Mary Crisp, 1889
Swain County Herald (Swain Co. NC) Thursday, February 28, 1889:
"Died, Saturday evening, February 23 at her home on the Tennessee River near the mouth of Alarka Creek, Mary, wife of John Crisp. The deceased was about 40 years of age and leaves her husband and six children surviving. She had been sick for about a year, and recently had been very feeble. The deceased was interred in the cemetery near her home on Monday. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family."