Husband: William M. Smith
Born: Oct-20-1823 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Dec-19-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 2
Census: 1910 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 3
Father: Thomas Smith (1783 - 1872)
Mother: Elizabeth Smith (1790 - 1872)
Wife: Margaret Ann Doak 4,5 Married: Dec-18-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
Born: Dec- 8-1826 3 Died: Jun- 9-1899 2 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Robert Doak (1803 - 1885) Mother: Mary Ireland (1807 - 1884)
M Child 1: John Robert Smith Born: May- 1-1847 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Aug-12-1916 near Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH 8 Buried: in Ross Co, OH 7 Resided: from abt 1907 near Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH 7 Resided: formerly near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer Wife: Sarah Ann McCormick b. May- -1852 d. Apr-26-1928 Also known as: Anna McCormick 5 Married: 1870 in Tyler Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Mary E. Smith Born: ca 1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,3,11 (see note 3) Died: bef Oct 1943 12 Resided: 1916 in Arkansas City, Cowley Co, KS 12 Resided: 1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: James McCormick b. ca 1843 Married: Apr- 3-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Thomas Benton Smith Born: Apr- -1852 13,11 (see note 4) Died: Nov-23-1922 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13,14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1916 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 13 Occupation: 1900, 1910 livestock dealer 16 Wife: Anna Jacqueline Leeson b. Jan- 5-1872 d. Apr- 9-1932 Also known as: Annie 17 Married: Mar-14-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 4: Daniel Sweeney Smith Born: Jan-15-1853 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,3 Died: Aug-18-1916 in Baltimore, MD 18 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: since abt 1907 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 1,19 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 5) Wife: Laura V. Riggs Married: Dec-15-1887 20
F Child 5: Agnes Smith Born: May-17-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,3,13 Died: Feb- 2-1937 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 21,22 (see note 6) Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Resided: 1916 in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV 12 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Abraham Crumrine b. Sep-22-1850 d. Nov- 3-1904 Also known as: Abram Crumrine 2,23,24 Married: Mar-29-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 6: Anna Eliza Smith 25 Also known as: Annie E. Smith 26,13 Born: May- 4-1858 6,14 Died: Jan- 8-1922 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 13,14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,13 Resided: 1916 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1910 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Calvin Haught b. Sep-11-1852 d. Nov- 2-1931 Married: Nov-11-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,25
M Child 7: Silas Preston Smith Born: Apr-22-1860 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 1,14,6 Died: Oct-19-1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28,29,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 30,1 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 7) Occupation: editor of West Union Record newspaper (1886-1911) Occupation: owner/proprietor of Record Book & Drug Store (1900-1915) 31 Wife: Alice Anna Haldeman b. Jul-19-1869 d. Oct-29-1893 Married: Mar-14-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 32 Wife: Edith Davisson Martin b. May- 4-1873 d. Jul-13-1968 Married: Dec- 9-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 33,20
F Child 8: Matilda J. Smith Born: ca 1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 34,11 Died: bef Dec 1915 35 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Zadock Ash b. ca 1861 Married: Mar- 1-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 9: David McClure Smith Born: Jan-15-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,36 Died: Mar-23-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Cause of death: pneumonia & influenza 13 Census: 1910, 1920 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 37 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13,37 Wife: Grace Lea Underwood b. Jul-15-1882 d. Oct-23-1963 Married: Feb- 3-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 38
M Child 10: William Franklin Smith Also known as: W. Frank Smith 12,36 Born: Apr-17-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,36,14,11 Died: Aug-31-1955 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 13,14 (see note 8) Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 13,30 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,12 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 37,39 Wife: Laura Weekley b. Apr-13-1872 d. 1948 Married: Dec-28-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 No children:
M Child 11: James W. Smith Born: Sep- 7-1870 2 Died: May-18-1886 2 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 22 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Headstone. (3) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) Marriage record of daughter. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) Obituary, Doddridge County Republican, 8/17/1916. (8) Obituary - At home. (9) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (16) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) Obituary of mother. (18) Obituary - Hospital. (19) West Union Herald, 12/9/1915. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Death record of wife. (24) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. (25) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (26) W. B. Haught, Genealogy of the Haught Family of America (1948), p. 166. (27) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John C. Haught, age 28, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Peter B. & Bashaba; and Anna E. Smith, age 22, of Doddridge Co, dau of William & Margaret. Married Nov 11 1880. (28) Obituary - At home, West Union Herald, 10/28/1943. (29) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (30) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (31) West Union Record, 11/18/1915. (32) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Silas P. Smith, 28, of Doddridge Co; and Alice A. Haldeman, 19, b. Fayette Co PA, res. Doddridge Co. Married Mar 14 1889. (33) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Silas P. Smith, widowed, 36, of Doddridge Co; and Edith D. Martin, 23, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Dec 9 1896. (34) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (35) Obituary of father. (36) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (37) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (38) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as D. M. Smith, 39, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Grace Underwood, 25, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Feb 3 1907 "at Mr. William Smith's," officiated by N. E. Duckworth, "a Local Preacher.", MR p. 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794559&Type=Marriage. (39) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1833, age 66. But age 26 in 1850 Census, age 35 in 1860 Census, and age 46 in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1824. Note (2) In household of son David M. Smith and his family. Note (3) Age 19 in 1870 Census woule put birth in about 1851. But age 1 in 1850 Census and 11 in 1860 Census put it in about 1849, as does age 24 in 1873 marriage record. Note (4) Age 36 in Mar 1895 marriage record would put birth in about 1858 or 1859. But age 8 in 1860 Census puts it in about 1852, and death record states birth date as April 1852, while 1900 Census shows it as Apr 1854. Headstone has death date 1922, but no birth date. Note (5) Does not appear with family in 1870 Census. Note (6) Misidentified in death record as Beech Grove Cemetery, with location given as Alma. Note (7) Listed as one of four boarders in the household of Jacob & Sarah (Lewin) Benninger. He and the other boarders, ranging in age from 19 to 25, had occupations entered as "attending school." Silas P. Smith was also indicated as being "Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled." Note (8) nursing home