- BIRTH: 11 JAN 1845, Edinburgh,Johnson Co.,In.
- DEATH: 3 JUN 1923, Franklin,Johnson Co.,In.
- BURIAL: JUN 1923, Greenlawn Cem.,Johnson Co.,In.
Family 1:
Nancy Jane STEVENS
- DIVORCE: N
- MARRIAGE: 19 AUG 1868, Franklin,Johnson Co.,In.
- Eliza May SMILEY
- Anna Ryan SMILEY
- Elma Maria SMILEY
- Carle SMILEY
- Laura Grace SMILEY
- Edward Oran (Ora) SMILEY
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Notes
! John was in the Civil War Co.D 17 Ind.Inf. He has a military stone on his
!grave. Date of muster Feb 25, 1864 - mustered out Aug. 8, 1865. John's cousin
!Henry C. Smiley also went in the same day, and mustered out the same day. He
!was mustered out as a Corporal. He evidently went in with his two cousins
!James L. and Henry C. Smiley.
!
! Following is an abstract of John's Civil War record obtained from the U.S.
!Archives.
! Form 3-380 Department of the Interior
! Bureau of Pensions
! Washington, D.C., January 2, 1915
!Sir: Please answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated
!below. The information is requested for future use, and it may be of great
!value to your widow or children. Use the inclosed envelope, which requires no
!stamp.
! Very respectfully,
! G.M. Saltzgabey
! Commissioner
! John Smiley
! Franklin, Ind
! 423344 Act May
!1. Date and place of birth? answer ..January 11th 1845 Johnson Co., Ind.
! The name of organization in which you served? answer..Cumberland Army
!2. What was you post office at enlistment? answer..Amity Johnson Co., Ind.
!3. State your wife's full name and her maiden name. answer..Nancy Jane Smiley
! maiden name Stevens
!4. When, where, and by whom were you married? answer..August 20, 1868 at
! Franklin, Ind. by Reven't McClain
!5. Is there any official or church record of your marriage? (blank)
! Is so, where? answer.. (blank)
!6. Were you previously married? Is so, state the name of your former wife,
!the date of the marriage, and the date and place of her death or divorce. If
!there was more than on previous marriage, let your answer include all former
!wives. answer.. (blank)
!7. If you present wife was married before her marriage to you, state the name
!of her former husband, the date of such marriage, and the date and place of
!death or divorce, and state whether he ever rendered any military or naval
!service, and, if so, give name of the organization in which he served. If she
!was married more than once before her marriage to you, let your answer include
!all former husbands. answer.. (blank)
!8. Are you now living with your wife, or has there been a separation?
! answer.. Living together.
!9. State the names and dates of birth of all your children, living or dead.
! answer.. Eliza May Smiley August 4, 1869
! Annie Ryan Smiley March 4, 1872
! Elma Maria Smiley April 9, 1877
! Carl Smiley June 27, 1879
! Laura Grace Smiley October 6, 1885
! Edward Oran Smiley September 24, 1887
!Date..April 16th, 1915 Signature..John Smiley
!(The above document was filled in by John Smiley in his own hand.)
!
! The National Archives Cert. No. 939221 Pensioner Nancy J. widow of John
!Smiley Can. No. 68726 Bundle No. 12
!
! Widow Division
! W.O. No. 1 207 836
! Nancy J. Smiley
! John S. Smiley
! D-17th Indiana Inf.
! State of Indiana
! SS
! Johnson County
! Oliver C. Murphy being duly sworn upon his oath
!says: --
! That he is sixty years of age and is an actual bona fide
!resident of the City of Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana and that his post
!office address is Franklin, Indiana and that he is now and was on the 3 day of
!June 1923 and prior thereto a duly licensed and practicing physician in said
!city and the vicinity thereof.
! That he was personally acquainted with and was the attending
!physician of said John Smiley at the time of his death, that he saw the body of
!said John Smiley both before and after his death and made a death return upon
!the death of said Smiley and that he knows of his own personal knowledge that
!said John Smiley died in the City of Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana on the
!3 day of June 1923.
! Affiant further sayeth not.
! signed Oliver C. Murphy
!(Notarized this 21 day of August 1923.)
!
! Widow Division
! W.O. No. 1 207 836
! Nancy J. Smiley
! John S. Smiley
! D 17th Indiana Inf.
! State of Indiana
! SS
! Johnson County
! Clancy C. Vandivier being duly sworn upon his
!oath says:--
! That he is thirty three years of age and is an
!actual bona fide resident of Johnson County, Indiana, that his post office
!address is Franklin, Indiana and that he is an undertaker engaged in the
!practice of his profession in said city of Franklin, Indiana and that he knew
!the John Smiley above named and that said John Smiley, the husband of Nancy
!Smiley died in the city of Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana on the 3 day of
!June 1923.
