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Surnames in this Family Bible:

Bunnell, Chamcy, Gregg, Nuding, Schrey, Smelser, Troyer.

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE PAGE

This Certifies
That Geo SMELSER
of Olney Ill
and Mary SCHREY
of Olney Ill

Were Joined Together By Me In The
Bonds of Holy Matrimony
At Olney Ill on the Twenty day of
Oct in the year of our Lord 1888.

In Presence of
Rev. TROYER
Olney Ill.
Signed W E SCHREY
Jessie CHAMCY

BIRTHS

Caroline Elizabeth SMELSER May 23, 1890.

James Lethridge SMELSER Sept 1, 1892.

Walter Schrey SMELSER Sept 11, 1897.

Georgia Marie Clementine SMELSER May 14, 1900.

Mother Dec. 18 1866.

Father Jan. 13 1861.

MARRIAGES

Caroline Elizabeth SMELSER July 6 1913.
To
Ben NUDING of Olney Ill.

James Lethridge SMELSER
To June 15, 1916
Olivia Margaret GREGG Flora Ill.

Georgia Marie C. SMELSER
To
Rolla BUNNELL December 10, 1918.
Flora, Ill.

DEATHS

Walter Schrey SMELSER - Son Oct 31, 1897.

Mary SMELSER (Mother) May 22, 1900.

Pauline SMELSER Nov 5, 1933 (Stepmother)

George W. SMELSER May 14, 1939 (Father).

Rolla BUNNELL Dec 28, 1954 (Son in law).

James Lethridge SMELSER Mar 8, 1955, (Son).

Ben NUDING Jan 13, 1954, (son in law).

Footnotes:
Graciously submitted by John F. Smeltzer who is in charge of the Smelser DNA Project.

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The following census records for this family were easy to locate quickly using the Census Records at Ancestry.com ,

1910 Federal Census Records show:

Harter Twp., City of Flora, Clay County, Illinois, Page 15B

George W. Smelser, age 48, born IN, father born US, mother born IN.

Paulina, wife, age 49, born IL, father born Germany, mother born Germany.

Carrie E., dau, age 19, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL.

James, son, age 17, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL.

Georgia M.C., dau, age 9, born IL, father born IN, mother born IL.

SCHREY, Conrad, Father in Law, age 84, born Germany, parents born Germany, year of immigration 1854.