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Below is a family biography included in County of Todd, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical edited by William Henry Perrin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Co. in 1884.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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THOMAS U. SMITH is a resident of Hadensville Precinct, and was born on this farm, February 21, 1858. He is the eldest of two children born to R. L. and Lucy A. (Young) Smith. The father was born on this farm in July, 1822. The grandfather, Jesse Smith, of Virginia, traded property in the city of Richmond for a farm near Russellville; that farm he soon after sold and bought this farm, then consisting of 300 acres, which has since been increased to about 700 acres. The father of our subject now lives on his farm near Nashville, Tenn. The mother was born in Robertson County, Tenn. She died August 9, 1882, aged forty-five. Mr. Smith was married April 28, 1880, to Miss Willie, daughter of Winston Henry, of Christian County. Mr. Smith and his brother Eugene attended Warren College at Bowling Green four years, after which they attended the Vanderbilt College at Nashville two years. Eugene graduated from the Literary Department in 1880, and from the Law Department in the class of 1881, since which time he has been practicing law in Nashville.

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This family biography is one of 200 biographies included in The History of Todd County, Kentucky published in 1884.  For the complete description, click here: Todd County, Kentucky History and Genealogy

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