This territory comprised within this township was detached by the commissioners from Short Creek, and organized into a new township, Nov. 7, 1805.  The election was ordered to be held at the house of William Stewart.  It was named after the village of Smithfield.

TOPOGRPAHY

EARLY FARMING.

EARLY SETTLERS.

     The exact date of the first settlement or the names of the first individuals who made it, cannot at this day be ascertained with certainty.  There is a probability that among the very first to build their cabins and settle within the limits of Smithfield township, where two squatters, named Simpson and Tyson.  They squatted about one half mile south of the village, and land which William Purvience J.  It is not certain what your they came.  They left in 1800.
     It is well known that nearly all the permanent early settlers were members of the Society of Friends, most of whom came from the southern states, having left that pleasant land on account of their abhorrence of the institution of slavery.  Sometime from 1798 to 1800 a company of five or six families of this class of people came from North Carolina and settled south of where the village of Smithfield now stands.  The names of these families, as nearly as can now be ascertained, were Richard Kinsey, Christopher Kinsey, Mason Miller, Richard Jelkes, Malachi Jolly and ___ Alberson.  Jolly's land laid west of what is now known as the William Purviance farm; then west of thsi was section 16, which was school land; then north of this section was John Morton, who owned the southeast quarter, and Cadwallader Evans, who owned the southeast quarter.  These came about 1802 or 1803.  The northwest quarter was settled by Joseph McGrew, and the southwest is owned by Jacob Ong.  North of this section Samuel Cope, of Redstone, Pa., entered a half section.  On this he located his son Joseph, who lived and died there, and left it to his sons, B. W. Cope, William Cope and Willits Cope.  These are north and northwest of the village.  James Purviance, as early as 1806, entered two section eat of the Cope land.  These two sections extend east to the Wells township line and south to the Jolly land, the place of beginning.  It appears that Mr. Purviance bought the land for his children, as six of his sons and one of his daughters, Mrs. Sarah Sidwell, and her husband, settled on it.  Thomas, one of the sons, occupied two hundred acres in the northeast part, now owned by John Sutherland and the widow Hobbs.  James owned one hundred and forty-six acres on the south, now owned by John Scott.  Richard had two hundred acres in the southeast corner.  William, two hundred acres of northwest part; Mrs. Sarah Sidewell, one hundred and twenty acres; David, two hundred acres; Joseph, two hundred acres in the southern corner.  Thomas and James came and settled first.  They came not later than 1810.  The others came at later periods.
     Still further south, among the first settlers, we find the names John Naylor, Caleb Kirk, Thomas Carr, Richard Logan, John Crumlet and Nathaniel Kollum.
     Walter Francis settled near York in 1799.
     Jacob Minteer settled on northeast quarter section 27, in the spring of 1800.
     In the neighborhood of Adena, about 1800,  John Stoneman settled on the farm now owned and occupied by James Russell.
     John Wallace  settled on the farm now owned by George Hamilton, and John McLaughlin settled on the farm now owned by Samuel R. McLaughlin.

TOWNS,

     There are three towns or villages in the township, Smithfield, York and Adams.

POST OFFICES.

     There are three post offices, Smithfield, Updegraff (at York) and Adena.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

     There are ten sub-districts in the township, exclusive of the independent district n the village of Smithfield.  The number of youth in these districts of school age, as returned in 1878, was, white males, 205; white females, 209; colored males, 12; colored females, 7.  Total, 533.

VOTING PRECEINCTS.

SMITHFIELD VILLAGE

ADDITIONS.

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OLD HOUSES.

FRAME HOUSES.

BRICK HOUSES.

OLD STORES.

TANNERIES.

DOCTORS.

BLACKSMITHS AND HATTERS.

MILLS.

FIRST WATER MILLS

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THE FIRST SHOEMAKER.

TEACHERS.

PORK PACKING.

SMITHFIELD LODGE NO. 182, F. & A. M.

SMITHFIELD ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. 81

ODD FELLOWS.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

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SHERMAN HOUSE.

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LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES IN SMITHFIELD

CHARLES MATHER

JONES & McKINNEY.

MILLINERY AND NOTION STORES.

PETER BARGER.

GRANT HOUSE.

SHERMAN HOUSE.

HENRY C. WOOD

started a livery stable in 1870, which he is carrying on with enterprise and profit.

A BOWMAN

opened up a boot and shoe manufacturing business in 1876, and is doing a business that gives satisfaction to himself, as well as to all his numerous customers.

MERCHANT TAYLORS.

     JAMES A. ONG commenced this business in 1843.  He learned his trade with William Mosgrove, and continued the business until the time of his death, Aug. 26, 1875.  His son, A. Ong still carries on the business at the old stand.

