Notice of February 27, 2022: I requested and received management of t his memorial from findagrave. This is a full transcription of a biographical sketch Carlisle wrote on his grandfather, John Jackman Smith. This article is in the public domain and may also be read online:
Article From The Fairfield Tribune, Thursday, December 23, 1909, Page 16, Columns 5 & 6:
JOHN JACKMAN SMITH
Short Biography of an Early Pioneer of Jefferson County.
John Jackman Smith, born in the state of Virginia, 1780, emigrated to near Lexington, Ky., when 10 years of age. In 1803 he engaged to accompany the Lewis and Clarke expedition on that historic exploration and adventure trip up the Missouri river and westward to the Pacific. Owing to an attack of severe sickness, he was compelled to give up the undertaking and as long as he afterwards lived he never ceased to contribute his part to the chronicles of the wonderful journey.
In 1815 this Smith family emigrated to Ohio, where the subject of this sketch was united in marriage to Rachel Alkier. They continued to reside in Ohio until the spring of 1837 when they journeyed to Wisconsin territory, now the state of Iowa. They made the trip by ox teams and settled in now Jefferson county, built a cabin on the south bank of Cedar Creek in Liberty township, residing there three years, then he built a larger house in the same locality, on land now owned by the heirs of John Bishop. In 1865, the Smiths again moved a short distance to another farm within one mile of where he first settled, until he died in November, 1873, aged 93 years. [sic-John's gravestone gives his death date as October 18, 1873. This appears to be correct, as John's estate was entered into probate in Jefferson County on October 20, and it gave his date of death as October 18, 1873.]
Jefferson County Organizer.
When Jefferson county was organized, Mr. Smith, at the first election, was elected county commissioner along with Daniel Sears and B.F. Chastin and under direction of this board the first survey of 25 blocks was made for the city of Fairfield, the county seat. This was in 1839. It is a matter of record that these commissioners followed up the surveyor and the chain man and drove the stakes at lot corners. Mr. Smith was a man of considerable money, even in those days. He purchased f the government over 5,000 acres of land in Jefferson county and loaned much money to other investors, but he never owned a lot in Fairfield. He made a crossing south of Fairfield, Cedar Creek, that was long known as "Smith's Ford," now "Smith's Bridge."
The Waters of Smith's Ford.
Right here you will pardon me if I leave the subject to tell some stories about Smith's Ford. I not believe there is a place on earth where the writer ever had the fun that he had at this ford. It was there I spent many hours in my boyhood days. Think of five to twenty boys, healthy, full of fun, out for a good time, jumping into the cool waters of this creek at the ford, on a July or August day, there to splash and dive and swim to heart's content–so long that we had to hurry home to get there before dark. And at this ford, too, I saw many souls baptised [sic] into the kingdom of their Redeemer. Here I witnessed some of the happiest of evanglistic [sic] meetings, the old-fashioned preaching that lasted for hours and everybody joined in the singing of the old hymns. It is impossible to express the joys of those days as I now reflect upon them, but–
I wold like to go back for a month or so,
Back to the fancy hung long ago;
To the old rocky ford where I used to swim
And be for a while a boy again.
Yes, years have come and passed away,
Golden locks have turned to gray;
Golden Ringlets once so far,
Time has changed to silvery hair.
And where is now that happy crowd?
Once so full of joy and hope,
Happy voices full of glee
None are here to speak to me–
All alone beside this stream
Olden days seem by a dream.
In the early days of John Jackman Smith, the pioneer, he entertained many notables. It was not uncommon for such personages as Blackhawk and Wapello to Call at his house. He was their true friend and would often give things at a sacrifice to them and they in turn would bring him wild game, such as turkeys, deer, etc. One character was Phillip Hawk, of whose history no one ever discovered very much. He would never go to bed, but would lie down on the floor, using for a pillow a small bundle, the contents of which was a well kept secret. There are still some old settlers in Jefferson county who remember Phillip Hawk.
Biographical.
John Jackman Smith raised four sons and four daughetrs [sic]. He gave to each one three hundred acres of land. The farm that Jefferson county now owns is the farm given to Elias Smith, father of the writer, and here Elias raised his family of five sons and two daughters. And here the mother, bless her memory, died in the year 1847. At this time the writer was five years old and a younger sister now Sarah Dunning, of Ottumwa, was born there. Also Marion, now of Kirkville was born there in 1840, and Edward James, now a resident of Caldwell, Idaho, was born there in 1837. Edward claims the distinction of being the oldest man born in Iowa and going from Iowa in the war of the rebellion.
