Alden Baker Smith

SHADELEY, SMITH

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/13/2004 at 17:35:36

A. B. Smith, Winterset, deceased; born in Litchfield Corners, Maine, December 25, 1832; learned the trade of ship carpenter and followed the business until 1856, when he was induced to join a New England colony and came to Iowa; he located with the colony at Nevin, Adair county, and after remaining at that place two months, removed to Fontanelle, the county seat; he worked at the carpenter's trade more or less until 1860; he served an unexpired term of county clerk by appointment and at leisure times clerked in the store of Calvin Ballard, who was his partner at the time of his death; in April, 1860, he came to Winterset and formed a partnership with Mr. Ballard, the firm name being Ballard and Smith; in 1862 he purchased Mr. Ballard's interest and continued the business until 1872, when Mr. Ballard again became his partner, the firm name being Smith & Ballard; he married Miss Sylvia J. Shadeley; she was born in Havre, France; he died March 31, 1879, and left a widow and six children, two sons and four daughters: Harry A., Sylvia G., Casie L., Jennie M., David W. and Julia E.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" pages 551, 552