TEIS C. SMITH
Teis C. Smith (deceased), former banker, business man and prominent citizen of Pekin, was born in Germany, March 26, 1827, the son of Conrad and Margarite Smith. At an early age he emigrated to the United States, landing in New Orleans, where he remained for one year, when he removed to Tazewell County, arriving in Pekin in 1848. His education was acquired in the common schools of Germany. After locating in Pekin, with four brothers, he entered into partnership in the wagon making and blacksmithing business, under the firm name of the Smith Wagon Works. The enterprise has been gradually developed and enlarged, until today it is one of the best knowu and most successfully conducted establishments of its kind in that section of the country.
In connection with his brother, D. C. Smith, the subject of this sketch organized a bank, which is still known as the "Teis Smith & Company Bank." Besides this, he was connected with a number of other manufactories and industries of the town.
Mr. Smith was a public-spirited man, always endeavoring to improve the city, interesting himself in everything that would tend to increase its welfare, and was a popular and hightly respected citizen. He was a faithful member of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was long connected and in whose work he always took an active interest. In politics he was an active supporter of the Republican party, serving his ward (the Second) as Alderman for a number of years.
Mr. Smith was united in marriage at Pekin, in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Neef, who was born January 29, 1826, and they had six children, only one of whom—Margaret, born in 1856— is still living. Mrs. Smith died June 9, 1862. Mr. Smith's second marriage was with Dina F. Neef, in Pekin, September 6, 1864, and of this union three children were born; Henry F., died April 24, 1898; Franklin J., died August 5, 1870, and Theresa C., now the wife of John Harmel, of Pekin, and the only one surviving. Mr. Smith died September 12, 1870, and was interred in the Lakeside Cemetery
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County - page 1084
Teis C. Smith (deceased), former banker, business man and prominent citizen of Pekin, was born in Germany, March 26, 1827, the son of Conrad and Margarite Smith. At an early age he emigrated to the United States, landing in New Orleans, where he remained for one year, when he removed to Tazewell County, arriving in Pekin in 1848. His education was acquired in the common schools of Germany. After locating in Pekin, with four brothers, he entered into partnership in the wagon making and blacksmithing business, under the firm name of the Smith Wagon Works. The enterprise has been gradually developed and enlarged, until today it is one of the best knowu and most successfully conducted establishments of its kind in that section of the country.
In connection with his brother, D. C. Smith, the subject of this sketch organized a bank, which is still known as the "Teis Smith & Company Bank." Besides this, he was connected with a number of other manufactories and industries of the town.
Mr. Smith was a public-spirited man, always endeavoring to improve the city, interesting himself in everything that would tend to increase its welfare, and was a popular and hightly respected citizen. He was a faithful member of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was long connected and in whose work he always took an active interest. In politics he was an active supporter of the Republican party, serving his ward (the Second) as Alderman for a number of years.
Mr. Smith was united in marriage at Pekin, in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Neef, who was born January 29, 1826, and they had six children, only one of whom—Margaret, born in 1856— is still living. Mrs. Smith died June 9, 1862. Mr. Smith's second marriage was with Dina F. Neef, in Pekin, September 6, 1864, and of this union three children were born; Henry F., died April 24, 1898; Franklin J., died August 5, 1870, and Theresa C., now the wife of John Harmel, of Pekin, and the only one surviving. Mr. Smith died September 12, 1870, and was interred in the Lakeside Cemetery
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County - page 1084
TEIS C. SMITH
Teis C. Smith (deceased), former banker, business man and prominent citizen of Pekin, was born in Germany, March 26, 1827, the son of Conrad and Margarite Smith. At an early age he emigrated to the United States, landing in New Orleans, where he remained for one year, when he removed to Tazewell County, arriving in Pekin in 1848. His education was acquired in the common schools of Germany. After locating in Pekin, with four brothers, he entered into partnership in the wagon making and blacksmithing business, under the firm name of the Smith Wagon Works. The enterprise has been gradually developed and enlarged, until today it is one of the best knowu and most successfully conducted establishments of its kind in that section of the country.
In connection with his brother, D. C. Smith, the subject of this sketch organized a bank, which is still known as the "Teis Smith & Company Bank." Besides this, he was connected with a number of other manufactories and industries of the town.
Mr. Smith was a public-spirited man, always endeavoring to improve the city, interesting himself in everything that would tend to increase its welfare, and was a popular and hightly respected citizen. He was a faithful member of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was long connected and in whose work he always took an active interest. In politics he was an active supporter of the Republican party, serving his ward (the Second) as Alderman for a number of years.
Mr. Smith was united in marriage at Pekin, in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Neef, who was born January 29, 1826, and they had six children, only one of whom—Margaret, born in 1856— is still living. Mrs. Smith died June 9, 1862. Mr. Smith's second marriage was with Dina F. Neef, in Pekin, September 6, 1864, and of this union three children were born; Henry F., died April 24, 1898; Franklin J., died August 5, 1870, and Theresa C., now the wife of John Harmel, of Pekin, and the only one surviving. Mr. Smith died September 12, 1870, and was interred in the Lakeside Cemetery
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County - page 1084
Teis C. Smith (deceased), former banker, business man and prominent citizen of Pekin, was born in Germany, March 26, 1827, the son of Conrad and Margarite Smith. At an early age he emigrated to the United States, landing in New Orleans, where he remained for one year, when he removed to Tazewell County, arriving in Pekin in 1848. His education was acquired in the common schools of Germany. After locating in Pekin, with four brothers, he entered into partnership in the wagon making and blacksmithing business, under the firm name of the Smith Wagon Works. The enterprise has been gradually developed and enlarged, until today it is one of the best knowu and most successfully conducted establishments of its kind in that section of the country.
In connection with his brother, D. C. Smith, the subject of this sketch organized a bank, which is still known as the "Teis Smith & Company Bank." Besides this, he was connected with a number of other manufactories and industries of the town.
Mr. Smith was a public-spirited man, always endeavoring to improve the city, interesting himself in everything that would tend to increase its welfare, and was a popular and hightly respected citizen. He was a faithful member of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was long connected and in whose work he always took an active interest. In politics he was an active supporter of the Republican party, serving his ward (the Second) as Alderman for a number of years.
Mr. Smith was united in marriage at Pekin, in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Neef, who was born January 29, 1826, and they had six children, only one of whom—Margaret, born in 1856— is still living. Mrs. Smith died June 9, 1862. Mr. Smith's second marriage was with Dina F. Neef, in Pekin, September 6, 1864, and of this union three children were born; Henry F., died April 24, 1898; Franklin J., died August 5, 1870, and Theresa C., now the wife of John Harmel, of Pekin, and the only one surviving. Mr. Smith died September 12, 1870, and was interred in the Lakeside Cemetery
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County - page 1084
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