Husband: Jacob Smith
Also known as: Captain Jake Smith 1,2
Born: Mar- 9-1827 3
Died: Sep-21-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 5
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: carpenter 6
Military: Jun- 5-1862 - Jun-10-1865 Captain, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 7 (see note 1)
Father: John Smith (1795 - 1875)
Mother: Betty Seaton Boreman (1799 - 1882)
Wife: Eliza Smith 8,9
Marriage license: Feb- -1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10
Married: Feb-27-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11
Born: Jul-15-1832 in Ohio 12,13 (see note 2)
Died: Aug-18-1913 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 12,14
Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 3,5
Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Thomas Smith (1783 - 1872)
Mother: Elizabeth Smith (1790 - 1872)
Notes
F Child 1: Lenora Smith Also known as: Nora Smith 12 Born: Feb- 6-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,16,17 Died: Mar-12-1924 at Wick, Tyler Co, WV 15,12 (see note 4) Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 12,18 (see note 5) Resided: at McKim, Tyler Co, WV 12 Resided: 1913 at Wick, Tyler Co, WV 19 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Jacob Clark Smith b. Apr- 4-1850 d. Jun- 3-1929 Married: Aug-17-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 2: James Madison Smith Born: 1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,20 (see note 6) Died: Dec- -1938 in Los Angeles, CA 14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 21 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Red Bluff, Tehama Co, CA Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: carpenter, manager/co-owner of planing mill 16,22,23 Wife: Lydia Ann Smith b. Jan-10-1858 d. Jan-19-1947 Married: Jan-30-1881 in Tyler Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) Obituary of wife. (2) Obituary of daughter. (3) Headstone. (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) Cemetery marker. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Marriage record of daughter. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, In the Marriage License Register, identified as Jacob C. Smith, 21, son of John Smith; and Eliza Smith, 18, dau of Thomas Smith. Marriage license issued in February 1851. The exact date is no longer in the record, as the page was torn and the piece of it containing the date is missing, with only the name of the month remaining. The preceding entry in the ledger-style register is January 15 1851, while the entry immediately following it is February 28 1851. A separate document shows that the marriage occurred on February 27 1851. (NOTE: This is the only reference we have found to this Jacob Smith having a middle initial.), Marriage Licenses : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792051&Type=Marriage. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, The handwritten marriage record, signed by T. T. Henderson (this would be Thomas T. Henderson, a Methodist minister born about 1810 and who later moved to Iowa) on March 23 1851, states in its entirety: "I do hereby certify that Jacob Smith and Eliza Smith were lawfully married by me 27 Feby 1851.", MR p. 16 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791141&Type=Marriage. (12) Obituary. (13) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (14) Headstone (year only) (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), p. 37. (19) Obituary of mother. (20) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (21) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (22) 1910 Census. (23) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). Event Notes Note (1) Jacob Smith was born in 1827, the son of John Smith and Betty Seaton Boreman. It is unclear exactly when his parents came from Greene County, Pennsylvania to settle on Nutters Fork in Doddridge County, but we know that they were living here prior to 1830. During the Civil War, Jacob was made Captain of Company A, 14th W.Va Infantry, a unit comprised almost entirely of soldiers from Doddridge County. Below is an excerpt from Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick Dyer: "Many of the company officers performed deeds of heroism that are worthy of record. Capt. Jacob Smith, of Co. A, is deserving a medal for gallantry in the following episode. In the spring of 1863, the captain with his company was ordered to Greenland Gap, W. Va., to reinforce a company of the 23rd Illinois Infantry. The two companies were stationed in two log houses at the cut. The Confederate General Jones, with his command, appeared on the scene. He charged the two companies, and was driven back. He charged again and again, but was as often driven away by the well-directed fire of the two companies, with considerable loss. Jones demanded the surrender. The Illinois captain who ran short of ammunition, did surrender, he, being the senior officer, ordered Captain Smith to do likewise. But Captain Smith replied, "I have some ammunition left," and continued to fight. Jones threatened to blow the house to fragments, but Smith was resolute and continued to fight. Under cover of the large chimney, the Confederates approached the house and set it on fire. Still Smith declined to surrender, nor did he until his last cartridge was gone, when the gallant captain and his men left the burning building, now half consumed, stacked arms and gave themselves up as prisoners." From this article we can see that Jacob Smith served an invaluable and heroic service to his company and his country. However, Jacob’s brother, James, was not so fortunate. Private James S. Smith died in 1863 from dysentery while in service of Company A, 14th W.Va. Infantry, under command of his very own brother. Jacob Smith died in 1875 and is interred at Freeman-Coleman Cemetery at Crystal Lake. Near him lies the body of his brother, James S. Smith. Many of Jacob Smith’s descendants are still found in Doddridge County, including those of surnames Smith, Cottrill, Corathers and Montgomery. SOURCES: Researched and written by Jennifer Wilt. Originally printed in "The Doddridge Independent," May 20 2016. https://wvcivilwar.com/union-regiments/14th-west-virginia-infantry/ Note (2) Birt date on headstone is 1833. Note (3) In 1910, in household of daughter & son-in-law Lenora & Jacob C. Smith. Note (4) Although her death record states place of death as Wick, Tyler County, it is likely that it was actually at her residence in nearby McKim. Note (5) Although her death record indicates burial at McKim Cemetery in Wick, and her obituary states that "Funeral services will be held at McKim," a transcription of burials in the McKim Cemetery at the Tyler County Cemeteries website does not show her grave as being there. Rather, there is a marker reported for her and her husband in the Freeman-Coleman Cemetery at Crystal Lake, West Union. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1855, but date on headstone is 1854.