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History of Smithsburg, (Washington County) MarylandOur database does not include an historic photo for Smithsburg, (Washington County) Maryland, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:A Biography of Daniel Webster Hering Daniel Webster Hering, civil engineer, was born in Smithburg, Washington county, Md., March 23, 1850; son of Joshua and Susanna (Harman) Hering. He was graduated from the Sheffield scientific school, Yale, Ph.B., 1872. He was division engineer on the Reading and Lehigh railroad, 1873-74; fellow in engineering at Johns Hopkins university, 1876-78; assistant engineer of the Baltimore and Cumberland Valley railroad, 1878-80; professor of mathematics at Western Maryland college, 1880-84; professor of physics at Western University of Pennsylvania, 1884-85, and was elected professor of physics and applied mechanics at the University of the City of New York in 1885. He was married, Nov. 23, 1881, to Mary Hollis Webster, and had two children, Doris Webster Hering and Hollis Webster Hering. He received the degree of C.E. from Yale college in 1878, and that of Ph.D. from Western Maryland college in 1895. He is the author of Electrical Units and several monographs in scientific and technological journals. Local Historical and Genealogical Records:THE ANN HOYE BISHOP FAMILY ANN HOYE was born July 20, 1801, and died April 26, 1879. She married Dr. Elijah Bishop in May, 1828. He died April 4, 1870, age 73 years, 9 days. Dr. Bishop and his wife are buried in the Smithsburg cemetery.CHILDREN, all born at the Bishop home, Smithsburg:
Ann Hoye lived with her parents on the Crabtree Bottom Farm until her mother's death when she went to reside with her grandfather, Paul Hoye. After his death she resided with her aunt Ann Hoye until 1825 when she made her home with the Galloways at Hagerstown. She attended the "dame school" in Williamsport and a school in Hagerstown. An old manual of the Lancaster school system marked "Ann Hoye, her book", indicates that she was a student assistant in one of those schools. She met her husband thru the Hughes family of Cavetown where he was practicing medicine. Dr. Bishop came to Maryland in 1822 for his health; he finally settled at Smithsburg. The family home was a large brick house built by Dr. Bishop near the southwest corner of Water and Main Streets. He owned several large farms near Smithsburg and many slaves, two of whom were Aunt Henny and Liza. In politics Dr. Bishop was an old line Whig. He was a member of the Congregational Church. For nearly fifty years he was the leading physician of Smithsburg and one of the best known men in that part of the county. He was also interested in the manufacture of lime at Cavetown. The Bishops owned the first reaper and binder in their neighborhood and thereby became for a time very unpopular among the local laborers. From: The Hoyes of Maryland by Charles Edward Hoye. Sincell Printing Co: Oakland, MD 1942. |
Maryland Facts: Washington County Facts: Seat: HagerstownEstablished: 1776 Formed from: Frederick Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: SMITHSBURG, a post-village of Washington co., Maryland, 106 miles N. W. from Annapolis. Population, 366. Smithsburg is situated 235 meters above sea level. |