MEMORIAL ID 70289406 - Andrew Jackson Smith - another headstone and additional biographical information. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70289406/andrew-jackson-smith
He is actually buried in the Quillayute Pioneer Cemetery, in Washington. The cemetery resides at the corner of Mina Smith Road (His daughter's homestead was at the end of that road) and Quillayute Road.
A.J., or Capt. Smith, Salvation Smith, Father/Brother Smith, Alderman Smith are just some of the names and roles that A.J. had in his lifetime. He was deeply religious his entire life and spread the word of God as his life took him coast to coast. Born in Whitney Point, New York, his family later moved south to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Their homes and mills were on the Susquehanna River. This made it a perfect stop on the Underground Railroad. A.J.'s father, Alanson Bruce's home, was a known place of refuge and would assist people north to New York. A.J. married Mary Jane and moved to Patch Grove, Wisconsin with her family and had a farm.
A.J. was involved in the Civil War, enrolling after the end of the war in 1865 and posted at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, to protect encroaching settlers from the Native people in the area. His main role was in the bakery, making the daily bread for roughly 1000 soldiers. He was a more gentile man than others and would visit the Lakota village nearby. He would visit in their tents and learn their language. Chief Two Bears would even host him. After returning from the war, he moved his young family to Clay County, next to Yankton, Dakota Territory. After difficult weather and insect infestations, the family went all the way west - to Neah Bay, Washington Territory and then down to La Push/Quileute, Washington Territory arriving 1876. In Neah Bay, A.J. found himself a position with the Makah Indian Agency and served as an assistant teacher and Sunday school teacher. Again he was learning new languages, primarily Chinook as it was the trade language of the area. A.J. He was the first Postmaster at Neah Bay, delivering between Clallam Bay and Quillayute.
In 1880, A.J. left his family and farm to share the word of God and help the destitute and struggling people in the sordid area of Seattle then known as "White Chapel" and the "Red Light District." He was a leader, captain and alderman, in the Salvation Army, #1 Seattle Corp. He would also work various jobs around the area to help support his family, such as a book agent and wrote for newspapers. He had a lovely singing voice and would use it to sing the songs of Salvation and sell War Cry magazines. If you look closely in his photos, he is almost always in his Salvation Army uniform, cap, with a War Cry magazine and an umbrella. He lived in Seattle, commuting back and forth to his home in Clallam County until the late 1800's. Into the early 1900's, he was back East in Pennsylvania and Yankton with his Father and other family. After some time circa 1903, he was back in Washington. In 1910, he was living with his daughter Jennie and her 3 children in Wallingford, Seattle, Washington. He was admitted to stay in the Washington Veteran's Home, newly built in Retsil, WA (Port Orchard.)
He passed away in Seattle at 84 years of age.
More information on him and his family can be found in the book "The Queen of Heartbreak Trail: The Life and Times of Harriet Smith Pullen, Pioneering Woman" by Eleanor Phillips Brackbill.
He is actually buried in the Quillayute Pioneer Cemetery, in Washington. The cemetery resides at the corner of Mina Smith Road (His daughter's homestead was at the end of that road) and Quillayute Road.
A.J., or Capt. Smith, Salvation Smith, Father/Brother Smith, Alderman Smith are just some of the names and roles that A.J. had in his lifetime. He was deeply religious his entire life and spread the word of God as his life took him coast to coast. Born in Whitney Point, New York, his family later moved south to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Their homes and mills were on the Susquehanna River. This made it a perfect stop on the Underground Railroad. A.J.'s father, Alanson Bruce's home, was a known place of refuge and would assist people north to New York. A.J. married Mary Jane and moved to Patch Grove, Wisconsin with her family and had a farm.
A.J. was involved in the Civil War, enrolling after the end of the war in 1865 and posted at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, to protect encroaching settlers from the Native people in the area. His main role was in the bakery, making the daily bread for roughly 1000 soldiers. He was a more gentile man than others and would visit the Lakota village nearby. He would visit in their tents and learn their language. Chief Two Bears would even host him. After returning from the war, he moved his young family to Clay County, next to Yankton, Dakota Territory. After difficult weather and insect infestations, the family went all the way west - to Neah Bay, Washington Territory and then down to La Push/Quileute, Washington Territory arriving 1876. In Neah Bay, A.J. found himself a position with the Makah Indian Agency and served as an assistant teacher and Sunday school teacher. Again he was learning new languages, primarily Chinook as it was the trade language of the area. A.J. He was the first Postmaster at Neah Bay, delivering between Clallam Bay and Quillayute.
In 1880, A.J. left his family and farm to share the word of God and help the destitute and struggling people in the sordid area of Seattle then known as "White Chapel" and the "Red Light District." He was a leader, captain and alderman, in the Salvation Army, #1 Seattle Corp. He would also work various jobs around the area to help support his family, such as a book agent and wrote for newspapers. He had a lovely singing voice and would use it to sing the songs of Salvation and sell War Cry magazines. If you look closely in his photos, he is almost always in his Salvation Army uniform, cap, with a War Cry magazine and an umbrella. He lived in Seattle, commuting back and forth to his home in Clallam County until the late 1800's. Into the early 1900's, he was back East in Pennsylvania and Yankton with his Father and other family. After some time circa 1903, he was back in Washington. In 1910, he was living with his daughter Jennie and her 3 children in Wallingford, Seattle, Washington. He was admitted to stay in the Washington Veteran's Home, newly built in Retsil, WA (Port Orchard.)
He passed away in Seattle at 84 years of age.
More information on him and his family can be found in the book "The Queen of Heartbreak Trail: The Life and Times of Harriet Smith Pullen, Pioneering Woman" by Eleanor Phillips Brackbill.
