Biographical Sketch of John E SMALE (1893); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsyl- vania, comprising a historical sketch of the county," by Samuel T. Wiley and edited by Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Phila- delphia, PA, 1893, pp. 480-1. "JOHN E. SMALE, a prosperous farmer of North Coventry township, and a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, is a son of Jonas and Julia Ann (Beeler) Smale, and was born March 8, 1853, on the farm on which he now resides on the old State road in North Coventry township, Chester county, Pennsylvania. He was reared on the home farm, received his education in the common schools, and was carefully trained to farming, which he has followed successfully ever since. He has always resided on the home farm, of which he owns one hundred and nineteen acres. In connection with farming, he give some attention to stock raising. His land is of good quality and highly productive. "On Christmas Day, 1879, Mr. Smale married Isabella Knoll, a daughter of Frederick Knoll, of Pottstown,, Montgomery county. To their union have been born three children, two sons and one daughter: H. Loyd, Flora B., and Jonas F. "John E. Smale is a democrat in politics, and a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and also a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church, of Pottstown, Montgomery county. While not neglectful of political mat- ters, yet his time is chiefly given to the management of his farm and business affairs. "The Smale family traces back its history in Germany for several genera- tions, and the American branch was planted by the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. His son, John Smale (grandfather), was in all probability born in Berks county, and he died in Chester county about 1855. He purchased the farm upon which his grandson, John E. Smale, now resides, and at the time of his purchase the farm contained two hundred and sixty-four acres of land. He was a stone mason by trade, but gave his time chiefly to farming. He served as a soldier in the American army during the war of 1812, always supported the principles of the Democratic party, and was an active member of the Evangelical Lutheran church, of Pottstown, Montgomery county. He married, and one of his sons, Jonas Smale (father), was born April 4, 1816, on the home farm in North Coventry township, where he died October 25, 1882, aged sixty-six years, six months and nine days. He was a farmer by occupation, a democrat in politics, and a Lutheran in religious faith and church membership. He married Julia Ann Beeler, a daughter of Jacob Beeler, and to their union were born three children, one son and two daughters. The daughters were: Mary J. and Sarah Ann, the latter of whom married Theodore Nilman, a farmer of North Coventry township, and has four children - Emma J., Austin H., Jonas and Harry."