John Howard Smiley and Mabel Louise Bowe

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Husband John Howard Smiley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Dec 1867 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: Edwin Wilson Smiley (1845-1904) 1 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary Jane Kilgore (Abt 1843-      ) 5 6 7

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       Marriage: 18 Feb 1903 2 3

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Wife Mabel Louise Bowe ^{2 3}

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           Born: 1878 - Ohio 8
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         Father: Charles A. Bowe (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Martha McGay (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Louise Bowe Smiley ³

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           Born: 22 Dec 1904 3
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2 M Charles Bowe Smiley ³

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           Born: 6 May 1909 3
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3 M John H. Smiley ³

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           Born: 17 Feb 1912 3
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4 M Edwin W. Smiley ³

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           Born: 14 Jul 1916 3
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General Notes: Husband - John Howard Smiley

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He was a native of Franklin and was reared there, obtaining his early education in the public schools of the city. When he completed the high school course he entered Pennsylvania State College, and returning to Franklin became associated with his father in the publication of the Venango Citizen-Press, as assistant editor. Under the close instruction of his father he was well trained in the editorial and executive duties of newspaper management, and when his father retired, five years later, in 1895, he became owner and editor, continuing to publish the paper until the destruction of the plant by fire, in 1901. He thereafter was successfully following the brokerage business, being a member of the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, with offices in the Printz block, at Franklin. He was a director of the Exchange Bank, and in general maintained the family reputation for mental vigor and cleverness in business, combined with the energy to see through any enterprise in which he became interested. On matters affecting the general welfare he was thoroughly public-spirited, standing by the best interests of the community in all movements. He was one of the first councilmen chosen under the commission form of government, holding the position for two years with his customary fidelity to any obligation assumed. [CAB, 485]

The family had a beautiful home at Franklin, and an attractive place in Maine, where they spend their summers. Socially Mr. Smiley was connected with the Franklin Club, the Wanango Country Club, the local lodge of B. P. O. Elks, and was a member of all the local Masonic bodies. [CAB, 485]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 483.

2 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 26.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 485.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 801.

5 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 131.

6 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 25.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 484.

8 Newton Edward Brightwell, DeWoody Records (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), Pg 67.