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James Smiley 1821–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Pocono Lake, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Mister Smiley

Mother: Rachel Borland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Storm

Children(s): John Smiley, Mary Smiley, Martha Smiley, Davis Smiley, Andrew Smiley, Jerome Smiley, Eliabeth Smiley

In 1821, James Smiley entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Mister Smiley And Rachel Borland. In 1880, James Smiley resided in Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA. James Smiley married Elizabeth Storm, and had children including Andrew Smiley, Davis Walton Smiley, Eliabeth Smiley, Jerome Smiley, John S Smiley, Martha Smiley, Mary L Smiley. James Smiley passed away in 1892 in Pocono Lake, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1821, James Smiley entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Mister Smiley And Rachel Borland.
  • In 1880, James Smiley resided in Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Smiley married Elizabeth Storm, and had children including Andrew Smiley, Davis Walton Smiley, Eliabeth Smiley, Jerome Smiley, John S Smiley, Martha Smiley, Mary L Smiley.
  • James Smiley passed away in 1892 in Pocono Lake, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Smiley's Ancestors

Self
James Smiley
1821–1892
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Mister Smiley
1800–
,,Pennsylvania,USA
Rachel Borland
1803–1875
Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Borland
1765–1841
Kilraught, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Smiley's Descendants

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James Smiley (1821–1892) m. Elizabeth Storm (31 July 1822–30 October 1915)
  1. 1. John (S) Smiley 1853–1938 m. Edith Smith 1856–1923
    1. 1. Edith (Ayers) Smiley 1880–1951 m. Linford Werkheiser 1873–1950
      1. 1. Donald Werkheiser 1901–1944
        1. 1. Merlin (Donald) Werkheiser 1920–1965 m. Ruth Dressel 1921–
      2. 2. Donovan (Linford "Don") Werkheiser 1900–1944
      3. 3. Thelma (Marie) Werkheiser 1903–1994
      4. 4. Clesta (E) Werkheiser 1907–
    2. 2. Alice (Holt Smiley) Brown 1890–1959
  2. 2. Mary (L.) Smiley 1858–1941
  3. 3. Martha Smiley 1855–1929 m. Leonard Sherriff 1857–
    1. 1. Nellie (S) Sherriff 1884–
    2. 2. Gertrud Sherriff 1890–
  4. 4. Davis (Walton) Smiley 1860–1929
  5. 5. Andrew Smiley 1857–
  6. 6. Jerome Smiley 1863–1905
  7. 7. Eliabeth Smiley 1858–

James Smiley's Timeline

3 Records

1821
1821
Birth of James Smiley in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1880
1880
Age 59
James Smiley resided here in Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA
Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA
1892
1892
Age 71
Death of James Smiley in ,,Pennsylvania,USA
,,Pennsylvania,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1157; Page: 416B; Enumeration District: 229
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tobyhanna, Monroe, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1157; Page: 416B; Enumeration District: 229

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: ,,Pennsylvania,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocono Lake, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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