Biographical Sketch of Charles D. Smith, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Charles D. Smith was born in Belknap County, N. H., December 12, 1838. His father, Jeremiah Smith, was a native of the same State, and a phy- sician by profession. His mother's maiden name was Charlotte Drake, also of New Hampshire. There were three children in the family, of whom Charles D. was the youngest. He was reared in his native State until nineteen years of age, his time being largely occupied in atten- ding school. In 1858 he removed to Washington County, Mo., and accep- ted a position with Boomer, Pride & Co., in the lumber business, remaining in their employ several years. In 1868 he engaged in busi- ness for himself. His mill is located on Lost Creek, in the western portion of the county, and he manufactures principally for local trade, having ready sale for all his products. Mr. Smith is a man of sterling business qualifications and merits the success that has thus far atten- ded his career. He was married January 28, 1864, to Miss Lide Wallis, a native of Washington County, and a daughter of George W. and Cynthia (Edger) Wallis, the former a native of Illinois, and the latter of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have six children, viz.: Maud, Edward, George, Mary, Lottie and Ben Blewett. Maud was educated at the St. Louis Seminary, and Edward at the Manual Training School of Washington University. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================