There are none of John Jackman Smith's children now living, but there are over thirty grandsons and many granddaughters yet living, and many great grandchildren, a number of great great grandchildren and some great great great grandchildren. His oldest son, Elijah Smith, and three [sic] daughters, Susianah [sic] Davis and Rachel Jerrell, crossed the great American desert to Oregon in 1852 with ox teams and were seven months on the journey. None of them ever returned to Iowa.
John Jackman Smith was a large, portly man, weighing nearly three hundred pounds. He was a well posted man on general subjects, and was considered a man of good judgment, and at one time served as a justice of the peace, continuously for over twenty years. He was kind to all and was always willing to help anyone in need. He was a member of the Masonic order and stood high in the councils of that society.
CARLISLE A. SMITH
Agency, Iowa, R.F.D. No. 2,
Grandson of John Jackman Smith, an Iowa pioneer.
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January 18, 2024: This information was sent to me to add to Carlisle's memorial by findagrave member Celeste:
Case 504. — Private C. Smith, Co. H. 30th Iowa, aged 17 years, received, September 20, 1802, a bayonet puncture of the left knee joint. He was discharged from service at Benton Barracks Hospital, October 5, 1803, Surgeon J. H. Grove, U. S. V., certifying to "anchylosis and chronic synovitis" resulting from the wound. His claim for pension was rejected." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
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The information below this line was on this memorial when I received management.
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Birth:
Son of Elias and Elizabeth (BUSICK)Smith, born Dec. 30,1842 in a double log house on the old homestead of John Jackman Smith Jr. about 4 1/2 miles SW of Fairfield. {Iowa}
Civil War; Private Co H 30th regiment Iowa Vounteer Infranty
While in a skirmish near Shilo he was wounded accidentally by a member of his own company, a man named Alexander, struck him in the right knee with a bayonet causing him to be disabled. From the effects of the wound he was obligated to use crutches for many years, while a decided limp was noticable as long as he lived.
Burial:
Another request (of Carlisle's) was that we have his grave dug three feet wide and seven feet long and carry this size five feet down, at this place leave a six inch shoulder around the grave the remainder of the depth. He did not want a box or vault used but he asked us to get 2 x 12 white pine lumber cut in three foot lengths, this was to be laid on the six inch shoulder, two thicknesses and break joint with the top layer."
Article From The Fairfield Tribune, Thursday, December 23, 1909, Page 16, Columns 5 & 6:
JOHN JACKMAN SMITH
Short Biography of an Early Pioneer of Jefferson County.
John Jackman Smith, born in the state of Virginia, 1780, emigrated to near Lexington, Ky., when 10 years of age. In 1803 he engaged to accompany the Lewis and Clarke expedition on that historic exploration and adventure trip up the Missouri river and westward to the Pacific. Owing to an attack of severe sickness, he was compelled to give up the undertaking and as long as he afterwards lived he never ceased to contribute his part to the chronicles of the wonderful journey.
In 1815 this Smith family emigrated to Ohio, where the subject of this sketch was united in marriage to Rachel Alkier. They continued to reside in Ohio until the spring of 1837 when they journeyed to Wisconsin territory, now the state of Iowa. They made the trip by ox teams and settled in now Jefferson county, built a cabin on the south bank of Cedar Creek in Liberty township, residing there three years, then he built a larger house in the same locality, on land now owned by the heirs of John Bishop. In 1865, the Smiths again moved a short distance to another farm within one mile of where he first settled, until he died in November, 1873, aged 93 years. [sic-John's gravestone gives his death date as October 18, 1873. This appears to be correct, as John's estate was entered into probate in Jefferson County on October 20, and it gave his date of death as October 18, 1873.]
Jefferson County Organizer.
When Jefferson county was organized, Mr. Smith, at the first election, was elected county commissioner along with Daniel Sears and B.F. Chastin and under direction of this board the first survey of 25 blocks was made for the city of Fairfield, the county seat. This was in 1839. It is a matter of record that these commissioners followed up the surveyor and the chain man and drove the stakes at lot corners. Mr. Smith was a man of considerable money, even in those days. He purchased f the government over 5,000 acres of land in Jefferson county and loaned much money to other investors, but he never owned a lot in Fairfield. He made a crossing south of Fairfield, Cedar Creek, that was long known as "Smith's Ford," now "Smith's Bridge."
The Waters of Smith's Ford.
