Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Smith, John 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

John Smith, general farmer, residing on section 18, Clyde Township, was born 
Oct. 25, 1815, in Columbia Co., Pa. He is of mixed English and German 
extraction, his parents, David and Catherine (Hiner) Smith, belonging 
respectively to those nationalities in lineal descent. They were born in New 
Jersey, were married in the State of their nativity, and lived there some time 
as farmers. Later they removed to Pennsylvania, and were among the pioneers of 
Columbia County, in that State. Their 16 children—eight sons and eight 
daughters—nearly all attained adult age. Mr. Smith is the sixth child, and he 
lived at home until he was 24 years old. His mother died when he was 16 years 
of age. He was married in his native county to Jane H., daughter of John and 
Elizabeth (Laub) Flick. Both were of German descent, and came in early life to 
Pennsylvania. They were married in Northampton County, and afterward located 
in Columbia County, where Mrs. Smith was born, Oct. 28, 1818, and she is the 
youngest but one of a family of 10 children. When she was nine years of age 
she became a member of the family of her sister, Mrs. Catherine L. Appleman, 
in Montour Co., Pa. Her father died March 6, 1864, in Lycoming Co., Pa., aged 
85 years. Her mother died there also, Oct. 28, 1860, aged 79 years. The 
children of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were six in number: Catherine is now the wife 
of H. P. Smith; Peter married Ada Hiner, and is engaged in farming in Clyde 
Township; William B. married Susannah L. Sykes, and resides in Union Grove 
Township; Ettie M. is the wife of John Taylor, of Morrison; Stephen P. married 
Lucy Stapleton, and lives in the township of Union Grove; Mathias became a 
soldier in the Union army, and died at Chattanooga, Tenn.; he was 24 years of 
age. The family remained in Pennsylvania until 1859, when they removed to 
Illinois, and located near White Rock in Ogle County. After a brief residence 
there they settled on a farm in Lee County, which they occupied some years. In 
1869 they located on a farm of 76 acres on section 19, Clyde Township, where 
they have since resided, and have made excellent improvements. The family are 
members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Smith is a Democrat.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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