----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 07/14/1904

Smart, Hannah (11 FEB 1848 - 10 Jul 1904)

Mrs. Hannah Smart died at her home in the town of Thorp, Clark County, Wis., of a gangrenous affection, on Sunday morning, July 10, 1904, after an illness extending over a period of several months. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Clark and was born in Waukesha Co., Wis., on Feb. 11, 1848. On Sept. 24, 1875, she was united in marriage with John Smart in the town of Lyndon, Juneau Co., and during the year 1877 they removed to the town of Thorp, this county. No children ever blessed the union. Mrs. Smart was a woman of kin nature and possessed many qualities, which endeared her to a large circle of steadfast neighbors and friends. Having throughout her whole life be a consistent and devout member of the Catholic Church, her funeral was held from St. Bernard's Church on Tuesday morning, a large concourse of relatives and friends following her remains to the Catholic Cemetery where interment took place. Among her immediate relatives she leaves to mourn her death are her husband, John Smart, two brothers, Robert Clark of Wonewoe, and James B. Clark of this place, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Denny and Mrs. Nellie Denny.