David Smith

As printed in 1892

AVID SMITH. Canton Township is the home of many successful farmers, but none more prosperous than the gentleman above named, who is one of the wealthy residents of the county, owning and operating a fine estate just outside the corporate limits of the city of Canton. It consists of one hundred acres on section 8, all of which is under excellent tillage and improved with all that goes to make up a well-cultivated farm. A visitor to his home will see that he has not only erected good buildings, and has his farm well supplied with modern machinery, but that he keeps excellent grades of stock.

Our subject, who is a son of Jacob Smith, was born on his present farm September 16, 1826. His father was born in Pennsylvania and was of German descent. He was a farmer by occupation and came to this State as early as 1814, making the journey overland with a wagon. His first location was east of Canton, whence he later removed to what is now the property of our subject. The country roundabout at that time was sparsely settled and in a wild condition. He built a log house, where he resided for some time, and later, removing to where the waterworks are now located, erected a flaxseed mill and at the

RES!C:HCE OF G. N. SCH LI Ci-ITER, 5 EC.iiO.,

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.