James was a farmer. Muriel, his daughter, wrote that James was "not much of a talker". He was a hard worker , well thought of in the community, a fair person with whom to deal, a devoted family man, and an accommodating neighbor.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSQ-6T6 : accessed 1 June 2016), James A Smith, Pleasant Mound Township Smithboro vill., Bond, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,237.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHM-7YG : accessed 16 May 2017), James A Smith, Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 230; FHL microfilm 1,374,243.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33W7-Y29 : accessed 2016-04-22), entry for James Alfred /Smith/.
Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 16:05, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
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