Henry Smithman was born in Prussia, April 9, 1818. In his youth he emigrated to the United States and settled in Western Pennsylvania where in 1840 he was married to Agnes Wagner, who survives him and is with us today. In 1865 he retired from active business, that of farming, and with a family of nine children emigrated to Ohio, and had lived in Piqua since 1866. Of his family of eleven children seven are living; two residing in the State of Kansas, one in Pennsylvania, and four in Ohio.
In the early part of the present year Mr. Smithman suffered from a severe attack of La Grippe which left him in an enfeebled condition and on Sunday September 4th, after an illness of ten days, he expired peacefully and without pain, at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 25 days.  Mr. Smithman in early life connected himself with the Lutheran church, and during the greater part of his life was an active member of the same.  The funeral services were held by Rev. S. S. Newhouse, Sept. 7, 1892 and the remains interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.  

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