He was the son of early pioneers to Utah, Absalom Wamsley and Amy Emily Downs Smith.
He married Sarah Jane Fitzgerald and they were the parents of 10 children. 7 daughters; Luretta Jane (Maxwell), Lottie Lovina (Packer), Sarah Bertha (Garside), Rosa Oralie, Rebecca, Ethel Verine (Schroder) and Amy Virginia (Lewis). 3 sons; Heber John, Alma Fitzgerald, and Legrand Fitzgerald Smith.
Heber was a lifelong resident of Draper. He had been affiliated with many civic and state affairs. He helped organize the Sandy City Bank in 1906 and served as president of the Draper Irrigation Company for 35 years. He was a member of the state legislature representing Salt Lake County. He was a director of the Draper Poultry Association, a member of the Jordan District Board of Education and a trustee in the Twenty-second School District.
He was a prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member of the Draper Ward bishopric and the Jordan Stake High Council.
At the time of his death, he had 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
He was the son of early pioneers to Utah, Absalom Wamsley and Amy Emily Downs Smith.
He married Sarah Jane Fitzgerald and they were the parents of 10 children. 7 daughters; Luretta Jane (Maxwell), Lottie Lovina (Packer), Sarah Bertha (Garside), Rosa Oralie, Rebecca, Ethel Verine (Schroder) and Amy Virginia (Lewis). 3 sons; Heber John, Alma Fitzgerald, and Legrand Fitzgerald Smith.
Heber was a lifelong resident of Draper. He had been affiliated with many civic and state affairs. He helped organize the Sandy City Bank in 1906 and served as president of the Draper Irrigation Company for 35 years. He was a member of the state legislature representing Salt Lake County. He was a director of the Draper Poultry Association, a member of the Jordan District Board of Education and a trustee in the Twenty-second School District.
He was a prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member of the Draper Ward bishopric and the Jordan Stake High Council.
At the time of his death, he had 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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Asa Downs Smith
1845–1924
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Lovina Jane Smith Allen
1848–1925
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Francis Marion Smith
1850–1921
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Melissa Ann Smith Fitzgerald
1853–1933
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Amy Emma Smith Shipley
1856–1918
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Joseph Carlos Smith
1860–1861
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Sophronia Annie Smith Skousen
1862–1893
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Mary Catherine Smith Shipp
1856–1953
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Jacob Wamsley Smith
1859–1933
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Jedediah Smith
1862–1862
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Isaac Messam Smith
1863–1864
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Delilah Ann Smith Jensen
1865–1936
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Eliza Jane Smith Rust
1867–1889
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Solomon Elias Smith
1869–1943
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William John Smith
1870–1879
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Marie Maud Smith
1871–1872
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Emma Osborne Smith
1873–1875
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Catherine Melvina Smith
1875–1879
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George Albert Smith
1877–1879
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David Elija Smith
1877–1879
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Margaret Ellen "Nellie" Smith Hardcastle
1880–1966
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Samuel Arthur Smith
1881–1917
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Orson Ellsworth Smith
1884–1942
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Elisha Smith
1886–1932
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