W. H. Smith and Rebecca Frank

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Husband W. H. Smith ¹

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           Born: 17 Oct 1840 - Penn Twp, Centre Co, PA 1
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         Father: Capt. Henry Smith (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Annie Behl (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: Abt 1863 - Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA

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Wife Rebecca Frank ¹

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         Father: Michael Frank (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Annie Homan (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Annie Smith ¹

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         Spouse: David Stover (      -      ) 1

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2 M William E. Smith ¹

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3 M Herbert Smith ¹

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General Notes: Husband - W. H. Smith

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He was reared on the home farm until twenty years of age, attending the public schools of the neighborhood, and becoming familiar with the duties that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. On leaving the parental roof he began learning the carpenter's trade under the direction of Henry Hartley, a brother-in-law, but after one summer took up shoemaking as he did not like the former occupation. He served a two-years' apprenticeship with a certain party, and was to have received $40 and some tools, but was given only a few clothes. For almost a year he worked at his trade in Sugar Valley, after which he returned to Penn township, Centre County, and at his father's home carried on shoemaking for a time, supporting his father for the rent of the farm. Often he would work all day in the fields, while he would spend the night in work at the bench in order to get along.
After his marriage, he continued to live on his father's farm for a time, and then removed to Smithtown, where he rented a farm for five years, which he operated in connection with work at his trade. In the spring of 1880 he removed to a place, known as the old Swartz homestead, which he rented for three years and then purchased. It was a good farm of sixty-six acres.
Politically Mr. Smith followed in the footsteps of his father, always voting the Democratic ticket, and he served his fellow citizens as overseer of the poor, supervisor and school director. He and his wife were earnest members of the United Evangelical Church, of which he was treasurer for over ten years.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 542.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 541.