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Note: --- Letter from William N. & Fern Smith. "Dec 22 1966 Dear Folk, We found this much of the record of Daniel Smith who is the man you have the Picture of...[What follows is on other pages. JDS]
"What we found out about the Smith pictures
Daniel Smith born May 1 1807...
Second marriage to Abigal Hartley July 8 1834 10 children were born to this Union -- Five died The five that lived were
David Smith
Sally Lovell
Nancy Gray
John N. Smith
Daniel Smith (W.N. Smith's father)
"Daniel ^Smith^ and Abigal ^Smith^ moved to Adams township Hamilton County in 1835 and lived in this neighborhood until his death April 26 1893...Joined M. E. church in Feb 1838 -- lived a Christian life ever since
Abigal Smith departed this life April 14 1901...She leaves to mourn their loss three sons two daughters 44 grand-children and 16 great grand-children...Taken from clipping in paper [was written up the left side of this page. JDS]..."
"...Daniel Smith (Daniel Smith son) Mary Elizabeth (Billingsley) Smith Children
1. Burgess -- Smith
2 William Nelson Smith
3 Elizabeth (Smith) Denny
4 George Dewey Smith
5 Forest --- Smith" (Source 1)
... Carats designate Fern's additions. Parentheses are shown as they were in the letter. Brackets enclose comments that were made for clarification by me. Both sides of the page delineating "Old" Daniel's grandchildren have notes written by James Eli and Amanda Smith interspersed among the original material. These notes will be considered later under a new source title. (see Daniel Smith 1807-1893 for the complete letter.) (Source 1) JDS
--- James Eli and Amanda Smith's notes written upon the "Letter from William N. & Fern Smith, 22 Dec 1966."
..."Daniel & Abigal buried at Spicwood Smith...Burgess -- Smith//one daughter "Edith" "No children"...William Nelson Smith//5 children [that lived to majority]...Elizabeth (Smith) Denny// 2 boys 1 girl "I [James Eli Smith] think"...George Dewey Smith//Died Nov 26 or 27, 1965 no children...Forest --- Smith//no children..." (Source 5)
...Ellipses separate each incident of notes. The name in the original letter is given first//the note associated with it follows the double forward slash. Some notes were written where they would not be associated with a name. Parentheses are shown as they were in the letter. Brackets contain clarifying information. (see Daniel Smith 1807-1893 for complete notes.) (Source 5) JDS
--- Military: "He enlisted...in 1916 and went...to the Columbus (Ohio) barracks...was sent to the Mexican border...[then] to Rockford, IL...then started for France...was in Germany for some time...taking part in six of the leading battles in which American troops participated...he re-enlisted and spent another three years in the army."
... Occupation: "...now said to be doing well working at the plumber's trade in New York City." (Source 2)
--- Military: "SMITH, BURGERS, sergeant, son of Daniel and Mary Smith, born July 2, 1891, Hortonville, Ind. Enlisted Sept. 21, 1916, at Indianapolis. Assigned Co. 'A,' 130th Inf., 33rd Div., Color Bearer, Camp James, Camp Logan, Texas. Private to sergeant. Embarked, Hoboken, May 16, 1918. Battles: Somme, Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Army of Occupation. Sailed for United States, May 20, 1919. Discharged Sept. 20, 1920, Camp Dix, N.J." (Source 4)
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