From: Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado, 1899
HON. EMRI ALLEN SMITH owns four hundred acres of irrigated and improved land lying on Fountain Creek, section 24, township 15, range 66 west, three miles north of Fountain, El Paso County. This property he secured shortly after his arrival in Colorado in 1865, and here he has since made his home. The family of which he is a member has been represented in America since early colonial days, the first of the name here having come from either England or Wales. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Smith, who was a Virginian, planter, served through the entire period of the Revolutionary war.
Mr. Smith was born in Loudoun County, Va., July 30, 1829, a son of James Martin and Mary S. (Berry) Smith. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, also in early life engaged in trading with flatboats in the south. About 1833 he removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where he became the owner of several hundred acres and a man of wealth. In that county he remained until his death. He was the father of a large family, but only four are now living, and three of these reside in Belmont County. Our subject attended the local public schools and later studied in an academy in Wheeling, W. Va., which was just across the river from his home. He remained with his parents until he married, at twenty-two years of age. That event, which took place September 20, 1851, united him with Miss Judith Cell, who was born in Pennsylvania December 29, 1829, accompanied her parents to Guernsey County, Ohio, and later to Belmont County, where she became acquainted with Mr. Smith. Afterward she went with her parents to Ben ton County, Ind., where she was married. She is a sister of David and Joseph Cell, in whose biographies the family history appears.
After his marriage Mr. Smith settled upon the old Ohio homestead, but soon removed to Benton County, Ind., and in the spring of 1855 settled in Knox County, Mo., where he practiced law. During his residence in Ohio he had read law and gained a fair knowledge of jurisprudence, and his readings were continued in Indiana and Missouri. Just before the outbreak of the war he went to Mississippi, looking for a suitable location. He remained there about eighteen mouths, when he made his way back through the lines to his family in Missouri. At the close of the war, in 1865, he started for southern Colorado, driving across the plains with a four-horse team, accompanied by his family. The trip took about six weeks. At that time Indians were very troublesome and white emigrants were in great danger, especially when they traveled in small parties.
Filing a claim on a tract of land Mr. Smith settled in El Paso County, where he has since resided. In politics he is somewhat independent, although his father was a Henry Clay Whig and later a Jacksonian Democrat. While living in Indiana he was appointed circuit judge to fill a vacancy and held the office during two terms of court. Since coming to Colorado he has been nominated for county judge, but the Democratic Party, which nominated him, is in the minority here. In 1856 he became a member of Edina Lodge, A.F. & A.M., in Knox County, Mo. After coming west he assisted in organizing El Paso Lodge No. 13, A.F. & A.M., in Colorado City, of which he is still a member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Smith was composed of eight children. The first-born, Arthur A., died in infancy and was buried in Oxford, Ind. Mary, who was well educated and became a teacher, died in El Paso County and is buried in the Fountain cemetery. Amelia married Herbert Cell and died in Kansas, leaving five children. Alveretta is the wife of William P. Johnson, and has three children; they reside on her father's farm. Charles H., who is a lawyer by profession, went to Central America as manager for a coffee plantation there. Robert L. resides with his parents. William E., who lives in Knox County, Mo., is married and has four children. Grace, who married David G. Stoddard, resides in El Paso County, near Table Rock.
HON. EMRI ALLEN SMITH owns four hundred acres of irrigated and improved land lying on Fountain Creek, section 24, township 15, range 66 west, three miles north of Fountain, El Paso County. This property he secured shortly after his arrival in Colorado in 1865, and here he has since made his home. The family of which he is a member has been represented in America since early colonial days, the first of the name here having come from either England or Wales. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Smith, who was a Virginian, planter, served through the entire period of the Revolutionary war.
Mr. Smith was born in Loudoun County, Va., July 30, 1829, a son of James Martin and Mary S. (Berry) Smith. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, also in early life engaged in trading with flatboats in the south. About 1833 he removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where he became the owner of several hundred acres and a man of wealth. In that county he remained until his death. He was the father of a large family, but only four are now living, and three of these reside in Belmont County. Our subject attended the local public schools and later studied in an academy in Wheeling, W. Va., which was just across the river from his home. He remained with his parents until he married, at twenty-two years of age. That event, which took place September 20, 1851, united him with Miss Judith Cell, who was born in Pennsylvania December 29, 1829, accompanied her parents to Guernsey County, Ohio, and later to Belmont County, where she became acquainted with Mr. Smith. Afterward she went with her parents to Ben ton County, Ind., where she was married. She is a sister of David and Joseph Cell, in whose biographies the family history appears.
