BIO: SMITH, Harrison H., s/o Onias & Mary (Wyett) Smith Submitted by: phill@redrock.net (Phyllis Hill) History of Pike & Dubois Counties, Indiana; Chicago Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885 Pike County, Madison Twp, p. 447 HARRISON H. SMITH is a son of Onias and Mary (Wyett) Smith, and was born August 23, 1838, in Pike County, Ind. The father was a native of North Carolina, born in 1805. In 1810 he came with his parents to Pike County, Ind., and his father entered a large tract of land near Petersburg. He was a surveyor by occupatin and worked at that business in North Carolina and also after coming to Indiana. He laid out the town of Petersburg and also surveyed numerous tracts throughout Pike and the adjoining counties. Our subject's father, Onias married in Pike County, and afterward bought property near Petersburg, where he located and remained as a tiller of the soil until his death, which occurred in September, 1869. The mother was born in Kentucky and came to Indiana with her parents when a small child. She is yet living and is over seventy-five years of age. Harrison H. made his home with his parents until he was twenty-six years old. September, 1864, he married Nancy Jane Bowman, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Bowman. She was born November 14, 1845, in Illinois. They have four chidlren living, named Rollin P., Cordelia, Onias and Emmet. Mr. Smith farmed on a rented place for over a year and then bought fifty-nine acres near Petersburg, where he lived for about four years and then sold out and purchased 100 acres in Madison Township. He has added ninety-three acres to this, and has one of the best farms in Pike County. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first vote for Stephen A. Douglas. From: "Phyllis Hill" Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998