Smith home above on left side. Currently in the JoAnne Pleasant Hill Estate. JoAnne and Dave Hill last lived here. Corner of North Main and West South Street. Past history and owners recorded below. The Smith family we’ve been writing about included: Milton Smith, son Joe Smith, and daughter, Mildred Smith Pleasant who was JoAnne Hill’s mother. Next generation was JoAnne, Dave and Jim Hill.
These are the notes from Bill Gunder. We have not copied the complete deed transaction. If you wish to see this please make an appointment during open hours. This is copyrighted material, property of the AWTHS, Inc.
William Gunder and Huldah his wife of Preble Co., Ohio to George S. Smith and Jacob B. Olwine of the
firm of Smith and Olwine of Montgomery Co., Ohio; 8-9-1853; $950; lot 13 and lot 26 in Arcanum. (Deed
Book Z-1, page 23)
Sallie W. Radc
liff, B.D. Radc
liff and S.A. Radc
liff to J.W. Smith; 3-1-1890; $3000; lot 13 in Arcanum.
(Deed Book 104, page 159)
B.D. Ratliff has moved his family to Cincinnati. J.W. Smith, it is said has bought the Ratliff residence and
will move in this week. (Greenville Journal May 22, 1890, Arcanum Items May 19, 1890)
W.M. Smith adms. of estate of J.W. Smith, dec’d to Farmers and Merchants Bank Co of Arcanum; 2-1
1894; court authorized sale of real estate being lot 13 in original plat of Arcanum. Ida B. Smith, widow,
has dower interest. (Deed Book 112, page 155)
Farmers and Merchants Bank Co. of Arcanum to Milton M. Smith; 5-17-1895; lot 13 in Arcanum. (Deed
Book 114, page 393
Ida R. Smith to M.M. Smith; 6-24-1915; dower interest in lot 13 in Arcanum; quit claim. (Deed Book 167,
page 311
M.M. Smith has purchased J.W. Smith’s residence and will make that his home. (Greenville Journal March
21, 1895, Arcanum March 18, 1895)
More research is needed into the deeds and family tree of the “early” Smiths-the connections of J W Smith and W M Smith to the John Smith General Store family. According to family trees on Find a Grave, John Smith (General Store) had a brother, William Martin Smith.
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