C. C. McKELVEY.

WAGON AND CARRIAGE MAKING.

MUSIC STORE,

CIGAR MANUFACTORY.

JONATHAN C. HARRISON

BUSINESS HOUSES.

NEWSPAPERS.

PICTURE OF
RESIDENCE OF W. M. COPE, SMITHFIELD, JEFFERSON CO., O,
Dwelling 52 feet front, 58 feet back.

SMITHFIELD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

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VILLAGES

YORK

ADENA.

POSTOFFICES.

UPDEGRAFF.

ADENA.

SMITHFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

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PRESBYTERIAN SABBATH SCHOOL.

SMITHFIELD UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL.

FRIENDS' CHURCH

HOLMES M. E. CHURCH.

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SMITHFIELD M. E. CHURCH.

M. E. SABBATH SCHOOL.

DISCIPLES' CHURCH OF SMITHFIELD.

AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH.

WHEELER'S M. E. MEETING HOUSE.

PINEY FORK U. P. CHURCH.

SHORT CREEK CHURCH, AT ADENA (PRESBYTERIAN)

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

     BENJAMIN W. LADD

     CHARLES MATHER. -

     DR. C. W. CLANCY. -

     JOHN B. CONAWAY, M. D.,

     JOHN BURNET. -

     BAZALEEL HAMMOND. -

     WILLIAM TALBOTT was born in Smithfield township, on the noted Perrin Run, Dec. 24, 1824.  His parents, Jonathan and Mary Talbott, were natives of Pennsylvania and emigrated to this vicinity in 1821.  His father’s principal business was teaching school.  He died in 1861; his wife died in 1840.  William Talbott has followed farming during his life, and owns the old Talbott homestead.  He was married to Miss Anna C. Kelley in 1875; has but one child, a son.  Mr. Talbott now resides in the village of York.

     JOHN GOODWIN. -

     RICHARD PURVIANCE. -

     N. M. NAYLOR

     ISAAC BARKHURST,

     JOHN CROW

     AUGUSTUS CARTER, son of Joshua and Sarah Carter, was born Dec. 17, 1826, near Gossett’s mill, Smithfield township.  His father was born in Baltimore county, Maryland, in 1794.  His mother was born in Pennsylvania in 1793.  They emigrated to Ohio in 1812, and settled on the farm now owned by Isaac Barkhurst.  Henry Carter, grandfather of our subject, came also to this county with his son Joshua.  Joshua Carter died Dec. 27, 1873, and his wife died Sept. 9, 1868.  Augustus Carter was married to Miss Ruth Tipton, Nov. 6, 1856, by Rev. Petty.  Mr. Carter now resides on his farm two miles west of Smithfield. It contains 160 acres of choice land, well improved and well adapted to grain raising and pasturage.  Cadwallader Evans, grandfather on his mother’s side, entered this farm from the government.  Mr. Carter has the patent deed.  The farm is known as the Carter Homstead.

     ALEXANDER S. THOMPSON. - Hugh Thompson, father of our subject, was married to Miss Elizabeth Scroggs, Jan. 19, 1815.  They were both natives of Cumberland county. Pa.  The subject of our sketch was born Aug. 4, 1817, on the farm on which he now resides.  He was married to Miss Jane Bootes by Rev. William P. Bried, Nov. 23, 1848.  They have reared a family of four children, all boys.  James Lorimer, the oldest, is a United Presbyterian minister, located at Whitinsville, Mass.  The others, H. M., W. H. Thaddeus and A. Lincoln, remain at home.  Mr. Thompson received his education at the schools of the neighborhood.

     JACOB PARKINSON. -

     JOSEPH PARKINSON was born Sept. 8, 1825, on the farm now owned by John Parkinson.  HE was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Betton in 1854.  They reared a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters - Junius L., Serona M., William H., Mary E., John, Edward W. and Julia A. Parkinson.

     DANIEL PARKINSON

     JAMES B. KING. -

     NOBLE LEWIS. -

     N. HAYNE. -

     JAMES DAVIDSON

     ROBERT HENDERSON. -

     JOSEPH HASTINGS. -

     JOHN STONEMAN AND JOHN McLAUGHLIN. -

     JOHN HOYLE

     JACOB BARKHURST was born in Smithfield township Nov. 11, 1808.  His parents were William and Nancy Barkhurst.  Mr. B. was married to Mary Moore Feb. 27, 1830.  They reared a family of two children, William & Naomi.  His first wife died Dec. 25, 1837.  His second marriage was to JAne Raymond in 1840.  She died Sept. 25, 1859.

     SUSANNAH HOLMES MOORE. -

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