In the last two days I have thoroughly enjoyed the book “West Plains Missouri…As I Knew It” by Robert Neathery and told to Marideth Sisco (1994). It was the first time I had ever really gotten a “feel” for the town in which so many of my families lived and originated. Robert mostly describes his [...]
Eli Thadeus Smith 1891 – 1913

The Harvey Lawson Smith Family circa 1914 It’s sad when anyone dies young, and quite often even after death their likeness can still be included in family photos as evidenced in the image above. My grandmother Minnie Caroline Smith (young lady in the middle in white) was just nineteen when her next older brother Eli [...]



















