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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: Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Smiley

Mother: Eliza Smiley

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In 1838, John Smiley entered the world in OH, born to Nathaniel Smiley And Eliza Smiley. In 1860, John Smiley resided in Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA. John Smiley passed away in 1865 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1838, John Smiley entered the world in OH, born to Nathaniel Smiley And Eliza Smiley.
  • In 1860, John Smiley resided in Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA.
  • John Smiley passed away in 1865 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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John Smiley's Ancestors

Self
John Smiley
1838–1865
Birth Place: OH
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

John Smiley's Timeline

3 Records

1838
26 January 1838
Birth of John Smiley in OH
OH
1860
1860
Age 22
John Smiley resided here in Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio, USA
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
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M653_1033; Page: 290; Family History Library Film: 805033
    [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, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brush Creek, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M653_1033; Page: 290; Family History Library Film: 805033

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers
    [2] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [3] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries
    [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., CIVIL War Roll of Honor, Roll of Honor, Vol. XXII

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [2] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries
    [3] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., CIVIL War Roll of Honor, Roll of Honor, Vol. XXII

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