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Thomas Jefferson Smith was born in Virginia in 1808 and reared in Georgia. In 1836 he fought in the Texas War for Independence under James W. Fannin at Refugio Mission. Captured at Goliad, he was spared to repair guns for the Mexican Army and escaped during the Battle of San Jacinto. After the war he settled in Richmond, where he owned a blacksmith shop, hotel, and livery stable. He served as sheriff of Fort Bend County from 1853 to 1857, married twice, fathered eight children, and died on Feb. 16, 1890.
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