[Batavia Herald, Kane County, IL, 6 Dec.
1894]
Death of William Burr
SMITH
Remains Brought to Batavia (IL) for Interment
,Sat. Dec. 1st.
We glean the following obituary from the Chicago
Inter Ocean, which will be of interest to our many readers, as deceased
was well known and highly respected by a large number of our citizens,
who tender their sympathy to the bereaved wife, who was a former
resident of this city. The remains were brought here for burial beside
those of other loved ones:
Wm. Burr SMITH, died at his home, No. 2909 Wabash Ave., Nov. 28,
1894. He was born in Green Co., N. Y., Feb. 3, 1835; son of Nathan, the
only one of five brothers – Henry, Elijah, Orson, and Hiram – who did
not come to Chicago from Mich., where his father had settled, July 20,
1851, and for a time resided with his uncle, Orson at No. 181 Wabash
Ave. He was a valued member of the Markley Alling & Co., from 1864
until his death.
He was married July 12, 1861, to Irene A.,
daughter of Rev. M. N. LORD, who survives him; their three children
being dead.
Mr. SMITH was one of the substantial members of the
National Guard Cadets organized in McCarthy’s Building, on northeast
corner Washington and Dearborn Sts., March 19, 1856, of which he was
first lieutenant. Its first captain, the late Colonel Joseph R. SCOTT,
of the Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers, and he, were roommates for years.
He continued with the Cadets of the Sixtieth Regiment, and later, as one
of the most efficient members of the United States Zouave Cadets,
commanded by the late Colonel ELLSWORTH, that made a tour of the Eastern
cities in July and August, 1860. Among the members he was the most
popular, always a great favorite, and was usually endearingly addressed
by the sobriquet as “Powhattan,” or “Pow,” for short. His strict
integrity and social qualities made him popular among his business
associates, and to his friends whom he considered less successful in
life he was liberal to a fault.
