Charlotte Elizabeth Smart

1849 - 1929  (79 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 2 ancestors and 41 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Charlotte Elizabeth Smart
  Birth	6 Nov 1849	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Christening	10 Nov 1862
  Gender	Female
  Initiatory (LDS)	8 Dec 1866	EHOUS
  FamilySearch ID	KWC8-PWX
  Death	14 Jun 1929	Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
  Burial	16 Jun 1929	Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States
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  Person ID	I109420	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sharratt Smart,   b. 1 Jun 1824, Stonnall, Staffordshire, England d. 18 Apr 1901, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ann Hayter,   b. 18 Sep 1822, Kingston, Hampshire, England d. 22 Jun 1876, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1847	République française
  Family ID	F33469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Rose Parkinson,   b. 12 Apr 1831, Barrowford, Lancashire, England d. 23 May 1919, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1866	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Children	+ 1. Annie Smart Parkinson,   b. 15 Oct 1867, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 22 Oct 1959, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 92 years)   2. Lucy Smart Parkinson,   b. 7 Sep 1869, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 28 Oct 1964, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States (Age 95 years)   3. Joseph Smart Parkinson,   b. 15 Jul 1872, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 8 Jul 1952, Dubois, Clark, Idaho, United States (Age 79 years)   4. Fredrick Smart Parkinson,   b. 8 Jan 1875, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 2 Jan 1948, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States (Age 72 years)   5. Leona Smart Parkinson,   b. 15 Mar 1877, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 10 Mar 1930, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 52 years)   6. Bertha Smart Parkinson,   b. 24 Sep 1879, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 27 May 1939, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 59 years)   7. Eva Smart Parkinson,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 28 Oct 1955, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 73 years)   8. Nettie Smart Parkinson,   b. 9 Apr 1886, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 7 Dec 1978, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years)   9. Vivian Smart Parkinson,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 18 Dec 1991, Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 99 years) + 10. Hazel Smart Parkinson,   b. 3 Mar 1884, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 6 Dec 1965, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F10094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1849 - St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 8 Dec 1866 - EHOUS Marriage - 8 Dec 1866 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death - 14 Jun 1929 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Burial - 16 Jun 1929 - Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Charlotte Elizabeth Smart was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on the 6t h o f November, 1849, the daughter of Thomas Sharrott Smart, who was bor n Sep tember 14, 1823, at Staffordshire, England, and Ann Hayter, born Se ptembe r 22, 1822, at Hampshire, England. Mother's mother was married early in life to Henry Fleet, by whom she h a d three children, Mary Ann, Alice and Louise. All three were born in En gl and. We have no further data on Henry Fleet after marriage. He led a n unw orthy life which caused much privation, sorrow and poverty. The cou ple we re consequently separated and she soon after married Thomas Smart , former ly of Stonall, Staffordshire, England. Both families were of th e honorabl e, industrious class; his being farmers and her's commercial , and there w ere a goodly number of children in both families. Both belo nged to the Ch urch of England and were respectable, loyal, English citiz ens. Soon after the marriage, they came to the United States, settling firs t a t St. Louis, Missouri, on a farm, and here the subject of this sketc h beg ins. It was in St. Louis, after keen investigation, that they joine d th e church, and soon thereafter, about 1852, they moved to Salt Lake C ity , Utah. After remaining but a brief time, they were directed to settl e i n a new town, American Fork; from there they went to Provo in order f or M r. Smart to take charge of a newly founded tannery. This business wa s mad e profitable by Mr. Smart who found it in a very run-down condition . A short while later Peter Maughan, presiding bishop of Cache Valley, w a s getting together a number of families to go and assist in settling wh a t became Franklin, Idaho. The family moved to Franklin in the spring o f 1 860. This became the permanent family home until their deaths. Charlo tt e lived most of her young days in Franklin, though she well remembere d th eir homes in American Fork and Provo. Home Life before Marriage Mother was the eldest daughter of the latter marriage and she was give n r esponsibilities of trust at a very early age. She was ambitious and v er y