William Smith and Hannah Little
Husband William Smith 1 2
Born: Christened: Died: - Boalsburg, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA Buried:
Father: William Smith, Sr. ( - ) 1 Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Hannah Little 1
AKA: Hannah Lytel 2 Born: Christened: Died: - Boalsburg, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA Buried:
Children
1 F Lydia Smith 2 3
Born: 11 Mar 1808 - Boalsburg, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA 2 4 Christened: Died: 22 Jan 1889 - Salt Lick, Centre Co, PA 2 5 Buried:Spouse: John Gilliland (1806/1808-1888) 2 6 7
General Notes: Husband - William Smith
Being well educated, he engaged in teaching when a young man, and in 1784 commenced merchandising at Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, where he conducted his store until coming to Centre County, in 1808. He located at what was known as Smithfield, later a part of the city of Bellefonte, and there followed mercantile pursuits for a number of years, but later he again taught school.
He engaged in teaching during his early manhood and later conducted a store at Warrior's Mark, Pennsylvania. In 1808 he settled at Smithfield, later a part of Bellefonte, where he followed merchandising for a time and later resumed teaching.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 909.
2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 889.
3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 700, 909.
4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 693.
5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 700.
6 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 406.
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Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 43, 700, 908.
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