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Harley Sylvester Smith

Male 1894 - 1977  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harley Sylvester Smith was born on 23 Aug 1894 in Stinesville, Indiana (son of John William Smith and Elizabeth A. Ellett); died on 2 Oct 1977 in Ridge Farm, Vermilion, Illinois, United States of America.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John William Smith was born about 1866 in Monroe, Indiana (son of Thomas Jefferson Smith and Elizabeth Caroline Presnell); died on 11 Jul 1951 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana.

    John married Elizabeth A. Ellett in 1888 in Indiana. Elizabeth was born in Sep 1868 in Green County, Indiana; died on 12 Mar 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth A. Ellett was born in Sep 1868 in Green County, Indiana; died on 12 Mar 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. Walter Amse Smith was born on 4 Apr 1899 in Owen County, Indiana, USA; died on 18 May 1963 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
    2. 1. Harley Sylvester Smith was born on 23 Aug 1894 in Stinesville, Indiana; died on 2 Oct 1977 in Ridge Farm, Vermilion, Illinois, United States of America.
    3. Alva Smith was born in 1908 in Indiana.
    4. Albert Smith was born about 1908 in Indiana.
    5. Hazel A Smith was born on 24 Oct 1896 in Indiana.
    6. Ralph Elliott Smith was born on 10 Nov 1902 in Stinesville, Indiana, USA; died on 10 Nov 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    7. Pearl May Smith was born on 24 May 1889 in Owen County, Indiana; died on 7 Jun 1965 in Johnson County Indiana.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Jefferson Smith was born in Jun 1836 in Indiana (son of William Smith and Martha Warren); died on 26 Mar 1912 in Stinesville, Bean Blossom Township, Monroe, Indiana.

    Notes:

    In 1860, at the age of 24, Thomas Jefferson Smith is found living with John Hasket and his family in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana. John Hasket lived next door to John Presnell which was Elizabeth Presnell's father. This is probably how Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth met. On June 22, 1864, Thomas and Elizabeth were married by the justice of the peace John M. Sluss, in Monroe County, IN. (Source: Pam Smith, cousin) ----------- Reference A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Fredrick H. Dyer Copyright, 1908 On August 16, 1861, Thomas Jefferson Smith enrolled as a private of Company H, 18th IN Volunteers at Indianapolis, IN. They left the state for St. Louis, Mo., August 17. March to relief of Colonel Mulligan at Lexington, Mo., September. Action at Glasgow Mountain September 19. Attached to Freemont's Army of the West and Dept. of Missouri to January, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May 1862. 1st Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to October 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to March 1863. 1st Brigade, 14th Division, 13th Army Corps Army of the TN, to July 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tn, to August, 1863 and Dept. of the Gulf to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, to August 1864. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, to January, 1865. 1st Brigade, Grover's Division, District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South, to
    August, 1865. SERVICE--Freemont's advance on Springfield, Mo., September 22-October 15, 1861. March to Otterville, Mo., November, and duty there till January, 1862. Expedition to Milford December 15-19, 1862. Action at Shawnee Mound or Milford on the Blackwater, and capture of 1,300 prisoners December 18. Advance on Springfield, Mo., January 25-February 14. Pursuit of Price to Cassville, Ark. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8. At Sulphur Rock till May. March to
    Batesville, thence to Helena, Ark., May 25-July 14. Duty at Helena till October. Ordered to Pilot Knob, Mo., and operations in Southeast Missouri till March 5, 1863. Moved to Helena, Ark., March 5, thence to Milliker's Bend, La., and duty there till April. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River Bridge May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19
    and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Duty at Vicksburg till August 20. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 20. Duty at Carrol ton, Bradshear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 8. Moved to New Orleans November 8, thence to TX November 12. Capture of Mustang Island November 17. Esperanza November 27-30. Duty at Mustang Island and Indianola till March, 1864. Regiment re-enlisted January 1, 1864. Near Baton
    Rouge, La., March 8-May 3. Veteran furlough and duty in IN June 4 to July 16. (During this time he married Elizabeth C. Presnell) Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 16; thence to Washington, D. C., August 5. March to Shenandoah Valley August 10-19. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November. battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley till January, 1865. Moved to Baltimore, Md., thence to Savannah, Ga., January 6-20. Duty there till May 3. At Augusta, Ga., till June 7. Provost duty in Southern GA till August. Mustered out August 28, 1865.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Caroline Presnell in 1865. Elizabeth (daughter of John L. Presnell and Jemima Ashbaugh) was born on 31 Mar 1844 in Owen, Indiana, USA; died on 10 May 1923 in Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Caroline Presnell was born on 31 Mar 1844 in Owen, Indiana, USA (daughter of John L. Presnell and Jemima Ashbaugh); died on 10 May 1923 in Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. Charles Emmit Smith was born on 27 Nov 1872 in Monroe, Indiana; died on 24 Apr 1954 in Gosport, Monroe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America.
    2. Arthur Homer Smith was born on 12 Apr 1875 in Indiana, United States of America; died on 23 Sep 1902; was buried in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America.
    3. Nancy Catherine Smith was born on 19 Dec 1870 in Monroe, Indiana; died on 18 Dec 1941 in Indiana.
    4. 2. John William Smith was born about 1866 in Monroe, Indiana; died on 11 Jul 1951 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana.
    5. James H Smith was born on 11 Dec 1867 in Indiana, United States; died on 24 May 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States.
    6. Cora May Smith was born on 8 Apr 1877 in Monroe Co, Ind; died on 22 Jan 1955 in Gosport, Monroe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA.
    7. Thomas Smith, Jr. was born in May 1882 in Indiana.
    8. Martin Smith was born in Jul 1884 in Indiana.
    9. Mattie Smith was born on 20 Feb 1880 in Monroe County Indiana; died on 25 Oct 1902 in Stinesville, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
    10. Francis Marion Smith was born on 18 Feb 1887 in Indiana.
    11. John H. Smith


