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Olive Smith Wearin

Birth	:	1828 New York, USA
Death	:	12 Oct 1907 Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Green Cemetery, Strickland, Isabella County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.5022011, -84.8368988
Plot	:	Section 11 Lot 621
Description	:	Olive Wearin died Saturday at her home near Henderson. She was the widow of Josiah Wearin, who was killed in the St. Charles bridge disaster on the Wabash RR 28 years ago. We excerpt the following particulars from the Glenwood Tribune: Mrs. Wearin was almost 80 years of age and had lived on the old home farm a mile northwest of Henderson for 50 years. She was without doubt the wealthiest woman in Mills county at the time of her death, being worth probably half million dollars. Among other things, in real estate she possessed 1,500 acres of land along... Read More	Olive Wearin died Saturday at her home near Henderson. She was the widow of Josiah Wearin, who was killed in the St. Charles bridge disaster on the Wabash RR 28 years ago. We excerpt the following particulars from the Glenwood Tribune: Mrs. Wearin was almost 80 years of age and had lived on the old home farm a mile northwest of Henderson for 50 years. She was without doubt the wealthiest woman in Mills county at the time of her death, being worth probably half million dollars. Among other things, in real estate she possessed 1,500 acres of land along the Nishna valley. She was the mother of seven children, five of whom survive her: A. J. Wearin, familiarly known as "Bo" and the only son; Mrs. J.B. Fickel, Mrs. Frances Benton, Mrs. Caloma Hyde and Inda Coffman, all residing in Mills county. She is survived also by 18 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and two sisters and a brother: Mrs. Caroline Jones of Silver City, Mrs. Adalina Howard of Blunt ,SD and James Smith, Carson. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from her late home. Tabor Beacon Olive Wearin was considered the wealthiest woman in Mills County, Iowa when she died at age 79 in 1907. The local newspaper estimated her estate was worth half a million dollars. That would be $14 million today. Olive's husband, Josiah, died in 1879 at age 55 in a tragic train bridge collapse near St. Charles, Mo. The "tree" behind their monuments is for Jordan Hyde, the farher of the Wearins' son-in-law who died in the train bridge collapse with Josiah in 1879. They are buried in Malvern Cemetery in Mills County, Iowa. Traci-Muller Rylands

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Olive Smith Wearin's memorial is located at: Green Cemetery, Strickland, Isabella County, USA.
When did Olive Smith Wearin death?
Olive Smith Wearin death on 12 Oct 1907 in Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.5022011
Longitude: -84.8368988

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Josiah Wearin

(1824 - 1879)

Siblings

Sanford Smith

(1817 - 1906)

Children

Frances Marion Wearin Benton

(1849 - 1945)

Adelbert Josiah “Bo” Wearin

(1850 - 1941)

Coloma Jane Wearin Hyde

(1855 - 1927)

Olive Nevada Wearin

(1856 - 1858)

Flora R Harover

(1858 - 1887)

India Arizona Wearin Coffman

(1860 - 1914)

Ida May Wearin Fickel

(1862 - 1945)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 43.5022011, -84.8368988

2. Lincoln Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5242004, -84.8107986

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Coordinate: 43.5616106, -84.8880959

8. Sibley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5243988, -84.9456024

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12. Riverdale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3969002, -84.8313980

13. First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 43.6014780, -84.7769180

14. Salt River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5036011, -84.6860962

15. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6074982, -84.7857971

16. Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5092010, -84.6819000

17. Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial Garden
Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6033900, -84.7654000

18. Chapel Gardens Cemetery
Elwell, Gratiot County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4089012, -84.7422028

19. Mission Creek Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6192017, -84.7972031

20. Pine River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5233330, -85.0019440

21. Richland Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3883018, -84.9057999

22. Calvary Cemetery
Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6180992, -84.7724991

23. Wright Cemetery
Elwell, Gratiot County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4152985, -84.7063980

24. Elm Hall Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3711014, -84.8257980