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Born 1879, Jefferson township
From History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912)
KLLLY R. SMITH,* who is manager and buyer for the firm of Smith Bros. & Co., proprietors of a general store at North Robinson, O., w'as born two miles east of North Robinson, in Jefferson township, Crawford county, July 23, 1879, and is a son of I. \Y. and Susan (Secrist) Smith.
The Smith family has been identified with the mercantile interests of this place since 1888, when I. W. Smith came here as a pioneer merchant. He was born in Perry County, Pa., and practically has been engaged in Mercantile business all his life, during the Civil War being established at Leesville, Crawford county. The other members of the firm of Smith Bros. & Co., are II. G. Smith and f. E. Morion. Kelly R. Smith is a member of the follow family: Mary, wife of T. J. Morrow; William; Verta, wife of J. E. Morton; Della, wife of William Kibler; Edith, wife of II. A. Knell; Alice, wife of Dr. J. B. Kring, a practicing physician of Caledonia, O.; Pearl, wife of L. C. Ness; Kelly R.; L. M.; Bessie, wife of R. L. Bogan, cashier of the City National Bank of Gabon, O.; and IT. G., of the firm of Smith Bros. & Co.
After completing the common school course, Kelly R. Smith entered a business college at Mansfield, O., where he was graduated in 1910. For some two years he was employed at Crestline, O., and then embarked in the grocery business at Gabon, where he continued for three years, selling out to go into the hardware line, in which he remained interested for eight years, in igr [ coming to North Robinson.
I le is a shrewd and able business man and keeps his firm well to the front among the commercial houses in this section.
In October, 1902, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Daisy E. Slianck, a daughter of A.
M. and Ella (Hostler) Shauck, residents of Norwalk, O. Mrs. Smith has three sisters: Grace, who is the wife of Fred E. Fletcher; and Bertha and Alma. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith two children have been born, an attractive little son and daughter, respectively bearing the names of Arthur Lyndon and Donna Eileen. Mr. and Mrs. Smith attend the United Brethren church. ITe is a Republican in politics but has never been willing to consider election to public office, his entire life having been one of too much business responsibility to afford him leisure for political activity.
As printed in History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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