Nancy (Williams) Smith (1794 - 1890)

Born 30 May 1794 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Mar 1890 at age 95 in Middleburg Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Biography

Nancy Williams was the daughter of Ezra and Amity Williams. ^[1]

Daniel Smith and his wife Nancy Williams are named in the DAR Patriot index. ^[2]

Burial

Woodvale Cem, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga, OH^[3]

Obituary

AN EARLY PIONEER GONE TO REST

Nancy W. Smith died at her home in Middleburgh, Monday, at 5:30, a.m., March 24, 1890, aged 95 years and ten months. Nancy Williams was born in Easton, Mass., May 30, 1794. Was married to Daniel Smith May 11, 1815. They remainedthirteen years in Amherst, Mass., that having been the native place of Mr. Smith. They afterward with their young family spent four years in Marion, N.Y., and came to Ohio in the spring of 1832. Deceased had lived in the home nowsuddened by her departure nearly fifty-eight years. Daniel Smith died July 17, 1866, a little more than one year after celebrating their golden wedding.

Grandma Smith will not soon be forgotten. Her wonderful contentment and pleasing, happy disposition, won for her many friends all of whom in return she held in great esteem. Among the few neighbors who knew her best she was anespecial favorite, and many were the dainty remembrances received from them. She was patient, forgiving and passed through her long life always seeing its brightest side. It cannot be said of her that she lived to be a burden toherself and to others. Although her age was great she passed away while yet in her beauty and loveliness, and will be missed almost as much as at any time in life. Although disabled of walking from the effect of a fall receivednearly three years ago, until her late illness she was very well, and sat comfortably in her easy-chair through the day and enjoyed life in the society of those she loved. March 12, she was taken with influenza which graduallyweakened her and from which all efforts proved unavailing for her to rally. She was fully conscious through all her illness and cheered as much as possible those about her. She was a member of the Presbyterian church of Parma. Sheput her trust in the teachings of the Bible, which book as long as she could read was her almost daily companion. It may well be said of her that she lived a consistent Christian life. Of the nine children, Dwight and Orus precededher to the beautiful land. Those remaining are: S.W. Smith, O.L. Smith, George E. Smith, Mrs. C.W. Bailey and Miss C.E. Smith, all of Middleburgh; Daniel W. Smith of Delta, O., and Lyman J. Smith of Toledo, O.

The funeral was held on Wednesday, March 26, at her late residence, conducted by Rev. J.E. Collom, pastor of the Berea Congregational church. The remains were taken to Woodvale cemetery. The pallbearers were her grandsons, Wm. C.Bailey, Albert F. Smith, Burrett J. Smith and Wilbur D. Smith.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-5Q9Y : Wed Oct 25 10:29:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Williams and Ezra Williams, 30 May 1794.
2. ↑ DAR Patriot Index https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A070496
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 April 2019), memorial page for Nancy Williams Smith (30 May 1794–24 Mar 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #8917757, citing Woodvale Cemetery, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by JanisG (contributor 47652946).
4. ↑ The Berea Advertiser, 04 Apr 1890, page 2, column 5

See also:

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8D1-TG7 : Fri Oct 13 18:11:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Orman L Smith and Daniel Smith, 07 Mar 1912.

Acknowledgments

• Kitty Smith created WikiTree profile Williams-16278 through the import of Ethan Smith.ged on Mar 31, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kitty and others.