Oregon Smith, the daughter of Vincent T. Smith and Sarah Emeline Wright Smith, died at the age of 81 years, 11 months, and 9 days. She married Jacob Andrew Grabill on 24 August, 1865. Jacob worked on farms and then became a Methodist minister. To their union, 9 children were born, 7 of those reached adulthood:
1. John Thomas Grabill, b. 11 Nov 1866-d. 3 August 1941, married Emma Choate;
2. Infant daughter, b. 15 August 1867-d.15 August 1867, buried Smith Cemetery, Bethany Township, Harrison Co., MO;
3. Sarah E., b.22 May 1869-d.7 March 1870, buried Smith Cemetery, Bethany Township, Harrison Co., MO;
4. Effie Lee, b.22 November 1871-d.16 December 1912, married John Beldon;
5. Mary Robiny, b. 22 April 1873-d.23 May 1942, married 1st Sanford Bogue, 2m. divorced; 3m. William Smalley;
6. Susan Isabell, b. 27 Dec 1874-d. 29 Sept 1949, married John Ragen;
7. Margaret Adaline (twin of Samuel Washington Grabill) b.19 Jan 1877-d.3 Oct 1926, married Jesse Thompson;
8. Samuel Washington (twin of Margaret)b. 19 Jan 1877, d. 20 Mar 1932, married Birdie Thrailkill;
9. Fredine (Frederick) Vincent, b. 10 Apr 1879-d. 26 Feb 1954, 1m. Mary Johnson, 2m. Josephine Ford.

Oregon received a "scant" education.

Obituary of Oregon Grabill:
"Mrs. Oregon Grabill passed away Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Win Smalley. The immediate cause of her death being paralysis. "Grandma" as she was familiarly called, had lived to the ripe old age of 82 years, and had spent almost all of her life in Harrison Co. She leaves to mourn her departure 3 sons and 3 daughters: John, Sam, and Fred Grabill, Mrs. Belle Ragen, Mrs. Jesse Thompson and Mrs. Win Smalley and several grand and great-grand children. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Hobbs Chapel, internment in the Highland Cemetery beside her husband Andrew Grabill who passed away some years ago. Her sister, Mrs. Susan Shackelton of Eldorado Springs arrived and will be present for the service." --Source: Shackelton Family History, Bethany Gen. Society, Bethany, MO.

"About my grandmother & great-grandmother, both were Grabills. So we called Grandmother, "Grandmother on the Prairie" and great-grandmother (Sallie S. Woodward Grabill) was in the timber. "Grandmother on the Prairie" was Oregon (Smith) Grabill, born in St. Joseph, MO. Her parents were on their way to the state of Oregon. Because of high water, presumably the Missouri River, their journey was delayed and their daughter, Oregon, was born. The journey was not completed and the family settled in Northwest Missouri. Grandmother was a good doctor for our many little ailments. I first knew about N.R. Tablets from her, I still take them when needed. I don't remember ever going to a doctor or having one when I was young. If we stepped on a nail, fat meat was bandaged on it and soaked in salts water hot. I did go to a dentist to have teeth pulled, I was not very cooperative. "Grandmother on the Prairie" smoked a corncob pipe. I remember her waking at night and she would be rocking in her chair and smoking her pipe. I don't remember my Grandpa, (Jacob) Andrew Grabill. He was a minister."--Exceprt from "I Remember" by Bess White. Contributed by Bess's granddaughter Gay Vanderlinden.