Polk County, Missouri Biographies - J. C. SMITH

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri; 1889, published by Goodspeed, Pgs. 693, 694

J. C. Smith, deputy collector of Polk County, Mo., was born in
East Tennessee, in 1844, and is the son of Morris and Amanda
(Jarnagin) Smith.  Morris Smith was born in Alabama, in 1822,
and resided in that State until over fourteen years of age, when 
he moved with his parents to East Tennessee.  He there grew to 
manhood and there married Miss Jarnagin, who was born in Tennessee.
After marriage, or in 1853, they emigrated to Missouri and located
in Polk County, where the mother died in 1857, and the father in
1885.  Mr. Smith was in principle a Union man, serving in the 
Polk County Home Guards; was a Republican and took an active 
part in politics.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church.  To his marriage were born six children, four now living,
J. C. Smith being the eldest and only son.  The latter attained his 
growth in Polk County, and supplemented a common school education 
with a course in the graded school at Bolivar.  He then needed 
nothing but discipline to fit him for the teacher's profession, 
and during the fourteen years that he was in the school-room
he was accounted one of the most popular educators in this and
adjoining counties.  In connection with his school duties he also 
carried on farming, and is now the owner of 300 acres of land.  
He was elected assessor of Polk County, but the township organization 
took effect, and, as a consequence, he did not serve.  He filled
the position of deputy assessor in 1872.  He was deputy collector
of revenue for Polk County, in 1887, and has served two years.
During the late war he was a member of Company D, Eighth 
Regiment Missouri State Militia, for three years, enlisting 
March 1, 1862, and being discharged March 5, 1865.  He is a 
member of the G. A. R. and was first commander of the post at 
Fair Play, and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias.  He
was married to Miss Maggie E. Thompson, on September 7, 1869.
She was born in Polk County, Mo., March 25, 1846, and by her 
marriage became the mother of eight children: Vida, wife of 
A. C. Mead; J. Ira, Nora A., Ada M., John M., Eugene, Orlena 
(deceased), and William. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the
Missionary Baptist Church.  The paternal grandfather was a 
native of Scotland, and emigrated to Alabama, where he died, 
and the paternal great-grandfather was also a native of Scotland.
The paternal great-grandmother was a native of Ireland.
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