Right here you will pardon me if I leave the subject to tell some stories about Smith's Ford. I not believe there is a place on earth where the writer ever had the fun that he had at this ford. It was there I spent many hours in my boyhood days. Think of five to twenty boys, healthy, full of fun, out for a good time, jumping into the cool waters of this creek at the ford, on a July or August day, there to splash and dive and swim to heart's content–so long that we had to hurry home to get there before dark. And at this ford, too, I saw many souls baptised [sic] into the kingdom of their Redeemer. Here I witnessed some of the happiest of evanglistic [sic] meetings, the old-fashioned preaching that lasted for hours and everybody joined in the singing of the old hymns. It is impossible to express the joys of those days as I now reflect upon them, but–
I wold like to go back for a month or so,
Back to the fancy hung long ago;
To the old rocky ford where I used to swim
And be for a while a boy again.
Yes, years have come and passed away,
Golden locks have turned to gray;
Golden Ringlets once so far,
Time has changed to silvery hair.
And where is now that happy crowd?
Once so full of joy and hope,
Happy voices full of glee
None are here to speak to me–
All alone beside this stream
Olden days seem by a dream.
In the early days of John Jackman Smith, the pioneer, he entertained many notables. It was not uncommon for such personages as Blackhawk and Wapello to Call at his house. He was their true friend and would often give things at a sacrifice to them and they in turn would bring him wild game, such as turkeys, deer, etc. One character was Phillip Hawk, of whose history no one ever discovered very much. He would never go to bed, but would lie down on the floor, using for a pillow a small bundle, the contents of which was a well kept secret. There are still some old settlers in Jefferson county who remember Phillip Hawk.
Biographical.
John Jackman Smith raised four sons and four daughetrs [sic]. He gave to each one three hundred acres of land. The farm that Jefferson county now owns is the farm given to Elias Smith, father of the writer, and here Elias raised his family of five sons and two daughters. And here the mother, bless her memory, died in the year 1847. At this time the writer was five years old and a younger sister now Sarah Dunning, of Ottumwa, was born there. Also Marion, now of Kirkville was born there in 1840, and Edward James, now a resident of Caldwell, Idaho, was born there in 1837. Edward claims the distinction of being the oldest man born in Iowa and going from Iowa in the war of the rebellion.
There are none of John Jackman Smith's children now living, but there are over thirty grandsons and many granddaughters yet living, and many great grandchildren, a number of great great grandchildren and some great great great grandchildren. His oldest son, Elijah Smith, and three [sic] daughters, Susianah [sic] Davis and Rachel Jerrell, crossed the great American desert to Oregon in 1852 with ox teams and were seven months on the journey. None of them ever returned to Iowa.
John Jackman Smith was a large, portly man, weighing nearly three hundred pounds. He was a well posted man on general subjects, and was considered a man of good judgment, and at one time served as a justice of the peace, continuously for over twenty years. He was kind to all and was always willing to help anyone in need. He was a member of the Masonic order and stood high in the councils of that society.
CARLISLE A. SMITH
Agency, Iowa, R.F.D. No. 2,
Grandson of John Jackman Smith, an Iowa pioneer.
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January 18, 2024: This information was sent to me to add to Carlisle's memorial by findagrave member Celeste:
Case 504. — Private C. Smith, Co. H. 30th Iowa, aged 17 years, received, September 20, 1802, a bayonet puncture of the left knee joint. He was discharged from service at Benton Barracks Hospital, October 5, 1803, Surgeon J. H. Grove, U. S. V., certifying to "anchylosis and chronic synovitis" resulting from the wound. His claim for pension was rejected." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
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The information below this line was on this memorial when I received management.
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Birth:
Son of Elias and Elizabeth (BUSICK)Smith, born Dec. 30,1842 in a double log house on the old homestead of John Jackman Smith Jr. about 4 1/2 miles SW of Fairfield. {Iowa}
Civil War; Private Co H 30th regiment Iowa Vounteer Infranty
While in a skirmish near Shilo he was wounded accidentally by a member of his own company, a man named Alexander, struck him in the right knee with a bayonet causing him to be disabled. From the effects of the wound he was obligated to use crutches for many years, while a decided limp was noticable as long as he lived.
Burial:
Another request (of Carlisle's) was that we have his grave dug three feet wide and seven feet long and carry this size five feet down, at this place leave a six inch shoulder around the grave the remainder of the depth. He did not want a box or vault used but he asked us to get 2 x 12 white pine lumber cut in three foot lengths, this was to be laid on the six inch shoulder, two thicknesses and break joint with the top layer."
