The life of Cassius M. Smithers came to an end quickly and unexpectedly at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home five miles south of town, a heart attack proving fatal. Mr. and Mrs. Smithers were in Mulberry Saturday afternoon, little thinking that the death angel was so close to them.
Mr. Smithers was a native of Tippecanoe county, having been a son of Samuel and Mary Dunn Smithers. He was born on April 22, 1863, and had just entered upon his seventieth year. He was the last of a family of eleven children. He was married to Theresa Stalham on Feb. 8, 1882. The wife and two children, Samuel Smithers and Mrs. May Thompson, both of Tippecanoe county, survive. There are also two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Smithers family moved to this community about thirty-five years ago. At first the family lived on what is now the J. M. Gable farm, north of town. From there, we believe they moved to a farm over in Washington township. Later they moved to Mulberry for …
-- The Mulberry Reporter, April 29, 1932
Mr. Smithers was a native of Tippecanoe county, having been a son of Samuel and Mary Dunn Smithers. He was born on April 22, 1863, and had just entered upon his seventieth year. He was the last of a family of eleven children. He was married to Theresa Stalham on Feb. 8, 1882. The wife and two children, Samuel Smithers and Mrs. May Thompson, both of Tippecanoe county, survive. There are also two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Smithers family moved to this community about thirty-five years ago. At first the family lived on what is now the J. M. Gable farm, north of town. From there, we believe they moved to a farm over in Washington township. Later they moved to Mulberry for …
-- The Mulberry Reporter, April 29, 1932
The life of Cassius M. Smithers came to an end quickly and unexpectedly at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home five miles south of town, a heart attack proving fatal. Mr. and Mrs. Smithers were in Mulberry Saturday afternoon, little thinking that the death angel was so close to them.
Mr. Smithers was a native of Tippecanoe county, having been a son of Samuel and Mary Dunn Smithers. He was born on April 22, 1863, and had just entered upon his seventieth year. He was the last of a family of eleven children. He was married to Theresa Stalham on Feb. 8, 1882. The wife and two children, Samuel Smithers and Mrs. May Thompson, both of Tippecanoe county, survive. There are also two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Smithers family moved to this community about thirty-five years ago. At first the family lived on what is now the J. M. Gable farm, north of town. From there, we believe they moved to a farm over in Washington township. Later they moved to Mulberry for …
-- The Mulberry Reporter, April 29, 1932
Mr. Smithers was a native of Tippecanoe county, having been a son of Samuel and Mary Dunn Smithers. He was born on April 22, 1863, and had just entered upon his seventieth year. He was the last of a family of eleven children. He was married to Theresa Stalham on Feb. 8, 1882. The wife and two children, Samuel Smithers and Mrs. May Thompson, both of Tippecanoe county, survive. There are also two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Smithers family moved to this community about thirty-five years ago. At first the family lived on what is now the J. M. Gable farm, north of town. From there, we believe they moved to a farm over in Washington township. Later they moved to Mulberry for …
-- The Mulberry Reporter, April 29, 1932
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