SMITH, John T (Col - CW)
Source: Kingman Star Friday, February 28, 1908
COL. JOHN T. SMITH, a former well known resident of the community, died at the home of his son, Chas. F. Smith, in this city this (Friday) morning about four o’clock. Death came very suddenly and the shock to the family was quite severe. He took very bad sick in the fore part of the night with his heart. About eleven o’clock a physician was called and rendered every possible aid, but all was hope-less. He passed away about 4 o’clock without a struggle. Col. Smith was an officer in the Thirty-first Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry in which regiment he served three years and seven months. He afterwards wrote a history of this regiment and had it published in book form. C.M. Spencer and Thos. J. Ratcliff were in the same regiment. Col. Smith was a man about 75 years old and leaves a wife, three daughters , two sons and a number of grandchildren. He and his wife had come from their late home in Bowling Green, Ind., Wednesday morning for a few days visit with their son, Charles. He seemed in the best of health and was enjoying the visit fine. A short prayer service will be held at the home of his son at 4 o’clock this afternoon afterwhich the remains will be taken to his home on the evening train for burial. Undertaker Spencer will accompany the body and the funeral will be held at Bowling Green Monday. – s-
From FindAGrave – and there are other photos on there as well – CIVIL WAR COL.
John T. Smith served as the Colonel of the 31st Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.
Residence Bloomfield IN; a 30 year-old Lawyer.
Enlisted on 1/4/1862 as a Captain.
On 1/4/1862 he was commissioned into "F" Co. IN 31st Infantry
He Resigned on 3/12/1865
Promotions:
* Major 12/21/1862
* Lt Col 2/11/1863
* Colonel 7/15/1863
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 12/21/1862 from company F to Field & Staff
Obit of John T. Smith (from FindAGrave)
Bloomfield News, Bloomfield, Greene County IN Friday March 13, 1908
Volume XXXII, Number 17, Pg. 5 Column 1 and 2.
Col. John T. Smith born Johnson Co., IN March 1831, died while visiting son Charles, at Kingman, IN Feb. 28, 1908.
In 1854 he married Mary C. Armstrong, who with children - two boys and four girls - survive him, while five children have preceeded him to gloryland.
original obit at the Greene County Historical Society
P.O. Box 301
Bloomfield, IN 47424
Photo from Findagrave with a bit of playing from me :) kbz