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Smiley Family File |
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Karen Day |
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5 June 2002 |
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| Karen Day. Smiley Family File. (5 June 2002). |
Date: 10 Jun 2002
Family Group Report - Jun 5, 2002
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Husband:Sylvester Smiley
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Birth:Aug 31, 1836Place:Old Georgetown,Pettis County, MO
Christen:Place:Methodist--New Bethel Church
Death:Sep 28, 1921Place:Sunset, Polk County, MO
Burial:Place:New Bethel Cemetery, Polk County, MO
Occupation:Farmer 1860/70/80/1900/20 Polk Cnty Census, age 85
Death Cause:burst blood vessel, age 85 years, 28 days
Father:William B. Smiley (1806-1849)
Mother:Ann Hall (1809-1873)
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Marriage:Oct 20, 1859Place:Pettis County, MO ®2
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Wife:Anna Eliza Chaney
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Birth:Nov 14, 1841Place:Polk County, MO
Christen:Place:Methodist
Death:May 17, 1933Place:Half way, Polk County, MO
Burial:May 18, 1933Place:New Bethel Cemetery, Polk County, MO
Occupation:Housekeeper - 1860/70/80/1900/20, Polk Cnty Census, age 77.
Education:Died at the age of 91 years 6 months 2 days
Death Cause:Hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body--stroke)
Father:William Harrison Chaney (1813-1893)
Mother:Eliza Elizabeth Hieronymous (1819-)
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Children...
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1. F Child:Susan "Dee" Demarias Smiley
Birth:Oct 10, 1860Place:Pettis County, MO
Christen:Place:Methodist
Death:Jan 25, 1940Place:Polk Co., MO
Burial:Jan 26, 1940Place:New Bethel Cemetery, Polk County, MO
Occupation:In 1870/80,1910 Mo Census, Widow, head of household/1920 MO
Spouse:Clarence Newell Terrell
Marriage:Apr 6, 1879Place:Polk, MO
Spouse:Joseph A. Hood
Marriage:Jan 2, 1900Place:Bolivar, Missouri
Spouse:John Alexander Rentfrow
Marriage:Jul 4, 1911Place:Van, Missouri
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2. F Child:Eliza Ann Smiley
Birth:Jul 31, 1862Place:Pettis County, MO
Christen:Place:Methodist
Death:Jul 3, 1902
Burial:Place:New Bethel Cemetery, Polk County, MO
Occupation:Housework
Education:1870/80/1900 Polk County Census, age 37
Spouse:Harrison Enyart
Marriage:Mar 1, 1888Place:Polk County, Missouri
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3. F Child:Nancy "Nannie" Charlotty Smiley
Birth:Aug 25, 1864Place:Pettis County, MO
Death:1935/1940
Occupation:housekeeper, no children
Education:Appears in 1870 /1920 MO Census, age 55
Spouse:Andrew M. Dickerson
Marriage:Apr 21, 1883Place:Pettis County, Missouri
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4. F Child:Henrietta Smiley
Birth:Dec 22, 1869Place:Missouri
Death:Dec 28, 1952
Burial:Place:New Bethel Cemetery, Polk County, MO
Education:Appears in the 1870/80, 1900/10/20 MO Census, age 53
Spouse:John William Weddle
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5. M Child:William Blair Smiley
Birth:Feb 28, 1869Place:Pettis County, MO
Christen:Place:Clearwater Bapt. Church
Death:Jun 2, 1948Place:Clearwater, Kansas
Burial:Jun 4, 1948Place:Belle Plain Cemetery, Clearwater, KS
Education:Appears in 1870/80 MO, 1920 Ks Census, age 50
Spouse:Mary E. Markel
Marriage:Jan 1, 1902Place:Bolivar, Missouri
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6. M Child:James Smiley
Birth:Aug 3, 1873Place:Polk County, MO
Christen:Place:Methodist
Death:May 1, 1957Place:Nevada
Burial:May 5, 1957Place:New Bethel Cemetery, Polk County, MO
Occupation:9 yrs old in 1880 Polk County Census
Death Cause:83 years old
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7. M Child:Charles Elmer Smiley
Birth:Feb 10, 1875Place:Polk County, MO
Education:Appears in 1880 MO/1920 Kansas Census, age 42
Spouse:Kathleen
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8. F Child:Mary Lee Smiley
Birth:Oct 11, 1877Place:Polk County, MO
Occupation:Appears in 1880 MO/1920 Colorado Census, age 39
Spouse:Arthur E. Edwards
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9. F Child:Flora (Floy) Malmoy Smiley
Birth:Apr 20, 1879Place:Polk County, MO
Death:1942
Occupation:Appears in1880/1920 Polk County , MO Census, age 40
Spouse:Charles Elmer Ruckman
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10. M Child:Thomas Miles Smiley
Birth:Sep 15, 1881Place:Polk County, MO
Death:Apr 10, 1945Place:Los Angeles County, CA
Occupation:Mechanic
Education:Listed in the 1928 Springfield, Missouri Directory
Death Cause:SS#547-24-6349
Spouse:Grace
Husband’s Notes...
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Notes:
Sylvester was a private in the 2nd Regiment of Washington Territory, Mounted Volunteers for 6 months (enlisted in Wascow County, Oregon). Discharged at Salem, Oregon, October, 1856.
He was also in the Missouri Militia, 40th Regiment, Company B.
Between the time of his discharge in 1856 , he lived in Dalles, Oregon and WallaWalla, Washington and then returned to Petits County, lving near Georgetwon until 1866. Next, he resided at Halfway, Polk County from January 1866 to Feb. 1899, and Sunse, Polk County, ever since.t
Appears in the 1850 Pettis Cnty, Mo Census, age 13.
Appears in 1860 Missouri Census, living next to mother's farm in Heath Creek Twp.
Veteran of western Indian Wars and served in the Civil War for the South.
In Sylvester's Missouri Application for Civil War Pension dated 1912, his description on enlistment in 1862 is: age 20, height 5'8", fair complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, farmer.
Appears in the 1900 Mo. Polk County Censu, ED 122 sheet 12A, line 23, age 65, married 41 years, both parents born in Kentucky, farmer.
Appears in the 1920 Missouri Census, Polk County Census, age 85.
They had been married 62 years at the time of his death in 1921. He was alking in this yard and tripped over a root which, according to his obit, caused a burst blood vessel (stroke) which, in turn, caused his death.
Wife’s Notes...
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Notes:
She is related to Kit Carson and remembers sitting on his lap as a child when he visited them in Missouri (Family Lore).
In the 1900 MO Polk County Census, ED122, sheet 12A, line 23, age 60, had 10 children, both parents born Missouri. Married 41 years.
Appears in the 1920 Missouri Census, Polk County, age 77.
Last Modified:Jun 19, 2001
Reference Note 2
IGI Record, Batch number M515581
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