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John Smiley 1838–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1838

Birth Location: OH

Death Date: 14 Apr 1865

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nathaniel Smiley

Mother: Eliza Shields

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Children(s):

In 1838, John Smiley entered the world in OH, born to Nathaniel Smiley And Eliza Jane Shields. John Smiley passed away in 1865 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, John Smiley entered the world in OH, born to Nathaniel Smiley And Eliza Jane Shields.
  • John Smiley passed away in 1865 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Smiley
1807–1852
Birth Location: Kentucky
NS
Eliza Shields
1811–1900
Birth Location: Ohio
ES

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Smiley's Ancestors

Self
John Smiley
1838–1865
Birth Place: OH
Parents
Nathaniel Smiley
1807–1852
Kentucky
Eliza (Jane) Shields
1811–1900
Ohio
Grandparents
william Shields
1768–1860
Maryland, United States
Mary Mooney
1776–1860
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smiley's Timeline

2 Records

1838
26 January 1838
Birth of John Smiley in OH
OH
1865
14 Apr 1865
Age 27
Death of John Smiley in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1838
    Event Place: OH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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