The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23

vey and Virginia.
Julian q neliings ,larrion; h r si4 "
Mathew, OF Manchester. isaic. Edith.
Marv Bowling T'hoinas NJ, Julian q.
,Ir.; second. Miss Eiya Marahall, OF Bed
ford City: lssuc. Mildred Virginia ana
IA Arthur Temple .snellIngs died un.
H1s1 John Wallace Smelling married
Miss Anuic Patch; Issue, Sylvan, Phyl-
lis. Tmplc, Wilford, !,
Mamie SneIliugs married ~ J. Wcy-
mouth; lives in MANCHESTER. ~
(s) Aionza Frances Smelling
Greed [TD. Was IN Confederate
army though only BOY. ,a ana ses Miss
Cora Furcron. daughter OF William
and Mary Furcroii, and moved 10
brooklyn, where he now resides Is
sue. Elliott Frances Smelling.
married II. i. Jones. OF Cumberland
county: moved to Norfolk: Issue.
Emma. ollis, Matte. Mary Lou Har-
ny and Addie Goala.
(s) siiss Laura sne li.iigs married En-
GUY. ftansford. aIazellc married Allan
N. Pettigrew aud Olivia O.
There are deacq,ldat,s ol BENJAMIN zen M
app.'r" Counties irl II lie State also de-
gcendants IL the Chesterfield branch.
of whom 1 have no data for proper
~, - Thc Wood Connection.
o;uelen,ls wood. In his Will men
lions his sons. Green. John and Rob
crt. and In tho settlement Of the es-
tate mention is also inadc o' Ms son.
Leroy and daughtcr.s:, pG,,y eghf,ons
Smelling rcccipted for her cash appor
| tlonment, mention being made as
equal share tdivision}, of seven chill,
/, dren. Mention is made. OF cash paid
Elliott chiles for services rendered
qs3l). The apportionment was made
| In 1929. The following were admin
istrators: Robert Wood, John Wood,
Thomas Smelling. Green Wood and Lee
| (roy) Wood.
| liam Wood. whose will is dated June
Ia, 1T5s. Beaueathes property to his
son. Guelemus; wife, Ruth, and daugh.
tiers. Lucy and Rebecca- His wife and
John Wood left two sons. Robert aud
John He is mentioned in records OF
Chesterfield, 177a, 1885. 1877. Robert
| his son. died in 1871. VIII mentions
Guclemus. John s, Eleazcr G, dauglh.
ter Mary t.. and wife. sally Ills
| brother. John, was executor. The VIII
| OF the last named is dated 1851 &C. w
Book.
One branch of tho family is fonnt
| In New England records. There was q
| Captain Smelling that commanded the
| Caesar. of twenty guns. at the siege
Of Cape Breton by troops and ships OF
| North America in the expedition
against the French. 1T45. He wat
third ranking provisional officer. See
Narrative and Critical History OF
America" Vol. ". page 43s tWimor).
Colonel Josiah Snellings was borr
| In Boston, in 1899, and died in Wash
| ington, 1929. Fort Smelling. MINI.
was named in his honor. Lieutenant
Of Infantry May 4. 1908. captain. June
1909; commended for bravery in the
battle OF Tippecanoe. October. 1871
Vices In the battle of Brownstown
| August 8. 1919; assistant inspector
general. April IS, 1913: Lieutenant
colonel Fourth Rifles, February 81
1854; inspeetor-general with rank OF
colonel) April IL. 1914; distinguished
| In the affair OF Lyons Creek; colonel
OF Fifth Infantry. June /. 1919. (See
Appieton's Ency. OF Amer Biog. Vol
| s, page sol, and Amer. Biog. Vol. H..
his son. was an author of note and
| was editor of tho Boston Herald
Hunt Smelling another son, was editor
| of several Photographic magazines
| and writer on Photographic subjects.
| CAppleton) Captain James G. S. SMELL
| ing. son OF Colonel Joseph, was sec
| ond lieutenant OF infantry tEighthp,
1916; captain In 1S47: served In Mex
! lean War; wounded and breveted for
battle.
The writer OF these traclngs of the
Smelling seneaiogy would be pleased
| to have any further information from
| members OF the family who have rec
ords not here recorded.