Jeremiah J. Smith, a native of Troy, N. Y., came to Oakfield in 1830, was a blacksmith for 50 years in town, and died in 1885, at the age of 78 years. He married Louisa Hart, of Troy, and his children were Warner H., Melancton J., Rial, Edward, Wallace, Nancy A., Louisa, Helen, and Emma. Warner H. Smith married Louisa, daughter of Ira and Beattie (Randall) Tripp, of Fort Plain, and his children are Beattie, Frank, and Della. He has been chief engineer of the fire department of Oakfield.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890