Smock - Mary (Miss)
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal
11 Dec 1920
Miss Mary SMOCK, one of the oldest and best known residents of Crawfordsville died at 1 o'clock SUnday afternoon at her home 603 S. Washington Street of infirmities of age. She was in her 90th year. Miss Smock was the last of a family of six girls and one boy. Her name in connection wit the "Smock Boarding House," as it was fondly called by the hundreds of Wabash College students who ate there during the scores of years that it was run, will never be forgotten by the men who as students knew no better cook than "Miss Mary." Her name will always brin gup hosts of pleasant memories. She was born in Johnson County Dec 5, 1833 and with her parents, Corenlius and Elizabeth Smock came to Crawfordsville when she was 20. She lived on Walnut Street where the family residence was until 1874 when the present property was purchased. She had lived there ever since. Miss Smock was noted for her keeness in modern events and interest and up until shortly before her death followed the progress of the world's achievemnts in the last few years and retained the capacity for assimiliating the news of the world as well as persons much younger than herself. Those who survive her are 3 nieces, Miss Ella Webster of Crawfordsville, Mrs. Charles I. Henry and H. C. Anna and two nephews, Allen C and Howard Ball of Indianapolis. -- kbz