Notice of February 27, 2022: I requested and received management of t his memorial from findagrave. This is a full transcription of a biographical sketch Carlisle wrote on his grandfather, John Jackman Smith. This article is in the public domain and may also be read online:
Article From The Fairfield Tribune, Thursday, December 23, 1909, Page 16, Columns 5 & 6:
JOHN JACKMAN SMITH
Short Biography of an Early Pioneer of Jefferson County.
John Jackman Smith, born in the state of Virginia, 1780, emigrated to near Lexington, Ky., when 10 years of age. In 1803 he engaged to accompany the Lewis and Clarke expedition on that historic exploration and adventure trip up the Missouri river and westward to the Pacific. Owing to an attack of severe sickness, he was compelled to give up the undertaking and as long as he afterwards lived he never ceased to contribute his part to the chronicles of the wonderful journey.
In 1815 this Smith family emigrated to Ohio, where the subject of this sketch was united in marriage to Rachel Alkier. They continued to reside in Ohio until the spring of 1837 when they journeyed to Wisconsin territory, now the state of Iowa. They made the trip by ox teams and settled in now Jefferson county, built a cabin on the south bank of Cedar Creek in Liberty township, residing there three years, then he built a larger house in the same locality, on land now owned by the heirs of John Bishop. In 1865, the Smiths again moved a short distance to another farm within one mile of where he first settled, until he died in November, 1873, aged 93 years. [sic-John's gravestone gives his death date as October 18, 1873. This appears to be correct, as John's estate was entered into probate in Jefferson County on October 20, and it gave his date of death as October 18, 1873.]
Jefferson County Organizer.
When Jefferson county was organized, Mr. Smith, at the first election, was elected county commissioner along with Daniel Sears and B.F. Chastin and under direction of this board the first survey of 25 blocks was made for the city of Fairfield, the county seat. This was in 1839. It is a matter of record that these commissioners followed up the surveyor and the chain man and drove the stakes at lot corners. Mr. Smith was a man of considerable money, even in those days. He purchased f the government over 5,000 acres of land in Jefferson county and loaned much money to other investors, but he never owned a lot in Fairfield. He made a crossing south of Fairfield, Cedar Creek, that was long known as "Smith's Ford," now "Smith's Bridge."
The Waters of Smith's Ford.
Right here you will pardon me if I leave the subject to tell some stories about Smith's Ford. I not believe there is a place on earth where the writer ever had the fun that he had at this ford. It was there I spent many hours in my boyhood days. Think of five to twenty boys, healthy, full of fun, out for a good time, jumping into the cool waters of this creek at the ford, on a July or August day, there to splash and dive and swim to heart's content–so long that we had to hurry home to get there before dark. And at this ford, too, I saw many souls baptised [sic] into the kingdom of their Redeemer. Here I witnessed some of the happiest of evanglistic [sic] meetings, the old-fashioned preaching that lasted for hours and everybody joined in the singing of the old hymns. It is impossible to express the joys of those days as I now reflect upon them, but–
I wold like to go back for a month or so,
Back to the fancy hung long ago;
To the old rocky ford where I used to swim
And be for a while a boy again.
Yes, years have come and passed away,
Golden locks have turned to gray;
Golden Ringlets once so far,
Time has changed to silvery hair.
And where is now that happy crowd?
Once so full of joy and hope,
Happy voices full of glee
None are here to speak to me–
All alone beside this stream
Olden days seem by a dream.
In the early days of John Jackman Smith, the pioneer, he entertained many notables. It was not uncommon for such personages as Blackhawk and Wapello to Call at his house. He was their true friend and would often give things at a sacrifice to them and they in turn would bring him wild game, such as turkeys, deer, etc. One character was Phillip Hawk, of whose history no one ever discovered very much. He would never go to bed, but would lie down on the floor, using for a pillow a small bundle, the contents of which was a well kept secret. There are still some old settlers in Jefferson county who remember Phillip Hawk.
Biographical.
John Jackman Smith raised four sons and four daughetrs [sic]. He gave to each one three hundred acres of land. The farm that Jefferson county now owns is the farm given to Elias Smith, father of the writer, and here Elias raised his family of five sons and two daughters. And here the mother, bless her memory, died in the year 1847. At this time the writer was five years old and a younger sister now Sarah Dunning, of Ottumwa, was born there. Also Marion, now of Kirkville was born there in 1840, and Edward James, now a resident of Caldwell, Idaho, was born there in 1837. Edward claims the distinction of being the oldest man born in Iowa and going from Iowa in the war of the rebellion.
