Greene County PA Archives Biographies.....Smith, Hugh January 26, 1832 - ???? ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marta Burns marta43@juno.com June 18, 2025, 4:43 pm Source: Biographical History of Greene County, Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888 Author: Samuel P. Bates Hugh Smith, descendant of the earliest settlers of Greene county, Penna, and among its most prominent citizens, was born on Smith Creek in Franklin township, January 26, 1832. His grandfather, Thomas Smith, was the first settler on the creek which bears his name. Mr Hugh Smith is a son of Vincent Smith and Elizabeth Bell Smith, the former a native of this county and the latter of Virginia. His father, who was of Irish descent, was born in 1791 and died in 1884. His family consisted of ten children of whom the subject of our sketch is the youngest of those now living. He was reared on the farm and has made a successful farmer. He is the owner of a fine farm of 400 acres where he now resides. Mr Smith was married in his native county to Miss Mary E Lemley, daughter of John Lemley and Jane Hennen Lemley. Mrs SmithÕs parents were descendants of the early settlers of the county, and of German and English origin. Mr and Mrs Smith have two children - Clara Smith and Maggie Smith. Page 758 Additional Comments: Originally submitted 2003 This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb