Andrew was a farmer early in life and later a carpenter. he carried this trade on both in Ellisville and Avon, IL.

Smith, Andrew 22 Aug 1862
Sergeant
29 years old
Co. B, 103rd Infantry on 2 Oct 1862. Promoted to 1st
Lt on 25 Nov 1863.
Promoted to Captain 23 Sept 1864. Mustered out
21 June 1865 at Nashville, TN and served until the end of the war.
5'10" tall; black hair; grey
eyes; married; carpenter;
born Pittstown (Rennsselaer)
New York

He married Elizabeth McKay Smith and moved to Ellisville, IL around 1858.

1860 census of Ellisville, IL
John Mc Cree M 47 Canada
Temprance Mc Cree F 42 Ohio
Elizabeth Mc Cree F 21 Ohio
Susan Mc Cree F 15 Ohio
Charles Mc Cree M 9 Illinois
Andrew Smith M 27 New York

1880 census of Ellisville, IL
Andrew J Smith Self M 56 New York
Sidney Smith Son M 16 Illinois
Harry Smith Son M 3 Illinois
Gertrude Smith Dau F 10 Illinois
Elizabeth Smith Wife F 40 Ohio, United States
Senora Smith Dau F 20 Illinois