Lincoln County, West Virginia The Biography of George Washington SMITH The Biography of George Washington SMITH was submitted by Pat R. Adkins, E-mail address: This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, New York: H. H. Hardesty and Company, 1894. Rpt. in West Virginia heritage encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. Richwood: Comstock 1974 GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH is a school teacher in Lincoln county in which county he has taught thirteen years, reading all literature which tends to qualify him for his profession. He is eminently successful, and in each district would be heartily welcome. He is a native of Lawrence county, Ohio, born December 1, 1855. He came to Lincoln county in 1868 with his parents, Thomas and Rachael (Ullom) Smith. Two brothers of Mr. Smith were in the late war, in the Federal army, one of whom served three years. Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia is the postoffice address of G. W. Smith.