SMITH, Ransom

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• _COLOR: 11
• Arrival: 1818, Parkman, OH
• Residence: 1830, Parkman, OH

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Ransom, the eldest son of Seth Smith, came, with his younger brother, Marsh, the year before their father, and purchased the land lying between the two roads; Marsh Smith taking that lying on both sides of the western road, which is now owned by Sandford Eddy, upon which he resided more than forty years. About 1871, he removed to Chardon, where he still resides. While living in Parkman, he was several times elected to the office of justice of the peace, and also to that of auditor of the county. Ransom Smith died in 1833. Two of his sons, Alonzo B. and Norman Decatur, with their families, still live in the township. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a member of the first militia company organized in the township.

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Family/Spouse: BROWN, Olive. Olive (daughter of BROWN, Jonathan and MOON, Esther) was born on 1 May 1798 in Rensselaer, NY; died on 5 Dec 1887 in Concord, OH; was buried in Parkman, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SMITH, Olive E. was born on 15 Sep 1824 in Parkman, OH; died on 10 Sep 1860 in Minneapolis, MN.
2. SMITH, Alonzo B. was born on 18 Apr 1819 in OH; died on 7 Jan 1885 in OH; was buried in Parkman, OH.
3. SMITH, Norman Decatur was born on 19 Aug 1827 in OH; died on 26 Jul 1895 in OH; was buried in Parkman, OH.
4. SMITH, Seth Marshall was born on 30 Jun 1822 in Parkman, OH; died on 28 May 1907 in Douglas, IA; was buried in Grant, IA.

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• _COLOR: 11
• Arrival: 1819, Parkman, OH

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In October, 1819, Mr. Seth Smith came to Parkman, OH from Madison County, New York. He purchased land on the southern boundary of the township, on which he built; first, a log house, and some years after a frame house, for the abode of himself and family. Mr. Smith had a family of seven sons, four of whom settled in the vicinity, and gave the name of Smithville to that part of the township; a name which it still retains.

Seth married MARSH, Mary on 4 Oct 1792 in Townshend, VT. Mary was born on 20 May 1771; died on 23 Dec 1835; was buried in Parkman, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11