Hi Everyone, Since there has been some discussion of SMITH families, I wonder if anyone is connected to this SMITH family? Newton Jasper SMITH was at one time street commissioner in Rossville. He was my half-great-granduncle. Michele Generation One 1. John SMITH; b. circa 1822 North Carolina; m. Dorcas Seals, daughter of Dawson Seals and Elizabeth (--?--), 1857 Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Child of John Smith and Dorcas Seals was: 2 i.Newton Jasper SMITH, b. 17 Dec 1860 Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois; m. Rose Ann Swisher. Generation Two 2. Newton Jasper SMITH; b. 17 Dec 1860 Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois; m. Rose Ann Swisher, daughter of Wesley Swisher and Huldah Phillips, 1 Jun 1882 Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois; d. 17 Feb 1949 Mineral Ridge, Ohio, at age 88. Children of Newton Jasper Smith and Rose Ann Swisher were as follows: i.Eva Blanche SMITH. ii.Daisy SMITH. iii.Chester Dawson SMITH. iv.Paul SMITH.