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born 1804 · Randolph County
John Smith was born December 11, 1804, in Randolph County, I^orth Carolina. His father's name was David Smith, and his mother's name was Polly McLaughlin. His grandfather, Zachariah Smith, was a German, who came to America when a boy. He was a Baptist preacher during the Revolutionary Avar.
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born 1808 · Franklin County
Milton Smith was born Februaiy 19, 1808, in Franklin County, Kentucky. His father's name was "William Smith, and his mother's name was Obedience Brown. He thinks he is of Irish, Welch and English descent. The father of Milton Smith died when the latter was eight years of age.
From The good old times in McLean County, Illinois / containing two hundred and sixty-one sketches of old settlers, a complete historical sketch of the Black Hawk War and ... all matters of interest relati (1874)
born 1842
Child of John Smith
THEODORE SYLVESTER SMITH, a leading and representative citizen of Cropsey township, was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1842, a son of John and Rachel (Easley) Smith, of whom extended mention is made in the sketch of John A. Smith on another page of this volume.
From The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois (1899)
born 1846
Child of Milton Smith
ILLIAM A. SMITH, a prominent citizen and successful and progressive farmer of Lexington Township, was born in the township in which he is at present residing, near Selma, Sept. 27, 1846, and is the eldest son of Milton and Lydia Ann (Goddard) Smith.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
STEPHEN SMITH, dry goods, Blootnington: one of the best-known bttsiness men of Blootnington; was born near Clarksville. Tenn. When he was only 5 years old he moved to Illinois with his parents, and settled in Greene Co. His father was a farther, and a soldier of the war of 1812.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
JACOB SMITH, farmer, Sec. 24; P. 0. Saybrook : owns 258 acres of land, worth SlO per acre ; was born in Switzerland Co., Ind.. April 21, 1817. Resided on a farm with his parents, assisting his father in fiirming; worked out by the month.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
ILLIAM L. SMITH, senior member of the firm of Smith & Warner, merchants at Cooksville, has been a resident of Blue Mound Township since the spring of 1857. When a lad of fifteen years old he came here with his parents, Jacob T. and Eliza (Williams) Smith.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
H. GEORGE M. SMITH, oculist and aurist, located at No. 106 West Washington street, Bloomington. spent the first years of his life in Washington County, Ohio, where his birth took place Jan. 21, 1845. He is the son of Samuel W. and Elizabeth (Bear) Smith, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and of English and German ancestry.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
born 1821
JOHN SMITH, farmer. Sec. 20; P. 0. Arrowsmith; owns forty-five acres, worth $45 per acre; was born in Ross Co., Ohio, March 22, 1821. Lived and farmer with his father, and occ-asionally worked out by the month. Remained in Ohio until 21 years of age ; came to this State and thence to California, in the year 1850, and, while his party were crossing the plains, a large water-spout passed within thirty yards of them.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
born 1821 · Switzerland County
Jacob Smith was born April 21, 1821, in Switzerland County, Indiana. His father's name was Charles Smith, and his mother's name before her marriage was Elizabeth Adams. Charles Smith was of Irish descent; that of his wife Elizabeth is not known.
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born 1824
JOHN SMITH, retired farmer; P. 0.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
born 1825
Shelton Smith was born February 27, 1825, in Switzerland County, Indiana. His father's name was John Smith, and his mother's name was Cassandra Wiley. John Smith was of Scotch descent, and his ^vife Cassandra was of English, and, perhaps, partly of Welch, In 1834 the Smith family came to the Henline settlement in Mackinaw timber, Elinois.
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born 1829
MRS. GEN. GILES A. SMITH, Bloomington. History is but a plain, unvarnished statement of fills, whether these facts be relative to the works of art or of nature ; and if of the latter, it may be of nations, kingdoms.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
born 1829
MILTON K. SMITH, farmer. Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Holder. The subject of this sketch is (he son of Nathan and Rebecca L. Smith : the father was born in Loudoun Co., Va.. and his mother in Belmont Co., Ohio; her maiden name was Pickering; they came to Indiana in an early day, and settled in Henry Co.; after living there a time, they removed to Wayne Co.; there, on the IStli of August, 1835, the subject of this sketch was born.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
born 1829
THOMAS SMITH. Thomas Smith, deceased, who for many years was one of the most active and energetic farmers of Oran township, Logan county, was born August 12, 1829, in England, and is of German descent. He grew to manhood and received a good education in his native tongue, at the place of his birth.
