Jul-28-2018
Husband: Alvadore Smith
Born: Jul- -1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4 (see note 1) Died: Jul- 3-1948 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,4 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5,1 Census: 1930, 1940 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: stockman, farmer, merchant 6 Father: John H. Smith (1836 - 1889) Mother: Martha Louise Bee (1840 - 1908) Other spouse 1
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Maxwell Married: Mar-25-1906 at Alpha (Big Flint), Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Feb-74-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,4,3 Died: Apr- 4-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,4 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5,1 Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1930, 1940 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John Franklin Maxwell (1858 - 1930) Mother: Hester Ellen Williams (1862 - 1924)
F Child 1: Vonda Belle Smith Born: May-21-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Died: Dec- -1975 8 Resided: (202 Front Street) in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Resided: 1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Maurice Kenneth Wilcox b. Oct-29-1903 d. Feb- -1977 Also known as: Morris Willcox 12
M Child 2: Forrest Blaine Smith Born: Apr- 8-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,8 Died: Oct-28-1981 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5 Resided: 1930, 1940 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Nellie Cleo McClain b. Jan-28-1915 d. May-29-2009 Married: Feb-19-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Bernice Hester Smith Born: Jun-23-1914 at Poverty Run, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Died: Apr- 2-2002 8 Resided: in Bridge City, Orange Co, TX 8 Resided: 1997 in Orange, Orange Co, TX 15 Census: 1930, 1940 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Beryle Louise Smith 6 Census name: Byrle Smith 16 Born: Mar-17-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,3 Died: Aug- 9-1997 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,3 Census: 1930, 1940 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: home economics teacher, Doddridge Co H.S. (36 yrs) 17 Husband: William Seaf Dennison b. Feb- 7-1917 d. Oct- 3-1964 Married: Dec-18-1945 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV 19
F Child 5: Maxine Bessie Smith Born: Nov-13-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,3 Died: Mar-10-1994 in Jefferson Co, TX 20,8 Resided: in Bridge City, Orange Co, TX 8 Census: 1930, 1940 at Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 21 Husband: Carl Warren Rollins b. Mar- 1-1922 d. Sep-28-2003 Married: Feb-18-1947 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 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. 107. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 238. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (10) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (11) City Directory. (12) Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell, West Virginia and Its People, Vol. III, Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1913, p. 1121. (13) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, Half-sisters Oletta Nutter and Marshleen Nutter were killed together in a house fire. p. 239. (14) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Obituary of sister. (16) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (17) Obituary. (18) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William S. Dennison, 28, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union, son of Doyle & Anna Dennison; and Beryl Smith, 28, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union, dau of Alvadore & Mary Maxwell Smith. Married Dec 18 1945 "at the Methodist Church, Ripley W.Va.," officiated by E. R. Ball, a minister of the Gospel. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798476&Type=Marriage. (20) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of Health, Vital Statistics Unit. (21) West Union Record, 4/18/1935. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date reported in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, as Jul 17 1869, but death record states Jul 7 1869. Headstone has only the year.Name Index