Biographical Sketch of Samuel L. 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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Samuel L. Smith, P. O. Aullville.  Is the eldest son of Lewis Smith, who
was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, May 20, 1795, where he remained
until after the war between the sections.  The subject of this sketch,
when he arrived at the age of twenty-one years, left his father, and went
to work for himself.  In November, 1853, he was married to Miss Lavinia 
McCanley, and by this union has four children living: Walter H., Edward
O., (Gustavus A., now dead), John L. and Mattie S.  In 1862 he enlisted
in the confederate army under General Cockrell, then under Gen. Shelby.
He was in all the principal engagements of General Shelby until 1864.  In
1864, he with twelve others, was captured.  He was taken to St. Louis, 
then to Alton until February, 1865, when he was exchanged and sent to
Richmond.  There he went to work in the office of the exchange commiss-
ioner.  Starting to rejoin General Shelby, he heard of the surrender at 
Atlanta, Georgia, and made his way home, and after a long and tedious
trip, he reached this county and rejoined his family May 23, 1865.  He
found himself broken in fortune, but went to work like a man, and now 
owns the farm on which he lives, 120 acres in section 3, township 48, and
range 26.

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