The Smith Families of Wyandot County, Ohio

DAVID SMITH, formerly a prominent farmer of this township, was born in Hampshire County, Va., January 26, 1814. His father and mother, Jacob and Mary (Long) Smith, were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively, the former being of German parentage, and a matter by trade in his younger days. After his marriage he operated a flour mill in Virginia. The family consisted of six children — Eliza, George, John, David, Samuel and Sarah A. Mrs. Smith had two sons by her first husband —William and Jacob Rannells. In the fall of 1824, Mr. Smith moved from Virginia to this county and located about one mile west of the present site of Carey, where he entered eighty acres of land. On this farm the children grew lip, and in due season began life on their own responsibility. George Smith entered the Methodist Episcopal ministry, and died in Michigan. The parents died in the neighborhood where they had spent most of their mature days, the father in 1859, in his eighty-second year, the mother in 1869 in her eighty-sixth year. Mr. Smith was a man of liberal views and highly respected. He served as Associate Judge while this was yet Crawford County. David Smith, our subject, worked on the farm with his parents till twenty-six years of age. He married Amelia Brown, daughter of William Brown, June 4, 1840. Her parents came to this county in 1824. She was born at Columbus, Ohio, April 28, 1823. After his marriage Mr. Smith began farming on the Big Spring reservation on land purchased by his father. He here improved 200 acres, to which he added 300 more in after years. His chief business for the past twenty years has been the raising of tine grades of stock — thoroughbred short-horn cattle. In 1868, he came to Carey and purchased a farm near town, dividing most of his Hancock County property with his children, whose names are as follows: Ellen A., McKendree, Ann L., William B., Albert, Emma V., Clinton D. and Virgil A. The eldest son, McKendree, enlisted in Company A, One Hundi-ed and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the fall of 1862, and served about two years in the war when he was taken sick and died in the hospital at Philadelphia, Penn. Mr. Smith is Republican in politics; he was elected Land Appraiser in 1880, and has served several years as School Director. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. After a life of toil and hardship for many years, they are now enjoying the fruits of their labors.

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CLINTON D. SMITH.

Perhaps no one is better known throughout Crawford township as an active, successful and prosperous farmer than Clinton D. Smith, who since his childhood has lived in this section and who has today achieved a success which, combined with his many sterling characteristics, gives him a high position in the general confidence and esteem. He was born in Hancock comity, Ohio, January 2, 1857, and is a son of a pioneer in the state. His father, Bavid Smith, came west from Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1822, traveling with his parents, Jacob and Sarah (Long) Smith. The family settled in what was then a part of Crawford county, but which is now comprised in Wyandot, and here the father took up government land. His tract was entirely unimproved and covered with a dense growth of timber, which he was obliged to clear before beginning the work of develop-

, Google ment. With the lumber cut down he built a crude log cabin and in this the family resided for some time while the farm was being developed. Later the father bought laud in Hancock county and there lived until 1868, when he removed to the vicinity of Carey and engaged in stock dealing upon a large scale until his death, which occurred in 1884, when he was seventy-two years of age. His wife was, in her maidenhood. Miss Aurelia Brown, and passed away in 1886.

Clinton D. Smith acquired his early education in the district schools of Hancock county and supplemented this by a course in the Carey public schools, laying aside his books at the age of eighteen. He was ambitious, energetic and eager to begin his life's work, so his father allowed him to work the farm on shares. He was so successful that in 1884 he was able to purchase land of his own, upon which he has since resided. With characteristic energy he developed and improved the property and his labors are today evident in its excellent and attractive appearance. Mr. Smith has made substantial improvements, has built a fine residence, good bams and outbuildings and has steadily carried forward the work of development year by year. He annually harvests good crops and raises only blooded stock, his interest along this line constituting an important source of income to him.

In 1884 Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Lillie Anderson, a daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth Anderson, of Wyandot county. He gives his allegiance to the republican party and, although he is never active as an office seeker, has yet been entrusted with public responsibility, having served capable and efficiently for three years as township trustee. Through his own labor, enterprise and good management he has become the owner of a valuable property and is widely and favorably known in this part of the county where he has so long resided.