! That as such undertaker he embalmed and buried the
!body of said John Smiley and affiant knows of his personal knowledge that the
!body that he embalmed and buried was the body of John Smiley and that said John
!Smiley died on the 3 day of June 1923.
! Affiant further sayeth not.
! signed Clancy C. Vandivier
!(Notarized this 21 day of August 1923.)
!
! DECLARATION FOR INVALID ARMY PENSION
! State of Indiana County of Bartholomew
! On this 28th day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
!personally appeared before me Gabriel M. Miller, Clerk of the Circuit Court, a
!Court of Record, within and for the County and State aforesaid, John Smiley
!aged 42 years, a resident of Franklin in the county of Johnson in the state of
!Indiana, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the
!identical John Smiley who enlisted in the service of the United States at
!Indianapolis, County of Marion, State of Indiana, on the 22 day of February,
!1864, as a Private in Company "D" of the "17" Regiment of Indiana Vol.,
!commanded by Capt. Wm. A. Owens, and was honorably discharged at Macon, State
!of Georgia on the 8 day of August 1865. That his personal description is as
!follows: Age 42 years; height 5 feet 8 inches; complexion light; hair gray;
!eyes gray. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service
!and in the line of his duty, at or near a place called Kenewaw Mountain, State
!of Georgia, on or about the 15 day of June 1864.
! (1) Contracted malarial poisoning and chronic diarrhea caused by drinking
! impure water, eating improper food, exposure and malaria.
! (2) While in line of duty at or near a place called Gravelly Springs,
! Ala. incurred injury to right eye and resulting impaired vision of
! right eye caused by being struck in the eye by a limb while cutting
! timber for stables for cavalry horses. This injury was incurred on
! or about Jan. 15, 1865.
! That he has not been employed in the military or naval service otherwise
!that as stated above NONE
! Since leaving the service he as resided in Johnson Co., Indiana and his
!occupation has been that of a farmer. That prior to his entry into the service
!above named, he was a man of good, sound, physical health, being enrolled a
!farmer. That he now Physically disabled from obtaining his subsistance by
!manuel labor by reason of his injuries above described, received in the service
!of the United States, and he therfore makes this declaration for the purpose of
!being placed on the invalid pension roll of the United States.
!
! Following are sworn affidavits, by various persons acquainted with John
!Smiley verifying his disabilities as a result of the Civil War.
! State of Indiana
! SS
! County of Tipton
! In the matter of Claim #634,439 of John Smiley, late private Co.
!"D" 17 Reg't Ind., Vol, Inf.
! Personally came before me, a Clerk of Circuit Court in and for
!said County and State, George M. Collins, aged 50 years whose post office is
!Tipton state of Indiana, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to
!credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case as
!follows:
! That he was Asst. Surgeon of the 17th Ind. Vols. and that while in
!Camp at Gravelly Springs, Ala. in the spring of 1865, he treated John Smiley of
!Co. D 17th Reg't for an injury to right eye caused by a limb striking him in
!the eye while he was chopping.
! I also treated the said soldier for malarial sickness and chronic
!diarrhea. The particular dates and treatment I do not now remember, except as
!above stated and while said soldier was in line of duty. etc...
! notarized 19 Oct. 1888 received...Nov. 3, 1888
!
! State of Indiana
! SS
! County of Bartholomew
! In the matter of Claim #634,439 of John Smiley Pvt. Co. "D" 17
!Reg't Ind. Vols.
! Personally came before me a Notary Public in and for said County
!and State, William B. Adams, aged 50 years, a citizen of Franklin, County of
!Johnson State of Indiana, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to
!credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case,
!as follows: Was in same organization and personally acquainted with above
!named claimant while in the service and was with the Company at or near Kenesaw
!Mountain, Ga. in June 1864 and know that claimant took the diarrhea had a
!severe running off the bowels and became weak and unable for duty and had to
!visit the sink very often. I was not an eye witness to his injury of eye at
!Gravely Springs, Ala. but know that he incurred the injury there and his eye
!was swollen and black for sometime after the injury which was received while
!out cutting timber.
! notarized 13 June 1888 received...June 27, 1888
!
!State of Indiana
!County of Bartholomew
!
!In the matter of Orig. Inv. Pension Claim No. 634439 of John Smiley, Private
!Co. "D" 17th Reg. Ind. Vol.
! Personally came before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and
!State Milford D. Adams, aged 48 years, whose post-office address is Franklin
!County of Johnson State of Indiana, well known to me to be reputable and
!entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation to the
!aforesaid case, as follows:
! Was a member of same company and regiment and intimately acquainted with
!above named claimant while in the service and was personally present with the
!organization near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. in June 1864 and know that claimant
!took sick, had a bad color, became weak and lost flesh - had a severe running
!off at the bowels and was unable for duty on account of diarrhia several days.
