BIO:  Gibson SMITH, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, York Borough, Pg 45

GIBSON SMITH, dealer in grain, flour and coal, was born in Cumberland County, 
Penn., in 1823, is a son of Abraham and Sarah (Smith) Smith, and is of German 
origin.  At the age of four years, Mr. Smith came with his parents to York 
County, and the family made settlement in the “upper end.”  In 1836 our subject 
began his present business.  He was married in 1852 to Miss Susan Fahs, daughter 
of John Fahs.  To this union have been born two children.  Edgar F., born in 
York County, in 1854, was educated at the public schools, at York County Academy 
and Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg; graduating from that institution, he 
went to Germany and after two years received a degree from the University of 
Goettingen.  He is now professor of natural science at Wittenburg College at 
Springfield, Ohio.  Allen J. was born in 1865, in York, Penn.  He has received a 
liberal education and is now attending lectures at the University of 
Pennsylvania.