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From History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
JACOB SMITH, deceased; V>om in December, 17U," in Guilford Tp., Franklin Co., Penn.; his piuents were Daniel and Eve (Heck) Smith, who were blessed with a family of eleven children; those who grew up were Elizabeth, Susan, JIargaret, Eve, Mary, Cathai'iu(, Jacob. John, Daniel and Adam. Jackb Smith was married, in 1829, to Lydia Biukley. who was born in 1805, in Lancaster Co., Penn., being the second of a family of live children bom to Peter Biukley and Margaret Lee, who were natives of Peimsylvania: the Binkley family ai'e descended from Germany. Jacob Smith and family came West to Ohio in 1833, purchasing a farm in Perry Township in 1834, said farm containing 126 acres, in the southeast quarter of Sec. 33, which was settled by Mr. Allmau. Mi-. Smith died Sept. 4. 1865; was a member of the German Reformed Church, and a good citizen. Eleven children were born him; five are living, viz., Margaret, Daniel, Angeline, Jacob nnd Lewis, all living in this township except Jacob, who resides in Bethlehem Township; Daniel remains on the homestead, having purchased the farm.
As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Jacob Smith: Christian Niesz (b. 1812) Joseph Smith (b. 1815) John Smith (b. 1835) Samuel H. Baughman (b. 1815) David Smith (b. 1826)
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