! Affiant also says that while at Gravelly Springs, Ala., in January or
!February 1865 the exact date I do not remember, claimant incurred an injury to
!one of his eyes while cutting timber for stables. His eye was black and
!swollen for sometime after the injury, and he further says that his knowledge
!of the above facts is obtained from following sources, viz: As a comrade and
!present as herein stated.
!Notarized 13 June 1888
!
!State of Indiana
!County of Bartholomew
! In the matter of Orig Pension Claim No. 634,439 of John Smiley, Prvt. Co.
!D 17th Reg. Ind. Vol.
! Personally came before me a Notary Public in and for said County and
!State, David Devoor, aged 49 years whose post office address is Franklin,
!County of Johnson State of Indiana, well know to me to be reputable and
!entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relations to the
!aforesaid case, as follows:
! Am well acquainted with the claiment both in the service and have lived a
!near neighbor to him ever since his discharge and have seen him and worked with
!him very frequently every year since the service. Was in same Company and Reg.
!with him and present with the orgainization at or near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.
!about June 1864 and from personally know that he incurred chronic diarrhorel
!while in the service there. He had a severe running off the bowels, became
!weak and unable for duty from the diarrhora.
! Afterward in Feb. 1865 claimant got one of his eyes badly injured while
!cutting timber - saw his injury soon after while his eye was black and swollen
!from the injury. This was at Gravelly Springs, Ala.
! Since the service I know he has suffered and complained of bowel trouble.
!Once in particularly while driving team in harvest he had diarrea very
!severely. Generally he suffers or complains most during the summer and fall
!months and has been incapacited for the performance of manuel to the extent of
!one-half.
! And he futher says his knowledge of the above facts is obtained from the
!following sources, viz: As a comrade and neighbor.
!Notarized 14 June 1888
!
!State of Indiana
!County of Bartholomew
! In the matter of Orig. Pension Claim No. 634439 of John Smiley, Private.
!Co. D 17th Reg. Ind. Vols.
! Personally came before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and
!State, John Smiley, aged 43 years, whose post-office address is Franklin,
!County of Johnson, State of Indiana, well known to me to be reputable and
!entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation to the
!aforesaid case, as follows:
! Am claimant above named and connot furnish affidavit of Commissioned
!Officer of my company relative to the disabilities set out in my declaration
!for pension for the reason that the Captain and both Lieutenants are dead and
!after protracted effort have failed to ascertain the where about of 1st
!Sargeant and claimant asks that his claim be adjudicated upon such evidence of
!comrades as can be procured. John Smiley
!Notarized 13 June 1888
!
!Hospital Statement of Claimant
! John Smiley a citizen of Franklin, Indiana am claimant above named and was
!not treated in any hospital for the disabilities set out in my application for
!pensions.
!May 19, 1888 John Smiley
!
! John Smiley Franklin Indiana 423344 Act May
! Drop Report - Pensioner
! Act of May 1, 1920 Group 2
! Disbursing Division
! June 6, 1923
! Check No. 9291287 $72.00 dated June 4, 1923 Section 4 returned by
!postmaster with information that the above described pensioner died June 3,
!1923 has been canceled.
! E.E. Miller Disbursing Clerk
! Finance Division
! June 7, 1923 The name of the above described pensioner who was
!last paid at the rate of $72.00 per month to May 4, 1923 has this day been
!dropped from the roll because of death.
! O.J. Randall Chief, Finance Division
!
! DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION
!State of Indiana County of Johnson on this 13th day of July 1923 personally
!appeared Nancy J. Smiley before me the undersigned; who makes the following
!declaration as an application for pension under the provisions of the act of
!Congress approved May 1, 1920.
! That she is 78 years of age, that she was born September 19, 1844 at
!Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana, and that her post office address is
!Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, 276 S. Forsyth Street.
! That she is the widow of John Smiley who enlisted February 22, 1864, at
!Franklin, Indiana, under the name of John Smiley, in Co. D. 17th Regiment,
!Indiana Infantry.
! Discharged August 8, 1865, having served ninety days or more, or was
!discharged for, or died in service of the United States of a disability
!incurred in the service in the line of duty, during the Civil War and who died
!June 3, 1923, at Franklin Johnson County Indiana.
! That he also served __________________ and that, except as herin stated,
!said soldier was not employed in the military or naval service of the United
!States;
! That she was married to said soldier (or sailor) August 19, 1868 at
!Johnson County, Indiana by Rev. J.F. McClain that she had not been previously
!married, that he had not been previously married;
! That she was not divorced from the soldier (or sailor) and that she has
!not remarried since his death;
! That the following are the only children of the soldier (or sailor) who
!are now living and or under sixteen years of age;
! That she is not heretofore applied for pension, the number of her former
!claim being------ that said soldier (or sailor) was a pensioner, the number of
!his pension being 423,344.
! sign. Nancy J. Smiley
!
! Declaration accepted as a widow's claim under Act of May 1, 1920.
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