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John A Smalley 1828–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee

Death Date: aft 1870

Death Location: Union, Illinois

Father: Abner Smalley

Mother: Elizabeth Rushing

Spouse(s): Laura King, Edna Wyatt

Children(s): Melvina Smalley, John Smalley, James Smalley, Francis Smalley, Elizabeth Smalley, James 🧬

In 1828, John A Smalley entered the world in Benton, Tennessee, born to Abner Smalley And Elizabeth Betsy Rushing. In 1850, John A Smalley was recorded in the census in Benton, Tennessee. In 1850, John A Smalley resided in Benton, Tennessee, USA. John A Smalley married Edna Wyatt, Laura Mrs King, and had children including Elizabeth Smalley, Francis L Smalley, James H Smalley, James W Smalley, John Latta Smalley, Melvina Mary Smalley. John A Smalley passed away in 1870 in Union, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1828, John A Smalley entered the world in Benton, Tennessee, born to Abner Smalley And Elizabeth Betsy Rushing.
  • In 1850, John A Smalley was recorded in the census in Benton, Tennessee.
  • In 1850, John A Smalley resided in Benton, Tennessee, USA.
  • John A Smalley married Edna Wyatt, Laura Mrs King, and had children including Elizabeth Smalley, Francis L Smalley, James H Smalley, James W Smalley, John Latta Smalley, Melvina Mary Smalley.
  • John A Smalley passed away in 1870 in Union, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Smalley
1799–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elizabeth Rushing
1805–1859
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Laura King
1836–
Birth Location: Tennessee
LK
Edna Wyatt
1825–
Birth Location: Tennessee
EW

Children(s)

Melvina Smalley
1857–1930
Birth Location: Missouri
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John Smalley
1859–1896
Birth Location: Arkansas
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James Smalley
1865–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Francis Smalley
1860–1923
Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee
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Elizabeth Smalley
1848–
Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee
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James 🧬
1850–1899
Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee
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John Smalley's Ancestors

Self
John Smalley
1828–1870
Birth Place: Benton, Tennessee
Parents
Abner Smalley
1799–1870
North Carolina
Elizabeth (Betsy) Rushing
1805–1859
North Carolina
Grandparents
John Smalley
1770–1840
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally) Hale
1770–1860
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Dennis Rushing
1786–1860
Anson, North Carolina
Kesiah Bell
1786–1881
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rushing
1749–1841
Mary Hobbs
1748–1791
George Bell
1764–1791
Selah Champion
1742–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rushing
1723–1781
Mary Paul
1725–1790

