Sarah C. Drake was born in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York. She married Benjamin Nye Smith April 6, 1851 in Gallia, Ohio. Benjamin was the son of Eli and Barbara (Nye) Smith.
Benjamin Nye and Sarah C. (Drake) Smith were pioneers who farmed their homestead near Atalissa. Sarah was a teacher and had school in their home. They were the parents of six children all born on their farm, four girls, then two sons, and all became teachers. The children of Benjamin and Sarah Smith are: Luna born in 1853, married George Washington Coverstone, and lived in Fallon, Nevada; Sarah "Lovisa" born in 1855, married Joseph Elwood Parker, and lived in Moscow, Iowa; Mary born in 1858, married John Walters, and lived in Tipton, Iowa; Eugenia born in 1860, married Jesse Van Horn, and lived in Atalissa, Iowa; Leonard Benjamin, born in 1863, married Mary Augusta James, and lived in the Nichols, Iowa area; and Henry C. born in 1868, married Jeanette Needham, and lived in Chico, California.
Sarah C. Drake was born in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York. She married Benjamin Nye Smith April 6, 1851 in Gallia, Ohio. Benjamin was the son of Eli and Barbara (Nye) Smith.
Benjamin Nye and Sarah C. (Drake) Smith were pioneers who farmed their homestead near Atalissa. Sarah was a teacher and had school in their home. They were the parents of six children all born on their farm, four girls, then two sons, and all became teachers. The children of Benjamin and Sarah Smith are: Luna born in 1853, married George Washington Coverstone, and lived in Fallon, Nevada; Sarah "Lovisa" born in 1855, married Joseph Elwood Parker, and lived in Moscow, Iowa; Mary born in 1858, married John Walters, and lived in Tipton, Iowa; Eugenia born in 1860, married Jesse Van Horn, and lived in Atalissa, Iowa; Leonard Benjamin, born in 1863, married Mary Augusta James, and lived in the Nichols, Iowa area; and Henry C. born in 1868, married Jeanette Needham, and lived in Chico, California.
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SARAH C.
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B. N. Smith
BORN
NOV. 22, 1829
DIED
DEC. 21, 1902
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