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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [317-318]

           HORACE SMITH, senior member of the firm of SMITH & WEBB,
        proprietors of the business known as the "Model Lime Kiln" located
        near the dock at Sand Beach, was born in Durham Co., Ont., Feb. 28,
        1834. He is the son of ISAAC and VESTA (MOULTON) SMITH. His father
        was a native of Vermont, in April, 1879, in Lexington, Sanilac Co.,
        Mich. The mother was born in Lower Canada, where she died in 1859.
        Their family included six children.
           MR. SMITH is the second in order of birth of the children of his
        father's family. He was reared to manhood in his native province,
        where he engaged some time in agriculture, and owned 100 acres of
        land in Clark Township, Durham Co., Ont. In the spring of 1865 he
        came to Lexington, where he was a farmer until his removal to Sand
        Beach, in April, 1881. He formed a partnership with ROBERT WEBB, of
        Port Hope, for the purpose of manufacturing lime, and built the
        lime kiln. Their works have a producing capacity of 100 barrels of
        lime every 24 hours, and their patronage compels them to operate
        day and night. They burn the Rock Bottom, Kelley Island stone, from
        Ohio, and employ seven men. A cooper shop for the manufacture of
        barrels is attached to the establishment. They ship their lime
        chiefly up the lake's.
           MR. SMITH was married in Lockport, Niagara Co., N.Y., to SARAH
        NEWTON, Sept. 27, 1854, who was born Nov. 22, 1838, and they have
        been the parents of seven children. The two oldest were born in
        Ontario, the others at Lexington. GEORGE H. was born May 1, 1860,
        and is in the employ of his father. ALBERT was born Oct. 7, 1861,
        and died July 27, 1864; HERBERT, June 13, 1865; IDA, Sept. 12,
        1867; AMBROSE, April 24, 1870, died Oct. 23, 1870; ALWYN, Aug. 4,
        1873; FREDERICK, Oct. 18, 1880.

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