Husband: Adam Smith
Also known as: Adam Schmidt
Born: Jul-25-1844 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Nov-19-1933 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: at Franks Run, near Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Joseph Henry Schmidt (1816 - 1908)
Mother: Margaret Anguspaugh (1815 - 1895)
Wife: Rhulana A. Jeffrey
Also known as: Alpha Rhulana 4
Married: Dec-21-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Dec-19-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,6,2,7 (see note 2)
Died: Jul-13-1930 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4,3
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Neely D. Jeffrey (1820 - 1877)
Mother: Delia Ann Davis (1826 - 1900)
Notes
M Child 1: Franklin Smith Also known as: Frank Smith 8 Born: Oct-13-1866 9 Died: 1908 8 Resided: 19 years in Creede, Mineral Co, CO 8 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: John Henry Smith Born: Sep- 7-1869 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 9,6,7 (see note 3) Died: Nov-24-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3,10,4 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 at Pike Fork (McClellan District, Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil & gas worker 3 Occupation: 1930 farmer 11 Wife: Amanda M. Davis b. Feb- -1875 d. Oct-16-1929 Also known as: Mandy Davis 7 Married: Nov-18-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 3: Albert Virden Smith Born: Aug-26-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 4) Died: Apr-22-1951 at Pike Fork (McClellan District, Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 13,4 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4,14 Census: 1900, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Hattie E. Shields b. Oct- -1874 d. 1925 Married: Nov-18-1893 6 Wife: Sarah E. Davis b. Jun- 1-1881 d. Aug- 6-1956 Married: Oct- 3-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 4: Annie L. Smith Born: Mar- 7-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Della May Smith Census name: May Smith 15 Born: Jun-14-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,15 Resided: 1959 at Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James A. McCoy b. ca 1870 Married: Jun-30-1897 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 (see note 5)
F Child 6: Geneva Furn Smith Born: Oct-10-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,6 Died: Sep-28-1965 near Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 18 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: 1959 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 17 Resided: 1912, 1915 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 19,8 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Norris Harvey Myers b. ca 1877 d. bef Sep 1965 Married: Nov- 2-1912 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 18
M Child 7: Walter Edward Smith 1 Born: Jun- -1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,6,21 Died: Feb-27-1981 22 Resided: at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 23 Resided: 1959 at Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1957 at Franks Run, near Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1940 at Franks Run, near Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Rosa Mae Scott b. Sep-12-1887 d. Oct- 3-1919 Also known as: Rosie M. Scott 3 Married: Dec-30-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 26 Wife: Ivy M. Talkington b. Jul- 3-1882 d. Apr- -1957 Also known as: Iva M. Talkington 21 Married: Aug-21-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
Sources: (1) 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. 139. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Headstone. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Adam Smith, 22, b. (blank), res. Doddridge Co, son of Henry & Margaret Smith; and Rulana Jeffrey, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Neely D. & Delia Ann Jeffrey. Married Dec 21 1865 in Doddridge Co. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 139, incorrectly reports marriage date as Dec 2 1861.), MR p. 254. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) Doddridge County Republican, 10/21/1915. (9) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (10) Obituary. (11) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (14) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (15) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Della M. Smith, white female, b. Jun 14 1876 in Doddridge County, dau of Adams & Rulaney Smith. Informant: Adam Smith, father. BR p. 81. (17) Obituary of brother. (18) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (19) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, There are two entries for this birth, a typed transcription of the original ledger-style birth record, and a delayed entry made many years later. (1) BR p. 135, child identified as Walter E. Smith, white male, b. Jun 1 1884 in Doddridge County, son of Adam & Rulana Smith. Informant: R. Smith, mother. (2) Delayed BR p. 156-H, child identified as Walter Edward Smith, white male, b. Jun 1 1883 in West Union, son of Adam Smith (age 45, b. Doddridge Co, farmer) & Rulana Jeffrey (age 38, b. Doddridge Co), this being the mother's seventh child. The delayed entry was filed on Jan 19 1944 by John H. Smith, brother. (Note: The 1900 Census states his birth date as Jun 1884, while the SSDI entry shows it as Jun 1 1883.) (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) Obituary of wife. (25) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Walter E. Smith, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Rosa M. Scott, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 30 1906. (27) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Walter E. Smith, 38, of Doddridge Co; and Iva M. Talkington, 38, of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 21 1921. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Jul 25 1837, and date on headstone is 1838. But all census entries for him have ages corresponding to birth dates between 1842 and 1845, and the 1900 Census specifies July 1844. Note (2) Birthplace given in death record as Ohio, but all census entries for her state Virginia, and marriage record specifies Doddridge County. Note (3) Death record and obituary state birth date as Sep 7 1868, and date on headstone is also 1868. But 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1869, conforming to age eight months in 1870 Census. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is Aug 25 1870, but birth record states Aug 26 1871, and 1900 Census also shows it as Aug 1871. Note (5) at the Grant House