Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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SAMUEL T. SMITH

Samuel T. SMITH, the junior member of the firm of LYMAN & SMITH, was born in York County, Penn., January 8, 1855, and is the son of Samuel A. and Martha B. (TOSH) SMITH, who were of Irish descent, but natives of Pennsylvania and Maryland, respectively. The former is a resident of the Keystone State, but the mother is deceased. They had a family of ten children, six of whom still survive--Joseph, William, Margaret E., Daniel, Samuel T. and Mary J.

Samuel T. was reared in Pennsylvania, surrounded by the scenes of rural life, and educated in the public schools. He remained at home until he was twenty-four years of age, at which time he went to Baltimore and became a salesman in a commission and grocery establishment, where he remained four years, and in the spring of 1883 came to Iowa, spending some months in the eastern part of the state, but during the month of April, 1884, came to Dunlap and engaged with R. B. HILLAS, as clerk, with whom he was associated until he succeeded him in business.

Mr. SMITH was married to Miss Lizzie CADWELL, January 8, 1891. She was born in Independence, Iowa.

Both our subject and his estimable wife are acceptable members of the Congregational Church. In his political choice he is a Republican.

In looking over the history of the various business firms of Harrison County one finds but few instances, if any, where so large a concern has come into existence and been owned by men who started in life with no other capital than their business tact and energy.

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