SMITH, WILLIAM C.: 1809-1886.
William C. Smith was born near Richmond, Indiana Territory, on Sept. 14, 1809.
He married Phoebe E. King on July 17, 1828, upon which event she was disowned by the Society of Friends, Smith being a Methodist.
Smith was licensed to preach in 1839 and held pastorates in many southern Indiana towns, becoming a distinguished member of his denomination. After his retirement he lived in Martinsville, Ind., and toward the end of his life he lived with his children.
The Rev. William C. Smith died on Apr. 27, 1886.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Indiana Miscellany, Consisting of Sketches of Indian Life,
the Early Settlement, Customs, and Hardships of the People …
Together with Biographical Notices of the Pioneer Methodist Preachers of the
State. Cincinnati, 1867.
