Bio of Smyth, Charles W. (b.1836) Wabasha Co., MN
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Smyth, Charles W. (page 1093), Lake City, was born in Greene county,
Illinois, September 20, 1836, and is the son of Francis and Sinia A.
Smyth, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively. The former died
when his son Charles was about three years old, and the latter was married
in 1842, to John McBride, Esq., a respected citizen of this city. She
lived till January 18, 1871, when she was accidently killed in attempting
to jump from a cutter while out riding with her son, the horse being
unmanageable. In 1845, when our subject was but nine years old, he with
his parents removed to Council Hill, near Galena, Illinois, where they
remained for a short time, and then settled in what is now Lafayette
county, Wisconsin. Their stay here, however, was not permanent, as they
again went to Stephenson county, Illinois, and engaged in farming for a
few years, after which they went to Iowa, and located in Clayton county,
where his stepfather published a newspaper till 1861. On the last boat up
the river in the fall of that year, our subject came to Lake City, and at
once found employment in a lumber yard. This he followed but a short time,
and then went into the "Times" office as a type-setter for his stepfather,
who was then publishing that paper. One year later he entered the employ
of F. W. Hahn, a large clothier of this town as clerk, with whom he
remained about two years. His next business enterprise of any importance
was his present. He bought an interest in a meat market, and has
successfully conducted the butcher business in this city for nearly twenty
years. November 17, 1867, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Sarah Corwin,
a daughter of Henry Heys, Esq., of Goodhue county, Minnesota, a native of
England. They have four children, whose names in the order of their birth
are: Libbie T. Corwin, Druzilla A., Julia A and Carrie M. Smyth. Mr. Smyth
is a charter member of the Masonic lodge of Lake City, is also a member of
the chapter and commandery, and of the I.O.O.F., and an enthusiastic
worker in the supporter of these societies.