William E. Smith was born in Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, on 19 OCT 1871. He was the third child of D. H. Smith and Martha A. Little.
Eldridge was born on 19 October 1872 and died on 28 May 1895. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Illinois.[1]
Sources
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 28 October 2019), memorial page for Eldridge W. Smith (19 Oct 1872–28 May 1895), Find A Grave: Memorial #9337114, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by David Lee Zellers (contributor 8112551) .
See also:
The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, pp. 779-80.
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