Andrew Jackson Smith

As printed in 1882

ANDREW JACKSON SMITH. Andrew Jackson Smith has been a resident of Randolph County all his life, and is engaged in farming and running a saw-mill, in both of which enterprises he has been quite successful. He is the son of Durant and Eli/iabeth Smith, and was born September 16, 1842. He is the tenth of a family of twelve children, of whom ten are living. His parents were born and raised in North Carolina, and came to this State and county in the year 1830, where his father still resides, his mother having died November-23, 1879. Andrew's youth was uneventful, save that he was compelled to battle against poverty, and for this reason his education is very much limited, having been received from the district schools of the county and one term at Fountain City, Wayne County. Realizing the want of an education himself, he is a strong advocate of popular education, and is making every effort and sacrifice to educate his children. His oldest son, Arthur, is at this time attending the Winchester High School. Mr. Smith was married to Miss Elizabeth H. Hobbick September 16, 1864. His wife is an amiable Christian lady, and is a native of this county, and was born January 30, 1845. She is the daughter of Chri.-itian and Christina Hobbick, who were natives of Germany and came to this country about fifty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of seven interesting children, all of whom are living, as follows: Arthur D., born September 10, 1866; Milo V., March 8, 1867; Ida L., November 23, 1869; Delia V., September 24, 1872; William J., March 31, 1875; Mary C. E., October 31, 1877; Bessie A., April 7, 1881. Mr. Smith is owner and proprietor of a farm of eighty-five acres, under a high state of cultivation. He has recently erected a beautiful two-story frame residence, which is both convenient and commodious, an exact sketch of which is given in this work. In addition to farming, Mr. Smith has owned and run a saw-mill for the most part since 1872. This mill is in good repair, and he has been quite successful in this enterprise. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are acceptable members of the Society of Friends, the former having a birthright in the church, and the latter has been a member for about fifteen years. Mr, Smith has always been an active Republican, and although never having asked for an office has been of much service to the party of his choice. He is active in all the moral reforms of the day. lie and his excellent wife are useful members of the church and honored and respected citizens merchant, and resides at New Dnyin Greene County, N. Y.. August 7, died in the spring of 1882. Pardon Sherman was a second cousin of Gen. W. T. Sherman; Mary Sherman, widow of Pardon, still resides near her son Larmon. Our subject was educated in the common schools and the old Randolph County Seminary. lie began life by teaching school; he began mercantile business at New Dayton, Franklin Township, in 1866, and continued till 1866, when he went to Minnesota. He remained there till 1870, when he returned to New Dayton. While in.Minnesota, he sold drugs and groceries. In 1875, he erected a business house on the opposite side of the road where he had been engaged, where he now holds the fort. He carries an investment of over $50,000, it being a general assortment of all kinds of goods. He has sold in a single year $12,000 worth of goods. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Sarah Mann. They had one child, which died, and Mrs. Sherman died in Minnesota. In 1876, Mr. Sherman married Mary Ullum. They are both members of the M. E. Church.

As printed in History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.