Biography of John Smith, pages 793 / 794.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John Smith, section 30, Stafford Township, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, 
May 9, 1830, a son of John and Susannah (Lightfoot) Smith, the former a 
native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, and the latter native of Maryland, 
of English descent.  When he was four years old his father died, and when 
seven years old he began to take care of himself, working for his board and 
clothes till fifteen years old.  He then worked a year for his guardian for 
$40 and three months schooling, and during harvest overworked and for two 
years had the ague.  When twenty years of age he began to learn the 
carpenter’s trade, which he has followed the greater part of his life.  In 
December ,1859, he came to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Jackson 
Township where he lived till December, 1866, when he moved to the farm where 
he now lives in Stafford Township.  He owns sixty acres of good land, all 
well improved.  He was married Sept. 2, 1862, to Frances Donaldson, 
daughter of Henry and Jane (Laird) Donaldson, her mother a sister of the 
Laird Brothers, tobacconists of Covington, Ky., from whom she heired quite 
a fortune, but owing to the dishonesty of the administrators never received 
any of it.  To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born eight children---Catherine 
I., Henry W., Jennie, Myrtle (deceased), Leora, Warden B., Albert P. and 
Cassius C.  Henry married Clara Swaysgood.  Catherine married Benjamin 
Seigler, and has one child---Leora. Jennie married Daniel Bearer.  Mr. 
Smith has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since twenty 
years of age.  Mrs. Smith is a member of the Lutheran church.  Their 
daughter are members of the Methodist church.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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