After his marriage Mr. Smith settled upon the old Ohio homestead, but soon removed to Benton County, Ind., and in the spring of 1855 settled in Knox County, Mo., where he practiced law. During his residence in Ohio he had read law and gained a fair knowledge of jurisprudence, and his readings were continued in Indiana and Missouri. Just before the outbreak of the war he went to Mississippi, looking for a suitable location. He remained there about eighteen mouths, when he made his way back through the lines to his family in Missouri. At the close of the war, in 1865, he started for southern Colorado, driving across the plains with a four-horse team, accompanied by his family. The trip took about six weeks. At that time Indians were very troublesome and white emigrants were in great danger, especially when they traveled in small parties.
Filing a claim on a tract of land Mr. Smith settled in El Paso County, where he has since resided. In politics he is somewhat independent, although his father was a Henry Clay Whig and later a Jacksonian Democrat. While living in Indiana he was appointed circuit judge to fill a vacancy and held the office during two terms of court. Since coming to Colorado he has been nominated for county judge, but the Democratic Party, which nominated him, is in the minority here. In 1856 he became a member of Edina Lodge, A.F. & A.M., in Knox County, Mo. After coming west he assisted in organizing El Paso Lodge No. 13, A.F. & A.M., in Colorado City, of which he is still a member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Smith was composed of eight children. The first-born, Arthur A., died in infancy and was buried in Oxford, Ind. Mary, who was well educated and became a teacher, died in El Paso County and is buried in the Fountain cemetery. Amelia married Herbert Cell and died in Kansas, leaving five children. Alveretta is the wife of William P. Johnson, and has three children; they reside on her father's farm. Charles H., who is a lawyer by profession, went to Central America as manager for a coffee plantation there. Robert L. resides with his parents. William E., who lives in Knox County, Mo., is married and has four children. Grace, who married David G. Stoddard, resides in El Paso County, near Table Rock.
From: Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado, 1899
HON. EMRI ALLEN SMITH owns four hundred acres of irrigated and improved land lying on Fountain Creek, section 24, township 15, range 66 west, three miles north of Fountain, El Paso County. This property he secured shortly after his arrival in Colorado in 1865, and here he has since made his home. The family of which he is a member has been represented in America since early colonial days, the first of the name here having come from either England or Wales. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Smith, who was a Virginian, planter, served through the entire period of the Revolutionary war.
Mr. Smith was born in Loudoun County, Va., July 30, 1829, a son of James Martin and Mary S. (Berry) Smith. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, also in early life engaged in trading with flatboats in the south. About 1833 he removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where he became the owner of several hundred acres and a man of wealth. In that county he remained until his death. He was the father of a large family, but only four are now living, and three of these reside in Belmont County. Our subject attended the local public schools and later studied in an academy in Wheeling, W. Va., which was just across the river from his home. He remained with his parents until he married, at twenty-two years of age. That event, which took place September 20, 1851, united him with Miss Judith Cell, who was born in Pennsylvania December 29, 1829, accompanied her parents to Guernsey County, Ohio, and later to Belmont County, where she became acquainted with Mr. Smith. Afterward she went with her parents to Ben ton County, Ind., where she was married. She is a sister of David and Joseph Cell, in whose biographies the family history appears.
After his marriage Mr. Smith settled upon the old Ohio homestead, but soon removed to Benton County, Ind., and in the spring of 1855 settled in Knox County, Mo., where he practiced law. During his residence in Ohio he had read law and gained a fair knowledge of jurisprudence, and his readings were continued in Indiana and Missouri. Just before the outbreak of the war he went to Mississippi, looking for a suitable location. He remained there about eighteen mouths, when he made his way back through the lines to his family in Missouri. At the close of the war, in 1865, he started for southern Colorado, driving across the plains with a four-horse team, accompanied by his family. The trip took about six weeks. At that time Indians were very troublesome and white emigrants were in great danger, especially when they traveled in small parties.
