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 1797 - 1859 (62 years)
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| Name |
Jacob Smock |
| Born |
8 Mar 1797 |
Mercer County, Kentucky, U.S.A.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Sep 1859 |
Benton County, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- "Perry Township" by Dr. William H. Wishard, pp. 575-594
p. 578: "Jacob Smock was next to settle, occupying the farm immediately north of Southport and east of the [later] railroad . . . probably in the spring of 1823. . . ."
"Jacob Smock was born in Mercer County, Ky., March 8, 1797. Emigrating thence to Indiana in the fall of 1823, he settled in Perry township on a farm north of Southport. A part of the town plat is on the original quarter-section that he settled on, which was then an unbroken forest. It was in his cabin that the first Presbyterian preacher, Rev. John M. Dickey, first preached in the township. His wife was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was not then a member of any church, but in after-years he joined the Baptist Church, and during his residence in the neighborhood he was one of its leading members.
He was the first captain of militia in the township, and also served as a justice of the peace. At an early day he built a grist-mill on his farm on Buck Creek. It was one of the earliest mills of the township for grinding corn.
Jacob Smock's family consisted of five sons ? John, Henry, Simon, Daniel, and Thomas ? and four daughters. He moved
to Benton County, Iowa, in September, 1859, and died a few years after with cancer of the stomach. His wife survived
him but a few years. He was an enterprising citizen and an upright man."
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| Person ID |
I20950 |
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| Last Modified |
12 Sep 2014 |
| Father |
Isaac Smock, b. 4 Jun 1786, York County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. , d. Abt. 1865, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, U.S.A. (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Rachel Demaree, b. Abt. 1792, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Married |
22 Oct 1808 |
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
- Kentucky Marriages,1802-1850: "Isaac Smock & Rachel Demaree, m. 22 Oct 1808 Mercer County."
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| Family ID |
F7905 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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