Husband: Ira Walter Smith Also known as: Walter Smith 1,2,3
Born: Jun-12-1878 4 Died: Apr-21-1956 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,4 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John H. Smith (1836 - 1889) Mother: Martha Louise Bee (1840 - 1908)
Wife: Ina Althea Burwell Married: Jan-19-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: May-11-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,9,10 Died: Nov-10-1969 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11,9 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 9,12 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Ezra Burwell (1864 - ) Mother: Ida Laura Woofter (1869 - ) Notes
M Child 1: Bernard Bee Smith Born: Apr- 7-1907 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Aug-21-1981 14 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Lora Barr b. ca 1914 Census name: Laura Barr Wife: Lena M. Heater b. May-15-1914 d. May-14-2006
F Child 2: Laura Louise Smith Also known as: Louise Smith Born: Jan- 2-1909 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 16,8 Resided: 1967 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Wilbur Thurl Stutler b. Feb-15-1907 d. Nov-18-1967 Married: May-25-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
F Child 3: Vera Smith Born: ca 1915 1 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Keith Marshall Smith
Born: Jun-20-1916 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 16,9,19
Died: Jan- -1980 9,19
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 20,6
Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Military: Feb-12-1937 - Dec-14-1944 S/Sgt, U.S. Marine Corps, World War II 21,22
M Child 5: Weldon Earl Smith Born: Sep-21-1918 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 16,9 Died: May-23-2010 9 Buried: in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO 6,23 Resided: from 2001 in League City, Galveston Co, TX 23,9 Resided: formerly in Florissant, St. Louis Co, MO 24 Resided: formerly in Berkeley, St. Louis Co, MO 24 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 9/21/1938) CWO4, U.S. Navy (retired 1960), World War II, Korea 22,23,25 Wife: Esther West b. Apr-14-1922 d. Mar-19-2004 Married: Oct- 3-1943 26
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (2) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (3) Marriage record of son. (4) 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. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Ira W. Smith, 29, of Doddridge Co; and Ina A. Burwell, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 19 1907. ("Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, incorrectly reports marriage date 1905.) (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) Obituary of sister. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Headstone. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, License was issued for marriage between Bernard Bee Smith and Lena Heater, but was never returned to show that the marriage took place. MR p. 439. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Death record of husband. (18) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (19) Headstone (year only) (20) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (21) Military Grave Marker. (22) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Obituary. (24) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (25) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (26) Obituary of husband.