Biographical Sketch of Edward H. Smith, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Edward H. Smith.  The subject of this sketch is a native of Lincoln
county, Kentucky, born June 2, 1830.  Was reared on a farm and educated
in the common schools.  In 1854 he married Miss Nancy H. Bradley, a
native of Kentucky.  They have had nine children, six now living, three
sons and three daughters, viz.: Martha J., John W., Susan M., Mary L.,
Benjamin H., and Elias E.  In 1847 he enlisted for service in the Mexi-
can war, in Capt. J. W. Brannan's company, under Zack Taylor.  Served
sixteen months as a private.  In 1854 he came to Lafayette county, and
located in Lexington, where he lived six years.  He then went to Freedom
township, where he has since resided.  During the civil war, he was
appointed a sharp shooter at the battle of Lexington, under Gen. Price.
Was not regularly sworn into the army.  When Major Grover was ordered to
Lexington to rescue Cols. White and Grover, he took fifty-four prisoners
all citizens, six of whom were negroes.  Not a soldier was among the lot
of whom Mr. Smith was one.  They were marched from Lexington to the fair
grounds and were there released.  Mr. Smith's postoffice address is
Aullville.

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