By: Russell S. Pickett
(As related to the Edward Pickett Family of New Hope, Pa.)

      The below information on the Smith Famiy is currently as it relates to the Edward D. Pickett Family of New Hope, Pa. Family members names shown in "Marroon" are the direct ancestors of my children "Chris", "Ryan", "Kayla" & "Kara".

      Within this document I use the "Find A Grave" website which links to where each family member who has passed away is interred and shows their individual online memorial. If you'd like to access the "Find A Grave" site to learn more about this project and build memorials for your loved ones please click below:

       Anyone that has information or questions on this family line please "email me". Thanks, and I hope you enjoy this short history of the Smith Family.

Other Family names included in this document:

Dilts, Steward, Updyke, Pickett & Johnson.



      John (1) was born on September 23, 1751.   The name of this parents and siblings are unknown.   He married "Anna Dilts" on November 8, 1778 in Amwell Township, NJ.   Other information on Anna's family is currently unknown.   They had one known child. 2. *Joseph Smith  -  b. Feb 3, 1809, d.ca. 1900



      Joseph (2) was born the only known child of John and Ann (Dilts) Smith on February 3, 1809 in Mt. Airy, NJ.   He married "Eleanor Stuard" on January 4, 1832 somewhere in Hunterdon Cty, NJ.   Eleanor was born on April 9, 1811.   Her parent's are also unknown at this time.   Together they had 14 children.   3. *Jesse Wood Smith  -  b. 1840, d. 1925
  4. *Asa Smith  -  b. May 4, 1842, d. May 10, 1909
  5.  Charles Stewart Smith  -  b. Aug 4, 1843, d. ??
  6.  Henry Reading Smith  -  b. Jul 13, 1847, d. 1912
  7.  James Wilson Smith  -  b.cir. 1853, d. ??
  8.  Sarah Elizabeth Smith  -  b.cir. 1854, d. ??
  9.  Emma Caroline Smith  -  b.cir. 1855, d. ??
10.  Richard Green Smith
11.  Amy Harriet Smith
12.  Martha Jane Smith
13.  Amelia Smith
14.  Anna Smith
15.  William Smith
16.  Mary Eleanor Smith

Family Notes:   The birth order of the children has not been verified.  In the 1860 census the following children were listed:  James (4) age 7, Sarah (5) age 6, & Caroline (6) age 5.  Jesse (3) and Asa (4), who were both over the age of 18 at the time, more than likely had moved out of the home before the census. Jesse (3) married "Mary C. Williamson" and they had children.

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Joseph Smith (2)"   -   "Eleanor Stuard Smith"



Jesse Wood Smith, (3)

      Jesse, (3) was born the son of Joseph and Eleanor Stuard Smith in 1840.  He was married to "Mary C. Williamson" who was born in 1845.  Her parents are currently unknown.  Jesse (3) passed away in 1925 and was interred in Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, NJ.  Mary passed away in 1931 and was interred next to her husband.  They had four known children, however the four known all passed away as young children and their names are on their parent's stone.  So possibly there were other that lived to adulthood.

30. Arabelle Smith  -  b. 1867, d. 1868
31. Levi Smith  -  b. 1873, d. 1875
32. Albert K. Smith  -  b. 1879, d. ??
33. William C. Smith  -  b. 1874, d. ??

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Jesse Wood Smith (3)"   -   "Mary C. Williamson Smith"   -   "Arabelle Smith (30)"   -   "Levi Smith (31)"
"Albert K. Smith (32)"   -   "William C. Smith (33)"



      Asa (3) was born the 1st child & 1st son of Joseph and Eleanor Stuard Smith on May 4, 1842.   His birth place is unknown at this time.   He married "Annie L. Updyke" in Hunterdon Cty, NJ.   She was born in 1849 & her parent's names are unknown.

      They also resided in Hunterdon County at one time.   Asa (3) died on May 10, 1909 at the age of 67.   He was interred at the Rosemont Cem., Rosemont, NJ.   His wife Annie died in 1919 & was interred next to her husband.   Together they had 9 children.

34.  Margaret Smith  -  b. 1867, d. ??
35.  George W. Smith  -  b.1869, d. 1871
36. *Charles W. Smith  -  b.1870, d. 1909
37. *Eleanor Minerva Smith  -  b. Jun 21, 1871, d. Apr 11, 1927
38. *Elizabeth Smith  -  b. 1873, d. 1953
39.  Joseph Reading Smith  -  b. 1874, d. ??
40.  Lizzie A. Smith  -  b. 1876, d. ??
41.  John K. Smith  -  b. 1882, d. ??
42.  Allen C. Smith  -  b. 1888, d. ??

Family Notes:   Allen (42) married "Ella D. _____" and they had two children together whose names are unknown.

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Asa Smith (3)" - "Annie L. (Updyke) Smith"



Charles Stewart Smith, (5)

      Charles, (5) was born the son of Joseph and Eleanor Stuard Smith in 1843.  He was married to "Emeline Reed" on February 22, 1869.  She was born the daughter of William and Mary Bogart Reed in 1851.

      The exact date of Charles' (5) passing is currently unknown.  However he was interred in the Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, NJ.  Emeline passed away in 1920 and was also interred in the Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, NJ.  They had eight children together.

43. Mary Louella Smith  -  b. Jan 5, 1870, d. ??
44. Sarah Smith  -  b. ca. 1873, d. ??
45. Florence H. Smith  -  b. May 1881, d. ??
46. Victoria H. Smith  -  b. May 25, 1881, d. Oct 8, 1937
47. Jacob Reed Smith  -  b. Jul 14, 1886, d. ??
48. Jesse W. Smith  -  b. Apr 26, 1890, d. ??
49. Unknown Smith  -  b. ??, d. ??
50. Unknown Smith  -  b. ??, d. ??

