A pioneer doctor in Grand Junction. He was born in Iowa to Samuel Smith and Margaret (Reun) Smith. He married Mary Anne "Minnie" Laird in 1884. He moved with his wife to Colorado because he suffered from tuberculosis, and believed that someone in his condition should be in a dry climate and outdoors no matter the weather. His illness was so severe that he had a lung removed prior to moving. His family was near destitute because he could not work. The...