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Dr. John W. Smith
Dr. John W. Smith, son of Benjamin Smith, was born in Wayne township, and removed with his father, in 1824, to Jackson, ½ mile north of Dublin. He commenced practice as a physician, at Dalton, in 1836; practiced at Dublin from 1849 till 1855; since in Wabash coutny, and in Peru, Miami Co.,; and returned in 1868 to Dublin. He was married to Abigail Misner, by whom and himself served in the late war. Dr. Smith was a surgeon of the 155th Regiment. Amos C., his eldest son, served 4 years and 4 months; James D., to the end of the war; both wounded. Oliver C., the youngest, served 4months.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana, by Andrew W. Young. pub 1872