Mary Matilda Foster d/o William Foster and 1/w Mandana Townsend. On most of Census's found says born in Indiana. From daughter Arvilla Smith Timmony Death Certificate says mother born Evansville, Vanderburg Co., Indiana. Informant on sister's Death Certificate in San Francisco, CA. was Charles Harry Smith brother of Arvilla Smith Timmony.
She married Charles Robert Smith 15 April 1858 Oquawka, Henderson Co., Illinois by consent of her Father (William Foster) So she was 16 years old when she married.

1850 Oquawka, Henderson Co., IL.
P. O Oquawka
William Foster 33 Engineer 300 NY (I think boat engineer and not railroad)
Mandana Foster 32 Ohio
Edwin Foster 12 New York
Elisabeth Foster 10 New York
Mary A. Foster 8 Indiana
Sophia Foster 6 Indiana
Caroline Foster 8/12 Kentucky

1860

1870 Township 12, Range 4, Henderson Co., IL.
Charles Smith 35 Farmer 3,200 1050 b. England
Mary Smith 27 KH b. Indiana
Arvilla Smith 11 b. IL.
Charles Smith 3 b. IL.

1880 Avoca, Knox Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
Charles Smith 46 Farmer b. Enland England England
Mary A. Smith 38 wife KH b. Indiana NY Ohio
Arvilla Smith 21 dau b. IL England Indiana
Harry Smith 13 son b. IL same
Albert Smith 9 son b. IL same
Virgil Smith 6 son b. IL same

1900 Salt Lake City, Ward 4, Salt Lake Co. Utah
Chas R. Smith June 1836 Grocer b. England England England
Mary M. Smith Nov. 1842 b. Indiana New York Ohio
(servant living with them)

1910

1920 San Antonia Township, 3rd Precinct, Los Angeles Co., CA.
East 6th St.
Charles R. Smith 83 Immigrated 1843 N. no occ. b. Eng Eng Eng
Mary M. Smith 77 b. Indiana NY Ohio
Albert G. Smith 47 Single Carpenter b. IL Eng Ohio

They moved 1878 to Avoca, Knox Twp. Pottawattamie Co. Iowa then 1900 living Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1909 moved to Los Angeles, CA. They had four children: Arvilla, Charles Henry, Albert and Virgil Smith.
Both husband and wife buried at the IOOF Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Her Birth not the same year as tombstone.
Death Certificate says born: Nov 1, 1842 son Charles Smith was informant. Tombstone says born 1838. I tend to go with Death certificate information because she had brother
Edwin Ruthvan Foster b. in 1838 New York from his Civil War enlistment papers was her older brother.
who died in Ionia, MI. Buried there with Civil War Military tombstone.

Death Certificate Los Angeles Co., CA.
Mary Matilda Smith
2770 E. 6th St. Los Angeles, CA.
Female, Cauc., Widow
Death Date Dec. 26, 1922
wife of Chas. Robert Smtih
Born. 1 Nov. 1842
age: 80 years, 1 month, 25 days
Occ: Retired
Birthplace Indiana
Name of Father: Edward Foster (should be William Foster)
Birthplace of mother Don't Know (should be Mandana Townsend)
Length of Residence 12 years in Los Angeles, CA.
In California 13 years
Informant: C. H. Smith, 3770 E. 6th St. (this was her son Charles Harry Smith)
Burial IOOF Cemetery burial 28 Dec. 1922

Mary Matilda Foster Smith was the 1/2 sister of my grandfather Frank Foster son of William Foster and
2/w Elizabeth Ellen Lathrop.