Christian Smathers and Mrs. Catherine Rodes

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Husband Christian Smathers ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1793 - Luzerne Co, PA 2
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           Died:  - Jefferson Co, PA
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         Father: Christian Smathers (      -      ) 2 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Daubenspeck (      -      ) 4 5

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Susanna Harriger (      -      ) 6 7

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Wife Mrs. Catherine Rodes ²

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - Jefferson Co, PA
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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - Christian Smathers

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He was two years old when the family moved to Clarion County, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. He became a farmer and also was somewhat noted as a hunter, having a record of no less than fourteen bears killed in one season.
He had ten children, all born to his first marriage.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 665, 1086.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 738.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1601.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 465.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 444.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1086.

7 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 50.