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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. 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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WILLIAM SMITH, of the firm of Murphy & Smith, mining operators, was born in Leicestershire, England in 1854, and came to America in 1852 with his people, who settled in Kansas in 1854, where he was reared to farming. In 1863, he enlisted in Company L, Eleventh Kansas Cavalry, and did active service till the end of the war, when he was honorably discharged. After the war, he engaged at the sawmilling business in Wabaunsee and Sedgwick Counties. In 1877, he engaged at mining and has been successfully identified with it since. He was married here in 1879, to Miss Millie A. Taylor, a native of Seneca, Mo. They have two sons— Frederick J. and Albert T. Mr. Smith has worked actively in public life. Served as Sheriff of Sedgwick County, was City Marshall of Wichita one term and United States Deputy Marshal for five years, from 1870 to 1875, and has been active in many minor official positions.
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