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CLINTON SMITH was born January 2, 1857. He is a native of Hancock County, Ohio, and son of David and Aurelia (Brown) Smith, whose history appears in this work. He was married, November 16, 1882, to Miss Lillie Anderson, who was born in this township October 18, 1859. She was a daughter of Isaiah J. and Elizabeth (Staulfer) Anderson, natives of

Ohio and Pennsylvania respectively, and now residents of Carey. They are parents of five children, namely, James, Lillie, Rezin, Frederick and Ella. The mother died May 3, 1883. The father still resides in Carey. In 1882, Mr. Smith purchased 100 acres of land, located just west of the town of Carey, where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He values his farm at $100 to fllO per acre. He holds a membership in the great society of Republicans, and is regarded as one of the township's most reliable citizens. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Lutheran Church at Carey, Ohio.

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DAVID SMITH (deceased), son of Daniel and Mary E. (Duddleson) Smith, was born in this county March 9, 1829. His parents were of English parentage, natives of New York. He obtained a fair education, and October 13, 1851, was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Blackburn, daughter of William and Mary (Blackburn) Blackburn, natives of Westmoreland County, Penn. She was born June 19, 1829. Her parents came to this county in 1836, and purchased land in Tyraochtee Township. Their ten children are all living, viz., Sarah A., Thomas, Ruth, Rebecca, Moses, John, Ellen, Isaac, Page and Elizabeth. The father died April 14, 1854; the mother is still living, in her eighty-fourth year, residing with her daughter Rebecca. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith — Zachariah, Mary E., Augustus and William, the latter deceased. Mr. Smith inherited the farm where Mrs. Smith now resides, and made most of the improvements thereon. He died August 24, 1861 (killed by a log rolling iTpon him), leaving his widow with three children, which she has carefully reared. She has a life lease of the estate, 280 acres, her son Augustus and daughter Mary residing with her.

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JOSEPH M. SMITH, one of the most prominent farmers of this township, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, December 28, 1832. He is a so.x of Daniel and Mary (Duddleson) Smith, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of Fairfield County, Ohio. They came to this locality in 1822, and resided here the remainder of their lives. There were nine children in the family, of whom but four are now living, namely, John, Henry H., Antoinette (wife of Robert Gier) and Joseph M. Mr. Smith was one of the leading stock-dealers and farmers of the county during his life, at one time controlling over 3,000 acres of land. He died in 1865, his wife surviving till 1882. Joseph M., the subject of this notice, was engaged on the farm with his father till 1859, spending five years as a " cowboy," harding cattle on the open land. He was then tendered 400 acres of land, which he has since cultivated and improved, having cleared nearly 300 acres "from the sprout." Ho has dealt extensively in stock, and also conducted a large agricultural business, harvesting as many as 2,000 bushels of wheat in one season. He takes an active interest in agricultural matters, generally exhibiting stock at the county fairs, and keeping improved grades, with some thoroughbreds. He now owns 525 acres of excellent land, valued at $75 to $100 per acre, on which in 1876-77 he erected an elegant brick mansion at a cost of $12,000. It is provided with all the modern improvements— pantries, closets, hot and cold water, baths, etc.; is excellently planned, and, without doubt, one of the finest farm houses in the county. Mr. Smith was married, November 6, 1860, to Miss Sallie M. Straw, who was born in this county July 4, 1839. She is the daughter of Samuel C. and Christina (Staily) Straw, her father being a native of Vermont, her mother of Pickaway County, Ohio. They had eleven children, six of whom are now living, namely, David, Malachi, Martin, Samuel, Eunice and Sallie M. Her parents located in this county about 1830, and resided here till their respective deaths, November 22, 1856, and August 11, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have nine children, all living, namely: William S., born August 13, 1861; Nettie M., August 16, 1863; Anna V., August 10, 1865; Eunice E., October 16, 1867; David S., April 15, 1870; Mary C, August 5, 1873; Sallie M., November 24, 1876; Joseph M., March 16, 1880; George R., September 29, 1882. Mr. Smith is not a politician, but favors Republicanism. He is known throughout the county as one of its most substantial and successful farmers, and is highly esteemed, both as a citizen and business man.