Filing a claim on a tract of land Mr. Smith settled in El Paso County, where he has since resided. In politics he is somewhat independent, although his father was a Henry Clay Whig and later a Jacksonian Democrat. While living in Indiana he was appointed circuit judge to fill a vacancy and held the office during two terms of court. Since coming to Colorado he has been nominated for county judge, but the Democratic Party, which nominated him, is in the minority here. In 1856 he became a member of Edina Lodge, A.F. & A.M., in Knox County, Mo. After coming west he assisted in organizing El Paso Lodge No. 13, A.F. & A.M., in Colorado City, of which he is still a member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Smith was composed of eight children. The first-born, Arthur A., died in infancy and was buried in Oxford, Ind. Mary, who was well educated and became a teacher, died in El Paso County and is buried in the Fountain cemetery. Amelia married Herbert Cell and died in Kansas, leaving five children. Alveretta is the wife of William P. Johnson, and has three children; they reside on her father's farm. Charles H., who is a lawyer by profession, went to Central America as manager for a coffee plantation there. Robert L. resides with his parents. William E., who lives in Knox County, Mo., is married and has four children. Grace, who married David G. Stoddard, resides in El Paso County, near Table Rock.
HON. EMRI ALLEN SMITH owns four hundred acres of irrigated and improved land lying on Fountain Creek, section 24, township 15, range 66 west, three miles north of Fountain, El Paso County. This property he secured shortly after his arrival in Colorado in 1865, and here he has since made his home. The family of which he is a member has been represented in America since early colonial days, the first of the name here having come from either England or Wales. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Smith, who was a Virginian, planter, served through the entire period of the Revolutionary war.
Mr. Smith was born in Loudoun County, Va., July 30, 1829, a son of James Martin and Mary S. (Berry) Smith. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, also in early life engaged in trading with flatboats in the south. About 1833 he removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where he became the owner of several hundred acres and a man of wealth. In that county he remained until his death. He was the father of a large family, but only four are now living, and three of these reside in Belmont County. Our subject attended the local public schools and later studied in an academy in Wheeling, W. Va., which was just across the river from his home. He remained with his parents until he married, at twenty-two years of age. That event, which took place September 20, 1851, united him with Miss Judith Cell, who was born in Pennsylvania December 29, 1829, accompanied her parents to Guernsey County, Ohio, and later to Belmont County, where she became acquainted with Mr. Smith. Afterward she went with her parents to Ben ton County, Ind., where she was married. She is a sister of David and Joseph Cell, in whose biographies the family history appears.
After his marriage Mr. Smith settled upon the old Ohio homestead, but soon removed to Benton County, Ind., and in the spring of 1855 settled in Knox County, Mo., where he practiced law. During his residence in Ohio he had read law and gained a fair knowledge of jurisprudence, and his readings were continued in Indiana and Missouri. Just before the outbreak of the war he went to Mississippi, looking for a suitable location. He remained there about eighteen mouths, when he made his way back through the lines to his family in Missouri. At the close of the war, in 1865, he started for southern Colorado, driving across the plains with a four-horse team, accompanied by his family. The trip took about six weeks. At that time Indians were very troublesome and white emigrants were in great danger, especially when they traveled in small parties.
Filing a claim on a tract of land Mr. Smith settled in El Paso County, where he has since resided. In politics he is somewhat independent, although his father was a Henry Clay Whig and later a Jacksonian Democrat. While living in Indiana he was appointed circuit judge to fill a vacancy and held the office during two terms of court. Since coming to Colorado he has been nominated for county judge, but the Democratic Party, which nominated him, is in the minority here. In 1856 he became a member of Edina Lodge, A.F. & A.M., in Knox County, Mo. After coming west he assisted in organizing El Paso Lodge No. 13, A.F. & A.M., in Colorado City, of which he is still a member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Smith was composed of eight children. The first-born, Arthur A., died in infancy and was buried in Oxford, Ind. Mary, who was well educated and became a teacher, died in El Paso County and is buried in the Fountain cemetery. Amelia married Herbert Cell and died in Kansas, leaving five children. Alveretta is the wife of William P. Johnson, and has three children; they reside on her father's farm. Charles H., who is a lawyer by profession, went to Central America as manager for a coffee plantation there. Robert L. resides with his parents. William E., who lives in Knox County, Mo., is married and has four children. Grace, who married David G. Stoddard, resides in El Paso County, near Table Rock.
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