dependable, never wanting to shirk her work or hand it over to an ol de r sister, but she took great pride in doing well all the work which wa s e xpected of her. Her mother was a very neat and orderly woman and placed certain responsi b ilities upon her children, teaching them at an early age to do things r ig ht and to carry their tasks with honor and to do them uncomplainingly . Th e older girls helped some with the outside work on the farm. Mothe r did t he family sewing and a great deal of the weaving of the cloth o f which th eir clothes were made, as well as blankets, etc. She was to ma rry Samue l Rose Parkinson, but at her father's advice, she waited an ent ire year a fter the original marriage date, preparing herself for the cou ntless duti es of marriage and polygamy. She told Mr. Parkinson that sh e would not co urt him during the year for she knew it would be too har d on his other wi fe. They agreed if at any time during the year either o f them changed the ir minds, they would meet to let each other know. Intellectual Inclinations Mother had very little schooling, studying only reading, writing and ari t hmetic and spelling. She was of an intellectual nature and became quit e c onversant in many subjects, although she had only a few short winter s o f actual schooling. The main amusement of the time was dancing and sh e be came a very smooth dancer, keeping perfect time and rhythm. She too k extr eme pride in this art and was classed as one of the leading dancer s of th e locality. Mother was married to Samuel Rose Parkinson December 8, 1866. It was a p o lygamous marriage, she being the second wife. Mother was always all thr ou gh her married life extremely thoughtful of the other wives, thus disp lay ing a character which she always possessed-one of self sacrifice, nev er t hinking of herself first-a woman unselfish of her own interests, cha ritab le to all and was ever thinking of the welfare of others, ready a t any ca ll to assist in sickness or sorrow, leaving her own family of sm all child ren any time of night or day, never afraid of contagious diseas es, intere sted in everyone's trouble, and loved by all. Her sons-in-la w were ever l oud in their praises of her. Her door was open to everybody . She was a ve ry devoted wife, and never tired of waiting upon the want s of the family . She had a very intelligent way of counseling with her c hildren to do ri ght and live lives preparing them to be leaders among me n. Mother and Father were not of the poor class. Father was a very successf u l business man as well as farmer and manufacturer. He first had a stor e i n Franklin and was doing well when he was advised to make of it a co- oper ative store, which obedient to council he did, and was made manager . In t his he was very successful, and in a few years he started up a woo len fac tory. He went East and secured all the necessary machinery and st arted th e factory going, making blankets, wool, sheets, yarn, etc. Mothe r was alw ays interested in his business affairs and proved to be a compe tent advis or to him. Their domestic life was successful in general; he w as a good h usband and father; and she was a good wife and mother, bein g loved and ho nored by all her children. She was the mother of Annie, Lu cy, Joseph, Fre derick, Leona, Bertha, Eva, Hazel, Nettie, and Vivian. Th ey all married i n the temple and were well mated. Mother was always symp athizing with th e in-laws and advising each of her family to do the righ t thing by thei r husbands or wives, and in this and other acts, she gain ed the respect o f her in-laws, and most, if not all of them, respected h er as their own a nd spoke always in lauding terms of her. About the year 1906, Mother and father joined their sons Joseph and Fred e rick and moved up on land on the bench east of Rexburg, Idaho, where th e y apparently enjoyed the quiet life in father's declining years. At one time when mother was going from one home to the other, a heavy wi n d was blowing and it picked her up and blew her against the house, brea ki ng or rather cracking her shoulder blade. She was a long time gettin g th e use of it and it was nearly a year before she could dress hersel f or co mb her hair. This was due largely to the wrong treatment prescrib ed by th e doctor. However, when the crack was discovered, she took car e of it a s she would a broken arm, and soon she had full use of the lim b again. Another time a week or fox tail got in her ear and one of the tiny hea d s broke off and settled into the drum, causing a trouble which she nev e r did get cleared up. She wore a piece of cotton in the ear constantl y t o absorb the drainage as well as to keep out of the cold. This was al way s a handicap to her. She was seldom sick even with a cold. She was st ron g and healthy and up to the time she received the stroke, she could p roba bly work as hard as any of her girls. Spiritual Inclinations During her youth she was of a religious turn of mind. She was always ve r y devout in her religion. She strictly kept the Word of Wisdom until h e r death. She was a temple worker and especially enjoyed the spirit of t h e work. She devoted about 20 years to the service and did 600 names fo r h er father's family during the time when only one name a day could b e work ed and three names a week. She assisted also with the Parkinson na me. Sh e was true and