Joseph Smart Dies Young |
| In 1842, Joseph prepared for the eventuality
of death by filing a will with an Edgar County Judge leaving Mary his
two parcels of land along with all his belongings. The witnesses to his
will were James Martin and Elizabeth Reed Martin-Mary's
younger sister.
Joseph died of dysentery in 1845 at the age of 46. He was buried in the old Goshen Cemetery in Edgar County, Illinois. [According to Joyce Brown, his gravesite is lost. The cemetery names have been changed and confused over the years and floods have blurred traces of poorly-marked graves.] Joseph Reed Smart's 1842 WillOtherDeath records in Illinois only go back only to 1877. |
