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SMITH, John Powell, lawyer, Governor Mountain Branch National Home for D.V.S.; born at Mountain City, Tenn., March 30, 1846; Scotch-Irish and English-French descent; son of Alexander Doran and Mary Ann (Powell) SMITH; father’s occupation lawyer; paternal grandparents Caleb and Elizabeth (Doran) SMITH, maternal grandparents John and Nancy (Steele) POWELL; educated in common schools and private school of Rev. James Keyes, Johnson Co., Tenn.; married twice, first Mary CRAIG, Feb. 7, 1867, second Florence B. ALEXANDER, Jan. 1, 1895; master Mason; Republican; assistant U.S. Atty. E. District Tenn. Dec. 1, 1880 to July 1, 1885; Chancellor 1st Division Tenn. Sept. 1, 1886 to Sept. 1, 1902, served as private corporal, sergeant, and second lieutenant, Co. “B.” 4th regiment Tenn. Vol. Infy. June 3, 1863 to August 2, 1865; in early life he practiced law; since April 15, 1903 he has been Governor Mountain Branch, National Home for the disabled volunteer soldiers; elder of Second Presbyterian church, Jonesboro, Tenn.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
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His first wife Mary A. Craig Smith was the first person buried at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Jonesborough in August 1890.