loyal to the church, as to her husband, to whom sh e was se aled the 8th of December, 1866, in the Endowment House in Salt L ake City . She had full faith in the eternal ordinance of the celestial m arriage c ovenant and in all principals of the gospel. Of course this mar riage wa s a great trial to her, but few there were who lived it so loyal ly as di d she, always considering the other wives and feeling that the y had suc h a hard battle to which hers was but secondary. She attended R elief Soci ety, but did not want any public position. She often said sh e hesitated b eing a teacher on account of giving reports. She wanted t o work, but wa s not an office seeker, preferring to do her work in a qui et way and unkn own if possible. She believed in the benefits of tithing and was honest with the Lord. H e r heart and soul were with the teachings of the church against indecen t d ancing, etc. and against card playing. I never knew a game of cards t o b e played in our home. She was opposed to all lawless habits such as g ambl ing, drinking, breaking of the Sabbath, etc. Personality Mother was one of those characters who always saw the good in everyone , a nd never saw the bad side. She was a real counsellor in times of trou ble . This we can all verify as being the truth from the time we knew her . Sh e was generous in the giving of time and means to the poor and sic k and s pent much of her time doing what is now called social service wor k, carin g for those in need and sick. She often sent me or someone els e of the fa mily to do the work in the home where she was helping, then b rought thei r washing home with her. Many times I have gone with her t o a sick home , and helped in various ways, sometimes helping in laying o ut the dead a s she was often called on to do, and although her life wa s largely give n to that work, I never knew her to receive anything for i t. It was don e for charity and in the full spirit of charity. Mother was from a commercial class of people and inherited as well as ac q uired an aptitude in temporal matters. She was industrious and highly e co nomical, and like her husband was firmly opposed to debt. She usuall y ha d a good garden, a few cows and chickens, and helped in every way t o kee p up with the family expenses. Previous to father's death she board ed th e teachers for several years. She enjoyed their company and they th ough t a great deal of her. It was her principal to be as self supportin g as p ossible. Her business integrity and honesty were unquestionable, s he bein g here, as in other temporal matters, a harmonious companion to h er husba nd. Mother was well built, about 5 ft. 4 inches, weighed about 130 pounds, w a s dark-complexioned. She sat and walked with a straight carriage. She w a s proud as to character, but never vain. She was strong in personalit y an d passion when aroused, but was quick to forgive and make up, and wo uld m eet the offender more than halfway every time. Mother cared for father about 6 months before his death, his other wiv e s being dead at this time. Her very outstanding virtues were exhibite d i n his behalf each and every day, and she never tired in helping him i n ev ery possible way. She respected him to the utmost and was loyal to h im an d the priesthood he bore, showing true marks of greatness and woman hood . Indeed she sought to make his life as comfortable and happy as pos sible . She believed in the natural governmental order of the family, with the h u sband at the head, which was appealing to her inward soul. She was a st ro ng companion to her married children, helping them not only in the dut ie s of their home and in sickness, but ever striving for peace in thei r fam ilies. She dressed with good tasted, and always becomingly to her age. As she g r ew older she hesitated to wear anything which might appear as old-lad y co mforts. I well remember asking her about a Christmas present. I tol d he r I wanted to give her either a nice pair of wool hose or a pair o f sil k ones. She hesitated a while and then said-"I don't think I need w ool ho se." Soon I found her examining the two pair and she chose the sil k ones . She enjoyed a good hearty laugh and was ever reminding her child ren t o keep up with the times and styles. This made her a favorite amon g her g randchildren. Father died on the 23rd of May, 1919, in Preston, Idaho. Mother passed m a ny lonely hours and days, but seldom was she found fretting or complain in g. She resumed her temple duties and lived the life of a constant Latt e r Day Saint. While working in the temple, she was seized with a strok e wh ich finally resulted in her death two years later. She died in Loga n at t he home of her daughter Annie, on the 14th of June, 1929, surround ed b y a number of her family. She was buried in the family cemetery at Franklin, and as she had spen t t he latter part of her life in Preston, for that is where they finall y set tled and built a home-, her funeral was held at Preston. Although t he da y was an exceptionally stormy one, with the rain coming down in tor rents , the funeral was well attended, hardly standing room being availab le i n the Fourth Ward meeting house. The floral offerings were profuse a nd al l spoke of her unselfish life and the good she had done. In her coffin, as she lay, she looked queenly-like a bride going to me e t her bridegroom.