MEMORIAL ID 70289406 - Andrew Jackson Smith - another headstone and additional biographical information. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70289406/andrew-jackson-smith
He is actually buried in the Quillayute Pioneer Cemetery, in Washington. The cemetery resides at the corner of Mina Smith Road (His daughter's homestead was at the end of that road) and Quillayute Road.
A.J., or Capt. Smith, Salvation Smith, Father/Brother Smith, Alderman Smith are just some of the names and roles that A.J. had in his lifetime. He was deeply religious his entire life and spread the word of God as his life took him coast to coast. Born in Whitney Point, New York, his family later moved south to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Their homes and mills were on the Susquehanna River. This made it a perfect stop on the Underground Railroad. A.J.'s father, Alanson Bruce's home, was a known place of refuge and would assist people north to New York. A.J. married Mary Jane and moved to Patch Grove, Wisconsin with her family and had a farm.
A.J. was involved in the Civil War, enrolling after the end of the war in 1865 and posted at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, to protect encroaching settlers from the Native people in the area. His main role was in the bakery, making the daily bread for roughly 1000 soldiers. He was a more gentile man than others and would visit the Lakota village nearby. He would visit in their tents and learn their language. Chief Two Bears would even host him. After returning from the war, he moved his young family to Clay County, next to Yankton, Dakota Territory. After difficult weather and insect infestations, the family went all the way west - to Neah Bay, Washington Territory and then down to La Push/Quileute, Washington Territory arriving 1876. In Neah Bay, A.J. found himself a position with the Makah Indian Agency and served as an assistant teacher and Sunday school teacher. Again he was learning new languages, primarily Chinook as it was the trade language of the area. A.J. He was the first Postmaster at Neah Bay, delivering between Clallam Bay and Quillayute.
In 1880, A.J. left his family and farm to share the word of God and help the destitute and struggling people in the sordid area of Seattle then known as "White Chapel" and the "Red Light District." He was a leader, captain and alderman, in the Salvation Army, #1 Seattle Corp. He would also work various jobs around the area to help support his family, such as a book agent and wrote for newspapers. He had a lovely singing voice and would use it to sing the songs of Salvation and sell War Cry magazines. If you look closely in his photos, he is almost always in his Salvation Army uniform, cap, with a War Cry magazine and an umbrella. He lived in Seattle, commuting back and forth to his home in Clallam County until the late 1800's. Into the early 1900's, he was back East in Pennsylvania and Yankton with his Father and other family. After some time circa 1903, he was back in Washington. In 1910, he was living with his daughter Jennie and her 3 children in Wallingford, Seattle, Washington. He was admitted to stay in the Washington Veteran's Home, newly built in Retsil, WA (Port Orchard.)
He passed away in Seattle at 84 years of age.
More information on him and his family can be found in the book "The Queen of Heartbreak Trail: The Life and Times of Harriet Smith Pullen, Pioneering Woman" by Eleanor Phillips Brackbill.
He is actually buried in the Quillayute Pioneer Cemetery, in Washington. The cemetery resides at the corner of Mina Smith Road (His daughter's homestead was at the end of that road) and Quillayute Road.
A.J., or Capt. Smith, Salvation Smith, Father/Brother Smith, Alderman Smith are just some of the names and roles that A.J. had in his lifetime. He was deeply religious his entire life and spread the word of God as his life took him coast to coast. Born in Whitney Point, New York, his family later moved south to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Their homes and mills were on the Susquehanna River. This made it a perfect stop on the Underground Railroad. A.J.'s father, Alanson Bruce's home, was a known place of refuge and would assist people north to New York. A.J. married Mary Jane and moved to Patch Grove, Wisconsin with her family and had a farm.
A.J. was involved in the Civil War, enrolling after the end of the war in 1865 and posted at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, to protect encroaching settlers from the Native people in the area. His main role was in the bakery, making the daily bread for roughly 1000 soldiers. He was a more gentile man than others and would visit the Lakota village nearby. He would visit in their tents and learn their language. Chief Two Bears would even host him. After returning from the war, he moved his young family to Clay County, next to Yankton, Dakota Territory. After difficult weather and insect infestations, the family went all the way west - to Neah Bay, Washington Territory and then down to La Push/Quileute, Washington Territory arriving 1876. In Neah Bay, A.J. found himself a position with the Makah Indian Agency and served as an assistant teacher and Sunday school teacher. Again he was learning new languages, primarily Chinook as it was the trade language of the area. A.J. He was the first Postmaster at Neah Bay, delivering between Clallam Bay and Quillayute.
In 1880, A.J. left his family and farm to share the word of God and help the destitute and struggling people in the sordid area of Seattle then known as "White Chapel" and the "Red Light District." He was a leader, captain and alderman, in the Salvation Army, #1 Seattle Corp. He would also work various jobs around the area to help support his family, such as a book agent and wrote for newspapers. He had a lovely singing voice and would use it to sing the songs of Salvation and sell War Cry magazines. If you look closely in his photos, he is almost always in his Salvation Army uniform, cap, with a War Cry magazine and an umbrella. He lived in Seattle, commuting back and forth to his home in Clallam County until the late 1800's. Into the early 1900's, he was back East in Pennsylvania and Yankton with his Father and other family. After some time circa 1903, he was back in Washington. In 1910, he was living with his daughter Jennie and her 3 children in Wallingford, Seattle, Washington. He was admitted to stay in the Washington Veteran's Home, newly built in Retsil, WA (Port Orchard.)
He passed away in Seattle at 84 years of age.
More information on him and his family can be found in the book "The Queen of Heartbreak Trail: The Life and Times of Harriet Smith Pullen, Pioneering Woman" by Eleanor Phillips Brackbill.
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