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SMITH, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. West Point; son of Xavier and Kate Smith, natives of Colman, France, who, in 1846, emigrated to Texas; thence to New Orleans, and, in 1848, to Lee Co., settling in West Point Tp., where he engaged in farming, devoting a portion of his time to the carpenter’s trade, which he had previously learned; he died in 1871, leaving a widow and five children — three sons and two daughters; Joseph, the subject of this sketch, was the second son and third born; he was born in Castroville, Texas, April, 1846; at 2 years of age, was brought to this county; after receiving the advantages of a common-school education, at the age of 20, he learned the cooper’s trade, which he followed for nine years, with the exception of which, he has been engaged in cultivating and improving his farm, consisting of 105 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Democratic in politics; members of the Catholic Church. He has held various township and school offices, and now holds the office of Assessor, and is President of the School Board.