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Born 1824
From History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Together with biographical sketches .. (1883)
, was born in Lancashire, England, in 1824, a daughter of James and Mary Stoll. Came to America June 1, 1848, and landed in New York. She was married to James Smith, of England, in 1848. They lived in Philadelphia, Pa., from 1848 to 1852, and then moved to Salem, Ohio, and in 1853, came to Johnson county, Iowa, and settled in Newport, (now Graham township), June 11, 1853. Her husband died May 4, 1868, and was one of the first buried in the Oasis cemetery. They have five children, two sons and three daughters.
As printed in History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Together with biographical sketches .. (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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