Ella
(Sherwood) Smith
(1874-1952)
Ella
(Sherwood) Smith was born in 1874 in Cardington, Morrow County, OH, the
daughter of Lester E. and Margaret
(Miner) Sherwood.
On Jan. 8, 1896, when she was age 22, Ella married Mont Carey Smith (1872-1961), the son of George and Mahala (Squibbs) Smith of Marion and Morrow Counties, OH.
The Smiths had five children -- Stella Guiher, Harry G. Smith, George 'Allan' Smith and two daughters who died before 1952.
Mont
and Ella were farmers. They lived in Stantontown, Marion County, OH for many
years, where they were members of the Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church.
In about 1941, they moved to near Cardington, along Edison Road northeast of town.
In the photo seen here, Mont and Ella enjoy a sunny day on their farm.
After Ella's mother was widowed in 1928, and suffered a debilitating stroke, she came to lived with the Smiths. She died at their home in 1931.
Son Allan played football for Mt. Gilead High School circa
1920, and later worked as a waiter at Mills Restaurant on North High Street in
Columbus. He married Clara Bowman ( ? - ? ). Tragically, Allan died in 1938 -- at age 35 -- of
pneumonia, to the profound grief of his wife and parents.
In the summer of 1952, Ella became ill, and was admitted to Morrow County Hospital. She died there on Aug. 9, 1952. She was buried at the Salem EUB Church Cemetery.
Mt. Gilead's quiet North Main Street, from an old postcard
Mont
survived Ella by nine years. He became ill in 1961, and died on June 6, 1961 at
Chesterville Convalescent Home. He was buried beside his wife.
Daughter Stella married Glenn Guiher, and resided in Westfield
Twp. and Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, OH. She was a member of a number local
organizations, including the Farm Bureau Council.
Son Harry was killed in 1977 "when he was run over by a tractor at his home.... [He] had attached a brush hog to his tractor to clean up the garden prior to winter," said his obituary.
For more information, contact granddaughter Doris Christian.
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