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John Hallor Smedley 1852–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1852

Birth Location: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1930

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

Father: John Smedley

Mother: Rebecca Smedley

Spouse(s): Becky Robbins, Frances Smedley, Rebecca Lewellyn

Children(s): Florence Smedely, Altha Wolfe, Carrie Harry, Bertha Whitmer, Charles Smedley, Edna King, George Smedley, Louis Smedley, Preston Smedley, Elsie Coon, Helen Harless, Etta Standish, Ermal Smedley, Lemuel Smedley, Bruce Smedley, Wincel Smedley, Wincel Smedley, Paul Smedley

John Hallor Smedley was born in 1852 in Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA, the child of John Preston Smedley And Rebecca Smedley. John Hallor Smedley married Becky Jane Robbins, Frances Ellen Smedley, Rebecca Jane Becca Becky Robins Robbins Lewellyn, and had children including Altha Mildred Wolfe, Bertha Naomi Whitmer, Bruce Kenneth Smedley, Carrie Anna Hall Harry, Charles Milton Smedley, Edna Leona King, Elsie C Flotella Coon, Ermal Paul Smedley, Etta May Standish, Florence Edith Smedely, George Russel Smedley, Helen Gladene Harless, Lemuel W Smedley, Louis P Smedley, Paul Smedley, Preston Smedley, Wincel Richard Smedley. John Hallor Smedley passed away in 1930 in Washington County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Hallor Smedley was born in 1852 in Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA, the child of John Preston Smedley And Rebecca Smedley.
  • John Hallor Smedley married Becky Jane Robbins, Frances Ellen Smedley, Rebecca Jane Becca Becky Robins Robbins Lewellyn, and had children including Altha Mildred Wolfe, Bertha Naomi Whitmer, Bruce Kenneth Smedley, Carrie Anna Hall Harry, Charles Milton Smedley, Edna Leona King, Elsie C Flotella Coon, Ermal Paul Smedley, Etta May Standish, Florence Edith Smedely, George Russel Smedley, Helen Gladene Harless, Lemuel W Smedley, Louis P Smedley, Paul Smedley, Preston Smedley, Wincel Richard Smedley.
  • John Hallor Smedley passed away in 1930 in Washington County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smedley
1823–1885
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Rebecca Smedley
1832–1855
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Becky Robbins
1873–1953
Birth Location: Washington Co., Indiana, USA
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Frances Smedley
1854–1893
Birth Location: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Rebecca Lewellyn
1873–1953
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Florence Smedely
1904–1993
Birth Location: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Altha Wolfe
1910–1996
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Carrie Harry
1881–1965
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Bertha Whitmer
1887–1955
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Charles Smedley
1902–1981
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Edna King
1897–1920
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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George Smedley
1906–1909
Birth Location: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Louis Smedley
1890–1890
Birth Location: –
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Preston Smedley
1899–1908
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Elsie Coon
1891–1984
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Helen Harless
1915–2001
Birth Location: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Etta Standish
1884–1964
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Ermal Smedley
1908–2004
Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
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Lemuel Smedley
1878–1961
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
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Bruce Smedley
1912–1994
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Wincel Smedley
1900–1969
Birth Location: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Wincel Smedley
1900–1969
Birth Location: Near Smedley, Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
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Paul Smedley
1909–
Birth Location: Washington Co., Indiana, USA
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John Smedley's Ancestors

Self
John Smedley
1852–1930
Birth Place: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Preston Smedley
1823–1885
Indiana, USA
Rebecca Smedley
1832–1855
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (William) SMEDLEY
1791–1865
Kentucky
Margaret (S. Morgan or) Center
1790–1861
North Carolina or Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smedley's Descendants

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John (Hallor) Smedley (16 February 1852–13 May 1930) m. Becky (Jane) Robbins (7 March 1873–23 September 1953) m. Frances (Ellen) Smedley (13 November 1854–4 August 1893) m. Rebecca (Jane "Becca \ Becky" Robins \ Robbins) Lewellyn (7 Mar 1873–23 Sep 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–

John Smedley's Timeline

3 Records

1852
16 February 1852
Birth of John Hallor Smedley in Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
1896
16 May 1896
Age 44
John Hallor Smedley was married in Washington
Washington
1930
13 May 1930
Age 78
Death of John Hallor Smedley in Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1852
    Event Place: Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1896
    Event Place: Washington

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1930
    Event Place: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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