There are none of John Jackman Smith's children now living, but there are over thirty grandsons and many granddaughters yet living, and many great grandchildren, a number of great great grandchildren and some great great great grandchildren. His oldest son, Elijah Smith, and three [sic] daughters, Susianah [sic] Davis and Rachel Jerrell, crossed the great American desert to Oregon in 1852 with ox teams and were seven months on the journey. None of them ever returned to Iowa.
John Jackman Smith was a large, portly man, weighing nearly three hundred pounds. He was a well posted man on general subjects, and was considered a man of good judgment, and at one time served as a justice of the peace, continuously for over twenty years. He was kind to all and was always willing to help anyone in need. He was a member of the Masonic order and stood high in the councils of that society.
CARLISLE A. SMITH
Agency, Iowa, R.F.D. No. 2,
Grandson of John Jackman Smith, an Iowa pioneer.
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January 18, 2024: This information was sent to me to add to Carlisle's memorial by findagrave member Celeste:
Case 504. — Private C. Smith, Co. H. 30th Iowa, aged 17 years, received, September 20, 1802, a bayonet puncture of the left knee joint. He was discharged from service at Benton Barracks Hospital, October 5, 1803, Surgeon J. H. Grove, U. S. V., certifying to "anchylosis and chronic synovitis" resulting from the wound. His claim for pension was rejected." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
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The information below this line was on this memorial when I received management.
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Birth:
Son of Elias and Elizabeth (BUSICK)Smith, born Dec. 30,1842 in a double log house on the old homestead of John Jackman Smith Jr. about 4 1/2 miles SW of Fairfield. {Iowa}
Civil War; Private Co H 30th regiment Iowa Vounteer Infranty
While in a skirmish near Shilo he was wounded accidentally by a member of his own company, a man named Alexander, struck him in the right knee with a bayonet causing him to be disabled. From the effects of the wound he was obligated to use crutches for many years, while a decided limp was noticable as long as he lived.
Burial:
Another request (of Carlisle's) was that we have his grave dug three feet wide and seven feet long and carry this size five feet down, at this place leave a six inch shoulder around the grave the remainder of the depth. He did not want a box or vault used but he asked us to get 2 x 12 white pine lumber cut in three foot lengths, this was to be laid on the six inch shoulder, two thicknesses and break joint with the top layer."
Article From The Fairfield Tribune, Thursday, December 23, 1909, Page 16, Columns 5 & 6:
JOHN JACKMAN SMITH
Short Biography of an Early Pioneer of Jefferson County.
John Jackman Smith, born in the state of Virginia, 1780, emigrated to near Lexington, Ky., when 10 years of age. In 1803 he engaged to accompany the Lewis and Clarke expedition on that historic exploration and adventure trip up the Missouri river and westward to the Pacific. Owing to an attack of severe sickness, he was compelled to give up the undertaking and as long as he afterwards lived he never ceased to contribute his part to the chronicles of the wonderful journey.
In 1815 this Smith family emigrated to Ohio, where the subject of this sketch was united in marriage to Rachel Alkier. They continued to reside in Ohio until the spring of 1837 when they journeyed to Wisconsin territory, now the state of Iowa. They made the trip by ox teams and settled in now Jefferson county, built a cabin on the south bank of Cedar Creek in Liberty township, residing there three years, then he built a larger house in the same locality, on land now owned by the heirs of John Bishop. In 1865, the Smiths again moved a short distance to another farm within one mile of where he first settled, until he died in November, 1873, aged 93 years. [sic-John's gravestone gives his death date as October 18, 1873. This appears to be correct, as John's estate was entered into probate in Jefferson County on October 20, and it gave his date of death as October 18, 1873.]
Jefferson County Organizer.
When Jefferson county was organized, Mr. Smith, at the first election, was elected county commissioner along with Daniel Sears and B.F. Chastin and under direction of this board the first survey of 25 blocks was made for the city of Fairfield, the county seat. This was in 1839. It is a matter of record that these commissioners followed up the surveyor and the chain man and drove the stakes at lot corners. Mr. Smith was a man of considerable money, even in those days. He purchased f the government over 5,000 acres of land in Jefferson county and loaned much money to other investors, but he never owned a lot in Fairfield. He made a crossing south of Fairfield, Cedar Creek, that was long known as "Smith's Ford," now "Smith's Bridge."
The Waters of Smith's Ford.
