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Mary Etta Smiley 1880–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1880

Birth Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1941

Death Location: Harned, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Smiley

Mother: Lucretia Tucker

Spouse(s): Burnie Wilson

Children(s): William Wilson, Frances Wilson, Lena Wilson, Anna Wilson

Mary Etta Smiley was born in 1880 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Franklin Smiley And Lucretia Annie Tucker. In 1910, Mary Etta Smiley resided in Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Mary Etta Smiley resided in Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA. Mary Etta Smiley married Burnie Gratefield Wilson, and had children including Anna Rue Wilson, Frances E Wilson, Lena Maye Wilson, William Tip Wilson. Mary Etta Smiley passed away in 1941 in Harned, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Etta Smiley was born in 1880 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Franklin Smiley And Lucretia Annie Tucker.
  • In 1910, Mary Etta Smiley resided in Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Mary Etta Smiley resided in Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mary Etta Smiley married Burnie Gratefield Wilson, and had children including Anna Rue Wilson, Frances E Wilson, Lena Maye Wilson, William Tip Wilson.
  • Mary Etta Smiley passed away in 1941 in Harned, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smiley
1858–1937
Birth Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky
WS
Lucretia Tucker
1863–1891
Birth Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky
LT

Spouses(s)

Burnie Wilson
1884–1973
Birth Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
BW

Children(s)

William Wilson
1909–1958
Birth Location: Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
WW
Frances Wilson
1911–1997
Birth Location: Seree Breck, Kentucky
FW
Lena Wilson
1914–1981
Birth Location: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
LW
Anna Wilson
1919–1977
Birth Location: Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
AW

Mary Smiley's Ancestors

Self
Mary Smiley
1880–1941
Birth Place: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Franklin Smiley
1858–1937
Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Lucretia (Annie) Tucker
1863–1891
Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Seth (William) Smiley
1828–1866
Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Mary (Ruth) Basham
1829–1915
Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
John (Berry Tucker) Pvt
1838–1913
,Breckinridge,Kentucky,USA
Susan (Mary) Crume
1843–1929
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Smiley
1809–1898
Lucretia Seelye
1812–1842
Littleberry Basham
1792–1855
Mary Basham
1800–1878
Robert Sr.
1817–1876
Lucretia Basham
1816–1856
William Dr
1804–1875
Mary Lucas
1805–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smiley
1781–1854
Margaret McClarty
1786–1854
Seth (Sealey)
1775–1839
Bartlett Basham
1770–1847
Nancy Farmer
1773–1846
William Jr
1745–1834
Sarah Shrewsbury
1760–1834
John Sr.
1759–1852
Martha Bunton
1770–1854
Bartlett Jr
1770–1847
Nancy Farmer
1773–1846
Ralph Jr
1779–1832
Mary Lincoln
1775–1832
Ignatius II
1755–1852
Frances Wimsatt
1774–

Mary Smiley's Descendants

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Mary (Etta) Smiley (18 Aug 1880–27 Nov 1941) m. Burnie (Gratefield) Wilson (7 July 1884–17 August 1973)
  1. 1. William (Tip) Wilson 1909–1958 m. Ila (Louise) Niles 1907–1997
    1. 1. Marda (Ruth) Wilson 1939–2012 m. Raibourn (Marion "Skip" Numann) Jr 1940–2015
  2. 2. Frances (E) Wilson 1911–1997 m. Orval (Ollie) Tabor 1908–1970
    1. 1. Joan Tabor 1935–2007 m. Robert (Owen) Triplett 1928–1996
    2. 2. Vanita ("Ann") Tabor 1933–2017 m. Charles (William) Dobbs 1927–1998
    3. 3. Brenda (L) Tabor 1939–2022 m. Odie Ramsey 1936–1985
  3. 3. Lena (Maye) Wilson 1914–1981 m. Albert (Dennis Ashcraft) Jr 1915–1989 m. Mitchell Drane 1910– m. Charles (Herschel) Lawson 1910–1986
  4. 4. Anna (Rue) Wilson 1919–1977 m. Manuel (Hughes) Goodman 1914–1995
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Goodman 1942–1991 m. Ruth (W) Shrewsberry 1941–2008

Mary Smiley's Timeline

7 Records

1880
18 Aug 1880
Birth of Mary Etta Smiley in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Mary Etta Smiley resided here in Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Mary Etta Smiley resided here in Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Mary Etta Smiley resided here in District 1, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Mary Etta Smiley resided here in Sh, Breckinridge, Kentucky
Sh, Breckinridge, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 60
Mary Etta Smiley resided here in Magestrial Dist #1 Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Magestrial Dist #1 Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1941
27 Nov 1941
Age 61
Death of Mary Etta Smiley in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1880
    Event Place: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01286; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14-4
    [3] Kentucky, Death Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: T625_561; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 13
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340470
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: T624_467; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1374480
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hardinsburg Ward 4, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: T624_467; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1374480

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mook, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: T625_561; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340470

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Breckinridge, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01286; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magestrial Dist #1 Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01286; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Breckenridge
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1941
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] Kentucky, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harned, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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