Smith, Velorus bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 877, Putman Township
Velorus Smith, farmer and teamster, sec. 21; P. O., Cuba. Mr. Smith stepped forward to defend his country in hours of danger, - when she was assailed by rebel hands. He enlisted in Co. D, 70th Ill. Inf., in 1762 {1862}, and served till close of term. He was born in Union Co., O., Feb. 28, 1842, and is the son of William and Mary - Thomas - Smith. He received his education in Delaware, O. In 1869 was married to Martha Laswell. All the children given them - 4 boys and one girl - are living. Mrs. S. is a member of the Christian Church.