett Smith and his wife, Nellie Brunt. Undated. They married in 1891
Sarah Cunningham Smith, wife of William Smith. They were the original owners of the farm that would become Mt. Lebanon Golf Course.
Sarah Cunningham Smith, wife of William Smith. They were the original owners of the farm that would become Mt. Lebanon Golf Course.
Nancy Smith (seated) with daughters Ida and Sarah. Undated
Templeton Smith and Nellie Fergus married in 1949. Templeton was an environmental council at Koppers. They lived in Virginia Manor
Templeton Smith and Nellie Fergus married in 1949. Templeton was an environmental council at Koppers. They lived in Virginia Manor
Ida Smith and her brother William, children of George and Nancy Smith, grew up on Pine Avenue
William Smith was the original owners of the farm that would become Mt. Lebanon Golf Course.
Pine and Myrtle Ave (Castle Shannon) and LongVue (Mt. Lebanon) houses owned by the Smith family
LongVue and Rocklyn Drive homes owned by the Smith family
Photo taken at the Smith farm in Bulger, PA, April 16, 1890–William and Sarah Smith’s golden wedding anniversary. William and Sarah are seated center and their son George and his wife, Nancy, stand to the left
Undated photo of men playing golf on the Smith land
Descendants of George Cunningham Smith on the old Smith Farm (now the golf course) in 2005. From left Don Neeld, George C. Smith and Temp Smith look at some old family photos
Descendants of George Cunningham Smith on the old Smith Farm (now the golf course) in 2005. From left Don Neeld, George C. Smith and Temp Smith
Standing outside Kirsopp’s Market on Gilkeson Road circa 1935 are divert boy Raymond Smith, store employee Ewart Kirsopp and owner Ewart Kirsopp