Her date of birth is November 12, 1874 per the family bible. Her birth date on her d.c. November 11, 1874.
She had three sons-no daughters per a family member.
Mary loved to sew and she was very good at it. She and Blanche Prater (her niece) would sew for hours and hours on end and sit and visit. They were very close. Both Mary and her niece Blanche are buried in this exact same cemetery.
The daughter of Blanche was named Mary (quite possibly after this Mary Smith). Little Mary would always, always refer to her as Aunt Inee.
Mary's husband Beau was 18 years older than Mary and he died in 1934. She missed him so very much and sewing helped her fill the lonely days.
Information is from the death certificate and family oral history.
Her date of birth is November 12, 1874 per the family bible. Her birth date on her d.c. November 11, 1874.
She had three sons-no daughters per a family member.
Mary loved to sew and she was very good at it. She and Blanche Prater (her niece) would sew for hours and hours on end and sit and visit. They were very close. Both Mary and her niece Blanche are buried in this exact same cemetery.
The daughter of Blanche was named Mary (quite possibly after this Mary Smith). Little Mary would always, always refer to her as Aunt Inee.
Mary's husband Beau was 18 years older than Mary and he died in 1934. She missed him so very much and sewing helped her fill the lonely days.
Information is from the death certificate and family oral history.
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