Greene-Jackson County IN Archives Biographies.....Smith, Simeon 1839 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

    SIMEON SMITH, a native Hoosier, was born in Jackson County March 16, 1839,
and is one of twelve children, six yet living, born to Henry G. and Eliza M.
(Settles) Smith, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. In about 1835, the
family came to Indiana from the Blue Grass State, and located where Henry G. yet
resides in Jackson County. From this place he moved to Salem in 1842, making
that his home fourteen years, after which he returned to his old home where he
has since resided and where his wife died in January, 1873. Mr. Smith is an old
steamboat engineer, having served in that capacity on the Ohio River four years,
but his principal occupation through life has been farming. Simeon Smith was
raised a farmer, in his earlier years having secured an academic education. At
twenty-one years of age, he began doing for himself, and in 1863 came to Greene
County, Ind., locating in Washington Township. He subsequently moved to
Newberry, thence back to the farm, thence to Washington, thence to Bloomfield
and lastly to where he now resides. Mr. Smith is one of the successful farmers
and stock-raisers of Greene County; is the owner of a well-improved and
well-stocked farm of a total of 558 acres, and in politics is a Democrat. In
March, 1863, Miss Matilda Carr became his wife, Mrs. Smith being born in
Lawrence County, Ind., June 5, 1840, the daughter of George W. and Elizabeth
(Brown) Carr, who were natives respectively of Indiana and Kentucky.

Additional Comments:
Washington Township Biographies

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HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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