Rachel (Hitt) Smeadley
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Rachel F (Hitt) Smeadley (1843 - 1913)

Rachel F Smeadley formerly Hitt aka Smedley
Born in Thorn Township, Perry, Ohio, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 9 Apr 1865 in Perry, Ohio, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at age 70 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United Statesmap
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Biography

Rachel F Hitt, daughter of George Washington Hitt and Letitia Sarah Henderson, was born June 9, 1843 in Thorn, Perry, Ohio. She married Josiah Smeadley on April 9, 1865 in Perry County, Ohio[1]. Rachel died August 15, 1913 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington[2] and was buried in Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington[3].

Josiah and Rachel F (Hitt) Smeadley had the following children:

  1. Mary Ella Smeadley
  2. Letta Almeda Smeadley
  3. Cicero Comstock Washington Smeadley
  4. Louisa E Smeadley
  5. William E Smeadley

Census

1850 Federal Census Thorn Township, Perry, Ohio[4]

1860 Federal Census Thorn Township, Perry, Ohio[5]

1870 Federal Census Union Township, Cumberland, Illinois[6]

1880 Federal Census ED 302, Sheet 191D, Evan Township, Kingman, Kansas[7]

1900 Federal Census ED 235, Sheet 16B, Marietta, Whatcom, Washington[8]

1910 Federal Census Sheet 8A, Bellingham Ward 2, Whatcom, Washington[9]

Obituary

Obituary in Bellingham Herald, 16 Aug 1913[10]:

SMEADLEY--Rachel F. Smeadley, aged 70 years, passed away at the family residence, 2807 Woburn street, Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Smeadley came with her husband, J. Smeadley, to this city more than twenty-four years ago from Snohomish county, Wash. Aside from her husband she is survived by a son, Cicero Smeadley, of Bellingham, and two daughters, Mrs. L. A. Oliver, of this city, and Mrs. Ella Wright, of Harrington, Kan., besides six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. There are also four brothers and two sisters surviving Mrs. Smeadley, all residing in the East. Funeral services will be conducted at the chapel of Nock & Harlow, 1051-1055 Elk street, Sunday forenoon, August 18, at 9:30 o'clock, the Rev. M. L. Goff, of the Baptist church, officiating. Interment will be in Bay View cemetery. The funeral car will leave from C and Carolina streets Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, conveying the funeral party to the chapel.

Cause of death listed as "organic heart disease" with gallstones as a contributory factor.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZYJ-2D3 : 29 September 2021), Josiah Smedley and Rachel F. Hitt, 1865.
  2. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQMS-DG9 : 10 March 2018), Rachel F. Smeadley, 15 Aug 1913; citing Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, reference 177, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,081.
  3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7970406 Rachel F Hitt Smeadley; Maintained by Carolyn Farnum (contributor 10411580)
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQY-X6B : Mon Jul 17 21:15:29 UTC 2023), Entry for George Hitt and Letetia Hitt, 1850.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG3-38W : Tue Jul 18 01:57:30 UTC 2023), Entry for [illegible] Hill and Silla Hill, 1860.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67L-PPZ : Mon Aug 21 22:09:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Josiah Snedley and Rachel Snedley, 1870.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF53-JTS : Thu Aug 03 12:11:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Josiah Smedley and Rachel Smedley, 1880.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5M-JKW : Thu Aug 03 21:52:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Josia Smeadley and Rachel Smeadley, 1900.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVV-55T : Wed Jul 19 03:36:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Josiah Smeadley and Rachel F Smeadley, 1910.
  10. ↑ The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, Saturday August 16, 1913, page 3




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