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Smith

    William married Martha Warren on 22 Jun 1864 in Monroe, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Martha Warren
    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Jefferson Smith was born in Jun 1836 in Indiana; died on 26 Mar 1912 in Stinesville, Bean Blossom Township, Monroe, Indiana.

  3. 10.  John L. Presnell was born about 1819 in North Carolina, USA (son of Amos Presnell and Margaret); died after 1870.

    John married Jemima Ashbaugh on 30 Oct 1842 in Owen, Indiana, USA. Jemima (daughter of Joseph Ashbaugh and Mary Leason Taylor) was born in 1819 in Kentucy; died in 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Jemima Ashbaugh was born in 1819 in Kentucy (daughter of Joseph Ashbaugh and Mary Leason Taylor); died in 1913.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Jean Presnell was born in 1848 in Owen, Indiana, USA.
    2. Cynthia A Presnell was born about 1846 in Indiana.
    3. 5. Elizabeth Caroline Presnell was born on 31 Mar 1844 in Owen, Indiana, USA; died on 10 May 1923 in Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA.
    4. Isaac N Presnell was born on 2 May 1850 in Monroe, Indiana, USA; died on 17 Feb 1924 in Stinesville, Monroe, Indiana, USA; was buried in Chambersville Cem., Owen County, IN.
    5. Mary Catherine Presnell was born in 1852 in Indiana, USA; died in 1880 in Indiana, United States.
    6. Sarah A Presnell was born in 1854 in Indiana, USA.
    7. William E Presnell was born on 8 Sep 1859 in Owen, Indiana, USA; died on 12 Mar 1927 in Lyons, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried in Lyons, Greene County, Indiana, USA.
    8. John L Presnell was born on 5 Mar 1863 in Indiana, USA; died on 29 Dec 1939 in Black Hawk Co. Iowa; was buried in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA.


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