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History of Mason County, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago; 1882


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        HENRY B. SMITH was born in Auburn, Ohio, in 1849.  In 1863
     he enlisted at Cleveland in the Ninth Ohio Veteran Volunteer
     Artillery and served in the war until its close in 1865.  In
     1872 he came to Ludington from Flint, Mich., and engaged in
     lumbering.  In February, 1881, he purchased an interest in the
     planingmill business of STANCHFIELD & FOSTER, and the firm was
     SMITH, STANCHFIELD & FOSTER.  The following July he purchased
     Mr. FOSTER'S interest, and in February, 1882, bought out Mr.
     STANCHFIELD, and since that time has operated the business
     alone.  Mr. Smith is also senior member of the firm of SMITH
     & FOLEY, shinglemill.  Both mills are located in the Third
     Ward near the Washington Avenue bridge.

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