Obituary of Elizabeth (Williams) Smallwood

Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth (Williams) Smallwood

Obituary

Publication: Walker County Messenger

Publication Place: LaFayette, Walker, Georgia

Publication Date: 12 July 1900

Page: 6

Headline: "In Memory: of Mrs. Elizabeth Smallwood"

Name of Deceased: Mrs. Elizabeth Smallwood

Maiden Surname: Williams

Birth: 27 September 1859

Death: 29 April 1900

Place of Death: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia

Husband (Survivor): James Smallwood

Marriage: 16 February 1879

Offspring: Seven children, five surviving

Religious Affiliation: Christian

The writer of the obituary cites various Bible verses and seems to mention that he had been the one who Baptized the couple. There is a short poem and a name, Favil Hall (unclear whether that is the name of the obituary writer, the poet, or both).

[Source]: "In Memory: of Mrs. Elizabeth Smallwood," Walker County Messenger (LaFayette, Walker, Georgia), 12 July 1900, page 6 (digital image 6), Georgia Historic Newspapers Georgia Public Library Service University System of Georgia.

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