Mary E (Rusler) Smith (1854 - 1931)

Born 1 Apr 1854 in Lavaca, Texas, United States

Wife of Robert Goodin Kirby — married 1884 in Senterfitt, Lampasas, Texas, United States

Wife of Freeman Marcus Smith — married about 1890 in Lometa, Lampasas, Texas, United States

Died 11 Nov 1931 at age 77 in Lometa, Lampasas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Mary E. 'Minnie' Rusler was born in Lavaca County, Texas, in 1854, to parents John and Emily Smith Rusler. She moved to the Long Cove community in Lampasas County, Texas, with the family in 1875. She married two men who were considerably older than herself. In 1884, she married Senterfitt grocer, Robert Goodwin Kirby who died about three years later. In 1890, Mary married Freeman Smith, a Lometa mechanic, who left her a widow in 1912. Mary has no known children. She died in 1931 and is buried in the Long Cove Cemetery.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Mary E “Minnie” Rusler Smith (1 Apr 1854–11 Nov 1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. 55445787, citing Long Cove Cemetery, Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Carter (contributor 47209364).