... Their son, George Penn Smith Jr., Betty's father, was born on the farm. After college at the University of Missouri and Missouri Valley College, he married Magdalen Knox.
He built a "Rock House" for his bride from rock in the quarry. Betty was born in the rock house, which still stands on her part of the farm. A rock fence stands in front of the home, which came from remnants of the original rock fence. "He got permission from his dad to do that," said Betty.
Her father wanted to farm, but during the Depression left to become a county extension agent, serving in four different counties for 30 years. After retiring in 1962, he and Magdalen returned to the farm. ...
... Betty's father wrote a hand-typed book called "Anecdotes," which recalls several of the family stories passed down through the generations. ...
