Sacramento County
Biographies
JAMES G.
SMITH
JAMES G. SMITH--Among the leading citizens and also a pioneer of Del Paso Heights of Sacramento County, is James G. Smith, who settled in the Johnson Heights subdivision in 1911. Later, in 1915, he removed his family to the Del Paso Heights, where he has developed a fine ranch of fifteen acres to cherries, peaches, almonds and apricots; recently he has become interested in hog-raising, which has become a highly lucrative industry. He was born in Glasgow, Ky., January 7, 1880, a son of George W. and Julia A. (Harrison) Smith. In 1899, Mr. Smith was graduated from the Temple Hill normal school and for two years followed the profession of teaching, when he entered the Georgetown College; but his health failing, he was forced to leave college. In 1901 he removed to California and the first two years were spent in ranch work at Winters; then he removed to Sacramento and engaged in the marketing of fruit and has been the representative of many of the largest fruit houses in the city.
In 1907, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Ada R. Brown, a native of Kendallville, Ind., and four children have been born to them: James R., Marion Rose, Howard Claire, and Virginia Ruth, all born in Sacramento. Mr. Smith was instrumental in organizing the Del Paso-Robla farm bureau center and has served as its president. Mrs. Smith is an active member of the home department of the farm bureau. Mr. Smith is a Republican in politics and is a booster for the advancement of Del Paso Heights.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 934-935.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.