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James W. Smiley 1839–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1839

Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 19 May 1890

Death Location: Perth, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Smiley

Mother: Eliza Smiley

Spouse(s): Helen Esson

Children(s): Marion Smiley, Edward Smiley, Bessie Smiley

James W. Smiley was born in 1839 in Ohio, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Smiley And Eliza Smiley. In 1860, James W. Smiley resided in Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA. James W. Smiley married Helen D Esson, and had children including Bessie Evelyn Smiley, Edward Esson Smiley, Marion Smiley. James W. Smiley passed away in 1890 in Perth, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James W. Smiley was born in 1839 in Ohio, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Smiley And Eliza Smiley.
  • In 1860, James W. Smiley resided in Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA.
  • James W. Smiley married Helen D Esson, and had children including Bessie Evelyn Smiley, Edward Esson Smiley, Marion Smiley.
  • James W. Smiley passed away in 1890 in Perth, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Smiley's Ancestors

Self
James Smiley
1839–1890
Birth Place: Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Smiley
1807–1852
Kentucky
Eliza Smiley
1814–1900
Ohio
Grandparents
PHILIP SMILEY
1775–1848
New Jersey, USA
william Shields
1768–1860
Maryland, United States
Mary Mooney
1776–1860
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shields
1750–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Smiley's Descendants

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James (W.) Smiley (26 Nov 1839–19 May 1890) m. Helen (D) Esson (7 June 1854–2 February 1947)
  1. 1. Marion Smiley 1877–1957
  2. 2. Edward (Esson) Smiley 1882–1929
  3. 3. Bessie (Evelyn) Smiley 1879–1960
    1. 1. Andrew (Harold) Rhodes 1903–1951
      1. 1. David (Ray) Rhodes 1936–2009

James Smiley's Timeline

3 Records

1839
26 Nov 1839
Birth of James W. Smiley in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 21
James W. Smiley resided here in Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA
1890
19 May 1890
Age 51
Death of James W. Smiley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1839
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1890
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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