William J. Smith b. May 27, l827 in Scott County d. July 9, l907 Here is excerpt from The Centennial History of Grant County Indiana Vol l, Published in l9l0 on William & Dicy's son: "Captain William Smith, the father of Paschal B., was born at Three Springs, Virginia in l827 and died near his birth place in July l907. Throughout his life he was a planter, and a man of unusual prominence in his section of Virginia. When the war broke out he enlisted and went to the front as a Captain in the Forty-Eight Virginia Regiment. In the battle of Saltville, Va. he was badly wounded. The gun which affected the wound carried a charge of a minnie-ball and four buckshots and the minnie-ball and three buckshot took effect on him while he was lyong the ground, one of the bullets striking his shoulder and the others injuring his hand and fingers. This wound was given him about the close of the war and peace was declared about the time he got well. He had formerly served as captain of the local militia and after the war was brevetted colonel of his home regiment of state militia. He also for many years served as a justice of the peace. In politics he was a Democrat and was looked upon as a leader in the public life of his community. Near his old birth place, Captain Smith married Miss Dicy Fleenor who was born in that locality about l836 also representing an old Virginia family. She died in March l9l2. She was of Lutheran faith in religion and kept her membership with that church all her life. Her husband was a Methodist. There were the parents of twelve children, nine of whom grew up and are yet living. All are married and all have families of childen. Two now live in Indiana. Pascal B. Smith has a sister, Margaret, the wife of Colonel Columbus Pullin, a resident of Muncie Indiana and they have seven living children." He m. Dicy C. Fleeenor on 2/26/l852 in Scott Co. Dicy was b. 2/4/l836 d/ 3/29/l9l2 Scott Co. Va. Ch: Paschal Buford, Susan C., Mary M., Sara S., Franklin P., Louisa L., Amos., May., Charles L, Sidney, Ollie, Minnie O, Donie E. Sarah A Smith d/o of Samuel & Rachel m. Joel H. Fleener on l2/2/l852 in Scott co. ch: Martin, John M. Rachel C., Samuel M., Louiza V., James R., Joel., Sarah A. Listing the Fleenors because I know of the interest in Fleenors but I also have Smiths. Wilma Smith