JOHN SMYTH, Sec. 8; P. O. Patch Grove; born in Ireland in 1852; came to America in 1870 and settled with his parents in Brooklyn, N. Y.; removed to Wisconsin in 1875 and settled on this farm; he is a son of Patrick Smyth, a native of Ireland. John S. is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.