John
S.
Smelser
Born in Tennessee, USA
Son of Jacob Smelser
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Isaiah Smelser [half], Keziah (Smelser) Logsdon [half], Jacob Smelser Jr. [half], Younger Smelser and David Clark Smelser [half]
Husband of
Anna E (Logsdon) Smelser
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James O. Smelser, Isaiah Smelcher, Thomas Smelser, Sarah E Smelser, Uriah S Smelcher, George Smelser, Irene Smelser, John Smelser, Jane Smelser, Ann Smelser, Laura Eliza Smelser and Joseph Smelser
Died after
after age 53
in Rio, Knox, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2014
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Biography
His first name is given as James in the 1850 census.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65W-JXM : 12 April 2016), Sarah E Smelser in household of James S Smelser, Hart county, Hart, Kentucky, United States; citing family 964, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1855 Illinois State Census, Henderson, Knox, IL
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVZ-8X8 : 11 February 2018), John S. Smelser in entry for Jane Smelser, 15 Aug 1852; citing Hart County, Kentucky, reference item 5; FHL microfilm 216,826.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHH-NX8 : 13 December 2017), Anna Smeltzer in entry for John Smeltzer, 1860.
3 Jul 1865 Illinois State Census, Rio, Knox, IL
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- John Smeltzer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I1-Z140*, FTDNA kit #56528 - John Smeltzer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I1-Z140*, FTDNA kit #196685
- Thomas Smelser :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I1-Z140*
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~0.78%
John Smeltzer :
23andMe, GEDmatch A903922 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A903922 [compare], Ancestry member JohnFSmeltzer
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~0.78%
Lisa Day :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Terry Bader :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ancestry475277
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~0.39%
Connie (Cavin) Hornbaker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM3566985 [compare], yourDNAportal CON1ba290fd, Ancestry member concave
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