The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
August 6, 1879
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Column 4AUG. 4. --
. . . . The venerable Caleb Smith, of this township, and Mrs. Dice Lane, of Hancock township, were married last Friday at the residence of the bride, Rev. Dr. Booz officiating. . . . . . . ROB.
The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
April 1, 1891
Page 1
Column 2MARCH 30. -- Died, at his home in St. Marys township, on the evening of the 25th, Caleb B. Smith. The deceased was born in the state of Virginia Dec. 1st, 1801. His first wife died in 1876, and in August, 1878, he married Mrs. Dicey P. Lane, who survives him. By his first wife he was the father of ten children, six of whom are living, three sons and three daughters, all respectable members of society. Mr. Smith came to Illinois in 1838, and settled on a farm adjoining the one on which he died. He had been an active and earnest member of the Christian church for more than 50 years, and was one of the founders of the church here. He was a man of positive opinions, honorable in his dealings with his fellow men, and prompt in the discharge of all his duties, both public and private. He had been a man of great industry, and nobly bore his part in the trials and hardships incident to early pioneer life. Death seemed to have come from no well defined disease. The machinery of life, from the friction of nearly a century of active use, moved slower and slower, and finally worn out, stopped, stood still. Burial at Mt. Pleasant cemetery on the 28th.
First Wife: Mary Reuck
Second Wife: Dicy Pryor
Children by Mary Reuck:
Sarah Jane Smith 21-Jan-1827 17-Jul-1902 James Guthrie Smith 07-Oct-1828 01-Feb-1879 Benjamin Allen Smith 12-Dec-1830 25-Mar-1912 Levi Smith 16-Sep-1833 12-Dec-1930 Martha Ann Smith 1834 . John Thomas Smith 1837 24-Jul-1910 William Henry Smith 05-Jun-1838 02-Dec-1875 Mary Elizabeth Smith 24-Mar-1842 04-Sep-1885 Nova Zembla Smith about 1844 08-Sep-1924 Calvin Booth Smith 01-Aug-1849 28-Mar-1931
