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Born 1822, Wayne County
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
JACOB W. SMALLEY, M. D., retired physician, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, August 30, 1822. He is the son of Richard and Catharine (Emmons) Smalley, natives of New Jersey, and of Holland descent.
They were the parents of thirteen children, all attaining their majority — five living at the present time, viz., Benjamin, Richard, Isaac, Abraham and Jacob W. They removed to Wayne County in 1816, Mr. Smalley having entered 320 acres of land one year previous, where they resided until his death in April, 1845, aged seventy-seven years. Mrs. Smalley died in 1861, aged eighty-six years. Dr. Smalley, the subject of this sketch, was brought up on the farm, and shared such advantages of education as the district schools afforded. He remained at home with his parents until twenty-one years of age, at which time he entered college at Ashland, Ohio, taking a preparatory course, and beginning the study of medicine at the age of twenty-four, under the instruction of Drs. Cook & Maxwell, at Berlin, Holmes Co., Ohio. He graduated at the Western Reserve Medical College, Cleveland, and began the practice of his profession at Shanesville, Tuscarawas County, forming a partnership with Dr. Strese. He removed to Fredericksbui'g, Wayne County, in 1818, and in 1862 to Upper Sandusky, where he formed a partnership with R. A. Henderson. In 1869, Mr. Smalley withdrew from the partnership, and resumed his practice independently, continuing the same until 1878, when he retired from the profession. Dr. Smalley was married in Fredericksburg, April 15, 1856, to Margaret C. Armstrong, nee Porter, daughter of William and Mary (McNeal) Porter, early settlers of Holmes County. Mr. Porter was at one time Representative of Holmes County; he died about 1839. Mrs. Porter still survives, in her eighty-second year, and resides at Peru, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Smalley are the parents of seven children, four now living — William P., born June 8, 1860; Walter Mc, January 19, 1862; Charles E., February 21, 1864; Richard E., May 10, 1871. The deceased are: Mary C, born March 13, 1857, died April 6, 1861; Anna E., September 5, 1858, died March 21, 1861; Rolla, June 25, 1867, died September 30, 1868. Mrs. Smalley was born June 8, 1832. Mr. Smalley has been a member of the F. & A. M. since 1847, and was a member of the Upper Sandusky School Board nine consecutive years. In politics, he is a strong Republican.
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