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He married in 18S3 Anna 'SI. Leedoni, 

 daughter of John and Sarah (Harrold) 

 Leedom, of Wrightstown. She died Oc- 

 tober 5, 1902. On the paternal side she 

 was descended from Richard Leedom, 

 an early English settler in Southampton, 

 the ancestor of a numerous and prom- 

 inent family in Lower Bucks and else- 

 where, and on the maternal side from 

 Samuel Harrold, who came from Ireland 

 in the early part of the eighteenth cen- 

 tury and settled in Buckingham, where 

 he became a large landholder and prom- 

 inent man. He was twice married and 

 reared a large family, who have left 

 numerous descendants in Bucks, though 

 few of the name now reside here. Th*^ 

 children of Harry F. and Anna M. 

 (Leedom) Molloy are: J. Carroll and 

 William H. 



JOSEPH L. SMITH connected with 

 the farming interests of Warminster 

 township, was born in Lower Makefield 

 township, Bucks county, June 8, i860. 

 The family is of German lineage and 

 was established in America at an early 

 epoch in the history of this part of the 

 state. The paternal grandfather, An- 

 drew Smith, was a native of Bucks 

 county, following the occupation of 

 farming and was widely known and 

 highly respected. He gave his political 

 allegiance to the Democratic party. His 

 sons and daughters were as follows: 

 Elias A.; William; Andrew; James; 

 Jessie H.; Alfred R. ; Mary, the wife of 

 J. B. Tumbleson; Elizabeth, the wife of 

 George Slack; and Jane and Etta, who are 

 still living. The parents were consis- 

 tent and faithful members of the Epis- 

 copal church. 



William Smith, father of Joseph L. 

 Smith, was boxn in Makefield township, 

 and was reared to the occupation of 

 farming in Bucks county. He followed 

 that pursuit throughout his entire life, 

 remaining upon the old homestead farm 

 lip to the time of his marriage, when he 

 settled upon a tract of rented land, 

 which he'continued to operate for a few 

 years or until his industry and economy 

 had brought him capital sufficient to en- 

 able him to make purchase of land. He 

 then bought a farm, which he conducted 

 for a number of years; he then sold that 

 and purchased a larger tract of land 

 whereon he spent his rem.aining days. 

 He follow^ed general farming and sold 

 his produce in the Philadelphia market. 

 In all of his business interests he was 

 practical and energetic, and his well 

 conducted affairs brought to him- de- 

 served success. He left to his family 

 an untarnished name because of his in- 

 tegrity and honor in all life's relations. 

 His political views were in harmony 

 with Democratic principles, and he kept 

 well informed on all the questions and 

 issues of the day. He belonged to the 



Friends' Meeting, and died in that faith 

 in April, 1904. In early manhood he 

 wedded Sarah A. Linton, who died May 

 25, 1902. She was a daughter of Thomas 

 and Hannah Linton, descendants of old 

 families of Bucks county. Her father 

 was a leading and influential farmer, 

 whose political support was given to the 

 Whig party and afterward to the Re- 

 publican party, and who in his religious 

 faith was a Friend. In his familj^ were 

 two sons and a daughter: William and 

 Joseph, who follow farming; and Sarah, 

 who became Mrs. Smith. To Mr. and 

 Mrs. William Smith were born six chil- 

 dren: Anna, who married Joseph R. 

 Comlj'; Emma, the wife of S. D. Tom- 

 linson; William A., who follows farming 

 on the old homestead ; Joseph L. ; Sarah 

 H., who married Joseph W. Ross; and 

 Jennie E. 



Joseph L. Smith remained in the 

 home of his parents up to the time of 

 his marriage, which occurred in 1888. 

 He had been reared to the occupation 

 of farming, and he chose that pursuit 

 as a life work. At the time of his mar- 

 riage he settled on the farm where he 

 now resides, one mile east of Ivyland, 

 and there he carries on general agricul- 

 tural pursuits, attending the Philadel- 

 phia market, where he places his farm 

 products on sale. He has many regular 

 patrons, and his business has become 

 profitable. His farm is productive and 

 is kept in a high state of cultivation. 

 There is a commodious residence, splen- 

 didly situated on a building site that 

 commands an excellent view of the sur- 

 rounding country. There are beautiful 

 trees about the place and everything is 

 neat and attractive in appearance. There 

 is a large barn, commodious outbuild- 

 ings and, in fact, the entire property is 

 well improved. He uses the best farm 

 implements in conducting the labor of 

 field and meadow, and he raises some 

 stock for the support of the farm. Fie 

 is a fancier of fine horses and always 

 has some splendid ones upon his place. 

 He is now raising some colts, having 

 two fine thoroughbreds which will un- 

 doubtedly develop into superior road- 

 sters if not race horses. Mr. Srnith is a 

 stanch advocate of Democratic prin- 

 ciples, and uses his influence to further 

 the growth and success of his party. He 

 is well qualified for public office, but 

 the Democracy is in the minority m 

 Bucks countj% and Mr. Smith belongs 

 to that class of men who would never 

 surrender a principle for an office within 

 the gift of the people. He has served 

 as school director, however, for nine 

 years and the cause of education has 

 found in him a warm friend. He is a 

 man of social nature, of pleasant ad- 

 dress, public-spirited and highly re- 

 spected. 



Mr. Smith married Miss Martha H. 

 Spencer, who was born in Northampton 



