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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913.  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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Dr. George C. Smith was born January 15, 1864, on the old homestead two miles east of Poseyville, Ind. He is the fourth of a family of eight children, born to John C. and Lavina (Robb) Smith. Dr. Smith received his literary education in the Posey county common schools, at the Northern Indiana Normal School, at Valparaiso, and at Indiana University at Bloomington. After three years spent in teaching at Poseyville and Stewartsville, Ind., he began the study of medicine. His professional education was received at Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, where he graduated in 1891. He was married April 29, 1891, to Miss Etta McReynolds, youngest daughter of Samuel M. and Elizabeth (Young) McReynolds. One son, Bertram C., was born to them November 3, 1893. He began the practice of medicine at Cynthiana, Ind., in August, 1891, and on July 13, 1893, he removed to Poseyville, Ind., where he has since resided with the exception of a residence of fifteen months in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1901 and 1902. Dr. Smith is actively engaged in the general practice of medicine. In addition, he is actively interested in agriculture, as the owner and manager of farm lands.

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This family biography is one of 232 biographies included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published in 1913 by Standard Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: Posey County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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