MARION COUNTY, GA - BIOS Critton J. Smith

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Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., pages 491-492
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895


MARION COUNTY


Critton J. Smith, farmer, Draneville, Marion Co., Ga., son of
Tennyson and Frankie (Thomas) Smith, was born in Marion county
in 1852.  His paternal grandparents, George L. and Gillie
(Peddie) Smith, were born in North Carolina and migrated thence
to Alabama, whence a few years later he removed to Marion
county.  He owned a great deal of land and many slaves, was a
member and a preacher of the Christian church.  Mr. Smith’s
father was born in Alabama, but early in life removed to Marion
county and settled where he now lives.  At the time he made his
settlement the woods were full of Indians.  He was a soldier in
the Indian war of 1836.  He has made a life pursuit of farming,
at which he has been satisfactorily successful and enjoyed
prosperity.  He has been a justice of the peace many years and
is a member of the Christian church.  Mr. Smith’s maternal
grandparents, George and Polly Thomas, were natives of North
Carolina, where they lived all their lives.  He was a farmer
and very wealthy.  Mr. Smith was reared on the farm and
received only the limited education obtainable during his
boyhood.  His principal occupation has been that of a farmer,
but he was in a general merchandise business about eight years.
He has been successful in his undertakings, is recognized as a
progressive, prosperous farmer, and as one of Marion county’s
substantial citizens.  He now owns about 1,800 acres of good
farming land, including a well-improved farm.  Mr. Smith was
married in 1877 to Miss Willie A. Bell, born in Stewart county
in 1859, daughter of Charles and Susan (Singer) Bell.  Mr. Bell
was a native Georgian and a teacher by profession.  He was a
soldier in the Indian war of 1836, and died in Marion county.
The offspring of this union were eight children: Eurela, Lena,
Alberta, Arthur, Rubbie, Mary, Lillie, and Willie A.  Mr. and
Mrs. Smith are prominent and exemplary members of the Methodist
church.