Hello, I have hit a dead end on my great-grandfather John Edgar Smith of Fairfield County Ohio and I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction. My grandfather (Robert E. Smith) son of John, always said that he never knew his father as he was illegitimate and so took his mother's last name of Smith. However, his father would often say that his mother claimed he was the offspring of some illicit affair with a married man with the last name Killbarger in the area. When she told him about the pregnancy, he refused to acknowledge her or their son as he already had a separate family of his own. In the end she would receive periodic financial support from the family throughout the 1920s. Does anyone know who this mysterious father might be or heard family rumors which could guide me? Any information would be appreciated as any records on John Edgar Smith list his father as unknown.
Thank You!