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Cora M. Smith

circa 24 December 1872 (computed from age at death) – August 14, 1891

Died August 14, 1891 · aged 18

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

August 14, 1891

Date of birth

circa 24 December 1872 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

18 years, 7 months, 21 days

The memorial card

From the funeral card

Let us be patient! these severe afflictions

Not from the ground arise,

But oftentimes celestial benedictions

Assume this dark disguise.

In Loving Remembrance of

Cora M. Smith,

Died Aug. 14, 1891. Aged 18 Years 7 Mon 21 Days.

'Tis hard to break the tender cord.

When love has bound the heart,

'Tis hard, so hard to speak the words

Must we forever part?

Dearest loved one, we have laid thee

In the peaceful grave's embrace,

But thy memory will be cherished

'Till we see thy heavenly face.

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Last verified
2026-06-22
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Both — photograph of the card and a transcription on this page

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