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OK, looks like I misread something. The occupation on the birth cert is listed as "millwright", not smith. If JH Polk were the father, and he was a minister, you'd think Nola would have indicated that (in other words, why put millwright, of all things.) Per Wikipedia: Derived from the trade of carpentry, a millwright originally was a specialised carpenter who was trained as a carpenter and as well had working knowledge of gear ratios, driveshaft speeds, and other equations. The "mill" in millwright refers to the genesis of the trade in building flour mills and other watermills and windmills. A millwright today is someone who maintains or constructs industrial machinery such as that which would be related to assembly lines, also pumps, valves, printing presses, etc. Millwrights are usually responsible for the unassembled equipment when it arrives at the job site.
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