Smith, R. H. (Richard Howell), 1806-1882
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1806 - 1882
Biographical History
R. H. Smith (1806-1882) was a merchant and postmaster in Illinois.
Richard Howell Smith was born on August 17, 1806 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to parents, Richard Rodean Smith and Anne Howell. Smith was raised in a Quaker household and on December 23, 1839 he married Mary Ann Woolfolk in Hancock County, Illinois. In 1841 Mary and Richard moved to Harrison, Illinois, where he worked as a merchant and a postmaster. Richard Howell Smith died on March 22, 1882 in Harrison, Illinois.
Citation:
UPB files, May 4, 2017 (R. H. Smith; resident of La Harpe, Ill.; opposed the Mormons in Nauvoo, Ill.; nephew of John Saltar)Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 4, 2017 (R. H. Smith; Richard Howell Smith; b. Aug. 17, 1806 in Philadelphia, Pa.; parents: Richard Rodean Smith and Anne Howell; raised in Quaker household; m. Dec. 23, 1839 to Mary Ann Woolfolk in Hancock County, Ill.; moved to Harrison, Ill., ca. 1841; merchant and postmaster; d. Mar. 22, 1882 in Harrison, Ill.)
Familysearch, via WWW, May 4, 2017 (Richard Howell Smith; b. Aug. 17, 1805 in Philadelphia, Pa.)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Sr.
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239250837]
Identifier: MSS 8995
Scope and Contents
Letter (one folded sheet, 32 x 39 cm folded to 32 x 20 cm) from R.H. Smith in Hancock County, Illinois, to his uncle, John Saltar, Sr., in Pemberton, New Jersey. Smith recounts the experiences of Saltar's son, John Saltar, Jr., in the Battle of Nauvoo. The younger Saltar was part of the anti-Mormon forces who attacked the city. Smith provides some details from the anti-Mormon perspective about the battle, including the number of forces involved and the number of casualties on each side. He...
Dates:
1846 October 1