1.) S[ISTE]R. BERTHA M. SMITH DEAD.
SR. BERTHA M., wife of President Joseph Smith, died suddenly at the family residence near Lamoni, Iowa, on Monday, October 19, 1896, at ten o'clock a.m. Her death was the result of injuries received in a runaway accident.
She leaves an aged mother, her husband, two daughters, and three sons of her immediate family; two sisters and two brothers; two daughters of President Smith by his first wife; and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss and her unexpected departure.
She died in the faith she had lived, in which she maintained the strong integrity which was a marked trait of her character. She was generous and hospitable by nature. She has gone to her rest in peace.
President Smith and his family have the sincere sympathy and prayers of saints and friends in this sad hour of trial and grief. The funeral is expected to take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 21st inst.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 689 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
2.) SMITH. At her home, near Lamoni, Iowa, 9:50 a.m., October 19, 1896, Sr. Bertha Madison, wife of President Joseph Smith.
She was born on Indian Creek, Lasalle County, Illinois, July 16, 1843. She was of Norwegian parentage, her father, Mad Madison, and mother, Mary Thomason, emigrated to America and married after arriving in Illinois, where they settled.
She was married to Pres. Joseph Smith, at the residence of Bishop Israel L. Rogers, Elder Elijah Banta celebrating the rite, November 12, 1869. She was faithful to her God, her husband, and family, and departed this life quietly and peacefully as a child going to sleep on its mother's breast.
She was thrown from a buggy September 8, and severely hurt; it is supposed that blood poisoning resulted, of which she died.
She leaves her mother, aged 78; her husband and five children, Mrs. Audentia Anderson, Fred M., Israel A., Hale W., and Lucy Y.; these with two brothers, two sisters, and two daughters of Pres. Smith, mourn their loss in her departure from the scenes of this life.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 704 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
SR. BERTHA M., wife of President Joseph Smith, died suddenly at the family residence near Lamoni, Iowa, on Monday, October 19, 1896, at ten o'clock a.m. Her death was the result of injuries received in a runaway accident.
She leaves an aged mother, her husband, two daughters, and three sons of her immediate family; two sisters and two brothers; two daughters of President Smith by his first wife; and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss and her unexpected departure.
She died in the faith she had lived, in which she maintained the strong integrity which was a marked trait of her character. She was generous and hospitable by nature. She has gone to her rest in peace.
President Smith and his family have the sincere sympathy and prayers of saints and friends in this sad hour of trial and grief. The funeral is expected to take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 21st inst.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 689 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
2.) SMITH. At her home, near Lamoni, Iowa, 9:50 a.m., October 19, 1896, Sr. Bertha Madison, wife of President Joseph Smith.
She was born on Indian Creek, Lasalle County, Illinois, July 16, 1843. She was of Norwegian parentage, her father, Mad Madison, and mother, Mary Thomason, emigrated to America and married after arriving in Illinois, where they settled.
She was married to Pres. Joseph Smith, at the residence of Bishop Israel L. Rogers, Elder Elijah Banta celebrating the rite, November 12, 1869. She was faithful to her God, her husband, and family, and departed this life quietly and peacefully as a child going to sleep on its mother's breast.
She was thrown from a buggy September 8, and severely hurt; it is supposed that blood poisoning resulted, of which she died.
She leaves her mother, aged 78; her husband and five children, Mrs. Audentia Anderson, Fred M., Israel A., Hale W., and Lucy Y.; these with two brothers, two sisters, and two daughters of Pres. Smith, mourn their loss in her departure from the scenes of this life.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 704 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
1.) S[ISTE]R. BERTHA M. SMITH DEAD.
SR. BERTHA M., wife of President Joseph Smith, died suddenly at the family residence near Lamoni, Iowa, on Monday, October 19, 1896, at ten o'clock a.m. Her death was the result of injuries received in a runaway accident.
She leaves an aged mother, her husband, two daughters, and three sons of her immediate family; two sisters and two brothers; two daughters of President Smith by his first wife; and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss and her unexpected departure.
She died in the faith she had lived, in which she maintained the strong integrity which was a marked trait of her character. She was generous and hospitable by nature. She has gone to her rest in peace.
President Smith and his family have the sincere sympathy and prayers of saints and friends in this sad hour of trial and grief. The funeral is expected to take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 21st inst.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 689 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
2.) SMITH. At her home, near Lamoni, Iowa, 9:50 a.m., October 19, 1896, Sr. Bertha Madison, wife of President Joseph Smith.
She was born on Indian Creek, Lasalle County, Illinois, July 16, 1843. She was of Norwegian parentage, her father, Mad Madison, and mother, Mary Thomason, emigrated to America and married after arriving in Illinois, where they settled.
She was married to Pres. Joseph Smith, at the residence of Bishop Israel L. Rogers, Elder Elijah Banta celebrating the rite, November 12, 1869. She was faithful to her God, her husband, and family, and departed this life quietly and peacefully as a child going to sleep on its mother's breast.
She was thrown from a buggy September 8, and severely hurt; it is supposed that blood poisoning resulted, of which she died.
She leaves her mother, aged 78; her husband and five children, Mrs. Audentia Anderson, Fred M., Israel A., Hale W., and Lucy Y.; these with two brothers, two sisters, and two daughters of Pres. Smith, mourn their loss in her departure from the scenes of this life.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 704 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
SR. BERTHA M., wife of President Joseph Smith, died suddenly at the family residence near Lamoni, Iowa, on Monday, October 19, 1896, at ten o'clock a.m. Her death was the result of injuries received in a runaway accident.
She leaves an aged mother, her husband, two daughters, and three sons of her immediate family; two sisters and two brothers; two daughters of President Smith by his first wife; and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss and her unexpected departure.
She died in the faith she had lived, in which she maintained the strong integrity which was a marked trait of her character. She was generous and hospitable by nature. She has gone to her rest in peace.
President Smith and his family have the sincere sympathy and prayers of saints and friends in this sad hour of trial and grief. The funeral is expected to take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 21st inst.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 689 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
2.) SMITH. At her home, near Lamoni, Iowa, 9:50 a.m., October 19, 1896, Sr. Bertha Madison, wife of President Joseph Smith.
She was born on Indian Creek, Lasalle County, Illinois, July 16, 1843. She was of Norwegian parentage, her father, Mad Madison, and mother, Mary Thomason, emigrated to America and married after arriving in Illinois, where they settled.
She was married to Pres. Joseph Smith, at the residence of Bishop Israel L. Rogers, Elder Elijah Banta celebrating the rite, November 12, 1869. She was faithful to her God, her husband, and family, and departed this life quietly and peacefully as a child going to sleep on its mother's breast.
She was thrown from a buggy September 8, and severely hurt; it is supposed that blood poisoning resulted, of which she died.
She leaves her mother, aged 78; her husband and five children, Mrs. Audentia Anderson, Fred M., Israel A., Hale W., and Lucy Y.; these with two brothers, two sisters, and two daughters of Pres. Smith, mourn their loss in her departure from the scenes of this life.
Source: The Saints' Herald - Lamoni, Iowa, volume 43, (1896) p. 704 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
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