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Husband: John Smith Born: Mar-29-1817 in Greene Co, PA 1,2,3 Died: Mar- 3-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: miller, sawyer, farmer 4,5,6 Father: Thomas Smith (1783 - 1872) Mother: Elizabeth Smith (1790 - 1872) Notes
Wife: Lydia Jarvis 7
Born: Jan- -1825 in Virginia 1,8 Died: Sep-27-1877 1 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 1 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Mary E. Smith Born: ca 1845 4 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: Franklin Smith Also known as: Frank Smith 9 Born: Apr- 8-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,2,11 Died: Jun-14-1933 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 2,14 Military: Pvt, Co M & O, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 15 Wife: Martha Jane Allen b. Nov-19-1849 d. Sep-19-1936 Married: Apr-11-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Benjamin Smith Born: 1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Flora V. Smith b. 1851 Married: Oct- 2-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Eliza Jane Smith Also known as: Jane Smith Born: Jul- 5-1852 16 Died: Jan- 5-1944 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 16 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 16,17 Resided: in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Festus Preston Ford b. Sep-10-1850 d. Jan- 5-1931 Married: Mar-29-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 5: William Smith Born: Aug-26-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,19 (see note 1) Died: Jun-21-1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,19 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10,20 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 assistant manager of garage 21 Occupation: ca 1900 - 1935 livery stable 22 Occupation: 1900 teamster 2 Wife: Emma V. C. Hull b. 1859 d. 1924 Also known as: Emily Hull 23 Married: Dec-14-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 6: Susan Columbia Smith Also known as: Columbia Smith 24,25 Born: Dec- 7-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,11 Died: bef 1910 26 Resided: 1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Perry Pitts b. May-12-1863 d. Nov-28-1943 Married: Jan- 6-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
M Child 7: Austin Ott Smith Also known as: Ott Smith 11,28,23,29,24 Born: Aug- 9-1869 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Dec-14-1959 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 16 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Occupation: oil & gas worker 16 Occupation: 1940 farmer 29 Wife: Pearl May White b. Dec-29-1879 d. Oct-15-1906 Also known as: Pearle White 11 Married: Jul-28-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Ida L. Swiger b. ca 1891 d. Oct- 4-1964 Married: Jul-25-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (4) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn (1832-1912), Page 40, entry for June 18 1858: "P.M. I took a grist of wheat to John Smith's new mill." (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (9) Marriage record of son. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Franklin Smith, white male, married, farmer, b. Apr 8 1847 in West Union, son of James Smith & Lydia Jarvis; died Jun 14 1933 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, Wood County, age 86y 2m 6d, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, burial in Parkersburg. DR p. 191 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5049537&Type=Death. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (15) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , Ancestry.com. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: E. Jane Ford. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (19) Headstone (year only) (20) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (21) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Immediate family. (23) Birth record of son. (24) Birth record of daughter. (25) Death record of husband. (26) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Perry Pitts, age 19 as of May 12 1882, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Susan C. Smith, age 18 as of Dec 7 1882, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 6 1883 "at the Residence of John Smith," officiated by William Weekly, a Minister of the Gospel. Informants for marriage license: Benjamin Smith & Perry Pitts of Doddridge & Tyler counties. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790228&Type=Marriage. (28) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (29) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1856, but date on headstone is 1857, and death record specifies Aug 26 1857. Note (2) In 1940, location specified as Route 55.




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