From The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois (1899)
born 1830
TEPHEN SMITH, one of the prosperous and successful merchants of Bloomington, is proprietor of the dry-goods house located at No. 117 East Jefferson street. Mr. Smith is a native of Clarksville, Tenn., and was born Oct 22, 1830, being the son of Aaron and Matilda (French) Smith, natives of North Carolina and Virginia respectively.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
born 1832
BEL GALE SMITH, editor of the LeRoy Free Press, is a native of Westmoreland County, Pa., and was born Oct. 13, 1832. His father, Jacob Denton Smith, was a native of the same State, where he followed farming pursuits until 1833, when he removed with his family to Ohio and located on a farm in Erie County.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
born 1836 · Hudson Township
DAVID SMITH, farmer and stock-raiser. Sec. 21 ; P. 0. Hudson. Mr. Smith was born in Hudson Township, Dec. 31, 1836, and is a son John Smith, whose sketch is given elsewhere in this work. The subject of this sketch still resides on the old home farm, and their present residence, which is still the home of his parents, is near his birth-place.
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
born 1836
Dr. Lee Smith, who was born May 8, 1832, and lives in Bloomington. Mrs. Irena Lewis, wife of Samuel H. Lewis, lives in Hudson. Jesse and David Smith, twins, were born December 31, 1836. Eev. Jesse Smitli lives at Hamilton on the Mississippi River, is a Methodist minister, and belongs to the Central Illinois Conference.
From The good old times in McLean County, Illinois / containing two hundred and sixty-one sketches of old settlers, a complete historical sketch of the Black Hawk War and ... all matters of interest relati (1874)
born 1837
AMES SMITH. Engaged in farming on section 13, Money Creek Township, is an offspring of Sylvester and Catherine (Daily) _ Smith, who is a well-to-do farmer, and a most highly esteemed citizen. The parents of our subject, after their marriage, settled about thirty miles north of Toronto, Ont.
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born 1840 · Allegheny county
JOHN A. SMITH, was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1840. His father, John Smith, was also a native of that state, born in Butler county, March 21, 1808, and in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, married Miss Rachel Easley, whose birth occurred there in 1 807.
From The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois (1899)
born 1842
GEORGE H. SMITH. Among the prosperous farmers of Broad- Avell township, Logan count}-, Illinois, is George H. Smith, who resides on a fine farm on section 27. He is the son of George J. Smith and Elizabeth (Luckhart) Smith. The father was the son of Balthaser Smith, who never came tO' America but resided in Germany all his life.
From The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois (1899)
born 1844 · Fulton County
ELISHA R. SMITH, one of the self-made men and well-to-do farmers of Belleflower Township, is pleasantly located on section 12, where he is following agricultural pursuits and fulfilling the obligations of a good citizen. Mr. Smith was born in Fulton County, this State, March 10, 1844, being the son of William Smith, who was a native of New Jersey and of Welsh descent.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
born 1849
CHARLES E. SMITH, who resides on section 30, Funk's Grove township, has been a resident of McLean county since 1864, since which time he has been constantly engaged in general farming and stock raising with gratifying success. He is a native of Morgan county, Ohio, born May 9, 1849, and is the son of William L. and Maleta (Cotton) Smith, both of whom were also natives of the same county and state, the former born December 19, 1824.
From The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois (1899)
born 1851
WILL S. SMITH, was born in Orange Co., N. Y., Feb. 18, 1851 ; he is the eldest son of Matthew C. and Mary Jane Smith, who were both natives of New York State ; his father was captain and owner of a vessel running between New York (]ity and Albany, on the Hudson River ; he died February 18, 1857, leaving a family of five children: Anna E. (now Mrs. Dr. S. C. Wilson), Will S.…
From The History of McLean County, Illinois; portraits of early settlers and prominent men (1879)
born 1856
AMUEL W. SMITH, of the firm of Smith & Washburn, dealers in hardware, boots, shoes and groceries, at Cropsey, Ill., is, in company with his partner, carrying on a thriving and steadily increasing trade. The business was established in the fall of 1881, and in connection with this Mr. Smith introduced hardware and agricultural implements and continued alone in business about eighteen months.
From Portrait and biographical album of McLean county, Ill., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and bio (1887)
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