James Howard Smith

  James Howard Smith Date of Birth: September 8, 1895 Date of Death: August 22, 1954 Location in Presbyterian Cemetery: Section EE Lot 1 Description of Smith and His Life           James Howard Smith was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 8, 1895 to his parents William Boyd Smith and Ida Falwell Smith. Smith's parents married on January 29, 1890 in Campbell County, Virginia at the ages of 23 and 24. Not much is known about Smith for the first part of his life, but he enters the historical record again on June 5, 1917. The Selective Service Act drafted Smith into military service in World War I shortly after the United States entered the fight. At that time, Smith was still single and lived in Mercer County, West Virginia in the town of Bluefield. At 22 years old, Smith described himself on his draft card as a medium height Caucasian with gray eyes and brown hair. To serve his country abroad, Smith left his current job as a shoemaker.   ...