Biographical Sketch of James H. Smith, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentleman is the son of A. G. and Helen (Fitchett) Smith, and was born at Granville, Ohio, July 22nd, 1842, and was educated at Dennison University. In July, 1862, he enlisted in the 113th regiment, Ohio volunteers, U. S. A., as a private, and resigned as captain in 1865. He came to Springfield, Mo., in January, 1867, where he engaged in bus- iness for two or three years, and then traveled for a St. Louis grocery house for nine years. He then returned to Springfield, where he has been engaged in the grocery business ever since. He is proprietor of the Spot Cash Grocery Store, upon South street, where he is doing a flourishing business. Mr. Smith married Miss Lizzie Wall, of Duquoin, Illinois. They have one child. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., and the K. of H. He and his wife are members of the Epis- copal Church. His father died in 1862, at Granville, Ohio and his mother is living at Kansas City. They had a family of four sons, James H. being the third child. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================