Smith Tuttle

Smith Tuttle, a native of Orange county, N. Y., moved to Pennsylvania on attaining his majority, and there married Miss Rebecca Wort. Before leaving for Ohio two of their children, William and Mary, were burned to death. The family moved to Stark county, from Ohio, in 1846, resided in Osceola township that year and the next moved to Elmira township. Both old settlers are buried in Appanoose county, Iowa. Of their nine children two died, as related above. Sarah, Smith, Ira, Israel and Thomas are also dead. Rosalie resides in Davis county, Ia., while John W. is the only representative of the family here. He was born in Luzerne county, Pa., in 1833, came to Illinois with his parents, and here, in 1857, married Miss Maria J., daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Bonsall) Fleming. In 1852 he joined the Argonauts in the California stampede, crossed the plains in seven months and returned in 1856 with a pack-train. Since that time he has made Stark county his home, residing on his present place since 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are the parents of twelve children and two numbered among the dead, namely: Mary and Emma. The others are Charles, Marion, Anna, Aba, Alice, Rebecca, Edwin, Harry, Lotta, Willie, Samuel and Maude L. Mr. Tuttle is a member of the Masonic society, and politically a Republican.