Dr. George Preston Smiley1

#19906, (4 January 1840 - 15 June 1918)
Father*Samuel Smiley2 (c 1778 - c 1844)
Mother*Emily Nichols2 (c 1809 - )

Family 1

Ellen Flynn b. 1843, d. 1886
Children 1.Charles H Smiley+12 (1872 - 1936)
 2.Samuel L Smiley13 (c 1874 - 1928)
 3.Catherine Smiley14 (1879 - 1958)

Family 2

Bridget Casey b. 1838, d. 1916
Birth*4 January 1840He was born on 4 January 1840 at Auburn, Lincoln Co., MissouriG.1 
2 October 1850He appeared on the census of 2 October 1850 in the household of Emily Nichols, age 10, b. MO.3 
15 August 1860He appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Emily Nichols, age 20, b. MO; (nei. Wm G and Eliza J Smiley, fam. 1449.)4 
Marriage*circa 1870He married Ellen Flynn, daughter of Lawrence Flynn and Catherine O'Brien, circa 1870.5 
13 August 1870He and Ellen Flynn appeared on the census of 13 August 1870 at Auburn P.O., Union Twp., Lincoln Co., MissouriG.6 
1 June 1880He and Ellen Flynn appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 at Potosi, Breton Twp., Washington Co., MissouriG.7 
Marriage*1 September 1891He married Bridget Casey, daughter of Andrew Casey and Bridget Flynn, on 1 September 1891 at St. James Church, Potosi, Breton Twp., Washington Co., MissouriG; (Bridget was the first cousin, once removed, of George Smiley's first wife Ellen.)8,9 
1 June 1900He and Bridget Casey appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Silex, Union Twp., Lincoln Co., MissouriG.10 
26 April 1910He and Bridget Casey appeared on the census of 26 April 1910 at DeSoto and Vineland Road, Mount St. Clement College, Valle Twp., Jefferson Co., MissouriG.11 
Death*15 June 1918He died on 15 June 1918 at Valle Twp., Jefferson Co., MissouriG, at age 78.1 

Citations

  1. [S1399] Missouri Death Certificates (1910- ), File No. File No. 20589, Reg. No. 59, Reg. Dist. 420, Primary Reg. Dist. 5574, Geo P Smiley, b. Auburn MO 4 Jan 1840, son of Samuel Smiley, b. PA, and Emily Nichols, b. KY; wid., retired medical doctor; d. Valle Twp., Jefferson Co. MO, 15 Jun 1918, age 78y 5m 11d, chronic nephritis; inf. Catherine Smiley; bur. Silex, Lincoln Co. MO [no date], online http://s1.sos.mo.gov/mdh
  2. [S1399] Missouri Death Certificates (1910- ), Death Cert. of Geo P Smiley, son of Samuel Smiley, b. PA, and Emily Nichols, b. KY, 1918, q.v.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Emily Rodifer (41), b. KY.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Emily R Smiley (50), b. KY, real estate value $1200, personal estate $4250.
  5. [S2195] Lincoln County, Missouri Deaths, 1866-1936, online Ancestry.com, Mrs. Ellen Flynn Smiley, b. 27 Feb 1843, d. 14 Nov 1886. Citation: Weant, Kenneth E., comp. Lincoln County, Missouri: 6001 Deaths Reported in and Chronological Index to Selected Articles from the Lincoln County Herald, the Herald and the Free Press 5 January 1866 to 29 December 1899, Vol. 1.
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. George (31), b. MO, farmer; Ellen (27), b. MO, keeping house.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. George P (40), b. MO, father b. PA, mother b. KY, physician; Ellen (37), b. MO, parents b. Ireland, keeping house. Note: enumerator Andrew Casey.
  8. [S2313] St. James's Church Parish Registers (Potosi, Missouri). Book A-2, p. 97, img. 180/1060. George P Smiley, M.D. of Silex, Lincoln Co. MO, and Bridget Casey of thos parish, marr. 1 Sep 1891, with dispensation, by Wm. Noonan; witn. Benj. Flynn, Mary Casey, Maggie Whelan and John Flynn. Loose items inserted: bapt. record of Dr. George P Smiley, son of Samuel Smiley and Emily Nichols, b. 4 Jan 1840, bapt. at St. Patrick's Church, St. Louis, 3 Aug 1891. Dispensation of Petrus Ricardus Kendrick, Archbishop of St. Louis Diocese, over impediments of "Affin. 2 grad. lin. coll. aeq. et affin. 3 grad. mix + cum 2 et proc. Bann," signed by Philip P Brady, 10 Aug 1891.
  9. [S271] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Microfilm images, online Ancestry.com, Washington County> Record Images> 1891, img. 18/29, p. 118. George P Smiley of Silex, Lincoln Co. MO, and Bridget Casey of Potosi, Washington Co. MO, marr. lic. issued 31 Aug 1891 by Andrew Casey, Circuit Clerk; marr. 1 Sep 1891 at St. James Church, Potosi, by Wm. Newman (or Noonan), Roman Catholic priest.
  10. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Geo P (60, b. MO Jan 1840, father b. PA, mother b. MO, physician; Bridget (62), b. MO, parents b. Ireland, no children; marr. 9 yrs.
  11. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Geo P (70), b. and parents b. MO [sic], ret. physician and druggist; Bridget (70), b. and parents b. MO [sic], 3 children [sic], 2 living; marr. 18 yrs.
  12. [S1399] Missouri Death Certificates (1910- ), File No. 8076, Reg. No. 1751. Charles H Smiley, engineer, husb. of Agnes, res. 4975 Fountain, St. Louis MO; b. MO 17 Mar 1872, son of Geo P Smiley and Ellen Flynn; d. at res. 15 Feb 1936, age 63y 10m 28d, heart block; inf. Agnes Smiley, same res.; bur. Calvary Cemetery 18 Feb 1936.
  13. [S1399] Missouri Death Certificates (1910- ), File No. 15001/15268, Reg. No. 4196. Samuel L Smiley, portal clerk, husb. of Carrie L Smiley, res. 2110 Penrose, 9th ward; b. MO, date unk., [added, 1882] son of Charles [sic] P Smiley and Ellen Flynn; d. Woodbine Hotel, St. Louis, 15 Apr 1928, age about 46, Paraldehyde poisoning (whether accidental or intentional unknown); inf. Mrs. Carrie L Smiley, same res.; bur. Milwood MO 18 Apr 1928.
  14. [S1399] Missouri Death Certificates (1910- ), File No. 58-023793, Reg. No. 6413. Sister Mary Ellen (Catherine) Smiley, religious, Daughter of Charity, res. 5300 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis MO; b. Silex MO 20 Nov 1879, dau. of Dr. George Smiley and Mary Ellen Flynn; d. DePaul Hospital, St. Louis MO, 25 Jun 1958, age 78, sarcoma of right thigh; inf. Sister Mary Alice, same res.; bur. Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, 25 Jun 1958.