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Matilda M. “Telitha” <I>Tackett</I> Smith

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Matilda M. “Telitha” Tackett Smith

Birth
Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Death
4 Mar 1932 (aged 82)
Marion County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Hepburn, Hardin County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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The Marion Star
Saturday, March 5, 1932
page two

RESIDENT OF LA RUE DIES; RITES SUNDAY

Mrs. Tillitha Smith, 82,
Passes Away at Home of Daughter

LaRue, March 5 - Mrs. Tillitha Smith, 82, died here last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Mapes. She had been ill three months from diabetes.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Hepburn M. E. church. Burial will be made in the Lee cemetery west of Hepburn.
Mrs. Smith was born at Lucasville Jan. 17, 1850. She was married twice, both husbands preceding her in death.
Surviving children are Mrs. Ella Mapes of LaRue, William Ward of Galesburg, Ill., Elmer Ward of Clarion, Ia., Benjamin Ward of Canada, Mrs. Belle Doyle of Marion, Earl Ward of Ridgeway, Guy Ward of Hepburn and Mrs. Myrtle Carey of Springfield. Mrs. James Tannyhill of LaRue is a step-daughter.
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Matilda M. Tackett, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Davis) Tackett, married 1) Silas Benjamin Ward May 26, 1874 in Scioto Co., Ohio; 2) Jacob Smith Jan 8, 1900 in Marion Co., Ohio. She is often referred to as Telitha or Tabitha in records of the time.
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It may be possible that her headstone (if there IS one) reads "Telitha Ward" or any other name combination.
The Marion Star
Saturday, March 5, 1932
page two

RESIDENT OF LA RUE DIES; RITES SUNDAY

Mrs. Tillitha Smith, 82,
Passes Away at Home of Daughter

LaRue, March 5 - Mrs. Tillitha Smith, 82, died here last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Mapes. She had been ill three months from diabetes.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Hepburn M. E. church. Burial will be made in the Lee cemetery west of Hepburn.
Mrs. Smith was born at Lucasville Jan. 17, 1850. She was married twice, both husbands preceding her in death.
Surviving children are Mrs. Ella Mapes of LaRue, William Ward of Galesburg, Ill., Elmer Ward of Clarion, Ia., Benjamin Ward of Canada, Mrs. Belle Doyle of Marion, Earl Ward of Ridgeway, Guy Ward of Hepburn and Mrs. Myrtle Carey of Springfield. Mrs. James Tannyhill of LaRue is a step-daughter.
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Matilda M. Tackett, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Davis) Tackett, married 1) Silas Benjamin Ward May 26, 1874 in Scioto Co., Ohio; 2) Jacob Smith Jan 8, 1900 in Marion Co., Ohio. She is often referred to as Telitha or Tabitha in records of the time.
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It may be possible that her headstone (if there IS one) reads "Telitha Ward" or any other name combination.


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  • Created by: Burt
  • Added: Oct 22, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16283773/matilda_m-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Matilda M. “Telitha” Tackett Smith (17 Jan 1850–4 Mar 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16283773, citing Lee Cemetery, Hepburn, Hardin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609).