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Born 1874, Green township
From History of Wapello County, Iowa, and representative citizens (1901)
HARLES L. SMITH. This gentleman is descended from one of the pioneer families of Wapello county, Iowa, and is now one of the leading farmers of the county. He was born in Green township, \A'ai)ello county, Iowa, in 1874, and is a son of A. \A' and Mary Ann (Brown) Smith.
A. \y. Smith was born in Kentucky in 1852. Early in life he located in Wapello county, and is now a prominent farmer of AND REPRESENTATIVE CmZENS.
Adams township. He married Mary Ann Brown, who was born in Van Buren county, Iowa. They were blessed with five children, namely: Fred; Minnie; Willie; Luther; and Charles L.
Charles L. Smith attended the public schools of his native township, and later assisted his father on the farm. With the exception of three years spent in Kansas, he has lived in Wapello county all his life. March 1, 1901, he located on his present home farm, which is the north half of the northwest quarter of section 33. He is engaged in general farming. Mr, Smith was married to Nettie Shepherd, a native of Wapello county, who was born in 1873, a daughter of William Shepherd.
Politically, Mr. Smith is a Democrat. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Although Mr. Smith is one of the young farmers of the township, he is very well known and is held in high esteem by all. A man of much business ability, active and of strong determination, he promises to become one of the foremost men in the county.
As printed in History of Wapello County, Iowa, and representative citizens (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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