Daniel S. Smith

As printed in 1892

ANIEL S. SMITH, one of the wealthy and most prominent farmers in Stark County, has a fine estate in Plain Township, where he is engaged in tilling the soil to good advantage. By the exercise of thrift and prudence in the management of his affairs, by skill and strict attention to his calling, he has placed himself in the front rank among the progressive agiiculturists of this section.

A native of this county, our subject was born on section 5, Canton Township, September 12, 18;58, and is the son of John.1. Smith, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1811. Grandfather Daniel Smith was also a native of the Keystone State, and on coming to this State in a very early day, made the trip over the mountains with wagon and team. His first location was made in Plain Township, on the property now occupied by Eli Smith, his son. He was a hard-working, industrious man, and at his decease left his family a comfortable [)property. He continued to reside on the farm which he had developed from the wilderness until all his children were grown and established in homes of their own, when he took up his above east of New Berlin and there passed his last years. He was a very religions man and a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. Politically, he cast a straight Democratic vote, and was always greatly interested in local affairs and gave liberally of Ills time and means toward the furtherance of all elevating measures.

The father of our subject received his education in the district school, near his home, and being trained to farm pursuits, when starting out on his own account, located oii property just north of

Canton, where he owned eighty acres of excellent land, which by good judgment and industry he placed under good til'age, and reaped therefrom a competence. Like his father before him, he w.hs a member of the Lutheran Church, and at his death, which occurred in 1865, he was fifty-four years of age. In early life a Whig, he later joined the Republican party, being a strong Abolitionist.

The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Nancy Schriver; she was born in what is now the prosperous city of Canton, and was the daughter of David and Mary Schriver, natives of Pennsylvania, who, on coming to this section in an early day. located in Canton Township, where the father farmer and at the same time operated a distillery. He was a Democrat in politics, and lived to attain a good age, as did also his wife.

He of whom we write was third in order of birth in the parental family of eleven children, two of whom are deceased, Susan and Henry. Those living are Mary A., our subject,,Teremiah. William, Harriet, Orlando, Amanda, Hiram and Emma. The mother of these children is still living at the age of eighty-one years, and makes her home on the old farm, located just outside the corporate limits of the city of Canton. She is a most estimable and worthy lady and a devoted member of the German Reformed Church.

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The marriage of our subject with Miss Lydia Trump was solemnized October 30, 1865. Mrs. Sinitli was born in Canton Township, February 3, 1842, and is the daughter of George J. and Rachel (Weaver) Trump, natives of Maiyland, who later removed to this county, where they were ranked among its earliest settlers. To Mr..ind Mrs. Smitli lias been born a family of five children: Loretta, Elmer, Ora, Ivy and Lester. Our subject located upon his present farm in 1882, and in this locality he is held in high esteem as a loyal citizen, a progressive, public-spirited man, and one who is true to others in all the relations that he sustains towards tiie. He possesses excellent business qualifications, and as a man of sterling integrity is well known throughout the county.

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As printed in Portrait biographical record of Stark county, Ohio. Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the Unit (1892). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.