James Robert Smith

James Robert was born on August 28th, 1853 in p Franklin Co., Missouri.¹   James Robert's father was John E. Smith and his mother was Eliza UNKNOWN. He had a brother and eight sisters, named George, Frances, Nancy, Angeline H., Barbara Jeanette, Harriet, Eliza Jane, Josephine and Susan.  He was the fifth youngest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 63 on February 8th, 1917 in ,Washington, Missouri.  He was buried in February 1917 in Smith Cemetery, Washington, Missouri.^1 1