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Born 1834
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)
SAMUEL SMITH.
Mr. Smith is a native of Lafayette county. Mo.; born April 6th, 1834- He has been a continuous resident of this county since his birth, and in the meantime has acquired as liberal an education as was afforded by the common schools. Is engaged in farming. He is the son of Charles and Nancy Smith. His father is a native of Virginia, and came to this county in 1820. His mother was born in Tennessee and is the daughter of Sam-' uel Fergurson, who settled here in 1821. Mr. Smith was married Feb. 14, 1866, to Miss Martha N. McLaughlin, of this county, who died Oct. 1,1875. He was again married to Miss Tillie Morrison, also of this county. Their nuptials were celebrated Feb. 19, 1878. They have two children, viz.: Fannie and Mary. Mr. S. is a ruling elder of Mt. Hebron church. His great-grandfathers were both engaged in the Revolutionary war. PostoflBce, Mayview.
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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