People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1893 — A PIONEER GONE. [ARTICLE]

A PIONEER GONE.

Death of Gen. Robert Smith at Carthage, Ill.—He Was a Veteran of Two Wars. CARTHAGE, Ill., April 26.—Gen. Robert Smith died at his home near here Thursday morning, aged 86 years. Gen. Smith was doubtless the most notable pioneer citizen of Illinois. He was born in Philadelphia August 2, 1806, and came to Hancock county in 1833. He served with distinction in the Mexican war and in the war of the rebellion, in the latter being breveted as general for bravery. He was in charge of the old Carthage jail June 27, 1844, when the Mormon prophets Joseph and Hiram Smith were killed by a mob. During the Mormon war in Hancock county Gen. Smith had command of this military organization and was wounded at the battle of Nauvoo in September, 1846.