Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Robert P. Smith History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Page 946 Robert P. Smith, of the firm of C. H. Brown & Co., was born in Crawford County, Ill., October 4, 1844, and is the son of Robert C. and Mary E. (Smith) Smith, both natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Smith came with her parents to Illinois at an early day, and Mr. Smith came some time later. Both were of English descent. The maternal grandfather was a very early settler of Palestine, Ill., and was receiver of the land office. The paternal grandfather came from Virginia to Kentucky, at a very early day, and lived at Danville. Robert C. and Mary E. (Smith) Smith were married in Crawford County, and he followed farming as an occupation. He was a highly respected citizen, and died in the prime of life, when his son, Robert P., was only four years of age. The mother is still living, is seventy years of age, and is a member of the Methodist Church. She was the mother of four children, two of whom are now living, a son and daughter. Robert P. Smith, the second child, attained his growth on the farm, and received his education in the common schools, also at Marshall, Ill., and at Merom College, in Indiana. He then read law under Judge John Schofield, now on the supreme bench of Illinois, and later entered the Chicago Law School, where he graduated in 1866. Subsequently he located in Decaturville, Tenn., practiced a year, and then went to Texas. He followed a drove of cattle from there to Lamar, Mo., where he went into the employ of Brown & Avery, which firm is succeeded by the present firm of C. H. Brown & Co; of the latter firm he became a member in 1872. For twenty-one years he has been a resident of this county. He is a Democrat in politics, and has been county treasurer three terms. July 1, 1875, he married Miss Mary E. Culver, a native of Illinois, and they have three children: Guy, Eula and Reba. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Congregational Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Griffin Snow ====================================================================