Smith, Harriett (Stowell) 1827 - 1914

SMITH, STOWELL, VAN ORDEN, OLMSTED

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/26/2020 at 15:49:36

Elkader Register and Argus, 11 Jun. 1914. Monona column.

Harriett Stowell Smith was born Aug. 29, 1827, in Troy, New Hampshire, and died in Monona, Iowa, May 27, 1914. Her early life was spent in Troy until her marriage, then in Dorchester, Mass., and Malboro, N.H., till the death of her husband in 1892. Since then her home has been in the west with her daughters, Mrs. Van Orden, of Watertown, Wis., and Mrs. Nellie Olmsted, of Monona. When eighteen years old she was married to Charles Smith, a school teacher by profession. When the Civil War broke out Mr. Smith went into the army and served through the greater portion of that struggle. The deceased was a mother of seven children, two dying in infancy, and two more after having grown to mature life. Thus, three are left to pay the loving tribute to a good mother and woman in her death. The surviving are Henry C. Smith, Orange, Mass.; Mrs. Carrie Van Orden, Watertown, Wis., and Mrs. Nellie Olmsted, Monona, Iowa, together with eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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Added by S. Ferrall 1/26/2020:

The following item has been furnished us by Mrs. A.S. Olmsted and refers to the burial of her mother, of which an obituary was published in this paper two weeks ago. The item is copied from the Keene (N.H.) Sentinel of June 3rd.

"The body of Mrs. Harriet Smith, widow of the late Charles Smith, formerly of Marlboro, was brought here for burial from Iowa, on May 30th, in charge of Alvin Olmsted, her grandson. The burial service was at sunset in Pine Grove cemetery, Rev. Wm Weston officiating.

Henry O. Smith and wife of Orange, Mass. and Milton White of Keene were in town Memorial Day to make arrangements for the burial.

Mrs. Smith has been spending the last years of her life with her two daughters, Mrs. Carrie Smith Van Orden of Watertown, Wis. and Mrs. Nellie Smith Olmsted of Monona, where she died. Her age was 86 years. The deceased was a resident of Marlboro for many years, where she was much respected and esteemed by all."

~Monona Leader, Thursday, June 18, 1914