John E. Smith

John Eliphalet Smith was born on January 24, 1878 near McCoy in Polk County, Oregon. In 1902 Smith received his B.S. from Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). His first wife was Julia McCullock of Salem, Oregon, who passed away in May 1930. He married a second time to Willetta Moore of Eugene, Oregon on August 30, 1932. Smith taught at Oregon State College (OSC) during the post-war period. He was one of the founders of the Benton County Pioneer Historical Society, …