T.M. SMITH
History of Arizona, page 524

T.M. Smith, who has been actively engaged in mining pursuits for the 
past thirty five years, is now meeting with a fine measure of 
success as an independent operator. He was born in Rockford, Coosa 
County Alabama on the 25th day of December 1874, and is a son of 
Washington L. and Hattie Smith.  His father was a preacher by 
profession and was also active in political affairs, having served 
for thirty years as Clerk of the Court of his county.  

T.M. Smith attended the public schools, graduating from high 
school in 1890 after which for four years he was employed as 
a clerk in various stores in his native state, later living in 
Montgomery for six years. In 1894 he came to Arizona and entered 
the employ of the Arizona Copper Company with which concern he 
remained until 1902 when he joined the Phelps-Dodge Corporation. 
He was first sent to Nacazori, Mexico, was later transferred to 
Bisbee, Arizona and finally to Douglas. In 1916 he engaged in 
the furniture business in Douglas and carried it on for five 
years. In 1921 he went  back to Nacazori, Mexico as store manager 
for the Phelps Dodge people and three years later was transferred 
to Kingman as general manager of the Arizona stores.  In 1928 Mr. 
Smith resigned his position opened a mining office in Kingman and 
began operating mines.  He is now operating the Silverado Mining 
Company of Mohave County and is handling the Golden Door Mine, 
formerly known as the Red Gap Mine.

On September 22, 1914 Mr. Smith married Florence Comfort of El Paso 
Texas.

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