Individual Details

1850 Census. Clear Creek, Warren Co, OH, Hh 452
James Crosby, 37, Farmer, b. PA
Lydia, 32, b. NJ
William, 7, b. Ohio
Martha A., 4
Alice, 5 months

1860 Census. Jefferson Twp, Montgomery Co, OH, Hh 144
James Crosby, 48, b. PA
Lydia, 43, b. NJ
William, 18, b. OH
Martha, 14
Alice, 11
Ella Surfes, 10

Ohio Death Certificate #6812
Alice Smith of 1043 N. Main, Van Wert, Van Wert Co, Ohio, died 12 Jan 1923 of "some form of heart trouble". Born 2 Feb 1850 in Dayton, Ohio. Married to Simon Smith. Father was James Crosby, b. PA; mother was Lydia Baynes, b. Ohio. Fay Smith of Van Wert was the informant/ buried Jan 16th, Greencastle Cemetery, Dayton, OH.

The Dayton Herald, Dayton, OH, 15 Jan 1923, Monday, p. 8
Mrs. Alice Smith
Mrs. Alice Smith, wife of Simon Smith, 74 years old, died at Van Wert, Ohio, Saturday. She formerly lived near Vandalia.
She is survived by her husband and children and one brother, W. A. Crosby.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Robert Riesinger's chapel, 1856 West Third Street. Burial will be a Greencastle cemetery.
p.13
Bury Mrs. Alice Smith Tuesday
Was Resident of Van Wert and Vandalia for Many Years
Funderal services for Mrs. Alice Smith, wife of Simon Smith, who died at her home in Van Wert, Saturday, are to be held at the funeral parlor of Robert Riesinger, 1845 W. Third St, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Greencastle cemetery,
Mrs. Smith, who had been a resident of Van Wert and Vandalia for many years, had been in ill health for several months. Besides her husband and several children, a brother, W. A. Crosby of Dayton, survives.

Lawrence County News, Lawrenceville, IL, Wed. 24 Jan 1923, p.2
OBITUARY
Mrs. Alice Smith, a former resident of Lawrenceville, died at her home in Van Wert, Ohio, Jan. 12, 1923, at the age of 72 years, 11 months and 10 days. Her maiden name was Alice Crosby and she was born at Springboro, Ohio, 2 Feb 1850. She was united in marriage with Edwin Simon Smith, Oct.21, 1869, at Dayton, Ohio, and to them ten children were born, three dying in infancy and an only daughter, Mrs. Mattie Dixon, dying april 4, 1919, at Ft. Smith, Ark.
Deceased is survived by her husband and six sons - Albert of Louisville, KY; Rollo of Kobel, Ark.; William of St. Johns, Mich.; Walter, of Franklin, O.; Harry and Warren, of VanWert. Fourteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one brother, W. A. Crosby, of Dayton, O., also survive her.
She had been afflicted for several years and bore her sufferings with a cheerful, optomistic spirit which won the adminration of all who knew her. The mother of Mrs. Smith was a Quaker and she was brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord as held by the Quaker church.
Funeral services were held at the family home in VanWert on Monday, Jan. 15, at 3:30, after which the body was laid to rest in the Greencastle cemetery at Dayton, O.

Birth	2 Feb 1850	Ohio
Marriage	21 Oct 1869	Montgomery County, Ohio - Simon Edwin Smith
Death	12 Jan 1923	Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio

Spouse	Simon Edwin Smith (1844 - 1930)
Child	Mattie B. Smith (1870 - 1919)
Child	Rolla James Smith (1876 - 1961)

Father	James Crosby ( - )
Mother	Living