John Smith

As printed in 1910

JOHN SMITH (1886) is a farmer and land owner of Kimball township and has resided in Jackson county nearly a quarter of a century. He is a native of Monroe county, New York, and was born June 5, 1865, the son of Fred and Mary (Groth) Smith, both natives of Germany, he having been born in Mecklenberg and she in Prussia. They came to America

President of the Firat National Bank of Laketield and a

Believer in Cooperation.

in 1863 and after living in the £empire state nineteen years came to Minnesota and died in Middle town township, Jackson county. They were the parents of six children, of whom the following three are living: Minnie, who lives in New York state; Fred, of Des Moines township; and John, of this sketch.

John spent the first twenty years of his life in his native county, attending school and working at various occupations. He came to Jackson county in 1885 and for thirteen years lived on a farm in Middletown township. Then he moved to Kimball township, where he engaged in farming rented land until October, 1909i At that time he moved onto his present farm, which he had bought the spring before. Uis farm is the south half of the southwest quarter of section 32. On August 13] 1901, Mr. Smith lost his right arm as a result of a runaway accident. The arm was caught in a wagon spring and literally torn off at the elbow.

Mr. Smith was married in Middletown township October 17, 1891, to Mrs. Lena Hamp, a native of Prussia. To them has been born one child, Albert, bom October 22, 1892. By a former marriage Mrs. Smith is the mother of five children: Will, bom May 9, 1879; August, born April 3, 1881; Freda, bom November 24, 1882; Herauin, born November 14, 1887; Emqia, born November 14, 1887. The family are members of the German Lutheran church.

As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.