Husband: Benjamin Delaney Smith
Born: Sep-16-1787 in Fauquier Co, VA 1 Died: Oct- 6-1861 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1 Occupation: carpenter 1 Military: Revolutionary War 2 Father: Mother: Notes
Wife: Jemima G. Robinson 3,4 Married: Nov-27-1816 in Fauquier Co, VA 1
Born: Mar-18-1797 in Fauquier Co, VA 1 Died: Nov- 4-1853 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
M Child 1: William Dulaney Smith Also known as: W. D. Smith 5 Born: Nov- 7-1817 in Culpeper Co, VA 5,6 Died: Mar-25-1885 in Harrison Co, WV 5,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Resided: (settled) at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1878 in Harrison Co, WV 6 Wife: Margaret Reynolds b. Aug-22-1822 d. Jan-29-1873 Married: Oct- 8-1851 in Newport, Washington Co, OH 1 Wife: Sarah Chapman b. ca 1820 Also known as: Sarah Truax 1 Married: Aug-21-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 2: Alfred D. Smith
Born: Jun-21-1823 in Fauquier Co, VA 5,1
Died: Dec-11-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8
M Child 3: Elijah G. Smith Born: May-21-1825 in Fauquier Co, VA 8 Died: Mar-23-1890 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,12 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 (see note 1) Cause of death: fell from railroad bridge 10 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 13 Military: Oct- 1-1864 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 14 (see note 2) Wife: Edith Pepper b. ca 1832 d. Aug-19-1887 Married: 1849 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 4: Susan Holiva Smith 3 Born: Jan- 2-1830 in Fauquier Co, VA 3,15,16 (see note 3) Died: Jan-24-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: midwife 3 (see note 4) Husband: Benjamin Franklin Heflin b. Apr- -1821 d. May-19-1909 Married: Dec-24-1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 18
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) Obituary of great-granddaughter. (3) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 165. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Headstone. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Wm. D. Smith, widowed, 60, b. Culpeper Co Va, res. Doddridge Co, son of Benj. D & Jemima Smith; and Sarah Chapman, single, 58, b. Washington Co Ohio, res. Doddridge Co, dau of (blank). Married Aug 21 1878 in Doddridge County. MR p. 226 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792437&Type=Marriage. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 28, Line 348 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048495&Type=Death. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (13) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (14) Obituary of granddaughter. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990), The marker has only a birth date of 1831. (18) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Benjamin F. Heflin, 36, b. Fauquier Co VA, res. Harrison Co, son of William & S.; and Susan Smith, 23, b. Fauquier Co VA, res. Harrison Co, dau of Benjamin & J. Married Dec 24 1857. Event Notes Note (1) Inscription on headstone: "In memory of our FATHER ELIJAH SMITH, Died Mar 23 1890, Aged 65 years" Note (2) Military records show that Elijah G Smith enlisted Oct 1 1864 in Wheeling as a substitute for Sylvester Wright in Co G, 6th W.Va. Infantry. He mustered out with the rest of his company on Jun 10 1865 in Wheeling. Records consistently show his rank as Private, rather than Captain as has been reported by some researchers. NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for him has never been claimed and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston. http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/medalm-z.html Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1831. Note (4) attended the birth of John J. Cornwell, who later became governor of West Virginia