John Lewis Smith was born in 1855 to James and Rebecca Jane (MATHEW) SMITH in Marion Co., IA and died 1907 Athena, Umatilla Co., OR. The family moved from Iowa in 1864 to Summerville in Union Co. By the 1880 census John is gone from the family, and presumably has moved to Athena in Umatilla Co. According to the "Registration Book Umatilla County Pioneer Reunion 1892," his occupation in 1892 was peace officer and his address Athena, Ore. John married and had 6 children. According to a letter, the youngest of these children was a boy of 10 at the time John died. I've been unable to find a marriage for John or any other information about this family and would love to hear from anyone who has any information about them. Beth Perry Johnston