John Franklin Smyers
b. 7 October 1868, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, to John and Elizabeth (Conrad) Smyers
d. 4 June 1941, Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio
m. 2 February 1893, Hocking County, Ohio
Anna Ebert
b. 20 December 1872, Hocking County, Ohio, to Isaac Newton and Orpha (Friend) Ebert
d. 11 January 1960, Hocking County, Ohio
Children with Anna Ebert:
• Clara (1895-1916) married Tracy Denton
• Mina (1897-1930) married Peter Schopp
• Judson Owen (1899-1973) married Effie Blacksten
• Mary (1904-1935) married Francis Tubbs
• Fredrick Marshall (1909-1964)
• Franklin Jacob (1912-1968) married Virgie Burgoon
The family originally came from Germany to Pennsylvania in the early 1800’s, then to Wabash County, Indiana. They moved to Hocking County, Ohio; back to Wabash County, Indiana, before 1868; and then back to Hocking County, Ohio. They were farmers.
Submitted by:
Ruby Bush
Lancaster OH
E-mail: bush-r@sbcglobal.net