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ZACHARIAH T. SMITH, son of David and Rebecca (Blackburn) Smith, was born in this county September 10, 1851. His father dying while his son was yet young, the latter obtained but a limited education. He tilled the farm under the direction of his mother till he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he inherited about ninety-five acres, which he has since cultivated, living at the old home. He makes a specialty of Poland-China hogs. Merino sheep and Plymouth Rock chickens. He was married, October 5, 1875, to Miss Sarah E. McLain, daughter of Abraham and Catharine A. (Berlein) McLain, and two children have been born to them — Jennette, August ] 1, 1876, and Paul, born November 8, 1880. Mrs. Smith was born October 30, 1857. Mr. Smith is a Republican, and has served as Justice for the past six years. He is Master of the County Grange (of which Mrs. Smith is also a member) and Statistician of this county for the Agricultural Department at Washington, D. C. He is an enterprising young farmer and a good citizen.

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M. B. SMITH, attorney at law, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, February 22, 1846; he is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Hare) Smith, natives of Wirginia and Pennsylvania respectively; his father came to Ohio in 1824; his mother in 1834. They located in Ridge Township in 1858, and reared four children — M. B., J. A., S. O. and M. Allie. Mr. Smith obtained a good education and taught school several terms. March 28, 1864, he enlisted in a United States Signal Corps, and was discharged after the close of the war September 10, 1865. He returned home and farmer two years; engaged two years in the grocery and produce business, and in 1871 began the study of law, which he prosecuted three years, at the end of which time he began the practice of his profession. In 1883, he purchased fifty acres of land lying a short distance north of Carey, and opened thereon two limestone quarries, erecting two draw kilns, by which he is enabled to produce 175,000 bushels of lime per year. Forty acres of his land are underlaid with the finest limestone in Ohio, the product of his kilns yielding 92 per cent to 95 per cent of carbonate, and competing favorably in the market with material purchased in Philadelphia at 50 cents per bushel. Mr. Smith was married, August 9, 1870, to Emma J. McCIure, daughter of Russell and Milda (Joy) McClure. Two children are the fruits of this union — Dora H. and Homer A. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and highly esteemed citizens. Mr. Smith is warmly attached to the interests of the Republican party.

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JOHN H. SMITH, born in Richland County, Ohio, November 13, 1817, is a son of John H. and Elizabeth (Kiefer) Smith, natives of Maryland, and of German descent. His parents were married in Harrison County, and moved directly to Richland about 1815, entering 160 acres. Their children were John H., Henry, Elizabeth, Solomon, Margaret, Maria, Sarah and Jacob. The family removed in 1865 to Wood County, where the father died in 1875, aged eighty-six years; the mother in 1866, aged seventy-four. Mr. Smith rented land several years, coming in 1849 to this county, where he purchased his present farm in 1851. This farm contains 160 acres, all well-improved, provided with a good residence erected in 1859, at a cost of $1,000. He also owns ninety-one acres in Wood County. He was married, April 22, 1841, to Miss Sarah Wirick, daughter of Henry and Catharine (Spade) Wirick, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German ancestry. Her parents settled in Richland County in 1821. Her father died January 7, 1879, aged ninety years; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, fighting in the battle of Fort McHenry. Her mother died January 9, 1878, aged seventy-seven. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had five children — Mary E. (wife of William B. Wolsey), Franklin H., Lodemie (wife of S. P. Balliet), Samantha (wife of Samuel Suder, deceased), Almarine A. (wife of Samuel Bowman). Mrs. Smith was born March 18, 1822. In politics, Mr. Smith is a Democrat, voting first for Van Buren.

