Biographical Sketch of J. M. 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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J. M. Smith, of the firm of J. M. Smith & Co., dealers in staple and
fancy groceries, foreign and domestic fruits and Dozier & Weyl Cracker
Company, crackers and fancy biscuits, was born in Virginia in 1834,
where he received good common school advantages.  He emigrated to 
Indiana in 1854, locating in Perryville, Vermillion County.  Here he
followed general merchandising.  From thence he moved to Terre Haute
in 1876, and traveled for Hulman & Cox, wholesale grocers.  In 1880,
he emigrated to St. Joseph, Missouri, and engaged in the above named
business, in a room 22 x 140 feet, two stories high and basement,
giving employment to five men.  At the breaking out of the civil war
he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Indiana Volunteer Infan-
try, under Colonel Lew Wallace.  Entering the service as private, he
came out as First Lieutenant on General Smith's staff.  He was in the
service for two and a half years.  He has five children living and
doing well: Harry A., Lewis W., Lenora, Doyne and Kate H.  He is a
Mason and Knight of Pythias.

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