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From History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881)
DR. CHARLES SMITH, physician and surgeon, Waverly, Mo. The subject of this sketch is one of the most promising physicians of Lafayette county. A graduate of the Missouri medical college; graduated in the class of 1878-79. Returned to Waverly, where he spent his boyhood days to practice his learned profession, at which he has been successful. Dr. Smith is a native of Lafayette county, Mo., born December 27, 1855. His parents are George W. and Susan Smith, natives of Kentucky, and came to this county in 1852. Dr. Smith is a Mason of good standing, also a member of A. O. U. W., and of the Lafayette County Medical Association, before which body he has read some fine papers, which reflected much credit upon him as a physician.
As printed in History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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