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from http://kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=County&county=92Man of Courage
(Marker Number: 1548)

County: Ohio
Location: 415 Mulberry St., Hartford

Description: William Smeathers took part in American Revolution and War of 1812; helped erect fort here and at Vienna (later Calhoun) in early 1780s. He was the subject of a sketch by Washington Irving, 1797. Smeathers served on first grand jury of Court of Quarter Sessions at Hartford, 1803. Joined Stephen F. Austin in Texas, 1821, as one of “Old Three Hundred.”

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A great biography about Bill Smithers can be found at the following location.

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsm55.html