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Mary Pricilla “Cecile” <I>Smoot</I> Dempsey

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Mary Pricilla “Cecile” Smoot Dempsey

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
14 Aug 1946 (aged 87)
Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Parents, some say, are Charles A. and Florence (Thompson) Smoot. Cousin of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. Said to have a strain of Cherokee Indian blood.

Part of VA, Logan County included, became WV shortly after the 1860 census of the United States. Married, some say, at Lenore (Mingo) WV. Said to have married on a Sunday after a 10 year courtship. 19 Dec 1879 fell on a Friday. Some say 13 children were born to this union. [Only 11 children can be found, perhaps they meant the family contained 13 people, 11 children and 2 parents.] Appears in the 1880 census as Celie, age 20. Of Scoth-Irish descent, this daughter of a "small store owner" was petite, with black hair, and had nerve, pride and a strong temper.

The 10th child of Mary and Hyrum was William Harrison Jack Dempsey. Jack became the World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion.
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Hiram Dempsey & Celia Smoot married Dec. 19, 1879 in Logan, Logan, West Virginia
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Daughter of Charles A. and Florence (Greever) Smoot; born in Logan County, VA (now WV); married Hiram Dempsey in 1879 in Logan County, WV; mother to heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey.
Contributor: Brandon Ray Kirk
Find a Grave ID 47685525
Parents, some say, are Charles A. and Florence (Thompson) Smoot. Cousin of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. Said to have a strain of Cherokee Indian blood.

Part of VA, Logan County included, became WV shortly after the 1860 census of the United States. Married, some say, at Lenore (Mingo) WV. Said to have married on a Sunday after a 10 year courtship. 19 Dec 1879 fell on a Friday. Some say 13 children were born to this union. [Only 11 children can be found, perhaps they meant the family contained 13 people, 11 children and 2 parents.] Appears in the 1880 census as Celie, age 20. Of Scoth-Irish descent, this daughter of a "small store owner" was petite, with black hair, and had nerve, pride and a strong temper.

The 10th child of Mary and Hyrum was William Harrison Jack Dempsey. Jack became the World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion.
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Hiram Dempsey & Celia Smoot married Dec. 19, 1879 in Logan, Logan, West Virginia
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Daughter of Charles A. and Florence (Greever) Smoot; born in Logan County, VA (now WV); married Hiram Dempsey in 1879 in Logan County, WV; mother to heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey.
Contributor: Brandon Ray Kirk
Find a Grave ID 47685525

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