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From Past and present of Wyandot County, Ohio; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; (1913), The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
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.
As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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.
As printed in Past and present of Wyandot County, Ohio; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; (1913). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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