William Smith

As printed in 1882

WILLIAM V. SMITH, farmer and stock raiser, section 3, is a native of Bedford County, Tennessee, and was born August 25, 1819. His father was a native of Virginia, and his mother of North Carolina. They were married in 1817, and then settled in Bedford County, Kentucky. William, with his parents, moved to Clinton County, Missouri, in 1828, and settled on a farm two miles west of Hainesville. His father was one of the first county judges, and represented the county in the legislature in 1833-4. The family moved to the Kickapoo Reservation in 1835, and in the spring of 1837 settled in the Platte Purchase on Sugar Creek. Here his parents died. William Smith was married on the 7th of February, 1839, to Miss Jane L. Holt, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Rainey) Holt She was a native of Orange County, North Carolina, and was born January 16, 1820. When she was two years old her mother died. In 1837 she went with a brother to Clay County, Missouri. Her father died in 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Smith settled on the old homestead in Clinton County, Missouri, and lived there till 1842, when they moved to Andrew County, Missouri, locating seven miles west of Savannah. In 1847 he settled in Nodaway County. His farm contains 412 acres of good land. Their family consists of: Michael H., Louis B., John W., Sarah C, Willard P. and Sterling P., living, and the following deceased: William R., ari infant, James C, Shelby C. and Elizabeth. In October, 1854, Mr. Smith was elected county judge, and in 1860 was re-elected for four years. He is a Mason in good standing. Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the M. E. Church, South.

As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.