Biographical Sketch of G. T. Smith, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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G. T. Smith, dealer in White sewing machines, was born in Muskingum,
Ohio, June 20, 1846.  His father, Thomas, was an agriculturist and a
native of the Buckeye State.  When G. T. was in his tenth year he re-
moved with his parents to Cincinnati, where he resided until 1864,
when he enlisted in Company I, Eleventh Ohio Cavalry.  He was in the
Army of the Plains, at Ft. Laramie and other points in the West, 
serving until July, 1866, when he was honorably discharged.  Return-
ing to Ohio, he located in Vinton County, and for five years was en-
gaged in merchandising at Eagle Mills.  Thence he removed to Hamilton,
Caldwell County, Missouri, where he was engaged in the furniture bus-
iness until 1877, when he came to St. Joseph, and has since engaged
in the sewing machine business.  He controls four counties, and being
a first class salesman, combined with the unquestionable merits of 
the White machine, does a large business.  He was married in 1872, to
Miss C. E. Bray, of Ohio.  They have had four children, three of whom
are living: Melville, Alice and Clyde.  Nora died in August, 1874. 
Mr. Smith is a member of the I.O.O.F., and also the A.O.U.W.

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