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JOHN M. SMITH, born in Ridge Township August 20, 1849, is a son of John and Rebecca (Moor) Smith, natives of Maryland and West Virginia respectively. His parents married here, and had six children, viz., Elizabeth A., Jerome, George, Sarah L., John M. and Josephine R. His mother died August 22, 1880; his father is still living. John M., our subject, was reared on a farm, and engaged in that occupation till 1869, when he embarked in the tin and hardware business in Mount Blanchard, where he was thus engaged till 1875, when he again returned to the farm. Mr. Smith owns seventy-eight acres, the old homestead of his wife's parents, and is one of the most successful farmers in the township. He was married, November 19, 1874, to Elizabeth A. Grindle, who was born in this township July 23, 1850. She is a daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Harbaugh)

Orindle, who were born and reared in Pennsylvania. They settled in this county about 1832, their children being Kebecca, Margaret, Lydia, Susan, Maiy, Amanda, Catharine, John J., Jacob S., William H., Daniel H., Simon P. and Elizabeth A. The father died April 15, 1877; the mother is still living in her eighty-first year, under the care of Mrs. Smith. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith are Carol. August 31, 1875, died October 26, 1875; Lycurgus E., born August 30, 1876; Wheden P., July 22, 1877; Merril, December 6, 1878; Owen E., December 21, 1880; and Orange J., April 3, 1883. In politics, Mr. Smith is a Republican; he is recognized as one of the progressive farmers of the county, conducting his agricultural pursuits on a scientific basis. Mrs. Smith is an artist of no ordinary skill, and has received instructions in portrait and landscape painting from one of the best artists of Cincinnati. Several excellent pieces of her work now adorn the walls of her comfortable home.

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PHILIP SMITH was born in Hunterdon County, N. J., November 22, 1806. He is a son of Abraham and Mary (Bellows) Smith, natives of the same State, and of German descent. He was married, September 17, 1833, to Levinah, daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Hazen) Rice, all natives of New Jersey. Mrs. Smith was born in Sussex County August 3, 1812. Mr. Smith migrated to Ohio in 1839, and located in this county, of which he has ever since been a resident. He has reared two daughters — Eleanor and Catharine — who are both yet living. He and Mrs. Smith are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Belle Vernon, and highly esteemed in their community. Mr. Smith has been a lifelong Democrat, and is still strong in the faith.

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When old age approaches it is quite the usual thing for a person to look back over his life to find out whether the world is any better for his having lived. It must be a gloom v retrospect, indeed, when no good can be found upon, such an examination. On the contrary what a delightful satisfaction it must be to any one to know that his life has been an example of excellence for the guidance of youth and for the congratulation of age. How sweet it must be when death overtakes a person to be able to say. "I have lived an honest life and done my duty.” How many old persons who read these lines can truthfully hold up their heads and declare that the world is better for their having lived? It is a pleasure to chronicle the events in the career of a man who has the highest respect of all his acquaintances, such as the subject of this sketch. Jacob Smith, of Pitt township. He was born in Licking county. Ohio, near Linville, on the 8th of November, 1820. and is the son of Jacob and Elizabeth ( Mackliny Smith, who were the parents of seven children. Of this family, three are dead. Two of the sons. John and Aaron, are residents of Pitt township. When Jacob was a small bnv Iris father moved from Licking county to Perrv county, and there the former grew to man's estate, working during the summers on the farm and attending the district school during the winters. I'pon attaining manhood he was married to Miss Phebe Touch t. December 25, 1843, "ho bore him the follow - ing family: Samuel, deceased: Sarah, the wife of Jacob Bender, of Pitt township: Elizabeth, the wife of John Swartz, of Antrim township: Amanda, the wife of Abraham Swartz, of Nevada; Fianna, now at home; Matilda, deceased; Eliza, deceased. Mrs. Smith was born April 22, 1821. in Perry county, Ohio, and remained in that county until attaining womanhood. Her grandparents were natives of Switzerland,

