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William D Smith

Birth	:	26 Dec 1841 Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	25 Jan 1922 Lake Mills, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.6885185, -85.8545074
Description	:	WILLIAM D. SMITH For over half a century William D. Smith has been prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Winnebago county and is today the owner of a valuable farm in Center township, his home being on section 12. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont, on the 26th of December,1841, and belongs to an old New England family. His parents, Alvin and Amanda (Barnett) Smith, were natives of Connecticut and NH. During his childhood Alvin was taken by his parents to Vermont, where he grew to manhood and engaged in farming for some years. Eventually he removed to... Read More	WILLIAM D. SMITH For over half a century William D. Smith has been prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Winnebago county and is today the owner of a valuable farm in Center township, his home being on section 12. He was born in Middlesex, Vermont, on the 26th of December,1841, and belongs to an old New England family. His parents, Alvin and Amanda (Barnett) Smith, were natives of Connecticut and NH. During his childhood Alvin was taken by his parents to Vermont, where he grew to manhood and engaged in farming for some years. Eventually he removed to Winnebago county, Iowa, and purchased forty acres of land where the town of Lake Mills now stands, but was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, dying shortly after his arrival in 1870. His widow long survived him, passing away in 1904 at the advanced age of ninety-four years. In the state of his nativity William D. Smith was reared and educated in much the usual manner of farmer boys, and when the country became involved in civil war he put aside all personal interests and entered the Union service. He was nineteen years of age when he enlisted in Company B, Thirteenth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and he remained at the front for one year, the last engagement in which he participated being the battle of Gettysburg. On being mustered out Mr. Smith came direct to Winnebago county, Iowa, and purchased eighty acres of his present farm in Center township at two dollars per acre. Later he bought eighty acres more and today has one of the best improved and most highly cultivated places in the locality. His land is located on sections 12, 13 and 1, Center township, and is now operated by his son-in-law, Byron Cronk, who makes a specialty of raising Black Polled cattle. On the 25th of October, 1872, Mr. Smith married Miss Ella Keeble, who died on the 1st of November, 1899, after a year's illness. By this union were born six children, namely: Minnie, who is now the wife of Byron Cronk and has two children, Margaret and Majel; Frank, a farmer of Center township; Fred A., also a farmer of Center township, who is married and has one child, Melva; Etta, who is the wife of M. J. Godfrey, of Chapin, Iowa, and has two children, Clinton and Clifford; Etta, who died at the age of eight years; and William, who died at the age of two years. Mr. Smith has practically retired from active labor, but still owns his farm and is a stockholder in the Lake Mills Lumber Company and the Lake Mills Creamery Company. Since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, he has always supported the republican party and for a number of years he served on the school board in his district. In religious faith he is a Methodist and he was a member of the Grand Army Post at Lake Mills until it was disbanded. In days of peace he has been found as true to his country's interests as in time of war and he is regarded as one of the leading and representative citizens of his community, a man honored and respected by all who know him. Source: History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol. II. Pioneer Publishing Company (Chicago), 1917. pp.

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William D Smith's memorial is located at: Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA.
When did William D Smith death?
William D Smith death on 25 Jan 1922 in Lake Mills, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the William D Smith's memorial?
Latitude: 37.6885185
Longitude: -85.8545074

Family Members:

Parent

Alvin Smith

(1805 - 1870)

Amanda Clarissa Barnett Smith

(1810 - 1904)

Spouse

Ella C Keeble Smith

(1856 - 1899)

Siblings

(1830 - 1925)

(1837 - 1897)

(1844 - 1920)

(1848 - 1867)

Children

Minnie Olive Smith Cronk

(1873 - 1940)

(1875 - 1880)

(1877 - 1951)

(1879 - 1880)

(1880 - 1943)

Claire Etta Smith Godfrey

(1884 - 1924)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Elizabethtown City Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6885185, -85.8545074

2. Duncan Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7027300, -85.8673100

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6. Helm Cemetery
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7. Murvin Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6936581, -85.8101277

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Coordinate: 37.7206920, -85.8739050

9. Bush Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7267000, -85.8366000

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Coordinate: 37.7134950, -85.9114850

11. Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 37.6657982, -85.9197006

12. New Horizon Baptist Fellowship Church Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6322220, -85.8669060

13. Valley Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6923790, -85.7806931

14. Browns Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7486000, -85.8403015

15. Brown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7486752, -85.8402390

16. Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6506690, -85.7928790

17. Jenkins Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7318450, -85.7905020

18. Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7601585, -85.8925705

19. Round Top Baptist Church Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6185830, -85.8004760

20. Harris Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6897011, -85.7463989

21. Maffet Cemetery
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7762800, -85.8727300

22. Cecilia Cemetery
Cecilia, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6642500, -85.9648400

23. West Rhodes Creek Cemetery
Cecilia, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6641960, -85.9649450

24. Thomas Family Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6750760, -85.7368190