Rutledge Smith, publisher of the Cookeville Press from 1886 to 1911,
became an industrial agent for the Tennessee Central in 1914.
Pg. 102 Putnam County Tennessee 1850-1970 by Mary Jean DeLozier.

Rutledge Smith

b. 1 August 1870, Putnam Co., TN
d. 30 May 1962, Coral Gables, FL
Wife: Graeme McGregor
Father: Walton Smith (1837-1903)
Mother: Marion Richardson Black (1841-1894)
Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN.
See Graeme (McGregor) Smith Story

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