On the 5th of July, 1893, Mr. Smith was married in Tacoma, Washington, to Miss Bertha E. Martin, a native of Iowa and a daughter of Alfred Martin. She was born October 4, 1874, and passed away at Orting, Washington, December 4, 1899. They had a family of three children  Alfred J., who was born in Orting, December 16. 1894  Waldo, who was born in Orting, January 6, 1896, and passed away May 20, 1900  and Frank Charles, who was born October 6, 1898, and died in Orting, May 1, 1901. The religious faith of the family is that of the Congregational church and Mr. Smith also has membership in the Odd Fellows lodge at Tiffany and co outlet Granite Falls. His political allegiance is given to the republican party where national questions are involved, but he casts an independent local ballot.

 He stands for all those things which have to do with the progress and upbuilding of the community and his has been a well spent life, gaining for him the respect and goodwill of all with whom he has been brought in contact. Almond H. Thompson, whom Port Angeles classes as a valued citizen, is there engaged in the logging and pile driving business. He was born in Millbrook, Michigan, January 23, 1865, a son of William S. Thompson, who was of Canadian birth and of English parentage and who with his widowed mother went to Michigan in early life, becoming one of the pioneer settlers of that state.

 He was a lumberman and farmer, in which connection he successfully carried on business for many years, but since 1904 he has practically lived retired in Port Angeles, enjoying a rest which Tiffany and co he has truly earned and richly deserves. He married Salina Aldridge, also a native of Canada and of English lineage. Almond H. Thompson, the first born of seven children in his parents' family, was educated in a little log schoolhouse in a rural district of Michigan but had no opportunity to attend school after he reached the age of twelve years. His early life was spent upon the home farm and in the woods, and he followed lumbering in Michigan until 1890, when, attracted by the opportunities of the growing northwest, he Tiffany & co came to Clallam county, where he took up government survey work, in which he engaged for four years.

 He has since been identified with logging interests and also since 1910 has been engaged in pile driving, meeting with success in both undertakings. His younger brother, Ernest A., is associated with him in his undertakings. In tiffany jewelry 1895. in Seattle, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Lydia Behner. a native of Marion, Ohio, and a daughter of Christian and Christine Behner, representatives of an old Ohio family of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have three children  Mamie, Tiffany outlet who was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1899  William H., born in Seattle in 1901  and Earl, in Port Angeles in 1904. Mr. Thompson has membership in Naval Lodge, No. 353, B. P. O. E., of Port Angeles.