Gayle
The only other trace ofEdward Smith I foundwas on the 1850 census, Oregon
twp # 61
SMITH,Edward 48 England
Jane 35 Ohio
Joseph 16 In
Charles 14
Martha Ann 11
John W. 8
Leonson E. 5
James 1
Deb
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 19:26:51 -0500 "gayle" <gayle1(a)wheatstate.com>
writes:
My great-great-grandfather, Edward Smith is listed as the first
settler in
Starke Co IN in the county history. However, when I wrote a number
of years
ago to the historical society, no one seemed to have any other
information
about him. I wonder if by now the local historical or genealogical
society
is interested in information about him or if others are searching
for him..
from Centennial of Stark Co IN 1950 (LDS 977.292 H2s page 5
THE FIRST SETTLEMENT
Edward Smith, an Englishman by birth was the first settler in the
county,
and located in the northeastern part of what is now Oregon township,
in
1835, before the land in the county was subject to entry. Smith
was
consequently elected one of the first Justices of the Peace...our
information would indicate the first settler in Starke County came
to the
northeastern part of what is now Oregon Township in 1835. His name
was
Edward Smith, and is listed as having held land in Section 1 of
Oregon
Township. Others were to follow slowly. ...
In 1840 Edward Smith took the census, Neighbors listed around the
Smiths are
William Prutt, Azariah Parish, Mehemiah Prett, William West, Nimrod
West,
Andrew Chambers, William Lyner, Walter Livingston, Richard Smith,
Peter
Wooden Arthur Maxwell, Samuel ... EDWARD SMITH Thomas Barton, Jacob
Wagner,
John W Hopkins, Davis Howards, James Whited, Henry Garver, George
Wilson,
Laurence Rebiers, George Osborn, Solomon....
Neighbors on 1850 Oregon Twp, Stark Co Census were Bookau, Thoon,
Sult and
Eli Smith. the Bookaus were from OH, Eli Smith was born in PA.
Gayle
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