Family Group Sheet
NameAaron Smedley, Half 1C5R
Birth26 Nov 1852, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death28 Feb 1886, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialNew Alfrey Cem., Rowan Co., Ky
FatherSamuel Smedley Jr. (1833-1901)
MotherDelilah Jane Brown (1832-1903)
MarriageOct 1869, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Lucinda Ellington
Birth1 Mar 1847, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death15 Apr 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialPine Hill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherEdmund Wells Ellington (1817->1900)
MotherJane Cassity (~1811-)
Children
1 MSamuel H. Smedley, Half 2C4R
BirthOct 1871, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Mar 1961, Boyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseKatie F. Oxley
2 MEdmund W. Smedley, Half 2C4R
BirthMay 1873, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseFanny Hall
3 FHuldah Smedley, Half 2C4R
Birthabt 1877, Rowan Co., Kentucky
4 FAnn Eliza Smedley, Half 2C4R
Birth16 Aug 1879, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Mar 1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Aaron Smedley
Morgan Co. birth records on LDS microfilm #0216835 record the birth of Aron Smedly on 26 Nov 1852 to Saml Smedly Jr. and Delila Brown.
His death date is from his gravestone in New Alfrey Cemetery. Lucinda is not buried with him.
His death date is from his gravestone in New Alfrey Cemetery. Lucinda is not buried with him.
Notes for Mary Lucinda Ellington
Her gravestone is inscribed Mary L. Smedley, 1 March 1847 to 15 April 1926.
I cannot find her in the Kentucky death index, so she may have died out of state, and been returned to Rowan Co. for burial.
I cannot find her in the Kentucky death index, so she may have died out of state, and been returned to Rowan Co. for burial.
Census
In 1910 she was listed as Mary L. Smedley, age 65, widowed, mother-in-law, with the family of her daughter Ann Eliza and William R. Pelfrey.
Census Notes for Aaron & Mary Lucinda (Family)
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, lists as household #15:
Smedley, Aaron, 19, farm laborer, Ky; Lucinda, 24, Ky. Married in October.
Neighbors are Aaron’s parents Samuel Smedley & Delilah (Brown), and the family of Milton Foster and Ellen (Jones.)
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce Prec. (#3), enumerated June, lists this family as #222 (between William H. Cassity and Daniel B. Smedley):
Smedley, Aaron, 27, school teacher; Lucinda, 32; Samuel, 9; Edmund, 7; Huldah, 3; Ann E., 1/12.
Smedley, Aaron, 19, farm laborer, Ky; Lucinda, 24, Ky. Married in October.
Neighbors are Aaron’s parents Samuel Smedley & Delilah (Brown), and the family of Milton Foster and Ellen (Jones.)
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce Prec. (#3), enumerated June, lists this family as #222 (between William H. Cassity and Daniel B. Smedley):
Smedley, Aaron, 27, school teacher; Lucinda, 32; Samuel, 9; Edmund, 7; Huldah, 3; Ann E., 1/12.