Right here you will pardon me if I leave the subject to tell some stories about Smith's Ford. I not believe there is a place on earth where the writer ever had the fun that he had at this ford. It was there I spent many hours in my boyhood days. Think of five to twenty boys, healthy, full of fun, out for a good time, jumping into the cool waters of this creek at the ford, on a July or August day, there to splash and dive and swim to heart's content–so long that we had to hurry home to get there before dark. And at this ford, too, I saw many souls baptised [sic] into the kingdom of their Redeemer. Here I witnessed some of the happiest of evanglistic [sic] meetings, the old-fashioned preaching that lasted for hours and everybody joined in the singing of the old hymns. It is impossible to express the joys of those days as I now reflect upon them, but–
I wold like to go back for a month or so,
Back to the fancy hung long ago;
To the old rocky ford where I used to swim
And be for a while a boy again.
Yes, years have come and passed away,
Golden locks have turned to gray;
Golden Ringlets once so far,
Time has changed to silvery hair.
And where is now that happy crowd?
Once so full of joy and hope,
Happy voices full of glee
None are here to speak to me–
All alone beside this stream
Olden days seem by a dream.
In the early days of John Jackman Smith, the pioneer, he entertained many notables. It was not uncommon for such personages as Blackhawk and Wapello to Call at his house. He was their true friend and would often give things at a sacrifice to them and they in turn would bring him wild game, such as turkeys, deer, etc. One character was Phillip Hawk, of whose history no one ever discovered very much. He would never go to bed, but would lie down on the floor, using for a pillow a small bundle, the contents of which was a well kept secret. There are still some old settlers in Jefferson county who remember Phillip Hawk.
Biographical.
John Jackman Smith raised four sons and four daughetrs [sic]. He gave to each one three hundred acres of land. The farm that Jefferson county now owns is the farm given to Elias Smith, father of the writer, and here Elias raised his family of five sons and two daughters. And here the mother, bless her memory, died in the year 1847. At this time the writer was five years old and a younger sister now Sarah Dunning, of Ottumwa, was born there. Also Marion, now of Kirkville was born there in 1840, and Edward James, now a resident of Caldwell, Idaho, was born there in 1837. Edward claims the distinction of being the oldest man born in Iowa and going from Iowa in the war of the rebellion.
There are none of John Jackman Smith's children now living, but there are over thirty grandsons and many granddaughters yet living, and many great grandchildren, a number of great great grandchildren and some great great great grandchildren. His oldest son, Elijah Smith, and three [sic] daughters, Susianah [sic] Davis and Rachel Jerrell, crossed the great American desert to Oregon in 1852 with ox teams and were seven months on the journey. None of them ever returned to Iowa.
John Jackman Smith was a large, portly man, weighing nearly three hundred pounds. He was a well posted man on general subjects, and was considered a man of good judgment, and at one time served as a justice of the peace, continuously for over twenty years. He was kind to all and was always willing to help anyone in need. He was a member of the Masonic order and stood high in the councils of that society.
CARLISLE A. SMITH
Agency, Iowa, R.F.D. No. 2,
Grandson of John Jackman Smith, an Iowa pioneer.
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January 18, 2024: This information was sent to me to add to Carlisle's memorial by findagrave member Celeste:
Case 504. — Private C. Smith, Co. H. 30th Iowa, aged 17 years, received, September 20, 1802, a bayonet puncture of the left knee joint. He was discharged from service at Benton Barracks Hospital, October 5, 1803, Surgeon J. H. Grove, U. S. V., certifying to "anchylosis and chronic synovitis" resulting from the wound. His claim for pension was rejected." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume II. (3rd Surgical volume) by U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.
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The information below this line was on this memorial when I received management.
---------------
Birth:
Son of Elias and Elizabeth (BUSICK)Smith, born Dec. 30,1842 in a double log house on the old homestead of John Jackman Smith Jr. about 4 1/2 miles SW of Fairfield. {Iowa}
Civil War; Private Co H 30th regiment Iowa Vounteer Infranty
While in a skirmish near Shilo he was wounded accidentally by a member of his own company, a man named Alexander, struck him in the right knee with a bayonet causing him to be disabled. From the effects of the wound he was obligated to use crutches for many years, while a decided limp was noticable as long as he lived.
Burial:
Another request (of Carlisle's) was that we have his grave dug three feet wide and seven feet long and carry this size five feet down, at this place leave a six inch shoulder around the grave the remainder of the depth. He did not want a box or vault used but he asked us to get 2 x 12 white pine lumber cut in three foot lengths, this was to be laid on the six inch shoulder, two thicknesses and break joint with the top layer."
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