Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Henry Co.

HON. JACOB SHRADER SMITH is of German-English descent, was born December
14, 1825, in Oldham County, and is the fourth of a family of six sons and
two daughters born to Abraham and Mary (Shrader) Smith.  His father was a
native of Shenandoah County, Va., came to Kentucky in 1811, and settled in
Oldham County on a farm near Brownsboro, but remained only five years,
when he removed to Henry County, near New Castle, where he remained until
his death in 1865.  He enlisted in the war of 1812, but on account of a
severe accident returned home at the expiration of three months.  Mrs.
Mary Smith was a native of Oldham County, Ky., born about 1799.  She
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and died
in 1856.  Jacob S. Smith's paternal grandfather, Isaac Smith, was a native
of Shenandoah County, Virginia, and an early settler in Oldham County,
where he died about 1842.  His maternal grandfather, Jacob Shrader, was a
native of Germany.  He came to America when but a youth, and finally
settled in Oldham County, Ky., where he died in 1836, a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.  His widow, Susan Shrader, also a native of
Germany, died about 1841.  The early life of Jacob S. Smith was devoted
to the farm until his twenty-first year, when he engaged in farming where
he now resides near New Castle, Henry County.  He was united in marriage,
November 8, 1848, with Susanna Smith, of Henry County, who died October
9, 1851, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.  His marriage,
the second time, August 11, 1853, was to Mary E. Ladd, of Henry County,
and the birth of seven sons and three daughters followed their union:
Laura M., born May 18, 1854, died September 16, 1855; Leslie K., born
October 30, 1855; Abram S., born December 30, 1858, died December 22,
1859; Edwin H., born October 13, 1860; Lulie L., born September 11, 1863,
died June 19, 1864; Lillie M., born March 9, 1865; Clement V., born August
3, 1866; Newton, born October 6, 1868, died February 16, 1869; Jacob S.,
born November 9, 1875, and an infant who died unnamed.  Mr. Smith has been
a life-long Democrat; was elected county judge of Henry County in 1875 for
three years, and re-elected in 1878.  He was one of the prime factors of
the New Castle and Carrollton Turnpike, and has been its efficient
president for several terms.  He has a well cultivated farm where he
resides, of over 600 acres, 1,597 acres in Stafford County, Kas.; is also
director in a ranch in Stafford, Rice and Reno Counties, of 58,000 acres;
also owns valuable property in Kansas City, Mo.; has been a director in
the National Bank of New Castle since its organization; is a consistent
member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and one of Henry County's highly
honored and respected citizens.

Smith Shrader Ladd
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Oldham-KY Shenandoah-VA Stafford-KS Rice-KS Kansas_City-Jackson-MO
Reno-KS Germany

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