Fayette County OhArchives Biographies.....Smith, Benjamin F August 12, 1837 - 
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Irene Gleason reniegleason@ymail.com January 4, 2009, 10:49 pm

Author: Counties ofLaGrange and Noble IN

Benjamin F Smith is one of a family of six children, and was born in Ohio, on 
the 12th day of August, 1837.  His parents were Jacob and Abigail Smith, who 
were also natives of the Buckeye State, where the father died, leaving the care 
of the family to the mother.  She was a woman of sterling qualities; and about 
four years after her husband's death, removed to Indiana, settling in Noble 
County, where she remained until her death, in 1879. Benjamin came to Indiana 
with his mother, and April 25, 1861, was married to Charity Lane, a native of 
this county, where she was born February 24,1844.  Seven children have been 
born to this couple, viz.:  Emma, G. Ellis, Hattie E, Franklin F,Howard G, 
William H, and Sarah.  Mr Smith owns a large farm, consisting of 221 acres of 
land, and is a genial, pleasant neighbor

Additional Comments:
Jacob Myers Smith and Abigail (Bloomer) Smith were both born in 1810 in Fayette 
County, Ohio.

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