Rainham Builders
Mary Catherine Couse
1835 - 1891 (55 years)1. Mary Catherine Couse was born 2 Nov 1835; died 11 Feb 1891; was buried , Sparta South Cemetery. Mary married Samuel Smiley. Samuel was born 2 Feb 1823, County Antrim, Ireland; died 17 Jul 1899; was buried , Sparta South Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Sarah May Martha Smiley
was born 5 Sep 1857; died 15 Mar 1939; was buried , United Church Cemetery, Union, Ontario. - 3. George William Smiley was born 1859, Elgin County; died 5 Jan 1921; was buried , St. Thomas Cemtery.
- 4. Margaret Matilda "Maggie" Smiley was born 26 Nov 1860; died 20 Jan 1930; was buried , United Church Cemetery, Union, Ontario.
- 5. Henry Samuel Smiley was born 4 Sep 1862, Yarmouth Township, Elgin County, Ontario; died 28 Dec 1953, Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
- 6. James Young Smiley was born 1 Sep 1864; died 25 Jan 1920; was buried , Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock.
- 7. Mary Minnie Smiley was born ABT. 1868.
- 8. Walter Stewart Smiley was born Jul 1871; died 16 Mar 1872; was buried , Yarmouth Plains Cemetery at First Baptist Church.
- 9. Hugh M. Smiley was born 1876, Sparta, Ontario; died 1927; was buried , Sparta South Cemetery.
- 2. Sarah May Martha Smiley
Generation: 2
2. Sarah May Martha Smiley (1.Mary1) was born 5 Sep 1857; died 15 Mar 1939; was buried , United Church Cemetery, Union, Ontario. Sarah married Hance Wilson Shipley 10 Jan 1895, St. Thomas, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
3. George William Smiley (1.Mary1) was born 1859, Elgin County; died 5 Jan 1921; was buried , St. Thomas Cemtery. George married Hessie A. Davis 16 Sep 1896. [Group Sheet]
George married Margaret Jane "Maggie" Miracle 30 Nov 1881, Yarmouth Township, Elgin County. Margaret (daughter of Edward Miracle and Ellen Cronk) died 25 Nov 1895. [Group Sheet]
4. Margaret Matilda "Maggie" Smiley (1.Mary1) was born 26 Nov 1860; died 20 Jan 1930; was buried , United Church Cemetery, Union, Ontario. Margaret married Louis McCandless 27 May 1886, Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario. (son of John McCandless and Mary Learment) [Group Sheet]
5. Henry Samuel Smiley (1.Mary1) was born 4 Sep 1862, Yarmouth Township, Elgin County, Ontario; died 28 Dec 1953, Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. Henry married Lillian Cynthia Holmes 27 Jan 1897, the Holmes family home, Cottonwood Mansion. Lillian (daughter of William Holmes, Jr. and Cynthia Camfield) was born 11 Dec 1871, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario; died 26 Jun 1954, Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. [Group Sheet]
Henry married Sarah A. McCandless 17 Nov 1886, Yarmouth Township, Elgin County. Sarah (daughter of John McCandless and Mary Learment) was born ABT. 1863; died 4 Apr 1895. [Group Sheet]
6. James Young Smiley (1.Mary1) was born 1 Sep 1864; died 25 Jan 1920; was buried , Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock. James married Mary Jane "Polly" McCandless 3 Jul 1889. (daughter of Andrew McCandless and Margaret Wiley) [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Minnie Smiley (1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1868. 8. Walter Stewart Smiley (1.Mary1) was born Jul 1871; died 16 Mar 1872; was buried , Yarmouth Plains Cemetery at First Baptist Church. 9. Hugh M. Smiley (1.Mary1) was born 1876, Sparta, Ontario; died 1927; was buried , Sparta South Cemetery. Hugh married Blanche M. Smale 10 Jan 1900, Middlesex County. Blanche (daughter of Henry Smale and Emeline) was born 1873, Sparta, Ontario; died 1971; was buried , Sparta South Cemetery. [Group Sheet]