David Smolk
David Smolk was born on March 14, 1825, in Canada. He eventually immigrated to America and settled in York, Ohio. He married Rebecca Kennedy on November 28, 1849, and they had at least three children: Isabella, born around 1850; Mary, born around 1854; and Charles, born around 1856. He worked as a farmer in York, and by 1860, he owned $1,100 of real estate and $800 of personal property.
 
In August 1862, he received a commission as a 1st lieutenant in Company K of the 103rd Ohio Infantry. He was discharged for disability on December 9, 1862.
 
He settled in Litchfield, Ohio, after leaving the army, and he resumed his work as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $3,200 of real estate and $1,500 of personal property. By the late 1880s, he was suffering from rheumatism. He applied for a federal pension in April 1889 and secured one the following year. He died of diabetes in York on January 17, 1895.
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(2788)Smolk, David1825-03-141895-01-17
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: 1st Lieutenant
  • Rank out: 1st Lieutenant
  • Rank highest: 1st Lieutenant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 10

  • (7831) [recipient] ~ Alexander C. MacNulty to David Smolk, 22 November 1893
  • (7915) [recipient] ~ John C. Dermody to David Smolk, 30 October 1893
  • (7916) [recipient] ~ Edward B. Bury to David Smolk, 28 January 1892
  • (7917) [recipient] ~ Edward B. Bury to David Smolk, 1 October 1890
  • (7918) [recipient] ~ Edward B. Bury to David Smolk, 6 September 1890
  • (7919) [associated with] ~ Edward B. Bury to Orange B. Wilson, 1 July 1890
  • (7921) [recipient] ~ Orange Ferriss to David Smolk, 21 July 1884
  • (7991) [recipient] ~ Unknown to David Smolk, 16 July 1884
  • (7997) [associated with] ~ William Lochren to Rebecca Smolk, 20 November 1895
  • (8000) [associated with] ~ Horatio G. Wright Special Order, 8 December 1862

People - Records: 2

  • (2906) Smolk, Rebecca is the [wife of] (2788) Smolk, David
  • (2907) Smolk, Isabelle J. is the [child of] (2788) Smolk, David

Places - Records: 2

  • (744) [birth] ~ Canada
  • (2092) [death] ~ York, Medina County, Ohio

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (226) [enlisted] [K] ~ 103rd Ohio Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958, available from Fold3.com