Jul-28-2018
Husband: ___ Smith
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Mary ___
Father:
Mother:
M Child 1: Moses William Smith
Born: Jul- 2-1844 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Jan- 1-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,1
Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Barbour Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 2,1
Military: Pvt, Co F, 15th WVa Inf, Civil War 6,7 (see note 2)
Wife: Barbara Ellen Coontz b. Dec-28-1846 d. Jun-21-1916
Census name: Barbary E. Coonts 8
Married: Mar-20-1864 in Barbour Co, WV 9
Wife: Mary Ann "Annie" Nutter b. Dec- -1881
Census name: Mary A.
Married: Apr-24-1918 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 10
Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District)
(3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Moses W. Smith, widowed, farmer, born July 2 1844 in
Barbour Co, father (not given), mother Mary Smith (born in Barbour Co); died Jan 1 1929 in West Union District, age 84y
5m 29d, cause of death blood poisoning, burial at Arnolds Creek Cemetery on Jan 3 1929. Informant: Creed Smith.
(Note: An entry had been made in the space for father's name, but had then been lined out. Although greatly obscured,
the visible portion could be interpreted to read Irving Smith. Burial location has been verified by his headston as
being at Ruley Cemetery at Arnolds Creek, not at the Doddridge County cemetery known as Arnolds Creek Cemetery.), DR p.
188 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5049497&Type=Death.
(5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)
(6) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service ,
Ancestry.com.
(7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration.
(8) 1860 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.
(9) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, Identified as Moses W. Smith, 20, born in Barbour Co, residence with
United States Army, occupation soldier, parents (blank); and Barbara Elin Koonts, 18, b. & res. in Barbour Co, parents
William & Lucinda. Married March 20 1864 in Barbour County. MR p. 18 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11624574&Type=Marriage.
(10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Moses W. Smith Sr., 73, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge
Co; and Mrs. Annie Lipscomb, age 32, b. (blank), res. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 24 1918 "at County Farm," officiated by
Charles P. Reinhard, a Christian Minister.
(NOTE: There is no mention of this marriage in husband's obituary. In the 1920 Census at the Doddridge County
Infirmary (poor farm), the wife was listed as an "inmate," identified as Anna M. Lipscomb, 33, widowed, along with
several of her children. So it seems likely that this couple were soon divorced or the marriage annulled. She
remarried in 1921.), MR p. 210 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795367&Type=Marriage.
Event Notes
Note (1) In 1910, a member of Moses & Barbara's household was granddaughter Rhoda B.
Smith, age 10. In 1920, Moses was living alone (next to son Creed), marital
status widowed. Moses was not found in the 1850 or 1860 Census.
Note (2) Participated in the following battles: New Creek, Greenland Gap, Droop
Mountain, and Lynchburg Raid. He was discharged on July 3, 1865 at Richmond,
Virginia. A military grave marker indicates that he was a prisoner of war at
Andersonville Prison.
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