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John Preston Smedley 1823–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1823

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 20 October 1885

Death Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John SMEDLEY

Mother: Margaret Center

Spouse(s): Rebecca Smedley

Children(s): John Smedley, George Smedley

John Preston Smedley was born in 1823 in Indiana, USA, the child of John William Smedley And Margaret S Morgan Or Center. John Preston Smedley married Rebecca Smedley, and had children including George Washington Smedley, John Hallor Smedley. John Preston Smedley passed away in 1885 in Washington County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Preston Smedley was born in 1823 in Indiana, USA, the child of John William Smedley And Margaret S Morgan Or Center.
  • John Preston Smedley married Rebecca Smedley, and had children including George Washington Smedley, John Hallor Smedley.
  • John Preston Smedley passed away in 1885 in Washington County, Indiana, United States of America.

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John Smedley's Ancestors

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John Smedley
1823–1885
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
John William SMEDLEY
1791–1865
Kentucky
Margaret (S. Morgan or) Center
1790–1861
North Carolina or Virginia
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smedley's Descendants

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John (Preston) Smedley (14 April 1823–20 October 1885) m. Rebecca Smedley (28 February 1832–29 September 1855)
  1. 1. John (Hallor) Smedley 1852–1930 m. Becky (Jane) Robbins 1873–1953 m. Frances (Ellen) Smedley 1854–1893 m. Rebecca (Jane "Becca \ Becky" Robins \ Robbins) Lewellyn 1873–1953
    1. 1. Florence (Edith) Smedely 1904–1993 m. Elsworth (Leroy) Wright 1906–1989
      1. 1. Robert (Gene) Wright 1935–2025
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Wrght 1927–2013 m. Albert (Harvey Dodd) Jr 1934–1990
      3. 3. Naomi (Florence Wright) (Vandergrift) 1926–2020
      4. 4. Paul (Elmer) Wright 1930–1995
      5. 5. Ernest (Ray) Wright 1924–2007 m. Margie (Louise) Wright 1926–2007
    2. 2. Altha (Mildred) Wolfe 1910–1996
    3. 3. Carrie (Anna Hall) Harry 1881–1965
    4. 4. Bertha (Naomi) Whitmer 1887–1955
    5. 5. Charles (Milton) Smedley 1902–1981
    6. 6. Edna (Leona) King 1897–1920
    7. 7. George (Russel) Smedley 1906–1909
    8. 8. Louis (P) Smedley 1890–1890
    9. 9. Preston Smedley 1899–1908
    10. 10. Elsie (C. Flotella) Coon 1891–1984
    11. 11. Helen (Gladene) Harless 1915–2001
    12. 12. Etta (May) Standish 1884–1964
    13. 13. Ermal (Paul) Smedley 1908–2004
    14. 14. Lemuel (W) Smedley 1878–1961
    15. 15. Bruce (Kenneth) Smedley 1912–1994
    16. 16. Wincel (Richard) Smedley 1900–1969
    17. 17. Wincel (Richard) Smedley 1900–1969
    18. 18. Paul Smedley 1909–
  2. 2. George (Washington) Smedley 1854–1855

John Smedley's Timeline

2 Records

1823
14 April 1823
Birth of John Preston Smedley in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1885
20 October 1885
Age 62
Death of John Preston Smedley in Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA
Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1823
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1885
    Event Place: Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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