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Mary Jane Smiley 1848–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 January 1848

Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina

Death Date: 18 November 1881

Death Location: Swain County, North Carolina

Father: Rev. SMILEY

Mother: Judith Brendle

Spouse(s): Robert Freeman

Children(s): Pallistine Breedlove

The story of Mary Jane Smiley began in 1848 in Macon County, North Carolina. Mary Jane Smiley married Robert Henderson Freeman, and had children including Pallistine Breedlove. Mary Jane Smiley passed away in 1881 in Swain County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Jane Smiley began in 1848 in Macon County, North Carolina.
  • Mary Jane Smiley married Robert Henderson Freeman, and had children including Pallistine Breedlove.
  • Mary Jane Smiley passed away in 1881 in Swain County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Smiley's Ancestors

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Mary Smiley
1848–1881
Birth Place: Macon County, North Carolina
Parents
Rev. Jesse Madison SMILEY
1820–1891
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Judith (ANNIE) Brendle
1827–1917
Burke County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Jesse (Webb) Smiley
1781–1851
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (R) Harrison
1796–1871
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
John (David) Brendle
1801–1892
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Charlotte (R.H. "Elizabeth") Williams
1803–1863
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse SMILEY
1755–1783
Sarah MADISON
1757–1784
John Harrison
1775–1859
Rebecca Harrison
1776–1831
Corp Brendle
1775–1864
Rebecca Johnson
1774–1860
Charles Williams
1775–1857
Elizabeth Bradshaw
1776–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse GGF
1735–1789
Rhoda Smalley
1731–1790
Benjamin HARRISON*
1745–1809
Mary McClure
1747–1815
Charles Delehay
1745–1779
Anne Delehay
1730–1779
Johannes Brendel
1746–1822
Elisabeth Gerner
1750–1822
Mary Hargrave
1752–1791
Charles Jr
1725–1803
Elizabeth Abernathy
1730–1795
JOSIAH BRADSHAW
1730–1818
Elizabeth Armistead
1745–1810

Mary Smiley's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Smiley (20 January 1848–18 November 1881) m. Robert (Henderson) Freeman (21 Sep 1851–11 Mar 1936)
  1. 1. Pallistine Breedlove 1874–1942 m. Benjamin (Allen "Ben") Breedlove 1872–1955
    1. 1. Florence (Loucynthia) Cook 1900–1982 m. Ernest Cook 1898–1988
      1. 1. Charles Cook 1927–1929
      2. 2. Mary (Josephine) Cook 1938–2009
      3. 3. Donald Cook 1924–2011
      4. 4. Mamie (Virginia) Cook 1922–2005
    2. 2. Sarah (M) Breedlove 1896–1992
    3. 3. Claud (W) Breedlove 1898–1983
    4. 4. Robt (Lee) Breedlove 1899–1921
    5. 5. Bessie (E) Breedlove 1900–1899
    6. 6. Ulah (C) Breedlove 1901–1996
    7. 7. Dillard (G) Breedlove 1902–
    8. 8. Emily (J) Breedlove 1903–1986
    9. 9. Walter (W) Breedlove 1906–1981
    10. 10. Etta (M) Breedlove 1907–1966
    11. 11. Troy (Eben*) Breedlove 1910–1971
    12. 12. Jessie (A) Breedlove 1920–2013
    13. 13. Edith (B) Breedlove 1917–2011
    14. 14. Fred (Washington) Breedlove 1911–2006
    15. 15. Betty (Manerva) Breedlove 1912–1997
    16. 16. Farris (Loretta) Breedlove 1915–2009
    17. 17. Graden (Dillard) Breedlove 1902–1975

Mary Smiley's Timeline

2 Records

1848
20 January 1848
Birth of Mary Jane Smiley in Macon County, North Carolina
Macon County, North Carolina
1881
18 November 1881
Age 33
Death of Mary Jane Smiley in Swain County, North Carolina
Swain County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1848
    Event Place: Macon County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1881
    Event Place: Swain County, North Carolina

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