Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

ALFRED T. SMITH, miller, Chandlerville; was born in Chemung 
County, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1831, to Samuel and Anna (Roads) 
Smith. Samuel Smith was born in New York, November 27, 
1790; removed to Illinois in fall of 1837, and settled in 
Menard County, where he followed the occupation of a 
farmer; in 1852 he removed to this county, where he also 
engaged in farming; he died Jan. 21, 1876; he was in the 
war of 1812. His wife, and mother of our subject was born 
in Duchess County, N.Y. January 15, 1802, and died July 11, 
1876; she was the mother of ten children, five boys and 
five girls, all of whom lived to maturity. Of the ten 
children Alfred T. was the fifth child. When six years of 
age he came to Illinois with his parents, and at the age of 
twenty-two engaged as a farm hand; he continued in that 
occupation for about three years; then followed the trade 
of house painting in this county until 1879, when he 
engaged in the milling business with Mr. W.W. Baker, at 
Chandlerville; the present firm is Smith and Carr and their 
mill is called Chandlerville Mills, and makes the well 
known of "Gilt Edge," flour in which they have a large 
trade. The mill has now a capacity of fourteen barrels a 
day, and they intend enlarging and improving it. April 15, 
1866, he married Miss Laura J. Chapman, a native of 
Illinois, born Sept. 24, 1842, daughter of Jesse M., and 
Margaret (McGahan) Chapman; he, born March 4, 1794, died 
November 5, 1871, she born August 8, 1800, died April 27, 
1848. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have five children: Albert, 
Charles C., Anna M., Laura and Edward. He is independent in 
politics.

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