Biography of Henry Smith, page 502.  History De Kalb County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company Chicago, 
1885.

Henry Smith, farmer, Butler Township. Was born in Bedford County, Pa., Nov. 14, 1829, a son of Jacob and 
Margaret (Burkheimer) Smith, native of Pennsylvania.  His father was born March 2, 1803, and his mother Dec.24, 
1805.  In 1831 his parents moved to Richland County, Ohio, where the father  died July 16, 1863, and the mother in 
1876.  They had a family of nice children---Fanny, Henry, Polly, Levi, Aaron, John, Frederick, Susanna and Maria.  
They were prominent and consistent members of the German Baptist church.  Henry Smith was reared on a farm and 
received such education as the district school of his day afforded.  In 1860 he moved to DeKalb County, Ind., and 
bought 120 acres of land, on which he has since resided.  He has since bought another tract of 120 acres, and now 
has one of the finest farms in the township.  Mr. Smith was married April 30, 1854, to Miss Susanna, daughter of 
Jacob and Susanna Leedy, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the  latter of Maryland.  To Mr. and Mrs. Smith 
have been born nine children---Margaret, Levi, Jacob, Mary, Lydia, Mahala, Lodema, Amanda and John.  Levi died 
Aug. 29, 1869.  Mr. Smith is one of the self-made men of the county.  He and his wife are members of the German 
Baptist Church.

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