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/ACKBONVILLE ILLINOIS,MORTUARY RECORD.18 Death of the Venerable Mrs, IMary Smith-Mrs J. W. Sheehan No More.re*ed, ofSMITH.IMrs. Mary Smith, mother of Hon. Geo. C(W. Smith, died very suddenly at her aij residence, 327 South Ma n street, at 3:30 tiart Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Smith was dire- 1 born in Maysville, Ky., in 1806, where tl:she passed her early life, coming to stiJacksonville in 1841, where she has since seresided. She was the mother of eight bttile\S|)wo-children, four of whom survive her, r namely—Hon. Geo. VV. Smith, James T. Smith, Margaret Smith and Mrs. J' I ^ . 1 S| A : I jMary Forwell. She waa the j Gi r oldest of a family of seventeen children, ce all of whom preceeded her in death, and th two of whom, Nathaniel and Margaret ! ea Hurst, were well known in Jacksonville, j ha iv | On the 13th of April the 8tith birthday 111 k* 1 of Mrs. Smith was celebrated in this city I de1 Jbv a reunion of her children, grand ; th children and great grand-children. At that time she was apparently hale and j a 1 tj. | strong for one of her advanced years, an df | and yet her death was not entirely a be ‘0 surprise to her friends, as the life j wi forces of one at her age are usually j of®“ nearly run out. She was co | beloved and respected by all who knew to js I her, and in her death the list of early j mlt; l« pioneers of Morgan countv is still further depleted. Her husband passed away in ! c0rnn1860, since which time she had passed »r her days peacefully and happily amonginlt;. her children, and had the pleasure of wa seeing her son George elevated to positions of trust and honor by his fel- ! Ar jf I low citizens. The funeral will take Th e place from her late residence at 2o’clock ha j p. in., Friday, and the remains will be h0 interred in the Jacksonville cemetery, jj, The funeral services will be conducted j ftt l8 | by Rev. S. B. Moore, assisted by Rev. j pe h Ir. Sh ort. j ja,j SHKKHAX. , ,
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Jacksonville Illinois Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 09, 1892
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