Thomas Joynes Smedley was born 16 August 1837 in Wadsley, Yorkshire, England and died 23 February 1921 in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho.

Thomas was the only child of Thomas Smedley b 17 Apr 1803 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England, and Elizabeth Joynes christened 15 Jun 1808 in St Marys, Nottinghamshire, England; d 21 Jul 1854 in Derbyshire, England. Further research has shown that Thomas had 2 half sisters on his father's side, and possibly 1 on his mother's side.

Married:

1. Ann Eaton 1857 in England. She was b 5 Oct 1834in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, England and d 16 Aug 1895 in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho. She was the daughter of William and Zilah Wayne Eaton.
2. Ida Buck 25 Jun 1896 in Logan, Utah. She was b 18 Jul 1868 in Hucknall Torkard, England and d12 Oct 1952 in Paris, Idaho.

Children of Thomas and Ann:

1. Thomas Edgar Smedley (1858-1902) md Hannah Mariah Porritt (1868-1955)
2. Sarah Jane Smedley (1860-1949) md (1) William Norton Marler (2) William Patrick Ash McDermott
3. Franklin Eaton Smedley (1861-1934) md Frances Mary Sparks
4. Heber Charles Smedley (1863-1937) md Louisa B. Athay
5. Lucy Smedley (1865-1942) md John David Lewis
6. May Emmaline Smedley (1867-1880)
7. Laura Smedley (1870-1952) md Walter Findlay
8. Ida May Smedley (1871-1954) md Samuel Sudbury Humphreys

Children of Thomas and Ida:

1. Calvin Buck Smedley (1897-1986) md Grace Ellen Poulsen
2. Lillian Buck Smedley (1898-1989) md (1) James Monroe Langford (2) David Edward Beck
3. Irva Buck Smedley (1901-1992) md Milton Clifford Sant
4. Ella Buck Smedley (1903-1987) md Theodore Adiel Rechnitzer
5. Gertrude Melva Smedley (1905-2002) md Walter Fishburn Hill
6. Arnold Buck Smedley (1909-1978) md Alice Jane Pope

Immigration:

Liverpool to Boston Ship: George Washington Departure: 28 Mar 1857 Arrival: 20 Apr 1857

Naturalization:

Thomas was naturalized 1872 in New Castle County, Delaware.

Biography

Thomas along with two other men invented an Improved Machine for Making Drain-Tile in September of 1865. An article including a drawing of his invention was published in the February 24, 1866 issue of "Scientific American".