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Martha Smedley 1819–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1819

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 4 Nov 1904

Death Location: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA

Father: John Smedley

Mother: Charlotte Skinner

Spouse(s): Wm Yarbrough

Children(s): Mary Yarbrough, E Yarborough, Josiah Yarborough, Wm Yarbrough, Mary Yarbrough, John Yarbrough, Yarborough Mobley, Augusta Yarbrough

Martha Smedley was born in 1819 in North Carolina, the child of John Jefferson Smedley And Charlotte Skinner. In 1860, Martha Smedley resided in Pools Mill, Houston, Troup, Georgia, USA. Martha Smedley married Wm Yarbrough, and had children including Augusta Ann Gussie Ann Yarbrough, E S Yarborough, John Yarbrough, Josiah Yarborough, M A Newton, Mary Yarbrough, Wm C Yarbrough, Yarborough Mobley. Martha Smedley passed away in 1904 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Smedley was born in 1819 in North Carolina, the child of John Jefferson Smedley And Charlotte Skinner.
  • In 1860, Martha Smedley resided in Pools Mill, Houston, Troup, Georgia, USA.
  • Martha Smedley married Wm Yarbrough, and had children including Augusta Ann Gussie Ann Yarbrough, E S Yarborough, John Yarbrough, Josiah Yarborough, M A Newton, Mary Yarbrough, Wm C Yarbrough, Yarborough Mobley.
  • Martha Smedley passed away in 1904 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smedley
1790–1880
Birth Location: Greene County, Georgia, USA
JS
Charlotte Skinner
1798–1855
Birth Location: Georgia
CS

Spouses(s)

Wm Yarbrough
1818–
Birth Location: Georgia
WY

Children(s)

Mary Yarbrough
1865–1899
Birth Location: Georgia
MY
E Yarborough
1851–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
EY
Josiah Yarborough
1854–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JY
Wm Yarbrough
1843–
Birth Location: North Carolina
WY
Mary Yarbrough
1846–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MY
John Yarbrough
1842–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JY
Yarborough Mobley
1845–1939
Birth Location: GA
YM
Augusta Yarbrough
1858–1941
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
AY

Martha Smedley's Ancestors

Self
Martha Smedley
1819–1904
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Jefferson Smedley
1790–1880
Greene County, Georgia, USA
Charlotte Skinner
1798–1855
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Smedley's Descendants

