BIO: Smith, William E. - Louisville BONO TOWNSHIP, LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA Page 341 WILLIAM E. SMITH, a native of Louisville, Ky., was born November 10, 1826, and came with his parents, George W. and Sabina (Dubbs) Smith, to Lawrence County, Ind. He received a good academic education in youth, during which time he clerked in his father's drug store. At twenty years of age he embarked in the drug trade upon his own responsibility which he continued two years. In 1850 he became infected with the gold fever, and accordingly made a trip to California, remaining there mining, hunting, etc., until 1854, when he returned to the States, and two years later came with his parents to Lawrenceport, near where he embarked in agricultural pursuits. September 30, 1857, Miss Priscilla M., daughter of Robert and Sarah (Rogers) Halliday, became his wife, and the children born to them are: George W., Charles H., Irene, Sallie and Laura. The mother is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Smith is one of the wide-awake and influential Democrats of Lawrence County. He owns a farm of sixty-four acres, and was elected Township Trustee in 1882, and re-elected in 1884. Under his administration the schools of Bono Township are becoming second to none in the county. History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Chicago, Goodspeed Bros. & Co. Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L. Goodspeed. Transcribed by: Diana Flynn Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997