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[Children of John Smith and Harriett Preston]
... To crown the happiness of their wedded life there have been fifteen children: Caroline and Lucetta, both of whom were born in Ohio, and came with their parents to this county; Martha, Louisa, William H., George W., Mary, Benjamin F., Elvira, Daniel, Sarah, Edward, John, Emily and Eliza J.,who were born in Delaware County.
Lucetta married William Walling, and now resides on a farm opposite her father’s home; Martha (now deceased) was the wife of Parker Moore; Louisa, married to Milton Truitt, now resides in this county; George W. married Mary Moore, and now resides in the State of Minnesota, Mary, residing in the same State, is the wife of Andrew Gessell, Benjamin F., married to Sophia Keesling, resides upon the farm entered and improved by his father; Elvira married John Graham, and resides in this county; John D. married Sarah Franklin and resides in the State of Missouri; Emily is the wife of Samuel Gibson, Treasurer of Delaware County; Eliza J., the wife of Z. W. Simmons, resides at Selma, in this county; Caroline, William, Daniel, Edward and Martha are deceased. ...
