Individual Details
Rebecca Smith
(29 Oct 1805 - 23 Aug 1882)
Franklin Democrat, September 1, 1882
Mrs. Rebecca C. Wishard, wife of Robert Wishard, of Pleasant township, died at her residence west of Greenwood on the 23rd.inst. (sic) She was a native of Kentucky and moved with her parents to this state in 1817, settling in Marion County. In May, 1826, she was married to Robert Wishard and proved a loving, devoted wife during their long and happy union. She was a consistent member of the Methodist church for 57 year, being a firm believer in God and his holy attributes and lived,
a she died, and exemplary Christian woman, exercising an abiding faith in His justice, His mercy and His love. She was in every sense of the terms, a kind, loving wife, an affectionate mother and good neighbor.
Events
Birth | 29 Oct 1805 | Mason County, Kentucky | |||
Marriage | 21 May 1826 | Marion County, Indiana - Robert Courtney Wishard | |||
Death | 23 Aug 1882 | Johnson County, Indiana |
Families
Spouse | Robert Courtney Wishard (1803 - 1893) |
Child | Caroline H. Wishard (1827 - 1909) |
Child | Milton Morris Wishard (1829 - 1877) |
Child | Emily F. Wishard (1832 - ) |
Child | John M. Ward Wishard (1835 - ) |
Child | Mary W. Wishard (1839 - 1927) |
Child | Robert W. Wishard (1842 - ) |
Child | James Andrew Wishard (1844 - 1863) |
Child | Harriet L. "Hattie" Wishard (1849 - ) |
Father | Robert Smith ( - 1844) |
Sibling | Alice Smith ( - ) |
Sibling | Ellen Smith ( - ) |
Sibling | Mary Smith ( - ) |
Sibling | Eliza Smith ( - ) |
Sibling | John Smith ( - ) |
Sibling | Samuel C. Smith ( - ) |
Sibling | Washington Smith ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Marjorie A. Beals, GEDCOM, Wishard Family
2. Indiana State Library Online, Indiana Marriages Through 1850 (http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html).
3. Marjorie A. Beals, GEDCOM, Wishard Family