David H. Smith  

David H. Smith is almost 100 per cent product of Union township for he was born here and has spent all his years in this community except for a year and a half in Rochester.

He attended school at Poplar Grove when the teacher was paid by subscription. He took up the mason trade as a young man and followed it until 1901 when he became Culver's first rural mail carried. He retired from this to establish a harness and shoe repair shop, Sept. 22, 1912 and remembers his first day's receipts totaled $5.

He was joined in the business by his son, Cecil, August 1, 1922. With the passing of old Dobbin the harness business was discontinued in 1926. For eight consecutive terms he was elected town marshall, served two terms on the school board, 11 years, as township trustee - - a most usual record. Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge, and filled every office except that of pastor in the Grace Reforme church, of which he is now trustee.

He recalls as his happiest moment when he bought the old family farm. His father was killed in the Civil War and the widow was forced to give up the place, but Mr. Smith always dreamed that some day he would repurchase the farm. When he bought the farm in 1923 the realization was not as great as the anticipation for most of the friends and childhood associations with the place were gone and so he later sold the farm.

Mr. Smith is shown here with the token of appreciation presented him last week as related elsewhere on this page.

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A Rural Carrier Resigns After a service of 12 years on route 14 D. H. Smith has resigned and will leave the government employ on Aug. 1. He is, in fact, off duty now as he is taking his anuual 15 day vacation. Mr. Smith's resignation is due entirely to the fact that the work of the lake route has become too heavy, aud the de-at partmeut declines to give him an assistant. When he took the route in November, 1901, the number of pieces delivered and collected was 2,200; in June, 1913, it was 22,000, and this will get larger as the season advances. Mr. Smith requests the Citizen to say that he will always entertaiu the pleasantest memories of his patrons who have always treated him with consideration. He will hereafter devote his entire time to his shoe repairing. A bonded substitute will carry a successor is made. the route until an appointment is made - Jul 17 1913 - Citizen

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From, One Township's Yesterdays:

DAVID SMITH came in the 'fifties to the region east of Lake Maxinkuckee. He took up land from the government. The farm that he so entered is the one now occupied by ERNEST E. BENEDICT. In the 'seventies, there were forty acres in the name of the D. SMITH Estate, east of Maxinkuckee on the township line. David's father, CHARLES SMITH, lived in Green Township, while David was just over the line in Union.

CHARLES SMITH was the grandfather of DAVID H. SMITH, Township Trustee and business man of Culver. David was his father.

The younger "Dave" was born near the eastern boundary of the township. He had small advantages as a boy, and his formal education comprised about three years all told of our present-day type of schooling, in a quite primitive form, however. He studied penmanship under an instructor who came around and conducted "night school." Dave did very well at this and won a prize for his work.

Just before Dave was born, his father went off to serve in the Civil War. That was in '64. The Smith family were living in Union Township at the time.

Dave never saw his father. Much responsibility fell to him after his father was gone. He had a great deal of the work on the farm to do then, just as soon as he was old enough to make himself useful. And he began real young. Later he broke away from farming and engaged in several different enterprises. He became a contractor and built, among other structures, the Rutland schoolhouse. He remembers when the Nickel Plate Railroad was being built.

D. H. SMITH was born seventy years ago in Union Township and is still alert and active in civic as well as church, social and business affairs.

NATHAN CLIFTON, who has been mentioned hitherto in our history, married a sister, POLLY SMITH.

David Henry Smith BIRTH 10 Nov 1864 DEATH 30 Apr 1946 BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana son of David Smith & Elizabeth Lake DeWitt

married 1st 30 Oct 1883 Fulton county Indiana Mary Ilda (Ida) Alexander Death: Sep 1885 Burial Sep 3 1885 Rochester I.O.O.F Cemetery, Rochester Fulton county Indiana daughter of Isaac "Ike" Harrison Alexander & Rebecca Ann Carr

A wedding occurred at the residence of Isaac ALEXANDER, Tuesday evening, at which his daughter, Ilda [ALEXANDER] was united in marriage to David SMITH, of Maxinkuckee lake. Rev. Dr. Wm. HILL, of this city, officiated. There were only a few invited guests. . . .Rochester Sentinal Saturday, October 1, 1881

Obit
Mrs. Ilda (ALEXANDER) SMITH, daughter of Ike ALEXANDER, died last Tuesday night. She had been married but a short time over a year, when the angel of death came and carried her away.

