Maggie is the daughter of Joseph & Henrietta (Murphy) Smith. She married Berzelius Lanne Barr Foltz on June 27, 1878 in Jasper County, Illinois.
Obit:
Foltz, Mrs. Margaret Frances (nee Smith)- died 29 August 1940 at the home of her son Edward Foltz in Newton. She was 86 years old. She was born in Madison County, IL to Joseph and Henrietta (Murphy) Smith on 1 April 1854. In 1870, she married Murray P. Harris and had one child, John William Harris - both of whom preceded her in death. On 27 June 1878, she married Berzilius L. Foltz and had 7 children: Andrew of Peoria, Mrs. Walter (Linnie) Davidson, Mrs. Ed (Ethel) Michl; Edward and Roy all of Newton. Sons Anthony and Clarence, as well as Mr. Foltz, preceded her in death. Other survivors include her only sister, Mrs. Malanda Thomas, 24 grandchildren, two nephews and four nieces. Funeral services were held at the Reese Funeral Home in Newton, Rev. J.E. Spencer officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery. Excerpted from the Newton Press, c. August 1940.
Obit:
Foltz, Mrs. Margaret Frances (nee Smith)- died 29 August 1940 at the home of her son Edward Foltz in Newton. She was 86 years old. She was born in Madison County, IL to Joseph and Henrietta (Murphy) Smith on 1 April 1854. In 1870, she married Murray P. Harris and had one child, John William Harris - both of whom preceded her in death. On 27 June 1878, she married Berzilius L. Foltz and had 7 children: Andrew of Peoria, Mrs. Walter (Linnie) Davidson, Mrs. Ed (Ethel) Michl; Edward and Roy all of Newton. Sons Anthony and Clarence, as well as Mr. Foltz, preceded her in death. Other survivors include her only sister, Mrs. Malanda Thomas, 24 grandchildren, two nephews and four nieces. Funeral services were held at the Reese Funeral Home in Newton, Rev. J.E. Spencer officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery. Excerpted from the Newton Press, c. August 1940.
Maggie is the daughter of Joseph & Henrietta (Murphy) Smith. She married Berzelius Lanne Barr Foltz on June 27, 1878 in Jasper County, Illinois.
Obit:
Foltz, Mrs. Margaret Frances (nee Smith)- died 29 August 1940 at the home of her son Edward Foltz in Newton. She was 86 years old. She was born in Madison County, IL to Joseph and Henrietta (Murphy) Smith on 1 April 1854. In 1870, she married Murray P. Harris and had one child, John William Harris - both of whom preceded her in death. On 27 June 1878, she married Berzilius L. Foltz and had 7 children: Andrew of Peoria, Mrs. Walter (Linnie) Davidson, Mrs. Ed (Ethel) Michl; Edward and Roy all of Newton. Sons Anthony and Clarence, as well as Mr. Foltz, preceded her in death. Other survivors include her only sister, Mrs. Malanda Thomas, 24 grandchildren, two nephews and four nieces. Funeral services were held at the Reese Funeral Home in Newton, Rev. J.E. Spencer officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery. Excerpted from the Newton Press, c. August 1940.
Obit:
Foltz, Mrs. Margaret Frances (nee Smith)- died 29 August 1940 at the home of her son Edward Foltz in Newton. She was 86 years old. She was born in Madison County, IL to Joseph and Henrietta (Murphy) Smith on 1 April 1854. In 1870, she married Murray P. Harris and had one child, John William Harris - both of whom preceded her in death. On 27 June 1878, she married Berzilius L. Foltz and had 7 children: Andrew of Peoria, Mrs. Walter (Linnie) Davidson, Mrs. Ed (Ethel) Michl; Edward and Roy all of Newton. Sons Anthony and Clarence, as well as Mr. Foltz, preceded her in death. Other survivors include her only sister, Mrs. Malanda Thomas, 24 grandchildren, two nephews and four nieces. Funeral services were held at the Reese Funeral Home in Newton, Rev. J.E. Spencer officiating. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery. Excerpted from the Newton Press, c. August 1940.
