Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Moses Benjamin "Ben" Smith 1,2   
                Born: Jan-21-1929          in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3,1
                Died: May-21-1963          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,4,5
              Buried:                      in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV  1
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  6
             Resided:                      in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      Weirton Steel Co.  3
            Military:                      S2, U.S. Navy, World War II (after hostilities)  7 (see note 1)
              Father: Moses William Smith, Jr.   (1886 - 1988) 
              Mother: Anna Maude Heflin   (1895 - 1997) 
                Wife: Patricia Lou "Patty" Wallace   8  
             Married: Dec-20-1948           9
                Born: May-30-1931          in Doddridge Co, WV  10,11,9
                Died: Dec-26-1998           11
             Resided:                      in Boise, Ada Co, ID  12
             Resided: formerly             in El Paso, El Paso Co, TX  13
             Resided: 1967, 1989           in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  10,4
             Resided: 1963                 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Father: Harry Spencer Wallace   (1888 - 1949) 
              Mother: Goldie Fay Hoskinson   (1893 - 1983) 
Other spouse 2
           M Child 1: Living      
                Wife: Living  
           M Child 2: Living      
                Wife: Living  
           M Child 3: Living      
                Wife: Living  
           F Child 4: Living      
             Husband: Living  
           M Child 5: Terry Lynn Smith    14  
                Born: Nov- 6-1957           9
                Died: Jul- 4-1960          in Doddridge Co, WV  5,9
           F Child 6: Living      

Sources:
(1) Funeral card. 
(2) Newspaper article. 
(3) Obituary. 
(4) Obituary of brother. 
(5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(6) Leola Williams Andrews, Jupiter, FL . 
(7) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. 
(8) Obituary of husband. 
(9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 326. 
(10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(11) Social Security Death Index. 
(12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(13) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. 
(14) Obituary of father. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1946 and 1947, served aboard the attack transport USS Bexar (APA-237) and
the aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CV-37).  Although hostilities had already
ended, his service still fell within the dates considered by the U.S. Government
to be the World War II era.







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