Albert Ricks Smith

1862 - 1905  (43 years)

• Name	Albert Ricks Smith  [1]
  Birth	1 Apr 1862	Paragonah, Iron, Utah   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 May 1905	Manassa, Conejos, Colorado   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Old Manassa Cemetery, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I78535	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Silas Sanford Smith
  Mother	Martha Eliza Bennett
  Family ID	F36378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Ursula Haskell,   b. 29 Jan 1862, Pinto, Washington, Utah d. 26 Dec 1946, Provo, Utah, Utah (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1886	Logan, Cache, Utah   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Albert Edward Smith,   b. 24 Oct 1886, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 28 Oct 1971, Provo, Utah, Utah (Age 85 years)   2. Elias Marion Smith,   b. 3 Dec 1889, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 16 Apr 1959, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 69 years)   3. Mary Bernice Smith,   b. 13 Nov 1891, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 11 May 1979, Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho (Age 87 years)   4. Arthur Bennion Smith,   b. 28 Oct 1893, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 18 Jan 1990, Provo, Utah, Utah (Age 96 years)   5. Margaret Iva Smith,   b. 21 Apr 1896, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 24 Aug 1983, Payson, Utah, Utah (Age 87 years)   6. Elmer Clive Smith,   b. 30 Oct 1898, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 30 Aug 1988, ..., San Diego, California (Age 89 years)   7. Norma Irene Smith,   b. 8 Mar 1902, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado d. 19 May 1994, Salem, Utah, Utah (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F36377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Salt Lake Telegram May 23, 1905 Two thousand Mormons in Colorado and New Mexico are mourning the death of their leader, Albert Ricks Smith, who died at his home in Manassa. His funeral at Manassa was attended by hundreds of people, who flocked in from Sanford, Eastdale, Fox Creek and other Mormon communities. Albert R. Smith was the president of the San Luis stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. This gave him absolute authority over all Mormon colonies in Colorado and New Mexico, except a small mission in Denver. He not only directed the financial affairs of the church, but he advised with and to a considerable extent directed the affairs of his people. President Smith was born in Paragoonah, Utah, April 1, 1862. His father, Silas B. Smith, is one of two surviving cousins of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Albert Smith came to Colorado in 1882 and cast his fortunes with the struggling Mormon colony in the San Luis colony. In 1892 he was called to the presidency, and his subsequent reelections have been unanimous. He was a man of large ideas and great energy, and he worked unceasingly for the material as well as the moral advancement of his people. His death was due directly to nervous collapse, following thirteen years of unceasing effort. He lived to see the dawn of better days for his people, as the resevoir and irrigation projects which he promoted promise to make this the most productive section of the San Luis valley. He was respected by all those who knew him, whether Mormons or Gentiles. He leaves a wife, who is the daughter of the late Thales H. Haskell, noted as a Mormon missionary to the Indians. His wife, seven children and his brothers surrounded him when he died. He was conscious to the last.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S10386] Cemetery index, Old Manassa Cemetery, Conejos, Colorado. [S38373] Obituary, Salt Lake Telegram, Albert Ricks smith, (May 23, 1905). [S27805] LDS - Ancestral File, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints), Submission AF83-012485, AF83-048196, AF83-064521, AF83-067961 and others (Reliability: 0).