Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Smith, Augustus
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Rockhill Township


   AUGUSTUS SMITH manufacturer, P.O. Sellersville, was born 
in Montgomery county, Pa., and is a son of Jacob B. and Mary 
(Crasley) Smith, both of German descent, and the former a 
native of Franconia township, Montgomery county.  Jacob B. 
was a laborer for several years. Augustus Smith learned the 
shoemaking trade in Rockhill township, Bucks county, and has 
always followed that trade.  He is now a manufacturer of 
boots and shoes at Sellersville.  He married Matilda Erdman. 
The issue of this union is one child, Melinda E.   Mr. 
Smith is a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics is 
a democrat.