Obit of Abner Green Smedley (s534) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandy Miller 11 Mar 2000 Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Smedley The Fort Cobb Express March 29, 1928 A.G. SMEDLEY, 92, DIED LAST THURSDAY Another old settler of this community has passed away. Uncle Abner Green Smedley died here Thursday, at the home of his son, Henry Smedley. Had he lived one more day, he would have attained the age of 92 years, having been born on March 23, 1836. He was born near Atlanta, Ga., where he lived during his earl life. He moved to Tennessee with his father and mother during his early manhood, and there married Amanda Garrett in 1857. To this union were born twelve children, six boys and six girls; the mother and nine of the children having passed on before, leaving only three boys. Thomas D. Smedley of California; John D. Smedley of Amarillo, Texas; and Henry G. Smedley of Fort Cobb. There are also 15 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great- grandchildren who survive him. Mr. Smedley enlisted in the Civil War in 1861 from Arkansas, serving throughout the war as a member of the Second Arkansas Cavalry. After the war he moved to Texas, where he reared his family. He came to Oklahoma in 1900, and after the drawing he bought a relinquishment just west of Fort Cobb, on the north side of the river where he lived until some years later when he moved to Fort Cobb, where he resided until his death. To know Uncle Abner was to be his friend, for he was at all times loyal to his country, loyal to his family, and loyal to his friends, and was always a real citizen in the community in which he lived. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon with burial in the Fort Cobb Cemetery, and the American Legion furnished a guard of honor. Arrangements were in charge of the Gish funeral directors. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Caddo County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/caddo/caddo.html