George G. Smith

As printed in 1881

GEORGE G. SMITH, physician and surgeon; Alliance; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, Jan. 31, 1837. His parents were Philander and Martha (Freer) Smith, of New York, who removed to Ohio about 1833, and settled in Trumbull Co. They reared eleven children. Mr. Smith was by occupation a mill-wright. After a common-school education, the Doctor set out in life for himself. He came to Alliance when a mere youth and entered into the employ of Drs. Wilson & Armstrong, in the capacity of drug-clerk. He became interested in the study of medicine and while clerking, spent his leisure hours in study, consequently his employers became at the same time his preceptors. He was in very limited circumstances, as he was depending entirely on the resources of his own labor, to furnish means of support and education; in consequence of which the completion of the medical course was somewhat retarded. Ho accepted a clerkship in a drug store in Janesville, Wis., where he remained one winter; thence to Cincinnati, where he held a similar position, and while there attended a course of lectures in the Ohio Medical College. In 1859 he removed to Michigan, and began the practice of medicine

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As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.