William Sidney Smith

     William was born on Thursday, 17 June 1813 at Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Ichabod & Anna May [Harkness] Smith. William married Nancy McCurdy, daughter of James McCurdy I and Elizabeth Taylor, on 28 April 1837 at Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio. William Sidney & Nancy moved to Peoria County, Illinois in 1839. William departed this life on Tuesday, 22 August 1848 at Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois, at age 35 years, 2 months and 5 days.