First wife of William Henry Smith. Her burial is marked by a small stone on the family plot inscribed "M.E.S. 1855". A 16 Oct 1855 burial in the cemetery database for Mrs. William Smith, age 29, was for a woman who died of congestion of the brain, a somewhat catch-all term of the 1800's that could mean stroke, head injury, and other things - even mental illness.
First wife of William Henry Smith. Her burial is marked by a small stone on the family plot inscribed "M.E.S. 1855". A 16 Oct 1855 burial in the cemetery database for Mrs. William Smith, age 29, was for a woman who died of congestion of the brain, a somewhat catch-all term of the 1800's that could mean stroke, head injury, and other things - even mental illness.
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