Square Charles Smith was born in Berlin, N. Y., April 13, 1849, and died at his home in Albion, Wis., March 20, 1926.
He was the seventh and youngest son of Daniel and Asenith Billings Smith, all of whom preceded him in death. He came to Wisconsin when he was seven years of age and resided in Albion and on Wheeler Prairie, attending the Albion Academy.
In 1878 he was united in marriage with Eliza Bliven. They moved to Richmond, Mass., where they lived five years, after which they returned to Wisconsin, living at Koshkonong Station for two years and after their return to Albion he has resided in or near the village the rest of his life with the exception of one year at Milton, Wis.
One daughter was born to them, Mrs. Gertrude Whitford, who with his widow and his six grandchildren survive him.
He was a man of quiet, retiring disposition who will be sincerely mourned in his home and that of his daughter. He was most kind and helpful to those nearest and dearest to him as well as a good neighbor. He was a great reader, especially interested in history and nature study. He loved to roam through the woods in spring and summer, gathering flowers and looking for birds or fishing in the nearby streams. He was a boon companion and pal to his grandsons as they studied nature in the great outdoors. He was especially fond of music, and one of his last acts of his life was to teach his grandson, Wendell, a new piece on his old violin.
Although he never made a public profession of religion, he was a remarkable Bible student and knew well the Scriptures.
Two years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis, from which he never fully recovered. Early on the morning of March 20, 1926, while he yet slept, another stroke ended his life without a struggle.
Funeral services were conducted by Elder H. D. Clarke, and interment in the Evergreen Cemetery at Albion.
"If a man die, shall he live again?" Job 14: 14.
H. D. C.
