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ADAM N. SMITH, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 30. The subject of this sketch was born in Maryland, in 1828, and is a son of George A. and Nancy Smith; they were natives of Maryland; his father died in 1875, and his mother is living and resides in Carroll Co., Md.; our subject was raised on a farm and assisted his father in the same till he was 25 years of age, when he began life for himself and followed farming for seventeen years, when he removed to Montgomery Co., where he resided for seven years; thence to Baltimore, in Preble Co., where he remained for one year; thence to the place where he now resides; he first purchased 40 acres of land, mostly in the woods, and by hard work and good management, he succeeded in clearing off his land, and it is now in a good state of cultivation; he has since purchased 38 acres, and now owns 78 acres in all; his improvements are good, and he bids fair to be one of our leading farmers; he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of George Wagner, Feb. 1, 1853; they are natives of Frederick Co., Md., afterward residents of Montgomery; her father died in 1876; her mother is still living and resides in Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, Ida E., Martha F., William S., Charles G., George J. Mr. Smith has been a member of the M. E. Church for thirty-five years; Mrs. Smith is a member of the German Baptist Church, of twenty years standing; both are old soldiers of the Cross, and are leading members of the church they represent—good exemplary Christian people.