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Born 1840
From 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)
COPPY C. SMITH is;the son of James C. and Jane D. Smith. J. C. Smith was born in Pennsylvania, Greene County, September 28, 1819, and emigrated to Ohio in 1827. His wife, Jane D. Smith, was born in Butler County, Ohio, October 25, 1821. They had five children, viz.: Coppy C, born January 5, 1840;' Jessie D., born September 22, 1841; Alfred R., born January 23, 1844; Alioe, born July 5, 1849; Laura, born July 30, 1852; all in Butler County, Ohio. Coppy C. Smith, was born in the year 1840; he moved to Union County, Ind., in 1866, and in 1.867 settled on a farm near the toll-gate, northwest of Union City. Romaining there two years, he changed his residence to Union Oily, which has since tjiat time been his home. Hi* business in Union City has been the keeping of Uyerjt stable,' and aled of a boarding house. Mr. C. was married March 0, 1862, to Miss Lavina Gear, of Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, who was born in 183.8; They have had four children, only twoof whom are now living, viz.; Lilly, born May 20, '1867: Emma, born April 13, 1871. Mr. C. C. Smith is a Democrat in politics, and so also is his r.other,.james C.Smith, who has resided for many years in Randolph County, and now lives at Union City.
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.
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