I have not posted in a long time so here is my information:
SMITH !!!! Oh what fun this has been! :-(
John Conrad Smith m. Elizabeth JOHNSON in Ripley county - moved to
Indianapolis after 1850
William Smith m. Sarah JENNINGS in Ripley county - moved to Iowa after 1850
I know the two above are brothers and these may be other siblings:
Henry Smith m. Phoebe CLARK - moved to Spencer county in IN
Jacob Smith m. Sarah unknown - cannot find after 1850
Adah Smith m. Richard SUNMAN
Mary Smith - born 1833 and died young.
I am only guessing about these additional siblings, but they were all born
in PA and list their parents birthplaces as PA and Ireland as did John
and William. Also, at some point they were in the carpentry business. I
included them because of their age and the burial of Mary whose tombstone says
she was the daughter of JACOB AND J SMITH. I am only assuming that JACOB and
J SMITH were the parents of all the siblings. I base this also on the fact
they all lived in Adams Township, fairly close to each other around the
area of Penntown. I have looked at JACOB's will and he only mentions one son,
JOHN SMITH. Although he doesn't mention any other children, I have disco
vered that wills do not always list every family member. John was also the
oldest and the only one married when Jacob passed away. I realize I could
also be making a lot of wrong assumptions and wish I could document the
parents of John C. and William Smith.
I have ties with other family members to the surnames: CLARK, JOHNSON,
and JENNINGS.
I am also researching SAMANTHA D. ROBERTS, born 1821 in Ohio, parents born
in Maine. Do not know her parents' names.
Joy Goodwin