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Wiley Jacob Smith 1860–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1860

Birth Location: Davie County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1931

Death Location: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jonathan SMITH

Mother: Sarah Sheek

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitaker

Children(s): Gurbert Smith, Mattie Smith, Mary Smith, James Smith, Myrtle Smith, Bert Smith, Paul Smith, Jesse Smith, Rosa Smith

In 1860, Wiley Jacob Smith entered the world in Davie County, North Carolina, USA, born to Jonathan Smith And Sarah Emeline Sheek. Wiley Jacob Smith married Sarah Jane Sallie Whitaker, and had children including Bert Lee Birttie Birtie Smith, Gurbert Smith, James Albert Smith, Jesse Kimbrough Smith, Mary Emeline Smith, Mattie Frances Smith, Myrtle Smith, Paul Lafayette Smith, Rosa Etta Smith. Wiley Jacob Smith passed away in 1931 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1860, Wiley Jacob Smith entered the world in Davie County, North Carolina, USA, born to Jonathan Smith And Sarah Emeline Sheek.
  • Wiley Jacob Smith married Sarah Jane Sallie Whitaker, and had children including Bert Lee Birttie Birtie Smith, Gurbert Smith, James Albert Smith, Jesse Kimbrough Smith, Mary Emeline Smith, Mattie Frances Smith, Myrtle Smith, Paul Lafayette Smith, Rosa Etta Smith.
  • Wiley Jacob Smith passed away in 1931 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan SMITH
1817–1896
Birth Location: Farmington, Davie, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Sheek
1828–1892
Birth Location: Mocksville, Rowan (Davie) Co, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Whitaker
1865–1914
Birth Location: Deep Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Gurbert Smith
1885–1949
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, United States
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Mattie Smith
1893–1986
Birth Location: Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Smith
1884–1887
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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James Smith
1885–1962
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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Myrtle Smith
1886–1887
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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Bert Smith
1888–1949
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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Paul Smith
1890–1958
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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Jesse Smith
1890–1891
Birth Location: Kenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
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Rosa Smith
1896–1972
Birth Location: Smith Grove, Davie, North Carolina, USA
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Wiley Smith's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Smith
1860–1931
Birth Place: Davie County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonathan SMITH
1817–1896
Farmington, Davie, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Emeline) Sheek
1828–1892
Mocksville, Rowan (Davie) Co, North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas (H) Smith
1784–1858
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Etchison
1798–1848
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1735–1840
Hannah KITELY
1748–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Smith's Descendants

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Wiley (Jacob) Smith (19 Jul 1860–12 Jan 1931) m. Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Whitaker (7 Dec 1865–7 Aug 1914)
  1. 1. Gurbert Smith 1885–1949
  2. 2. Mattie (Frances) Smith 1893–1986 m. John (Walker Jones) Sr 1887–1969
    1. 1. John (Walker Jones) Jr. 1927–2007
    2. 2. Infant Jones 1912–1912
    3. 3. Fred (Lee "Freddy") Jones 1913–1967 m. Selma (Bell) Harbin 1914–1992
      1. 1. Fred (Lee Jr.) Jones 1937–2004
    4. 4. Helen (Louise Jones) Butner 1915–2010 m. Kenneth (Miller) Butner 1914–1997
      1. 1. Carol (Faydean) Butner 1936–1937
      2. 2. Frances (Elizabeth) Butner
      3. 3. Joyce (Ann) Butner
      4. 4. Kenneth (Miller) Butner
      5. 5. Nancy (Jeanette) Butner
    5. 5. Lois (Irene) Jones 1912–1912
    6. 6. William (Clyde) Jones 1923–1982 m. Martha (Lou) Marsh 1928–2010
    7. 7. Lois (Irene) Jones 1919–2012 m. Otis (Marion) Hendrix 1915–1997
      1. 1. Johnny (Lee) Hendrix 1945–1981
  3. 3. Mary (Emeline) Smith 1884–1887
  4. 4. James (Albert) Smith 1885–1962
  5. 5. Myrtle Smith 1886–1887
  6. 6. Bert (Lee "Birttie" "Birtie") Smith 1888–1949 m. Mollie (Cornelia) Carter 1877–1956
    1. 1. Harley (Reid) Smith 1913–1973
    2. 2. Gray (or Gray Frank) Smith 1915–1989
    3. 3. Eva (Lee) Smith 1917–1997
  7. 7. Paul (Lafayette) Smith 1890–1958 m. Ella Smith 1886– m. Ada Bass 1891–1911 m. Mary (Mildred) Bridges 1910–2000 m. Minnie ("Ella") Dwiggins 1886–1965
    1. 1. Pauline Smith 1909–1911
    2. 2. Ruth (Adelaide) Smith 1922–1923
    3. 3. George (Washington) Smith 1930–2002
    4. 4. Glenn (Fisher) Smith 1928–1989
    5. 5. Harold (Lloyd) Smith 1925–1990
    6. 6. James (Leon) Smith 1915–1960
    7. 7. Mary ("Velma") Smith 1916–1999
    8. 8. Ralph (Edward) Smith 1918–
    9. 9. Raymond (Lafayette) Smith 1913–1964
    10. 10. Wiley (West) Smith 1920–1958
  8. 8. Jesse (Kimbrough) Smith 1890–1891
  9. 9. Rosa (Etta) Smith 1896–1972 m. Clarence Waddell 1922–1984 m. Raymond (Roscoe) CARROLL 1896–1974
    1. 1. Doris (Kathleen) Carroll 1927–2006
    2. 2. Edith (Marie Carroll) Knight 1919–1997
    3. 3. Sarah (Evelyn) CARROLL 1921–1992

Wiley Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1860
19 Jul 1860
Birth of Wiley Jacob Smith in Davie County, North Carolina, USA
Davie County, North Carolina, USA
1931
12 Jan 1931
Age 71
Death of Wiley Jacob Smith in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Davie County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1931
    Event Place: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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