Family Group Sheet
NameFranklin Forrest “Frank” Smedley, Half 2C4R
Birth29 Jun 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Sep 1952, Cook Co., Illinois
FatherDaniel Boone Smedley (1858-1947)
MotherMary Eliza Ellington (1861-1941)
Marriage11 May 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseCarrie Dillon
Birth27 Apr 1887, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Jan 1975, Cook Co., Illinois
FatherJohn T. Dillon (1845-1888)
MotherMalinda Ellen Crose (1854-1903)
Children
1 MJohn Leslie Smedley, Half 3C3R
Birth12 Aug 1903, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death14 Sep 1970, Cook Co., Illinois
2 FOlive Blanche Smedley, Half 3C3R
Birth5 Apr 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Mar 1911, Morgan Co., Kentucky
3 FNina Geraldine Smedley, Half 3C3R
Birth20 Nov 1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Jul 1996, Cook Co., Illinois
4 MDavid Stanley Smedley, Half 3C3R
Birth7 Jul 1912, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Apr 1979, Cook Co., Illinois
5 MArnold Smedley, Half 3C3R
Birth14 Sep 1914, Cook Co., Illinois
Death31 Oct 1998, Cook Co., Illinois
Notes for Franklin Forrest “Frank” Smedley
His father’s 1947 obituary listed him as a surviving son Frank Smedley of Harvey, Illinois.
Notes for Franklin Forrest “Frank” & Carrie (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 4, p. 251, records the marriage on 11 May 1902 of Frank Smedley, age 19, residence Morehead, groom and his father born in Rowan Co., mother born Morgan Co., to Carrie Dillon, age 16, residence Morehead, bride and her mother born in Morgan Co., to be at Henry Dillon’s, at Linds Dillon’s by Presley Manier, witnesses D. B. Brown and Mary Crawford.
Census
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, (undated), lists on p. 7B as family #99:
Smedlee, Frank F., 27, farmer; CAra, wife, 22, married 9 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Leslie, son, 6; Ollive, dau, 4; Girlden, dau, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Cook Co., Illinois, Thornton township, Harvey City, enumerated Jan (undated), lists on p. 12A as family #226/257:
Smedley, Frank, 36, carpenter at foundry; Carrie, wife, 33; Leslie, son, 16; Nina, dau, 11; Stanley, son, 7; Arnold, son, 5; Ruth, dau, 3; Reben, dau, 6/12; Carpenter, Walter, 21, nephew, single. Stanley through Reben born in Illinois, the others born Ky Ky Ky.
The daughter “Nina” is most likely the same as the Girlden (Geraldine?) age 1 from the 1910 census.
Smedlee, Frank F., 27, farmer; CAra, wife, 22, married 9 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Leslie, son, 6; Ollive, dau, 4; Girlden, dau, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Cook Co., Illinois, Thornton township, Harvey City, enumerated Jan (undated), lists on p. 12A as family #226/257:
Smedley, Frank, 36, carpenter at foundry; Carrie, wife, 33; Leslie, son, 16; Nina, dau, 11; Stanley, son, 7; Arnold, son, 5; Ruth, dau, 3; Reben, dau, 6/12; Carpenter, Walter, 21, nephew, single. Stanley through Reben born in Illinois, the others born Ky Ky Ky.
The daughter “Nina” is most likely the same as the Girlden (Geraldine?) age 1 from the 1910 census.
