SMITH, JOSEPH, was born in Loudon county, Virginia. His parents moved to Harrison county, Ky., when he was seven or eight years of age. At the age of fifteen he entered a store in Paris, Ky., as clerk, and afterwards became a merchant in Frankfort. He was married April 9, 1822, in Franklin county, near Frankfort, to Sally Taylor. She was born Nov. 22, 1807, in that part of Gallatin that afterwards became Trimble county, Ky. The family residence at the time was on a very elevated site opposite the city of Madison, Indiana, and was called Mount Bird. It afforded a fine view of the city and of the Ohio river, with its passing steamers. Her father, John Taylor, was a native of Virginia, and entered the Baptist ministry in that State. He became acquainted in Virginia with the father of General who was afterwards President, Zachary Taylor. Both moved to Kentucky, and although they were not related to each other, they married step-sisters and continued their intimacy during their lives. Miss Sally Taylor, now Mrs. Smith, was named for the mother of President Taylor. Joseph Smith and wife had four children in Franklin county, Ky., and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in October, 1834, and settled on Richland creek, in what is now Cartwright township, where two children were born. Of their six children--

TEMPLE, born Jan. 21, 1823, was drowned in Kentucky at ten years of age, by his horse falling while crossing a stream.

J. TAYLOR was born March 6, 1825, in Franktort, Ky., came so Sangamon county with his parents in 1834. In 1844 he engaged in the mercantile business in Springfield. J. Taylor Smith was married March 27, 1850, to Sophia N. Ridgely. They had four children in Springfield, one of whom died in infancy. JULIA V. born March 31, 1851, died Aug. 27, 1873. FRED. E. was born July 18, 1853. In June, 1872, he entered the United States Military Academy, at West Point, N. Y., graduated there in June, 1876. He is lieutenant in Co. D, 13th U. S. Inf., and is now--Oct. 1876--at New Orleans, La. JESSIE T., born Oct. 9, 1864, resides with her parents. Mr. Smith was in the mercantile business in Springfield from 1844 to 1874, when he retired. During that time he has dealt in lands and stocks, and is now a director in the Ridgely National Bank, and resides in Springfield, Ill.

JOSEPH S., born July 21, 1827, in Kentucky, is an extensive farmer and stock raiser at Bates, Sangamon county, Illinois.

ELIZA J., born Jan. 21, 1830, in Kentucky, married David A. Brown. See his name.

BRADFORD T., died in infancy.

M. W. DeWITT, born Dec. 12, 1844, in Sangamon county, married Sept. 1, 1864, to M. Adelia McConnell. They have three children, ANDREW SYDNEY, ELIZABETH ADELIA and TEMPLE. M. W. DeWitt Smith is a farmer and stock raiser at Bates, Sangamon county, Ill.

Joseph Smith prosecuted the business of farming, and at the same time was in the mercantile business in Springfield, in connection with James M. Bradford. He also represented Sangamon county in the State Legislature. He died August, 1862, on the farm where he settled in 1834. His widow, Mrs. Sally Smith, resides with her son, Joseph S., at Bates, Sangamon county, Illinois.