James Erastus Smith and Esther A. Rice

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Husband James Erastus Smith ¹

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           Born: 27 Mar 1834 1
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         Father: John Smith (      -1852) 1
         Mother: Finnett Sweat (Abt 1808-1894) 1

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       Marriage: 1861 1

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Wife Esther A. Rice ¹

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           Born: 13 Mar 1842 1
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         Father: Erwin Rice (1803-1859/1860) 2 3
         Mother: Diadama Bishop (Abt 1801-Abt 1845) 1

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Children

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1 M Charles B. Smith ¹

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2 M George E. Smith ¹

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           Born: 1864 1
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         Spouse: Christina Bentley (      -      ) 1

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3 M William Henry Smith ¹

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           Born: 1868 1
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4 F Mary Elizabeth Smith ¹

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           Born: 1873 1
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         Spouse: Alva Thompson (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James Erastus Smith

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He both worked on the farm and attended school until he was about twenty years of age, after which he left his studies permanently and devoted his time to agricultural pursuits and his trade as a carpenter.

Civil War: he enlisted in 1864, joining Company G, One Hundredth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, known as the "Round Heads." In the ranks of that command he participated in the fierce battles of the Wilderness waged by the Army of the Potomac, was wounded in the knee and sent to the hospital. He was able to return to his company and engage in the battle at Petersburg. He participated in the grand review at Washington, and was finally mustered out of the service at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in July, 1865. He then returned to his former pursuits.
He was a member of Thompson Post, G. A. R., No. 417, at Sheakleyville, and gave much of his time to useful service in connection with the public affairs of the township, having been honored with such offices as those of supervisor, member of the school board and judge of election. In his church connections he was identified with the Baptist faith.

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General Notes: Wife - Esther A. Rice

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From the age of six to sixteen she was reared and educated by her sister, Sarah B. (Rice) Perrine, afterward making her home with her father, who had married again. Before her marriage she taught school for one term in Worth Township and two terms in Sandy Lake Township.

1 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1066.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 752.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 446, 1066.