John Smalley's Descendants

1.
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John (A) Smalley (1828–aft 1870) m. Laura (Mrs.) King (1836–) m. Edna Wyatt (1825–)
  1. 1. Melvina (Mary) Smalley 1857–1930 m. Albert* Clutts 1852–1938
    1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth*) Clutts 1881–1951 m. Joseph (Sidney Walter*) Knupp 1879–1921 m. Henry (James) Schelebo 1890–
      1. 1. Helen (Marie) Knupp 1907–1951 m. Hobert Needling 1897–1968 m. James (Earl) Seagraves 1907–1973
        1. 1. Beatrice (Carolyn Needling) # 1941–2001 m. Wallace (Conrad) Maier 1940–2024
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Needling 1937–2000
        3. 3. Hobert ("Frog") Needling 1925–1998
        4. 4. Charles (William) Needling 1927–1972
        5. 5. Delores Needling 1933–1998
        6. 6. Betty (M.) Needling 1934–2011
      2. 2. Anna (Elisabeth) Knupp 1903–1981 m. Loyd (Everett) DeRossett 1902–1984
        1. 1. Everett (Elmer) DeRossett 1922–1977
        2. 2. William (Alfred) DeRossett 1925–1998
        3. 3. Lloyd (Clifford) DeRossett 1931–2004
        4. 4. Robert (Dean) DeRossett 1934–1997
        5. 5. Barbara (Sue) DeRossett 1944–1944
        6. 6. Francis (L.) DeRossett 1942–2008
        7. 7. Lewis (Monroe DeRossett) Sr 1936–2016
      3. 3. George (E.) Knupp 1904–1953
      4. 4. Lula (Mae) Knupp 1909–1934 m. James (Earl) Seagraves 1907–1973
        1. 1. Gladys (Marie) Seagraves 1927–1994
        2. 2. Margie (Ann) Seagraves 1932–2004
      5. 5. Robert (Oscar) Knupp 1911–1976 m. Dorothy (Louise) Reed 1919–2005
        1. 1. Jack (E "Whitey") Knupp 1938–2015
        2. 2. Robert (Sylvanius) Knupp 1936–2016
        3. 3. James (Douglas) Knupp 1945–2022
      6. 6. John (Albert) Knupp 1912–1974 m. Flora (Victoria) Busby 1914–1996
        1. 1. Gerald (John) Knupp 1943–1969
      7. 7. Moses (Lowelmer) Knupp 1915–1978 m. Wyvana (Hazel) Batten 1924–1995
        1. 1. Leslie (Delbert) Knupp 1948–2009
        2. 2. Patsy (Ann) Knupp 1951–1951
        3. 3. Loretta (Hazel) Knupp 1944–1992
        4. 4. Davie Knupp 1946–1951
      8. 8. Everett Schelebo 1925–1985
      9. 9. Mary (Marie) Knupp 1918–2007
    2. 2. William (Jackson) Clutts 1872–1950
    3. 3. James (Lee) Clutts 1875–1920 m. Nora (May) Baity 1880–1920
      1. 1. William (Albert) Clutts 1899–1959 m. Ethel (M) Clutts 1904–1979
        1. 1. Delbert (Lee) Clutts 1936–1936
      2. 2. Cleatus (D.) Clutts 1905–1962
      3. 3. Raymond (C) Clutts 1907–
    4. 4. Hannah (Belle) Clutts 1878–1958 m. Mart Cooper 1880–1936
      1. 1. Albert (William) Cooper 1902–1965 m. Edna (Mary) Brooks 1906–1990
        1. 1. Leneta Cooper 1925–1969
        2. 2. Robert (L) Cooper 1945–1987
        3. 3. Eugene Cooper 1932–1950
        4. 4. Ruth Cooper 1929–1994
        5. 5. Catherine Cooper 1935–2010
        6. 6. Jackie (Dean) Cooper 1936–2000
      2. 2. Clyde (Cecial) Cooper 1903–1952
      3. 3. Roy (I) Cooper 1911–
    5. 5. Francis (Peter) Clutts 1882–1966 m. Nettie (Margaret) Eaves 1891–1956
      1. 1. Francis (Eugene) Clutts 1922–1996
      2. 2. Nora (Irene) Clutts 1924–1974
      3. 3. Ethel Clutts 1925–
      4. 4. Raymond (Edward) Clutts 1928–2005
      5. 5. Sylvia (Marie) Clutts 1930–1990
      6. 6. Isaac (Dallas) Clutts 1908–1969
      7. 7. Dora (M) Clutts 1924–1925
      8. 8. Clifford (Lee) Clutts 1912–1967
      9. 9. Roy (David) Clutts 1914–1956 m. Lorraine (Ethel) Tanner 1918–2000
        1. 1. Janet (Lorraine) Clutts 1941–2004
      10. 10. George (Irwin) Clutts 1918–1995
    6. 6. Roy (Guy) Clutts 1890–1970
    7. 7. Ida (Mae) Clutts 1893–1981 m. Elmer Hagler 1888–1938
      1. 1. Edna (I) Hagler 1912–2005
      2. 2. Alice (Marie) Hagler 1916–1971 m. Walter (Alfred DeRossett) Rev. 1917–2002
        1. 1. Donnie (Dean) DeRossett 1940–1992
      3. 3. Earl Hagler 1918–1991 m. Genevieve (Lucille) King 1923–2000
        1. 1. Gary (Earl) Hagler 1945–2001
    8. 8. Nora (Evalyn) Clutts 1900–1978 m. James (Monroe) DeRossett 1895–1971
      1. 1. James (Melvin) DeRossett 1923–2010
      2. 2. Paul (Lee) DeRossett 1925–2000
      3. 3. Mildred Derossett 1921–2005 m. Clarence Worthen 1921–2003
        1. 1. Ronald (Dean) Worthen 1948–1949
      4. 4. Charles (Allen) Derossett 1929–1988
    9. 9. George (Washington) Clutts 1888–1970 m. Birdie (Helen) Campbell 1888–1989
      1. 1. Hazel (L.) Clutts 1914–1981
      2. 2. Charles (Carl) Clutts 1910–1964
      3. 3. Harold (Hester) Clutts 1912–1998
      4. 4. Millard (A) Clutts 1923–
      5. 5. Mary (Helen) Clutts 1925–2013
      6. 6. Laura (Evelyn) Clutts 1916–2001
      7. 7. Cecile (Bell) Clutts 1918–1996
      8. 8. Clora (Mae) Clutts 1921–2008
  2. 2. John (Latta) Smalley 1859–1896 m. Amanda (Elizabeth Jane) Davis 1861–1928
  3. 3. James (W.) Smalley 1865–
  4. 4. Francis (L) Smalley 1860–1923 m. Margaret (A.) Babb 1869–1954
  5. 5. Elizabeth Smalley 1848–
  6. 6. James (H Smalley) 🧬 1850–1899 m. Alice (Malinda) Ryan 1860–1915
    1. 1. Ollie (Belle) Smalley 1884–1943
    2. 2. Ethel (Blanche) Smalley 1895–1986
    3. 3. Lulu (V.) Smalley 1880–
    4. 4. Milton (Franklin) Smalley 1886–1970
    5. 5. Jason (T.) Smalley 1888–1967
    6. 6. Amy (Lou Smalley) 🧬 1889–1920 m. William (Edward) Reed 1882–1932
      1. 1. Samuel (Paul) Reed 1918–2001
      2. 2. Lorene (Inez) Reed 1914–1990
      3. 3. Herman (Wayne) Reed 1916–1980
      4. 4. Virgie (C) Reed 1911–1980
    7. 7. Raymond Smalley 1894–
    8. 8. Lowell (Mason) Smalley 1897–1982
    9. 9. Lucille (Jane) Smalley 1880–1976
    10. 10. Noah Reed 1909–

John Smalley's Timeline

5 Records

1828
1828
Birth of John A Smalley in Benton, Tennessee
Benton, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 22
John A Smalley appeared in census in Benton, Tennessee
Benton, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 22
John A Smalley resided here in Benton, Tennessee, USA
Benton, Tennessee, USA
1870
5 Jul 1870
Age 42
John A Smalley appeared in census in Casper, Union, Illinois
Casper, Union, Illinois
1870
aft 1870
Age 42
Death of John A Smalley in Union, Illinois
Union, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Benton, Tennessee; Roll: 870; Page: 313a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Casper, Union, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1870
    Event Place: Union, Illinois
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