James H. Smith, M.D. The subject of this sketch resides at Trimble, Dyer County, and is the son of James H. and Margaret (Gibson) Smith, was born in Rowan County, N.C., in 1854, and is one of four children: William A. (or North Carolina), Eliza C. (wife of James M. Lawrence, of Georgia), Delia S. and our subject. His father was of Scotch-Irish descent, born in North Carolina about 1816, was reared and educated there, was a close observer, practical in all of his ideas, read both law and medicine, but made teaching his life work, and was eminently successful in the work. He married when about thirty years of age. His wife was of Scotch-English and Irish descent, and was born in Rowan County, N. C. When our subject was about seventeen years old, he moved to Gibson County, Tenn., and entered Yorkville Academy, remaining three years; he then commenced the study of medicine under Dr. J. T. Bone, at Yorkville; a portion of the time he was engaged in teaching. In 1877 he entered the Vanderbilt University, and took one course of lectures; then commenced the practice of medicine at Yorkville, and continued there until 1881, when he entered the Memphis Medical College, and graduated in March, 1882, and then located at Trimble, Tenn., where he has since had an extensive practice, and though still young, ranks high in his profession. March 23, 1882, he married Miss Mina, youngest daughter of Dr. J. T. and Malvina Bone, of Gibson County, and they had one child named Mina. Mrs. Smith died December 6, 1884. She was a devoted wife and a true Christian. In 1882 Dr. Smith was elected magistrate at Trimble, which office he held until he resigned in 1884. In politics he is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for S. J. Tilden.