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From: "Donna Cotter" <>
Subject: Re: [INPULASK] Re: Obituary
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:18:23 -0700
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I have a John S. Smith ( Schmitt) born July 27, 1815 Baden, Germany and died
March 17, 1905 Pulaski county, Indiana
Married to, 1st wife Jane Neis died in Germany
2nd wife Anna Maria Mechler born Feb. 3, 1831 Baden,
Germany and died April 4, 1889 Pulaski county, IN
Children of Jane Neis: Justin b. 1840, Joseph b. abt 1848, Barbara and
Josifa.
Children of Anna Maria: Jullian b.1855, John Joseph b. 1857, Phillip b. 1865
and Augusta Isabell b. 1869.

I have found no Jacob in my Smith line and I did not find a third wife for
John S. Smith . So we probably don't have a match.

OBITUARY March 1905

John S. Smith, one of the pioneer German settlers of the west side, died
at his home near Medaryville, Friday, March 17, aged 89 years 7 months and
18 days. Deceased was born in Germany and came to this country in 1854 and
settled in Ohio. A little alter he came to Pulaski County. His wife died
15 years ago. He leaves three children, John Smith of near Winamac, and
Philip and Isabelle, who live at home.


Taken from SMITH FAMILY submitted by Violet L. Smith to "People of
Pulaski County, IN" page 188, published in 1983....see correction paragraph
below this article.

John S. Smith (1815-1905) was one of the pioneer settlers of the
area east of Medaryville. He came from Mecklenburg, (???)
Germany....(actually, Baden, see below explination)......, to Ohio, then
in 1857 to Medaryville, Indiana. A cousin, Sadie Kopkey Malia,
told that the folks were tenant farmers in Germany, and if they did not
please the "masters," they could be beaten or made to leave the
country. John came to America by himself, then sent for his wife and
four small children of a former marriage. Farming and a fruit orchard
sustained the family. A Will written in 1888 names his children:
Justin, Joseph,, Barbara, and Josifa. Also named are the children of
his second wife, Anna Maria Mechler: John, Juliann, Phillip, and
Isabella. .........
...................
In a letter to me, dated May 2001, from Violet Smith, Violet states that she
got the above information from "Sadie" Kopkey Malia . Sadie showed Violet
her mother's bible. Sadies mother was a sister to Violet's grandmother
Smith. The bible said that they (Sadie's mother), was from Mecklenburg, so
Violet thought that John S. Smith was from Mecklenburg also.......
UNTIL....... she saw the 1970 census that said he was from Baden.

Pulaski county, Indiana, Census records:

Aug. 4, 1860 Census Pulaski County
NAME AGE SEX BORN
John Smith 30 M Germany (if he was born in
1815 he should be 45)
Mary Smith 26 F Germany
Justin Smith 18 M Germany
Barbara Smith 16 F Germany
Josaphine Smith 14 F Germany
Joseph Smith 12 M Germany
Julia Smith 4 F Ohio
John Smith 1 M Ohio

1870 Census Pulaski county, Cass Twnsh.
Smith, John age 54 Farmer born, Baden, Germany ( if he actually was 30 in
the 1860 census, he
should be 40 in this census.) (born 1815 he would be)
Mary 42 born, Baden, Germany
54 or 55 in 1870)
Julia 14 born, Indiana
John 11 born, Indiana
Phillip 5 born, Indiana

June 21,1880 Roll 305 page 19 Pulaski County Census
NAME AGE
John Smith 60 (ages in the census do not make sense).
If he was born
Mary Smith 51
in 1815 he woukd be 65.
Joseph Smith 30
John Smith 21
Isabelle Smith 10
Phillip Smith 15

Pulaski County Indiana

White County originated in 1834 from Carroll County, which
originated in 1828 from Indian Lands; and Pulaski County originated in 1839
(there are some books which report this as 1835), from Cass and portions of
White County, Cass County, originated in 1828 from Indian Lands. Even though
Cass and White Counties accounted for lands which eventually would be
Pulaski County, they belonged to Native American's, primarily Pottawattamie
Tribe. President Jackson, and Jacksonian Democrats were vehemently working
Treaties to be signed with Native Americans, with the ultimate goal of
driving them to lands West of the Mississippi River. These eventually led to
"Trail of Tears, and Trail of Death", in Georgia and Indiana to West of the
Mississippi. (Whipperwill Publications)



Donna

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> donna,
> I have a John Smith who was married to an Anna. She would have been his
third spouse. He had two children from his first marriage and possibly a
daughter from his second. He had at least five from his third marriage. I
don't have my records in front of me.
> I have a Michael John Smith, s/o Jacob Smith. I believe there is a Jacob
burried in a Catholic Cemetery in Pulaski Co., Indiana. I can't remember
where.
> They had once lived in White Co., Indiana.
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