of Buchanan County, Iowa · documented from the public record
The family in the record
John Smith 1826 – 1869
John Smith⚭ (wife
childrenZ. O. Smith · Martha (Smith) Crandall · Adelbert Smith · Stuart Smith
Their story
What the record says
History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people.
Born in Ireland 1826, emigrated to America at 16 and settled in Wisconsin.
Married there, removed to Kankakee, Illinois.
Enlisted 1861 from Cortland, De Kalb County, Illinois, in Co. C, 105th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Served to early 1865.
Removed to Buchanan County Aug 1865, settling on 80 acres in Buffalo township.
Methodist.
Died 1869.
His two sisters were lost at sea en route to America.
His father came with him and died in Wisconsin.
Name may be OCR-anonymized/garbled.
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