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Martha Smedley (abt 1819–4 Nov 1904) m. Wm Yarbrough (abt 1818–)
  1. 1. Mary Yarbrough 1865–1899 m. William (H.) Bourne 1853–1898 m. W. (H.) Bourn 1853–1909
    1. 1. Ophelia\Ophalia (M) Bourn 1874–1947 m. Jessie (L) Bradley 1868–1927
      1. 1. Gracie (E) Bradley 1913–1975 m. Arthur (L) Hyndman 1909–1966 m. Walter (R) Knight 1908–1975
        1. 1. Betty (Jean Knight Grady) GMa 1933–2022 m. Ralph (E.) Grady 1934–2018
        2. 2. Bradley (Lee) Knight 1937–2004
        3. 3. Mary Knight 1931–2001 m. Joseph (S. Hughes) Jr 1928–1985
      2. 2. Mollie (A) Bradley 1914–2011 m. Elder (McClinton) Presley 1906– m. C W 1919–2001
        1. 1. Nora (Elaine) Akins 1895–
      3. 3. Baby Bradley 1909–1910
    2. 2. Rufus (N) Bourn 1882–1937 m. Fannie Bourn 1887–1953 m. Fanny Baurn 1887–
      1. 1. Rufus Bourn 1912–1939
      2. 2. T (W) Bourn 1915–
      3. 3. Minnie Bourn 1909–
      4. 4. Pinkie (Lee) Bourn 1904–1919
      5. 5. Thomas (W) Bourn 1914–
      6. 6. Henry Bourn 1902–
      7. 7. Minnie (Lee Bourn) Sims 1907–1992 m. John (Benjamin Gordon) Sims 1907–1944
        1. 1. WIlliam (Kelly) Sims 1930–2014
        2. 2. Rufus (Gordon) Sims 1928–1980
      8. 8. William (H) Baurn 1903–
      9. 9. Minnie (L) Baurn 1907–
      10. 10. Pinkie (L) Baurn 1904–1919
      11. 11. Sydney (C.) Bourne –1906
      12. 12. Rufus (Nathaniel Bourn) Jr 1910–1939
    3. 3. Penelope (A) Bourn 1878–1927 m. George (S.) Brantly 1871–1943 m. Geo (S) Brantley 1876–
      1. 1. Howard (Walter) Brantley 1898–1974 m. Emma (Loura) Brantley 1898–1988
        1. 1. Louise (Thelma) Chiselbrook 1922–1999
        2. 2. Audrey Webb 1926–2019
        3. 3. Howard (Walter Brantly) Jr 1920–1991
        4. 4. Bruce (Lee) Brantly 1931–2015
      2. 2. Frank Brantly 1910–1967
      3. 3. Dorothy (Leona) Hurd 1918–1943
      4. 4. Lorien (Clark) Brantly 1896–1982
      5. 5. Howard (Walter Brantly) Sr 1898–1974
        1. 1. Louise (Thelma) Donehoo 1922–1999
      6. 6. Irene (Ophelia) Carter 1902–1977
      7. 7. Frank Brantly 1910–1967
      8. 8. George (Rosser) Brantley 1900–1980
      9. 9. Jessie (Mae) Brantley 1907–
      10. 10. Robert Brantly 1904–
      11. 11. Mamie Brantly 1913–1913
      12. 12. Irene Brantley 1902–
      13. 13. Jessie (May) Brantley 1908–
      14. 14. Howard Brantley 1898–
      15. 15. Lorin Brantley 1897–
      16. 16. Robert Brantley 1904–
      17. 17. George Brantley 1900–
      18. 18. George Brantley 1900–
      19. 19. Robert Brantley 1904–
      20. 20. Irene Brantley 1902–
      21. 21. Jessie (May) Brantley 1908–
      22. 22. Lorin Brantley 1897–
      23. 23. Dorothy Brantley 1919–
    4. 4. George (A.) Bourn 1876–1922 m. Minnie Bourn 1877–1929 m. Minnie (Lee) Harbuck 1876–1929
      1. 1. Ruth Bourn 1915–1998
      2. 2. Francis Bourn 1908–
      3. 3. Carl Bourn 1912–
      4. 4. Emma (Ruth) Howell 1914–1998
    5. 5. Bell Bourn 1889–
    6. 6. Grace Bourn 1892–
    7. 7. Ida Bourn 1882–
    8. 8. Carrie Bourn 1886–1966
    9. 9. Ruth Bourn 1894–
    10. 10. William (Clemont(?)) Bourne 1882–1908 m. Margariete (Estelle) Bolton 1882–
      1. 1. Mamie (Erline Bourne) Freeman 1905–1991
    11. 11. Clara Bourne 1888–1897
    12. 12. John (Henry) Bourn 1886–1959 m. Annie (May Blackstock) Bourn 1888–1973 m. Annie (May) Blackstock 1889–1973
      1. 1. William (C) Bourne 1911–
      2. 2. Hazel (R) Bourne 1913–
      3. 3. Virgil Bourn 1909–
      4. 4. William (Clemon) Bourn 1910–
      5. 5. Hazel (R) Bourn 1913–
      6. 6. Virgal Bourn 1909–
    13. 13. Thomas Bourn 1887–
    14. 14. Palma Bourn 1885–
    15. 15. Hunter Bourn 1896–
    16. 16. Annie Bourne 1889–
    17. 17. Bryant Bourn 1891–
    18. 18. Susan (A) Bourn 1895–
    19. 19. Otis (A) Bourn 1899–
    20. 20. Flora (E Bourn) Thompson 1881–
  2. 2. E (S) Yarborough 1851–
  3. 3. Josiah Yarborough 1854–
  4. 4. Wm (C) Yarbrough 1843–
  5. 5. Mary Yarbrough 1846–
  6. 6. John Yarbrough 1842–
    1. 1. Martha Yarbrough 1869–
  7. 7. Yarborough Mobley 1845–1939
  8. 8. Augusta (Ann "Gussie Ann") Yarbrough 1858–1941 m. George Hall 1855–
    1. 1. Bob Hall 1889–
    2. 2. Jimmie Hall 1896–
    3. 3. Bettie Hall 1893–
    4. 4. George (Henry) Hall 1884–1962
    5. 5. Emma Hall 1884–

Martha Smedley's Timeline

3 Records

1819
abt 1819
Birth of Martha Smedley in North Carolina
North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 41
Martha Smedley resided here in Pools Mill, Houston, Troup, Georgia, USA
Pools Mill, Houston, Troup, Georgia, USA
1904
4 Nov 1904
Age 85
Death of Martha Smedley in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1819
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 5 Nov 1904; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.8294181,0.56652826,0.8568636&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pools Mill, Houston, Troup, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1904
    Event Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 5 Nov 1904; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.8294181,0.56652826,0.8568636&xid=3355
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