; and her parents were Jacob and Eve (Dashurn) Foucht. There were eleven children in this family, of whom Mrs. Smith and two brothers, Samuel and Isaac, are the only survivors. Mrs. Smith was educated in the common schools and can read and speak the German language. She has seen and killed many deer in this locality. When the subject of this notice was yet a young man he came from Perrv county to vandet county and purchased eighty acres of government land in Pitt township where he now lives. This tract was then covered with heavy timber, which had to be cleared away before crops could either be planted or grown. He erected a small log cabin, about eighteen by twenty feet in size, containing but one room, and in this rough structure he domiciled his family and began to make a clearing in the deep woods. Year by vear the circle of cleared land increased and the fields of grain and the lush meadows took the place where for centuries had waved the mighty oak or the towering hickory. The farm was eventually increased to one hundred and twenty acres, of which one hundred are cleared and under cultivation. But the acres now stretching out so clear and smiling represent manv years of the hardest toil. But the home secured and the lives reared thereon are w rib the labor n rtl, j wi they cost to the commonwealth. Mr. Smith has devoted his time and attention to the rearing of extra grades of stock. He is hearty and sound despite his many years, and it is yet a common thingto see him in the field, sowingthe grain, as he did sixty-five years ago. His life has been one of steady industry and straightforward conduct, and he has the respect and confidence of all who have the pleasure of calling him friend. He is a Democrat and a member of the Reformed church, having joined the latter at the age of seventeen years. He has been school director, and has occupied other positions requiring sound judgment and honest conduct. Our subject and wife are held in high regard by their many friends, and honestly merit their regard. They have in their possession, and hold as a sacred relic, an old parchment deed for eighty acres of land, dated November 5, 1846, and bearing the signature of. President James K. Polk.

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CHARLES F. SMITH.

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Charles F. Smith acquired his education in the district schools of Morrow comity and afterward spent two years at Iberia College. He farmer afterward until 1887 and then be-

, Google came connected with the Central Ohio Buggy Company of GaUon, Ohio, with whom he remained for about thi-ee years. He spent one year thereafter on a farm in Kansas but in 1891 came to Upper Sandusky and entered the insiu-anee and loan business, with which he has been connected since that time. He has been very successful in the conduct of his interests and has secured a large and representative patronage, accorded him in recognition of his honorable and straightforward business methods. He handles life and fire insurance and all kinds of loans, negotiating all of the business of this character done by the Union Central Life Insurance Company in this district. He has besides other business interests in Upper Sandusky, being a stockholder in the Citizens Savings Bank.

Mr. Smith married, on December 30, 1889, at Lexington, Ohio, Miss Clara Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one daughter, Grace E., who is a graduate of Madam Baur's Conservatory of Miisic at Cincinnati.

Mr. Smith has always been eminently active and progressive in his citizenship and since casting his first vote has given loyal support to the democratic party. He was elected to represent his district in the state legislature in 1903 and took his seat in 1904, serving as a member of the seventy-sixth and seventy-seventh general assemblies. During this time he lent the weight of his influence to all progressive public measures, standing for right, reform and progress and constantly promoting the interests of his constituents in every possible way. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Methodist Brotherhood, being a devout member of the Methodist church. Mr.

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ARTHUR NOBLE SMITH, M. D.

Among the foremost of the younger representatives of the medical fraternity in Upper Sandusky is Dr. Arthur Noble Smith, who since 1909 has engaged in general practice here. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, December 1, 1885, and is a son of Dr. D. S. and Anna M. (Ritter) Smith. The father was born in Adams county and grew to manhood in that section, later graduating in medicine from the Miami Medical College at Cincinuati, receiving the degree of M. D. in 1879. He was for over thirty years in active practice in Ross county and during that time treated over fifteen hundred cases of typhoid fever and never lost a single case. This is a most remarkable record and is a clear evidence of Dr. Smith's ability as a physician. He and his wife now make their home in Upper Sandusky.

Arthur N. Smith acquired his early education in the public schools of Chillicothe, which he attended until he was twelve years of age, after which he entered the high school in Twin township, graduating from that institution in 1902. He then took a course in the Ohio University at Athens and subsequently, having determined to follow in his father's footsteps, studied medicine in the Ohio Medical University at Columbus, receiving his degree of M. D. in 1909. He at once opened an office in Upper Sandusky, being at that time the youngest practicing physician in the state of Ohio, and his patronage has constantly grown in volume and importance as he has demonstrated his ability to cope with the intricate problems which frequently confront the physician. Doing important research work in bacteriology and embryology, Dr. Smith makes a specialty of diseases of women and children and is favorably considered by the profession and the public on account of successful work along this line. He is a young man of pronounced ability in his chosen profession and undoubtedly a brilliant future lies before him.

