Mary Elizabeth Smith & Leroy F. Corley
Mary "Dicey" Elizabeth Smith b. 3 Apr 1838/44 Johnson Co., AR d. 17 Nov 1879 Buried: Hamilton Cemetery, Lamar, Johnson Co., AR
1st marriage: 17 Oct 1859 2nd marriage: 6 Sep 1867, Johnson Co., AR 3rd marriage: 10 Sep 1885 Johnson Co., ARFather: Daniel Smith Mother: Anquilla Lee
1st husband: Leroy F. Corley b. 22 Oct 1834 Mississippi d. 19 Apr 1863 Union Army, Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR Father: James Corley Mother: Martha Williams
2nd marriage: Thomas Jefferson Hamilton b. 3 Apr 1838 AL d. 17 Nov 1879(Civil War) Logan Co., AR Buried: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR Father: Martin V. Hamilton Mother: Jane X
Thomas J.'s 2nd wife: Adah Hamilton 15 Mar 1838 d. 17 Apr 1881 Buried: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR
Mary's 3rd marriage: John Higgins b. 1844 d. 1889 Buried: Catalpa Cemetery, Catalpa Community, near Oark, Johnson Co., AR
Children of Leroy F. Corley & Dicey Elizabeth Smith
Martha L. Corley b. 15 Dec 1860 Johnson Co., AR d. ?
William L. Corley b. 13 Dec 1863 Johnson Co., AR d. ? Married: 11 Jul 1886, Logan Co., AR
Wife: "Dicie" Higgins b. 1868 (lived in Creole, AR)d. ? 2nd marriage: 18 Jan 1891 Father: John Higgins Mother: Sarah X
2nd Husband: H. H. Jones b. abt 1867 d.
Children of Thomas Jefferson Hamilton & Dicey Elizabeth Smith-Corley
Mary Elizabeth Hamilton b. 1868 Johnson Co., AR d. 1954 Logan Co., AR.[tombstone] Married: 24 Oct 1886, Logan Co., AR. Buried: Caulksville Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Husband: Robert B. Trusty b. 1866 d. 1948 Buried: Caulksville Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Hansel B. Trusty Mother: Martha D. Hardy
James Allen Hamilton b. 8 May 1871 Logan Co., AR d. 10 Sep 1957 Logan Co., AR. Married: 6 Oct 1895. Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Wife: Geneva Caroline Plunkett b. 1876 d. 1939, Logan Co., AR Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Ellen Hamilton b. Mar 1873/4 Logan Co., AR d. ? Married: 27 Jul 1893, Logan Co., AR Children: Belle L., Lawson, Dosie M., and Henry M.
Husband: James H. Towery b. Aug 1871 TN 22, from Prairie View on marriage date. Father: Henry Martin Towery Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Shelly
2nd Wife: Ella Nora Sharp b. 28 Sep 1877 AR d. 4 Mar 1966 Los Angeles, CA Father: Spencer R. Sharp Mother: Julia A. Fink. Child: Cora Ada b. 1912
Albert James Hamilton b. 17 Dec 1877 Logan Co., AR d. 7 Feb 1962 Married: 14 Mar 1897, Logan Co., AR Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Wife: Anna Smith b. 29 Oct 1879 AR d. 3 Dec 1960 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: David A. Smith Mother: Racheal X
Eder Adar Hamilton b. 1 Mar 1878 Logan Co., AR d. 17 Apr 1881 Logan Co., AR
Lamar, Johnson County, AR is east of Clarksville, AR. Lamar is a small town of a few hundred folk that mainly live in "country", & farm land. Oark is a beautiful drive up a mountain, zigzag roads, where in summer it is cooler, and many rivers fork, and farm land. It is still a tiny community. They hold bluegrass music at the local restaurant on the back porch and sometimes in the back of a truck. There are some real "back folk" in the mountains. There are some Higgins family still live up there. Subiaco is south of Clarksville, over the Arkansas River bridge to Scranton, on back roads to Subiaco Abbey.
Marriage information in Johnson Co., AR Book N, marriage book. Marriage information in Logan Co., AR in Logan Co., AR marriage books. Cemetery information from the Logan Co., AR tombstone project. Dicey E. Smith & T. J. Hamilton's marriage info. from Book N-O, page 156, Johnson Co., marriage records.
Susan Savanah Robinson father and mother were from Alabama.
Leroy F. Corley was enlisted in his fathers regiment, Union Company H, First Arkansas Infantry. He died of "congestion of the brain" at Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR, less than one month after he mustered out. From 200 Years Of Corley Generations, edited by Bill J. Corley and written by Alvin J. Corley, Pg 502. Also listed in the Union Army Soldier's Pension Application Index.
Thomas J. Hamilton served in the Union Army in Company A, 4th AR Calvary (Union Pension Application Rolls)
1860 USFC: LeRoy Corley b. abt 1839, residence: Johnson Co., AR
Arkansas Census, 1819-1870:
A. G. Hamilton b. 1838, & A. J. Hamilton b. 1838 Johnson Co., AR
1870 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson/Logan Co., AR:
Hamilton, Thomas J., 26, $800 - $400, AL
Dicy E., 26, AR
Mary E., 1, AR
Corley, Martha F., 9, AR
Corley, William L., 6, AR
1880 USFC: Lee Twp., Johnson Co., AR:
John Higgins 35, b. GA Elizabeth Higgins 37, keepinghouse, b. 1843, GA Mary Higgins 11 Annie Higgins 7 Robert E. Higgins 5 Orie Higgins 2USFC 1880: Clark Twp., Logan Co., Arkansas
David A. Smith 37, AR Racheal Smith 30, TN Jackson Smith 7 Anna Smith 2, b. 1878 Clark Twp., Logan Co., AR Esther Smith 50 Nancy Smith 19 Milton Houser 231880 USFC: Clark, Logan, Arkansas
Father not shown, b. Alabama
Elizabeth Hamilton 36, born: AR William Corley 16 Mary E. Hamilton 12 James A. Hamilton 9, b. 1876 AR Ellen Hamilton 6 Albert Hamilton 4, b. AR[states relationship to head of household is sister] Eder A. Hamilton 2 D. E. Sherril 23The neighbors of the Smiths and Hamilton's in the Census Roster in Clark Twp., Logan Co., AR are identified:
Ephraim Copeland b. 1819 KY, HOH
wife, Elizabeth b. 1829 NC
Children listed:
Arbell Copeland b. 1853 AR
Mary b. abt 1857 AR
Ephram, b. abt 1859, son
Emily b. abt 1864, daughter, AR
Calley b. abt 1867 daughter, AR
Magdaline b. abt 1870, daughter
Also neighbor: N. Cravens b. abt 1839, HOH, & wife: Dehlia, b. abt 1840, AR
1930 Logan Co., AR: Albert J. Hamilton b. abt 1877 wife: Anna
Some information on Corley's provided by Tom Laepple and Pamela Leonard.
Albert J. Hamilton b. abt 1877 Wife: Anna, residence: Logan Co., AR
James Towery's Father: Henry Towery b. abt 1844 NC. In 1850 lived in Whiteside Settlement, Rutherford Co., NC
William S. Lee & Dicey Ennis
Anquilla Lee & Daniel Smith
James Allen Hamilton & Geneva Caroline Plunkett
Hansel B. Trusty & Martha D. Hardy
Robert B. Trusty & Mary Elizabeth Hamilton
James Corley & Martha Williams
James Pinkerton Corley & Mary Francis Cunningham
James Rains Lee & Pilinah E. Corley