John Smyth

SMYTH, FITZ

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/19/2006 at 15:43:34

John Smyth, farmer, Sec 35, P O Ogden, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, November 11, 1823, and when quite young his parents moved to Muskingum county, where he was raised, there received his education and in 1861 came to this state, settling in Linn county and resided there for seven years, in 1868 he came to this county and has since resided here, he is a teacher by profession, having taught school most of the time since arriving at manhood and is also a civil engineer, but of late years has done but little at this business, November 4, 1851, he was joined in matrimony to Miss Elizabeth D Fitz, she was born in Washington county, Ohio, December 30, 1831, they have eight children living, George H, Robert C, Orville V, S A Douglas, Mary J, John E, Effie E and Libbie, have lost two: Arthur an infant (died in Ohio), and Willie E three years of age (died in Linn county this state)

1880 Boone Co Histor Book