The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 270

CHARLES SMITH.

Charles Smith, who is successfully engaged in the cultivation of twelve acres of
land on the Cowiche, was born in Will county, Illinois, April 19, 1875, a son of
Joseph and Elizabeth (Sampson) Smith, both of whom were natives of England. They
became residents of Illinois in the '50's and were married in that state. The
mother was a daughter of Samuel Sampson, who brought his family to Illinois at
an early day. Joseph Smith devoted his life to the occupation of farming and
thus provided a comfortable living for his family but passed away on the 19th of
April, 1875. His widow afterward became the wife of Joseph Brereton, who passed
away in Illinois. In later life she came to Yakima county and here her death
occurred in May, 1909.

Charles Smith is indebted to the public school system of his native state for
the educational opportunities which prepared him for life's practical and
responsible duties. He came to Yakima county in 1898 and worked for wages for a
few years. He afterward took up a homestead on the Cowiche but sold it and
purchased twelve acres of land, also on the Cowiche. In addition to cultivating
this tract he rents forty acres from Mrs. A. J. Splawn and is now busily engaged
in the further development and improvement of this land, which he devotes
largely to the raising of grain, hay and potatoes. He annually gathers large
crops, for he employs most practical and progressive methods in the cultivation
of the fields. He has made a close study of the soil and its condition and his
work bears the sanction of science and modern judgment. Moreover, his efficiency
is attested in the excellent financial results which accrue.

On the 27th day of July, 1905, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Sarah E.
Stevenson, a daughter of John W. Stevenson. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been
born two children: Harold E., nine years of age; and Shirley M., aged six. Mr.
Smith votes with the republican party, which he has supported since reaching
adult age. His entire time and attention, however, have been concentrated upon
his agricultural interests and he is numbered among the successful farmers of
his district.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
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