George H. Smith, a resident of Rigby, who was the owner of a highly improved farm in Jefferson county, was born in Scotland, January 21, 1847, a son of Richard and Hellen (Hogg) Smith.
George spent his early life in the mining district of Scotland and it was there that he received the schooling that the time and place afforded. He was a young man of eighteen years when he accompanied his parents to America and settled in Logan, Utah. Some time later he left his father's home to go to Montana, where he worked in the gold mines. Later, he returned to the east and spent a short time working in the coal mines. George returned to the west, where he helped to build the Union Pacific Railroad from Green River, Wyoming, through Utah. After the completion George decide to become a landholder. In 1878 he came to Idaho and took a homestead of three hundred and twenty acres in what was then Oneida county. But George's farm has the distinction of having lain in five counties at different times. Originally in Oneida county and by subsequent divisions it has been a part of Bingham. Fremont, Bonneville and finally of Jefferson county. His farm was of the most highly improved in Jefferson county with a beautiful stone farm house and good outbuildings. He raised thoroughbred Percheron horses and Durham cattle until 1914, when he leased the place and moved to Rigby. There he built a beautiful, modern home and enjoyed a well earned retirement. In addition to his home, he has other property in Rigby, being the owner of two residences and several lots. He constructed the building occupied by the Smith Hardware Company, which firm was comprised of George and his son, Abraham P., who had the charge of the business. He is also a stockholder in the Beet Growers Sugar Company of Rigby.
On January 25, 1875, at Moingona, Boone county, Iowa, George was united in marriage to Agnes Park, who was born in Bridgeton, near Glasgow, Scotland, September 25, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, one of whom died in infancy, and the others being: Maggie, the wife of Claude Carlisle, a farmer of Jefferson county, Idaho; Richard; Abraham P., a hardware merchant of Rigby, and Dr. George A., who is a veterinarian of Rigby.
From: History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains, Vol. 3, by James H. Hawley 1920
George spent his early life in the mining district of Scotland and it was there that he received the schooling that the time and place afforded. He was a young man of eighteen years when he accompanied his parents to America and settled in Logan, Utah. Some time later he left his father's home to go to Montana, where he worked in the gold mines. Later, he returned to the east and spent a short time working in the coal mines. George returned to the west, where he helped to build the Union Pacific Railroad from Green River, Wyoming, through Utah. After the completion George decide to become a landholder. In 1878 he came to Idaho and took a homestead of three hundred and twenty acres in what was then Oneida county. But George's farm has the distinction of having lain in five counties at different times. Originally in Oneida county and by subsequent divisions it has been a part of Bingham. Fremont, Bonneville and finally of Jefferson county. His farm was of the most highly improved in Jefferson county with a beautiful stone farm house and good outbuildings. He raised thoroughbred Percheron horses and Durham cattle until 1914, when he leased the place and moved to Rigby. There he built a beautiful, modern home and enjoyed a well earned retirement. In addition to his home, he has other property in Rigby, being the owner of two residences and several lots. He constructed the building occupied by the Smith Hardware Company, which firm was comprised of George and his son, Abraham P., who had the charge of the business. He is also a stockholder in the Beet Growers Sugar Company of Rigby.
On January 25, 1875, at Moingona, Boone county, Iowa, George was united in marriage to Agnes Park, who was born in Bridgeton, near Glasgow, Scotland, September 25, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, one of whom died in infancy, and the others being: Maggie, the wife of Claude Carlisle, a farmer of Jefferson county, Idaho; Richard; Abraham P., a hardware merchant of Rigby, and Dr. George A., who is a veterinarian of Rigby.
From: History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains, Vol. 3, by James H. Hawley 1920
George H. Smith, a resident of Rigby, who was the owner of a highly improved farm in Jefferson county, was born in Scotland, January 21, 1847, a son of Richard and Hellen (Hogg) Smith.
George spent his early life in the mining district of Scotland and it was there that he received the schooling that the time and place afforded. He was a young man of eighteen years when he accompanied his parents to America and settled in Logan, Utah. Some time later he left his father's home to go to Montana, where he worked in the gold mines. Later, he returned to the east and spent a short time working in the coal mines. George returned to the west, where he helped to build the Union Pacific Railroad from Green River, Wyoming, through Utah. After the completion George decide to become a landholder. In 1878 he came to Idaho and took a homestead of three hundred and twenty acres in what was then Oneida county. But George's farm has the distinction of having lain in five counties at different times. Originally in Oneida county and by subsequent divisions it has been a part of Bingham. Fremont, Bonneville and finally of Jefferson county. His farm was of the most highly improved in Jefferson county with a beautiful stone farm house and good outbuildings. He raised thoroughbred Percheron horses and Durham cattle until 1914, when he leased the place and moved to Rigby. There he built a beautiful, modern home and enjoyed a well earned retirement. In addition to his home, he has other property in Rigby, being the owner of two residences and several lots. He constructed the building occupied by the Smith Hardware Company, which firm was comprised of George and his son, Abraham P., who had the charge of the business. He is also a stockholder in the Beet Growers Sugar Company of Rigby.
On January 25, 1875, at Moingona, Boone county, Iowa, George was united in marriage to Agnes Park, who was born in Bridgeton, near Glasgow, Scotland, September 25, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, one of whom died in infancy, and the others being: Maggie, the wife of Claude Carlisle, a farmer of Jefferson county, Idaho; Richard; Abraham P., a hardware merchant of Rigby, and Dr. George A., who is a veterinarian of Rigby.
From: History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains, Vol. 3, by James H. Hawley 1920
George spent his early life in the mining district of Scotland and it was there that he received the schooling that the time and place afforded. He was a young man of eighteen years when he accompanied his parents to America and settled in Logan, Utah. Some time later he left his father's home to go to Montana, where he worked in the gold mines. Later, he returned to the east and spent a short time working in the coal mines. George returned to the west, where he helped to build the Union Pacific Railroad from Green River, Wyoming, through Utah. After the completion George decide to become a landholder. In 1878 he came to Idaho and took a homestead of three hundred and twenty acres in what was then Oneida county. But George's farm has the distinction of having lain in five counties at different times. Originally in Oneida county and by subsequent divisions it has been a part of Bingham. Fremont, Bonneville and finally of Jefferson county. His farm was of the most highly improved in Jefferson county with a beautiful stone farm house and good outbuildings. He raised thoroughbred Percheron horses and Durham cattle until 1914, when he leased the place and moved to Rigby. There he built a beautiful, modern home and enjoyed a well earned retirement. In addition to his home, he has other property in Rigby, being the owner of two residences and several lots. He constructed the building occupied by the Smith Hardware Company, which firm was comprised of George and his son, Abraham P., who had the charge of the business. He is also a stockholder in the Beet Growers Sugar Company of Rigby.
On January 25, 1875, at Moingona, Boone county, Iowa, George was united in marriage to Agnes Park, who was born in Bridgeton, near Glasgow, Scotland, September 25, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children, one of whom died in infancy, and the others being: Maggie, the wife of Claude Carlisle, a farmer of Jefferson county, Idaho; Richard; Abraham P., a hardware merchant of Rigby, and Dr. George A., who is a veterinarian of Rigby.
From: History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains, Vol. 3, by James H. Hawley 1920
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