Son of William Henry and Caroline (nee Wearren) Smith. Siblings were Joseph William Smith and Jennie Smith Reiss. According to his obituary, Johnny was a native of Ohio. He was born deaf and orphaned at an early age. He had to leave school and go to work to support himself as a printer's helper at the age of 9 years. He worked as a printer in Tennessee and Kentucky before coming to Houston, Texas in 1909. He was a printer for the Houston Chronicle for 51 years before his retirement. Johnny Smith passed away in Dallas in a nursing home. He was survived by his wife, Ivy M. Smith, daughter Mrs. Evelyn Williams, and son, John Forrest Smith of Dallas.
Son of William Henry and Caroline (nee Wearren) Smith. Siblings were Joseph William Smith and Jennie Smith Reiss. According to his obituary, Johnny was a native of Ohio. He was born deaf and orphaned at an early age. He had to leave school and go to work to support himself as a printer's helper at the age of 9 years. He worked as a printer in Tennessee and Kentucky before coming to Houston, Texas in 1909. He was a printer for the Houston Chronicle for 51 years before his retirement. Johnny Smith passed away in Dallas in a nursing home. He was survived by his wife, Ivy M. Smith, daughter Mrs. Evelyn Williams, and son, John Forrest Smith of Dallas.
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