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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Mary E. Smith ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Smith, Mary E.
LAST NAME: Smith FIRST NAME: Mary MIDDLE NAME: E. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Paterson AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 8 June 1864 DIED: 21 Dec 1955 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1870 MO CENSUS – Mary Paterson (6y, b Wisconsin) enumerated with George (51y, b Scotland, occupation farmer), Jennette (47y, b Scotland), John (14y, b Wisconsin) and Edwin (9y, b Wisconsin)

1880 IA CENSUS – Mary Patterson (16y, b Wisconsin) enumerated with her mother Jennette (56y, b Scotland, widowed), brother Edwin (18y, b Wisconsin), James Hyslop [brother of Jennette] (58y, b Scotland, single, occupation carpenter) and Ella Lybarger [listed as adopted] (10y, b Dakota)

MARRIAGE – Charles H. Smith (25y, b Clayton co, Iowa, son of Asa Smith & Mary Downey) and Mary Patterson (19y, b Sheboygan co, Mich, dau of George Patterson & Janet B. Hyslop) md 5 Oct 1882, Dickinson co, Iowa

1900 OR CENSUS – Mary Smith (b June 1864, Wisconsin, mother of 5 children) enumerated with husband Charles (b May 1858, Iowa, married 18y) and 5 children, Mary J. (b Dec 1883, Iowa), William E. (b June 1886, Iowa), Ada (b July 1889, Iowa), George E. (b Mar 1892, Washington) and Arnold (b Aug 1895, Washington)

1910 OR CENSUS – Mary Smith (46y, b Wisconsin, mother of 7 children) enumerated with husband Charles H. (52y, b Iowa, married 27y) and 5 children, Charles A. (20y, b Iowa), George E. (18y, b Washington), Arnold J. (15y, b Washington), Harvey C. (10y, b Oregon) and Clifford C. (6y, b Oregon); also with family was Ralph A. Smith [brother of Charles] (32y, b Iowa)

1920 OR CENSUS – Mary Smith (54y, b Wisconsin) enumerated with husband Charles H. (61y, b Iowa) and 2 sons, Harvey C. (19y, b Oregon) and Clifford L. (15y, b Oregon)

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (Marion County 1955) #15245 - Mary Paterson Smith, female, housewife, widowed (Charles H.), b. 8 June 1864 in Wisconsin, d. 21 Dec 1955 in Salem, Oregon (1945 N 4th St) at the age of 91 years, name of father George Paterson, maiden name of mother Janet Hislop, interment Zena; informant Mrs. W.M. McMorris.

OBITUARY: 

Mrs Mary Paterson Smith, Salem area resident since 1897, died Wednesday morning at a local nursing home. She suffered a stroke Monday and Tuesday morning and was taken to the nursing home. Mrs Smith was born in Wisconsin June 8, 1864, and in 1882 in Iowa was married to Charles Smith, who died in 1929. The Smiths moved to Salem from Iowa and on moving here farmed in the Brush College community. They moved into Salem from Brush College in 1928. Mrs Smith was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs W.M. (Janet) McMorris of Salem; six sons, Charles Asa Smith, George Elmer Smith, Arnel J. Smith and Clifford L. Smith, all of Salem; William E. Smith of Eugene and Harvey C. Smith of Spokane; 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. The time of the funeral services will be announced later by the Clough-Barrick chapel. Interment will be in the [Z]ena cemetery.

Oregon Statesman, Wednesday, December 21, 1955, page 5

INSCRIPTION: 

Smith
Mary E.
1864 - 1955
[shares marker with Charles]

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Marion County 1955) #15245

1870 MO CENSUS (Linn co, Baker, FA#201)

1880 IA CENSUS (Dickinson co, Lloyd, ED 72, FA#8)

Iowa Marriage Records (Ancestry.com)

1900 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Eola, ED 172, FA#88)

1910 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Eola, ED 241, sheet 2A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Brush College, ED 365, sheet 6A)

OS, 21 Dec 1955, page 5

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