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MELINDA JANE SMITH 1820–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1854

Death Location: Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA

Father: Aaron Smith

Mother: Frances Thomas

Spouse(s): Greenup Eaton

Children(s): Mahala Eaton

The story of MELINDA JANE SMITH began in 1820 in Kentucky, USA. MELINDA JANE SMITH married Greenup Eaton, and had children including Mahala Jane Eaton. MELINDA JANE SMITH passed away in 1854 in Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of MELINDA JANE SMITH began in 1820 in Kentucky, USA.
  • MELINDA JANE SMITH married Greenup Eaton, and had children including Mahala Jane Eaton.
  • MELINDA JANE SMITH passed away in 1854 in Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Smith
1800–1877
Birth Location: Barren, Kentucky, United States
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Frances Thomas
1804–1887
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Greenup Eaton
1813–1867
Birth Location: Liberty, Gallatin, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Mahala Eaton
1854–1918
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, United States
ME

MELINDA SMITH's Ancestors

Self
MELINDA SMITH
1820–1854
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Aaron J Smith
1800–1877
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Frances (F) Thomas
1804–1887
Kentucky
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MELINDA SMITH's Descendants

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MELINDA (JANE) SMITH (1820–1 May 1854) m. Greenup Eaton (3 Mar 1813–25 Jul 1867)
  1. 1. Mahala (Jane) Eaton 1854–1918 m. SAMUEL (PERRY) HARDIN 1847–1913
    1. 1. Orval (Filmore) Hardin 1894–1929 m. Marie Hardin 1895–1975
      1. 1. Orval (F.) Hardin 1923–2009 m. Dorothy (Manita) Bowman 1926–2017
    2. 2. Masas (O) Hardin 1878–
    3. 3. Lewis (Austin) Hardin 1880–1953 m. Louisa (A) Shambaugh 1880–
    4. 4. Marion (E) Hardin 1884–
    5. 5. Harry (M) Hardin 1889–

MELINDA SMITH's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of MELINDA JANE SMITH in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1854
1 May 1854
Age 34
Death of MELINDA JANE SMITH in Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1854
    Event Place: Hendricks, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
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