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Samuel R. Smith, farmer and stock-raiser, Hamburg, Ashley County, Ark. Although one of the young farmers and stock-raisers of the county, Mr. Smith has been successful, and everything connected with his farm shows that excellent judgment has been used. He was born in Clark County, Miss., on April 20, 1857, and is the son of John W. and Henrietta Smith, the former a native of Alabama, and the latter of Mississippi. The paternal grandfather, John H. Smith, was born in Georgia, October 2, 1802. He moved with his parents to Perry County, Ala., at the age of twelve years, and on October 5, 1823, he married, and in the winter of 1844 moved to Clark County, Miss., in 1859 going to Drew County. Ark., where he remained until his death, which was on February 14, 1865. He reared a family of seven sons and six daughters, of whom John W. was the fifth in order of birth. He was born on January 30, 1833, in Perry County, Ala., moved to Mississippi with his father in, 1844, and was married on July 2, 1856, to Miss Henrietta Randolph. Coming to Arkansas in 1858, he settled in Ashley County, and entered land in Bearhouse Township. He has three sons living, all in Arkansas. In 1862 he entered the Confederate army, and died September 3, of the same year. Samuel R. Smith was reared in Ashley County, attending the country schools only as opportunities presented themselves, as he had to assist on the farm during crop time. At the age of twenty-two years he started out for himself, rented land and raised his first crop. December 12, 1880, he was married to Miss M. A. Cammack. Later he bought 150 acres of land, moved on it, and there resided two years. He then sold out and bought his present property, which consists of 220 acres with forty under cultivation. His principal crops are corn and cotton and he raises fifteen to thirty bushels of corn to the acre, and one-half to two-thirds of a bale of cotton to the acre, and some oats, peas, potatoes, etc. He is also engaged in stock-raising, principally horses and mules. By the assistance of his industrious and economical wife they have made something above an ordinary living. They have three sons: Guy Edwin, Samuel Ernest and Oscar Dean. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Baptist Church. He has held the position of justice of the peace for some time, and in his political principles is a stanch Democrat.