Does anyone know any information about Jacob SMITH who married Sarah SELLS in Washington
County on 26 June 1828? I know that they moved from there to central IL. He was older than
she and I am wondering if he could have been a widower when they married. I am searching
for a connection to my 2 gr grandfather, David W. SMITH, whose obituary (1899) states that
he moved from OH to IN in about 1825/26 (location unknown). He married in Fulton County,
IL in 1846. There were many families in Fulton County who came there from Washington
County, IN. I have NO information about parents or siblings of David W. SMITH. He has been
my "brick wall" for my many years' search for his ancestors. I have hunches
(no proof) that he might have been from a Mennonite, Quaker, or Dunkard religious family.
He married Elizabeth BAUGHMAN whose family emigrated to IL from Richland/Ashland Co. OH.
Would appreciate any clues. By the way, one of his children was named David William Henry
Harrison SMITH.
Thanks, Beryl