Biographical Sketch of William 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. ********************************************************************** The subject of the following sketch is a native of Bourbon county, Ky., and at the age of six years came with his parents to Lafayette county, where he has resided ever since, engaged in farming since arriving at his majority. April 18, 1867, he married Miss Mary, daughter of John Young, and grand daughter of Col. James Young, of Lafayette county. They have five children living: James Y., George R., Stoddard F., Upton B. and William. Mr. Smith is a member of the Christian Church, and Mrs. Smith of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1862 Mr. Smith enlisted in the confederate service, Capt. Wither's company, Col. Elliott's regiment. He served four months and was in the battle of Lexington. He has a good record as a soldier, and stands high in the esteem of his fellows. Postoffice Mayview. ==================================================================== 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 (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================