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     Mary Emma Smedley was born on 18 August 1865.¹ She married Thomas Partridge Ward on 12 April 1893.¹

     Albert Webster Smedley was born on 12 October 1868.¹
Albert Webster Smedley died on 25 June 1895 at Media, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 26.¹

     Lena Snyder was born at Berne, Switzerland.¹ She married William Hinkson Smedley, son of Ellis Smedley and Sarah L. Hinkson, on 9 May 1885 at Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.¹

     Ellis Smedley was born on 14 January 1886.¹

     Edwin Smedley was born on 29 June 1889.¹

     Thomas Partridge Ward was born on 30 October 1866 at Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Mary Emma Smedley, daughter of Ellis Smedley and Sarah L. Hinkson, on 12 April 1893.¹

     Emma L. Kirk was born on 14 December 1850.¹

     William Austin Haines was born on 19 April 1854 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,3 He married Laura Smedley Kirk, daughter of William T. Kirk and Deborah Smedley, on 16 May 1877 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,3

     Mary A. Kirk was born on 20 November 1855.¹
Mary A. Kirk died on 28 July 1856.¹

     Laura Smedley Kirk was born on 12 August 1857.¹ She married William Austin Haines, son of Josiah Lippincott Haines and Deborah Bunting, on 16 May 1877 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2

Laura Smedley Kirk died on 27 October 1892 at age 35.¹

     William T. Kirk married Harriet Goodrich.¹
William T. Kirk was born on 1 July 1860.¹

     Theodore V. Kirk was born on 8 December 1862 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Katherine Whiteside on 15 November 1893 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

Theodore V. Kirk died on 13 June 1898 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 35.¹
     He was (an unknown value) at William T. Kirk & Co.¹
Theodore V. Kirk was educated at Swarthmore College.¹

     William P. Hilles was born on 31 December 1852 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Caroline P. Kirk, daughter of William T. Kirk and Deborah Smedley, on 28 October 1880 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Caroline P. Kirk was born on 4 January 1853 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married William P. Hilles on 28 October 1880 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Stanley Kirk Haines was born on 17 January 1881.¹

     Elma Laura Haines was born on 11 May 1883.¹

     Samuel Bunting Haines was born on 23 August 1885.¹

     Carroll Austin Haines was born on 16 October 1887.¹

     Harriet Goodrich married William T. Kirk, son of William T. Kirk and Deborah Smedley.¹
Harriet Goodrich was born at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA.¹

     Alan Goodrich Kirk was born on 30 October 1888.¹

     Dorothy Kirk was born on 10 February 1891.¹

     William T. Kirk was born on 5 May 1895.¹

     Katherine Whiteside was born on 23 October 1866 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married Theodore V. Kirk, son of William T. Kirk and Deborah Smedley, on 15 November 1893 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Katherine Whiteside was educated at Friends's Central School.¹

     Albert Webster was born on 18 February 1850.¹ He married Anna S. Dutton on 15 February 1877 at Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Mary S. Webster was born on 13 October 1851.¹

     William S. Webster was born on 17 August 1853.¹
William S. Webster died on 20 August 1854 at age 1.¹

     George S. Webster was born on 19 October 1855.¹ He married Mary H. Anderson on 5 December 1883 at Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     George S. Webster was educated; Friends Select School; university of Pa.¹

; In 1877 he entered the office of Samuel L. Smedley, Chief Engineer and Surveyor, and in 1880 was chosen surveyor and regulator for the Tenth Survey district of the City. On Feb. 1, 1892, he was appointed by the Director of Public Works, James H. Windrim, as principal assistant to Samuel L. Smedley, whose health had failed him, and this was followed by the position of Acting Chief, May 1, 1892, and of Chief, Feb. 1, 1893. It may be remarked that these successive advances have been based on merit alone and not upon political influence. Since his incumbency he has had the supervision, not only of the greatly increased volume of public improvement, buy also of some of the most expensive works ever undertaken by the City, including the 'Reading Subway, 'costing nearly six million, the widening of Delaware Avenue and the erection of bridges over theSchuylkill. He is a member and treasurer of Frankford Meeting of Friends, and one ofthe managers of Friends' Asylum for the Insane, at Frankford; is a memberof the American Society of Civil Engineers; of the Engineers' Club ofPhila., of which he was president in 1895; of the Franklin Institute; of the Historical Society of Penn., and of the Union League. He is also ex-officio member of the Fairmount Park Commission, of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, and of the Board of Highway Supervisors. source: 'The Genealogy of the Smedley Family' also contains photograph ofGeorge S. Webster.¹ He was civil engineer and surveyor.¹

     Ellis S. Webster was born on 23 December 1857.¹
Ellis S. Webster died in September 1858.¹

     Emma E. Webster was born on 26 April 1859.¹
Emma E. Webster died on 2 January 1865 at age 5.¹

     Howard Webster was born on 26 April 1859.¹