Herbert L. Smith

born: 22 Nov 1902
died: 2 Oct 1985, De Witt,Clinton Co.,Iowa
bur.: Elwood,Clinton Co.,Iowa, at Elwood Cemetery
occu: farmer, mail carrier and postmaster
spouse: Helen BAIRD
marr: 8 Apr 1927
born: 15 Apr 1903
died: Jun 1986, Hampton,Rock Island Co.,Illinois
Children:
Donald Smith
H. Baird Smith

Pedigree Chart

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  |------Harry M. SMITH (1877, Iowa - 1955, Iowa)
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Herbert L. SMITH (1902 - 1985, Iowa)
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  |                   |--------Michael SHANNON (1800, Ireland - 1860, Ireland)
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  |        |---------Patrick SHANNON (1830, Ireland - 1903, Iowa)
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------Mary NEYLON (1808, Ireland - Ireland)
  |        |
  |------Frances Catherine SHANNON (1879, Iowa - 1949, Iowa)
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           |          |--------Jeremiah LUCEY (1800, Ireland - 1897, Iowa)
           |          |
           |---------Julia LUCEY (1836, New York - 1910, Iowa)
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                      |--------Bridget DOYLE (1815, Ireland - 1885, Iowa)
Herbert followed in his father's footsteps as a rural mail carrier. Herbert could recall using a horse and buggy to deliver mail when the snow was too high or mud too deep. He delivered rural mail for 34 years, retiring on April 30, 1968. He also served as De Witt Postmaster for 10 years from 1936 to 1946. He didn't care for the indoor work and eventually returned to the rural routes. At one point when they consolidated mail routes, Herbert worked as a farmer, but returned to the post office as postmaster in 1936. He remembered one time in 1926 when the roads were so bad he had to ride horseback over his 27 mile route for 27 consecutive days.

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