Mary Ann (Griffith) Smith (1817 - 1909)

Born 3 Apr 1817 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Clinton Owen Jr. — married before 13 Apr 1839 in Marion County, Ohio

Wife of John Smith — married 2 Dec 1870 in Fayette County, Illinois, United States

Died 17 Jul 1909 at age 92 in Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1817. She was the daughter of Samuel Griffith and Mary Beckley. She passed away in 1909.

• I have no records to indicate that Mary Ann Griffith ever actually married Unknown Knox--only that they had a child together.
• 2nd marriage to Nathan Owen(s) Junior before 1840. They moved to Illinois shortly after their marriage. They had 11 children.
• 3rd marriage to Rev. John Smith

Sources

Source:

• "The Story of a Dozen Generations" by Rev Orrin Wade Sidener, pg. 489 "Mary Ann b. in Somerset Co. Penn Apr. 3, 1817 d. July 7, 1909, first companion a Mr. Knox & had one son always known as Hod Knox Griffith."

*Fayette Facts, Vol. 7, No. 1, March 1978 info provided to family researcher Ruth Parrish Schales by Ray Mattis, Mason, Illinois

• "The Story of a Dozen Generations" by Rev. Orren Wade Sidener, Page 489
• 1840 Fayette County, Illinois census, roll 59, page 172
• 1850 Fayette County, Illinois census, family 180, page 97
• 1860 London, Fayette County, Illinois census, roll M653_177, Page 286, Family 1961
• 1870 Sefton Township, Fayette County, Illinois census, roll M593-220, page 722B, family 26 (her daughter's family)
• 1880 Sefton Township, Fayette County, Illinois census, roll 1254206, page 107B, family 147 (her daughter's family)
• Fayette County, Illinois death certificate: Mary Ann Smith, female, white, widowed, age:92 yrs, 3 months, 14 days, Born in Summerset Co. Pennsylvania, lived in Illinois 70 year, death: July 17, 1909, Brownstown, Illinois. Cause of Death: Neuralgia of the heart and Senility. Burial: July 18, 1909, Liberty Cemetery