Dr. Smith married on the 5th of August, 1908, at Columbus, Ohio, Miss Meema O. Kline, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kline, the former a well known lawyer of Himtington, West Virginia. Dr. Smith is prominent in fraternal circles, holding membership in the Masonic Order, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He belongs to the Home Guards and to the Phi Delta, an important medical featemity. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and in 1912 was elected coroner of Wyandot county. He has gained recognition as one of the able and successful physicians of Upper Sandusky and by his labors, his high professional attainments and his sterling characteristics has justified the respect and confidence in which he is held by the medical fraternity and the local pubhc.

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HARVEY F. SMITH.

Among the successful business men of Nevada, Wyandot county, Ohio, is Harvey F. Smith, who there conducts a livery bam from which he receives gratifying financial returns. A native of Whetstone township, Crawford county, this state, he was born Jime 27, 1881, a son of Edwin G. and Alice A. (Magers) Smith. The father was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1850 and during his active career conducted a general store, which he owned at North Robinson, Ohio, where he passed away in 1912. The mother is a native of Crawford county, this state, where she was born in 1850, and still makes her home in North Robinson. In their family were the following children: Clyde A., Belle A., Florence M., Harvey P., Myrtle E. and William P.

Harvey F. Smith was reared under the parental roof and early grounded in the old-fashioned virtues of honesty and industry by his parents, attending the public schools of North Robinson in the acquirement of his education until twenty years of age. He then became an associate of his father in the general store which the latter conducted and remained in that connection until 1911, when he removed to Wyandot county, coming to Nevada, where he bought a livery barn. Although he has been in business not yet two years, he has succeeded in gaining a representative and valuable patronage, his ever-increasing business giving evidence of his ability along that line.

On June 24, 1908, Mr. Smith was married, in Crawford county, to Miss Ella M. Miller, a daughter of Isaac and Cath-

,*nogle eine (Smith) Miller, the former an agriculturist of Crawford county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son, William Paul.

Although Mr. Smith has not as yet participated in the public life of Nevada, he successfully and efficiently served as town treasurer of North Robinson for eight years. His political views are independent and he largely follows his own judgment in giving support to candidates and proposed measures. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of the Maccabees. His faith is that of the Lutheran church. Although Mr. Smith's arrival in Nevada has been of recent date, he has already established himself in the confidence of his fellow citizens by his strictly honest and thorough business methods and has made many friends here. He owns his residence in Nevada and also has a half interest in a presidential property in North Robinson. Personally he is a genial, pleasant-mannered young man, one whose hand everybody is glad to shake and who makes friends readily. This open-heartedness combined with true business ability, industry and reliability have rapidly brought him to the front and his position in Nevada, in business as well as social circles, is assured.

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RALPH E. SMITH.

Ralph E. Smith, who since beginning his active career at the age of eighteen has followed the barber's trade, is one of the active, enterprising and progressive young business men of Upper Sandusky. He was born in Marseilles township, November 29, 1884, and is a son of Gteorge W. and Deborah (Gatchell) Smith, the former a retired farmer. In this family were seven children, Charles C, Edward, David, Ada, Carrie, Bessie and Ralph E.

Ralph E. Smith acquired his education in the public schools of Upper Sandusky, which he attended until he was eighteen years of age, laying aside his books at that time to become a barber. He has followed this trade continuously since that tine and has now a liberal patronage which is accorded him in recognition of his skill and his straightforward business methods. In addition to his work along this Une he conducts a large dancing school in the city, giving a great deal of his attention to his classes.

On the 20th of June, 1907, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Mrs. Nellie B. Weiss, a daughter of G. W. Marshall, of Upper Sandusky. They are the parents of two children,

Evelyn S. and Norma L. The elder daughter is only four years of age but has remarkable musical talent, being able to keep almost perfect time on the piano. Mrs. Smith has also one daughter by her first marriage, Alice E.

Mr. Smith attends the Methodist church, although he does not hold membership, and fraternally he is connected with the Improved Order of Red Men. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party but has never been active in public life, preferring to concentrate his attention upon his business affairs. He is still a young man but already prosperous, and he possesses in his character and personality the salient elements of success, so that his future advancement is assured.

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