Biographical Sketch of Henry W. Smith, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Henry W. Smith was born in Washington County, Penn., in 1828.  He was
the eldest in the family of eight children born to William H. and 
Matilda (Wise) Smith, the former born in Bucks County, Penn., and the
latter a native of Washington County, Penn.  The father was of English
descent, his ancestors being Quakers in religion, and the mother was
of German descent.  From Pennsylvania the parents moved to Grant Co.,
Ind., about 1841, and about eleven years later located in Putnam Co.,
Ill., where the father died, at the age of seventy-eight years, while
in Grant County he held the office of county commissioner, and was 
twice a member of the Legislature from that county.  By occupation he
was a miller, farmer and merchant.  Henry W. Smith was reared to the
miller's trade, and at the age of eighteen learned the millwright's
trade.  He located in Crawford County in 1859, where he has repaired 
a great many and built nine new mills, the first mill he erected being
on the site of the old William Brittain mill.  During the war he ser-
ved a short time in the State Militia, but devoted most of his atten-
tion to procuring supplies for the army.  He purchased his present
property at Wilson's Mills in 1878, and also owns about 300 acres of
land.  In 1850 he married Emily Smith, and their union was blessed 
with three children, viz.: Matilda, Lewis and Harry.  After the loss
of his first wife Mr. Smith married Martha E. Palmer.  To the latter
marriage three children have been born: Frederick J., Edward M. and
Henry W.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.  In politics he is a Republican.

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