Portrait and biographical record of Ford County, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . where Mr. Smith fol-lows the carpenters trade. Himself and wife aremembers of the Methodist Church and are highlyrespected i>eople. He attlliates with the Republicanparty, and during the late war served for threejears as a member of the Third Ohio Cavalry, prov-ing a faitliful soldier. John W. Smith, whose name heads this record,was a young lad when his
Portrait and biographical record of Ford County, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . where Mr. Smith fol-lows the carpenters trade. Himself and wife aremembers of the Methodist Church and are highlyrespected i>eople. He attlliates with the Republicanparty, and during the late war served for threejears as a member of the Third Ohio Cavalry, prov-ing a faitliful soldier. John W. Smith, whose name heads this record,was a young lad when his parents removed toMcLean County, 111. In the common schools ofthe community he acquired his education and re-mained with his parents until twenty-three yearsof age, .assisting in the labors of the farm. (Jnthe 29th of February, 1872, he was united in mar-riage with Miss Jennie Hinshaw, who died on the11th of December of the same year, leaving an in-fant daughter, Jennie, who is now the wife of Wil-bur D. Knick, a resident of Danvers, 111. was again married, December 19, 1881, hissecond union being with Miss Caroline F. Williams,a daughter of Joseph and .Tane (McCracken) Will-iams, natives of the Keystone State, and of ling-. i. f-^ Jk.
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