Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Aaron SMITH ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, June 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ OBITUARY AARON SMITH Aaron Smith was born at Adams, Jefferson county, New York, December 17, 1826, and died at the Soldiers' Home in Milwaukee, Wis., August 17, 1924, being 97 years and 8 months old. In 1846 he was married to Miss Helen M. Dennie at her home in Limerick, N. Y., to which union six children were born. Mr. Smith and family came to Wisconsin in 1860 and settled in Magnolia. In 1861 he enlisted in the Third Wisconsin Calvalry, serving in the Civil War until its close. About 27 years ago they moved to Albany, Wis., where in 1915, Mrs. Smith passed to her reward. For the last five years Mr. Smith has resided at the Soldiers' Home. The deceased was an active member of the Free Methodist church, as was also his wife. He leaves to mourn his loss three daughters and one son, Mrs. Albert Webb and Lewis A., of Evansville, Mrs. Florence A. Hieckethier of Janesville and Mrs. Alfred Fuller of Afton, Kattie and Chas. E. having preceded him in death. He rests from his labors and his works do follow him. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1924, at 1 p.m. Rev. F. P. Hanaman officiating. Interment was made in Maple Hill Cemetery. August 21, 1924, Evansville Review, p. 4, col. 3, Evansville, Wisconsin Bodies Are Moved to Maple Hill Herb Lee, sexton of Maple Hill cemetery, Tuesday, with the assistance of his brother, Will and Harry Loomis, removed from the Magnolia cemeter for reinterment in Maple Hill cemetery the bodies of Mrs. Aaron Smith and little daughter, Katie and also the body of Mrs. Harriet Stockwell, mother of Mrs. Chas. Blackmun. The body of little Katie Smith was interred in Magnolia cemetery in 1861, the body of Mrs. Smith in 1915 and that of Mrs. Stockwell in 1912. The bodies were laid in the Lew Smith lot in Maple Hill, that of Mrs. Smith and her daughter being laid alongside of their husband and father Aaron Smith, who was buried there in August of this year. October 9, 1924, Evansville Review, p. 1, col. 6, Evansville, Wisconsin