Seventh Generation

194. John Anthony SMITH (`~) was born on 12 March 1818 in Alum Creek, Delaware County, OH.^4,41 He died on 28 August 1901 at the age of 83 in South Branch Precinct, Otoe County, NE.^41,50 He was buried in Burr, Otoe County, NE.⁵⁰ in the Reed plot of Hopewell Cemetery.

John Anthony SMITH (`~) and Rebecca MENDENHALL were married on 18 October 1838 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, OH.^40,41,50,67 Rebecca MENDENHALL, daughter of Jonathan MENDENHALL and Nancy Ann PHILLIPS, was born on 10 October 1816 in Deep River, Guilford County, NC.^41,50,67 (Her birth place may have been Danbury, Stokes County, NC,) She died on 8 May 1855 at the age of 38 in Cherokee, Crawford County, KS.^41,50,67

John Anthony SMITH (`~) and Rebecca MENDENHALL had the following children:

254	i.	Mary SMITH was born on 27 October 1839.⁵⁰
255	ii.	Elihu SMITH was born in October 1840.⁵⁰
+256	iii.	Ruth Ann SMITH (`~).
257	iv.	Barley SMITH was born on 20 June 1845.⁵⁰
258	v.	Ellen SMITH was born on 20 March 1848.⁵⁰
259	vi.	Sarah Jane SMITH was born on 12 January 1850.⁵⁰