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Born 1851
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
ZACHARIAH T. SMITH, son of David and Rebecca (Blackburn) Smith, was born in this county September 10, 1851. His father dying while his son was yet young, the latter obtained but a limited education. He tilled the farm under the direction of his mother till he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he inherited about ninety-five acres, which he has since cultivated, living at the old home. He makes a specialty of Poland-China hogs. Merino sheep and Plymouth Rock chickens. He was married, October 5, 1875, to Miss Sarah E. McLain, daughter of Abraham and Catharine A. (Berlein) McLain, and two children have been born to them — Jennette, August ] 1, 1876, and Paul, born November 8, 1880. Mrs. Smith was born October 30, 1857. Mr. Smith is a Republican, and has served as Justice for the past six years. He is Master of the County Grange (of which Mrs. Smith is also a member) and Statistician of this county for the Agricultural Department at Washington, D. C. He is an enterprising young farmer and a good citizen.
As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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