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.

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