The services were held in the Baptist church. We sympathize heartily with the friends and relatives who have been brought to mourn the loss of one full of life and vigor, but we must all sooner or later succumb to the inevitable. Rochester Sentinal, Wednesday, September 9, 1885 - Rochester Sentinel, Wednesday, September 9, 1885

They had:

Gladys Alexander Smith Birth Date: 31 Mar 1884 Rochester Fulton county Indiana Death: 1 May 1944 Rochester, Fulton, Indiana married 1st 8 Aug 1903 Kankakee county Illinois Joseph Ethelbert Gordon Birth: 3 Dec 1861 Indianapolis, Indisna Death: 17 Feb 1924 Richland twp. Fulton county Indiana BURIAL FEB 19,1924 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana son of Geo Ethelbert Gordon & Mary Elizabeth ; married 2nd William Heber Burn BIRTH 19 Mar 1860 Toronto, Canada DEATH 14 Jul 1936 Fulton county Indiana BURIAL Rochester IOOF Cemetery Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana son of David Burn & Helen Scott



Year: 1900; Census Place: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1240372
Name:	Gladys Smith [Glades Smith] 
Age:	16
Birth Date:	Mar 1884
Birthplace:	Indiana
Home in 1900:	Rochester, Fulton, Indiana
Street:	Madison Street
House Number:	1
Sheet Number:	18
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	1
Family Number:	449
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Granddaughter
Marital status:	Single
Father's Birthplace:	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace:	Indiana
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	
Name	Age
Isaac M Alexander	63
Rebecca Alexander	63
Gladys Smith	16
Ida Suthard	41
Ida M Suthard	11
Harry Suthard	9
Homer Alexander	20

Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 
Name:	Gladys Alexander Smith
Gender:	Female
Age:	20
Birth Date:	abt 1883
Marriage Date:	8 Aug 1903
Marriage Place:	Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Father:	David Henry Smith
Mother:	Hilda Alexander
Spouse:	Jos Ethelbert Gordon
Film Number:	001839994
Name:	Jos Ethelbert Gordon
Gender:	Male
Age:	37
Birth Date:	abt 1866
Marriage Date:	8 Aug 1903
Marriage Place:	Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Father:	Geo Ethelbert Gordon
Mother:	Mary Elizabeth Gordon
Spouse:	Gladys Alexander Smith
Film Number:	001839994

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 
Name:	Gladys Gordon Burn
[Gladys Gordon Smith] 
Gender:	Female
Race:	White
Birth Date:	31 Mar 1884
Birth Place:	Rochester Fu, Indiana
Father:	David H Smith
Mother:	Ilda Alexander

Notes:	Nov 1938: Name listed as GLADYS GORDON BURN

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name:	Gladys Burn [Gladys Smith] 
Gender:	Female
Race:	White
Age:	60
Marital status:	Widowed
Birth Date:	31 Mar 1884
Birth Place:	Rochester Indiana
Death Date:	1 May 1944
Death Place:	Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
Father:	David Smith
Mother:	Ida Smith
Spouse:	Wm Burn

married 2nd 3 Jul 1887 in Marshall Co., Indiana. Sonora Alta Baker BIRTH 11 Dec 1866 Seneca County, Ohio DEATH 15 May 1900 Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Poplar Grove Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana,

They had:

Ethel Claire Smith BIRTH 24 Oct 1888 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, DEATH 9 Jan 1968 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana married Rev Edward Emanuel Zechiel Birth: March 26, 1882 near Marmont now Culver, Marshall, Indiana DEATH Sep 19 1958 - Culver, Marshall, Indiana BURIAL Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana son of Jacob Henry Zechiel & Regina Barbara Stahl

Iva E. Smith BIRTH 14 Apr 1890 Marshall County, Indiana DEATH 1950 BURIAL Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana married 15 Feb 1917 in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Deane Emerson Walker BIRTH 31 Dec 1892 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, DEATH 18 Apr 1982 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana son of Thomas Marion Walker & Mariam Amy Mosher



Cecil Rue Smith BIRTH 31 Jan 1895 Marshall County, Indiana DEATH 24 Dec 1957 Culver, Marshall county, Indiana BURIAL Dec 27, 1957 Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana marrie Lola Belle Schultz

married 3rd Feb 1921 in Marshall county Indiana Flora Oyler BIRTH 13 Apr 1879 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana DEATH 6 Mar 1971 Marshall County, Indiana married 1st Freeman K. Mawhorter on 18 Sep 1896 in Marshall Co., Indiana son of Joshua Kent (Kabrich) Mawhorter and Lena Frick they had two children together: John Rex Mawhorter and Mariel Mawhorter daughter of Henry D. Oyler and Matilda Barnett.