Hattie is believed to be the daughter and only child of Betsy "Bessie" Joel Walker and Cornelius Brown, granddaughter of Harriet Smith and John DuHart Walker, great-granddaughter of Ardella and Needham Smith and through them linked twice to William Smith. Her paternal grandparents are David Mitchell Brown and Winifred Tarver, his wife.
The mystery of the date of death (1859) before her date of birth (1875) on the grave marker is unresolved.
Hattie is believed to be the daughter and only child of Betsy "Bessie" Joel Walker and Cornelius Brown, granddaughter of Harriet Smith and John DuHart Walker, great-granddaughter of Ardella and Needham Smith and through them linked twice to William Smith. Her paternal grandparents are David Mitchell Brown and Winifred Tarver, his wife.
The mystery of the date of death (1859) before her date of birth (1875) on the grave marker is unresolved.
Inscription
The bottom portion of the marker reads:
Hattie BROWN
Born: Oct 7, 1875
Died: Nov 1, 1859
"Mama I am waiting for Thee"