City: Carthage
SMOTHERMAN, James Lemuel, minister of the Gospel; born in Rutherford Co, Tenn., Feb 24, 1867; Dutch and English descent; son of Rev. Isom G. and Charity (Hester) SMOTHERMAN; received common school education; in early life worked on a farm; joined the Tenn. Annual Conference of the M. E. church, South, Oct. 6, 1886, and was an itinerant pastor until Oct., 1906, when he entered into the Evangelistic work; married Lula McCARVER Sept. 25, 1889.