Family Notes:  All the children were born in Hunterdon County, NJ. Florence (45) married "Ira Haines" in January, 1898 and they had three children: Joseph (b:11/7/1899 d: 12/1971 in Flemington, N.J.), a daughter Prudence b: 5/28/1901 and a son Jonathon b: 11/23/1904 d: 6/1966. Victoria (46) married "Charles M. Sipler" son of Charles Sipler and Mary Haines Sipler on August 21, 1897 and they had the following children: Lillian C. b: 2/24/1898 d: 5/11/1953, Emeline b: 1901, Sadie b: 1908, George H. b: 10/14/1912 d: 10/16/1992, Walter H. b: 10/14/1912 d: 3/1987, Isaiah V. b: 9/17/1914 d: 5/11/2004.

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Charles Stewart Smith (5)"   -   "Emeline Reed Smith"



Charles W. Smith, (36)

      Charles, (36) was born the 3rd child & 2nd son of Asa (4) and Annie L. (Updyke) Smith in 1870 in Hunterdon County, NJ.   He was married to "Jennie A. _____" whose last name, dates and parents are currently unknown in 1898.   Charles (36) passed away in 1909 and was interred in Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, NJ.   Jennie passed away in 1915 and was interred next to her husband.   They had one known child.

51. Joseph Smith  -  b. Jan, 1899, d. ??

View Online Memorial For (click on name):
"Charles W. Smith (9)" - "Jennie A. Smith"



(photo, Jacob & Eleanor Pickett)
 " Jacob D. & Eleanor M. (Smith) Pickett " 
cir. 1920, New Hope, Pa.

      Eleanor (10) was born the only child of Asa and Annie L. (Updyke) Smith on June 21, 1871 in Hunterdon County, NJ.  She married "Jacob Dunlap Pickett"  ( See the "Pickett Family History" )  on December 23, 1893 in Lambertville.  Jacob was born the son of John S. and Louisa J. (Everitt) Pickett on March 10, 1870 in New Hope, Pa. After their marriage they resided in New Hope.

      Eleanor (10) preceded her husband in death on April 11, 1927 at the age of 55 & Jacob died on May 21, 1948 at the age of 78.   They are both interred in Riverview Cem., Lambertville.   Together they had 4 children.

52.   Emma Pickett  -  b. Nov 27, 1894, d. ??
53.   Asa Smith Pickett  -  b. Jan 16, 1896, d. Sep 9, 1977
54. *John Ernest Pickett  -  b. Dec 3, 1897, d. Sep 18, 1944
55.   Margaret T. Pickett  -  b. Feb 20, 1900, d. 1918

Family Notes:   Margaret T. (11) married "Warner T. Johnson" & is interred in Riverview Cem., Lambertville, NJ. Following are the numbers of the above four children in the Pickett family history: Emma (50), Asa (51), John (52), and Margaret (53). Jacob Dunlap Pickett, the father of the children, is number (17) in the Pickett family history.

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Jacob Dunlap Pickett"   -   "Eleanor Minerva (Smith) Pickett (37)"   -   "Margaret T. (Pickett) Johnson (55)"



Elizabeth Smith, (38)

      Elizabeth, (38) was born the 5th child & 3rd daughter of Asa (4) and Annie L. (Updyke) Smith in 1873 in Hunterdon County, NJ.   She was married to "Herbert Dilts" whose parents are currently unknown in 1892.   Elizabeth (38) passed away in 1953 and was interred in Riverview Cemetery, Lambertville, NJ.   Herbert passed away in 1959 and was interred next to his wife.   They had two known children.

70. Iona Dilts  -  b. Apr 6, 1893, d. Dec, 1978
71. Alma Dilts  -  b. Jan 29, 1895, d. Mar, 1977

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Elizabeth (Smith) Dilts (38)"   -   "Herbert Dilts"



Florence H. Smith, (45)

      Florence, (45) was born the daughter of Charles Stewart Smith (5) and Emeline Reed Smith in May, 1881 in Hunterdon County, NJ.  She was married to "Ira Haines" in January, 1898.  He was born in 1873 and his parent's names are currently unknown. The date of passing for both Florence (45) and Ira are currently unknown.   They had three children together.

72.  Joseph Haines  -  b. Nov 7, 1899, d. Dec, 1971
73.  Prudence Haines  -  b. May 28, 1901, d. ??
74.  Jonathon Haines  -  b. Nov 23, 1904, d. Jun, 1966



Victoria H. Smith, (46)

      Victoria, (46) was born the daughter of Charles Stewart Smith (5) and Emeline Reed Smith in May 25, 1881 in Hunterdon County, NJ.  She was married to "Charles M. Sipler" on August 21, 1897.  He was born the son of Charles Sipler and Mary Haines Sipler.  His dates are currently unknown.  Victoria (46) passed away on Oct 8, 1937 and it is unknown where she was interred.  It is unknown when Charles passed away and where he is interred also.  They had six children together.

75.  Lillian C. Sipler  -  b. Feb 24, 1898, d. May 11, 1953
76.  Emeline Sipler  -  b. 1901, d. ??
77.  Sadie Sipler  -  b. 1908, d. ??
78.  George H. Sipler  -  b. Oct 14, 1912, d. Oct 16, 1992
79.  Walter H. Sipler  -  b. Oct 14, 1912, d. Mar, 1987
80.  Isaiah V. Sipler  -  b. Sep 17, 1914, d. May 11, 2004

View Online Memorial For  -  ( click on name ):
"Isaiah V. Sipler (80)"

For further information on this family please see Jacob Dunlap Pickett in the
"Pickett Family History"

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Created by Russell Stout Pickett in: April, 1998
Updated: 4/15/2009