Below is my Smith family in Putnam Co. I really do not know much about them. My grandmother told me many years ago that John Henderson Smith's father was named John Smith/Schmidt...she thought he was from Germany but I have never found anything to prove this. Any help will be appreciated. Phoebe Pantier Bush PSBU@aol.com Descendants of John Henderson Smith Generation No. 1 1. JOHN HENDERSON2 SMITH (JOHN1) was born 05 March 1829 in Indiana, and died 15 September 1866. He married ELIZA ANN MYERS 04 October 1853 in Putnam County, Indiana, daughter of NOBLE MYERS and SARAH HODGES. She was born 22 January 1838 in Indiana, and died Aft. May 1895. More About JOHN HENDERSON SMITH: Census: 1860, Clinton Twp., Putnam Co., IN More About ELIZA ANN MYERS: Census: 1850, Greencastle Twp, Putnam Co., IN More About JOHN SMITH and ELIZA MYERS: Marriage: 04 October 1853, Putnam County, Indiana Children of JOHN SMITH and ELIZA MYERS are: i. MATILDA M.3 SMITH, b. 01 April 1855. More About MATILDA M. SMITH: Census: 1860, Clinton Twp., Putnam Co., IN ii. WILLIAM M. SMITH, b. 31 January 1857; m. AMANDA C. WILLIAM, 27 July 1881, Putnam County, Indiana. More About WILLIAM M. SMITH: Census: 1860, Clinton Twp., Putnam Co., IN More About WILLIAM SMITH and AMANDA WILLIAM: Marriage: 27 July 1881, Putnam County, Indiana iii. SARAH ELLEN SMITH, b. 21 November 1858, Indiana; d. 14 January 1941, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas; m. DAVID MORLIN SQUIRES, 17 April 1873, Reelesville, Indiana; b. 12 July 1848, Indiana; d. 15 February 1939, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. Notes for SARAH ELLEN SMITH: Sarah and David lived at the Odd Fellows Home to the West of Manhattan, Ks More About SARAH ELLEN SMITH: Burial: Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery, west of Manhattan, KS Census: 1860, Clinton Twp., Putnam Co., IN Notes for DAVID MORLIN SQUIRES: David and Sarah lived at the Odd Fellows Home, West of Manhattan, Ks More About DAVID MORLIN SQUIRES: Burial: Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery, west of Manhattan, KS Census: 1860, Putnam County, Clinton Twp, IN pg. 102 More About DAVID SQUIRES and SARAH SMITH: Marriage: 17 April 1873, Reelesville, Indiana iv. JOHN C. SMITH, b. 25 February 1861; d. 18 December 1862. v. SAMUEL B. SMITH, b. 08 May 1864; d. 06 November 1865. vi. PRESTON A. SMITH, b. 20 December 1866; d. 04 January 1867.