Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Harvey Smith    
                Born: May-26-1845          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: May- 5-1929          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  1,3,4,2
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
              Census: 1920                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880, 1900, 1910     in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  5,1
            Military: Aug- 6-1862 - Jun-29-1865 Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (POW at Andersonville)  6
              Father: Samuel Smith   (1807 - 1868) 
              Mother: Nancy Ann Fleming   (1805 - 1894) 
Other spouse 2
Notes 7,8 
                Wife: Ivah Jane Gaston     
       Also known as: Ivy Gaston 
             Married: Aug- 5-1868          in Doddridge Co, WV  9
                Born: Aug- 3-1851           2,10
                Died: May-29-1907          in Doddridge Co, WV  11
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880, 1900           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John Hugh Gaston   (1812 -     ) 
              Mother: Mary Jane Pritchard   (1816 - 1900) 
Notes 
           M Child 1: James Wesley Smith      
       Also known as: Wesley Smith 
                Born: Feb-13-1869          in Doddridge Co, WV  1 (see note 1)
                Died: Jul-19-1951          in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  1
             Resided:                      at Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1930                 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1910, 1920           in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      bookkeeper for insurance company  1
          Occupation: 1900                 salesman  10
                Wife: Gertrude Hammond  b. May- 7-1872  d. May- 5-1965  
       Also known as: Gertie Hammond 12,10
             Married: Apr-30-1889          at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  13
            Divorced: btwn 1920-1930        14
                Wife: Eliza Flora Asher  b. Nov- 4-1885  d. Jul-24-1955  
       Also known as: Flora Asher 
             Married: ca 1930               14
           M Child 2: (Infant male) Smith      
                Born: Feb- 1-1872          in Doddridge Co, WV  15
                Died: Feb-10-1872          in Doddridge Co, WV  16
           M Child 3: Samuel Johnson Smith      
       Also known as: Johnson Smith 17
                Born: Mar-19-1872          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,18,10,19
                Died: Jul- 8-1909          in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  20,2
              Buried:                      in Machpelah Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  21
      Cause of death:                      typhoid fever  17
              Census: 1900                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1894                 in Doddridge Co, WV  19
              Census: 1880                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      merchant  17
          Occupation: 1900                 dry goods salesman  10
                Wife: Huldah I. Nicholson  b. Apr-17-1873  d. Jun-22-1958  
       Also known as: Hulda I. Nicholson 
             Married: Nov- 1-1894          in Spencer, Roane Co, WV  22
           M Child 4: Santford Smith   23,24,25   
       Also known as: Sandford Smith 26
                Born: Nov-20-1874          in Doddridge Co, WV  26
                Died: Dec-31-1907          in Doddridge Co, WV  27
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  28
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  24
              Census: 1880, 1900           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      laborer  24
                Wife: Dollie B. Elliott  b. Sep- 6-1878  d. 1907  
         Census name: Dolly E. Elliot 
             Married: Aug- 8-1897          in Doddridge Co, WV  29,30
           F Child 5: Nancy Jane Smith      
                Born: Nov- 8-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  31
                Died: Feb-27-1943           
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880, 1910, 1920     in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Milton Camdon Hickman  b. Apr- 6-1871  d. Apr-29-1960  
             Married: Dec- 3-1911          in Doddridge Co, WV  32,33
           M Child 6: Charles Lewis Smith      
         Census name: C. L. Smith 
                Born: Sep-18-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  34
                Died: Mar- 8-1931           
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   (see note 2)
             Resided: many years           in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  8 (see note 3)
              Census: 1880                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
       Never married:                        
           F Child 7: Ella Smith      
                Born: Sep-19-1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  35
                Died: Jul-31-1898          in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  36,2
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2,36
      Cause of death:                      typhoid fever  36

           M Child 8: Miner Francis Smith      
         Census name: Minor F. Smith 10
                Born: Nov-25-1884          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  8
                Died: Mar-17-1985          in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH  8
              Buried:                      in Memorial Park Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH  8
             Resided: 1929, 57, 72         in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH  37,38,39
              Census: 1910                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1910                 teacher  40
           Education:                      Marshall College, Huntington, WV (1909)  8
                Wife: Bessie Lillian Shuman  b. Jun- 9-1894  d. Dec-23-1966  
             Married: Mar-30-1918          in Washington, DC  8
           M Child 9: Harvey Smith, Jr.      
                Born: Apr-22-1887          in West Virginia  41,10,8
                Died: Jul-26-1940          in San Diego Co, CA  42,41,8
              Buried:                      in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA  43,41,21
              Census: 1940                 in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA  
             Resided: 1935                 in Tucson, Pima Co, AZ  44
              Census: 1930                 in El Paso Co, TX  
              Census: 1920                 in Alamogordo, Otero Co, NM   (see note 4)
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1930                 storekeeper  45
            Military: Aug- 9-1918 - Feb-20-1919 Pvt, Supply Co, 68th Inf, 9th Div, US Army, WW I  41,43
                Wife: Elizabeth A. ___  b. ca 1895  
             Married: Aug-12-1922           8,45
         No children:                        8
          F Child 10: Mary Bird Smith      
                Born: Jul- 6-1889          in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  46,47
                Died: Feb-10-1957           47,8
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  47,28
             Resided:                      in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV  47
              Census: 1910                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Anthony Smith Freeman  b. Aug-18-1890  d. Aug-31-1948  
             Married: Aug-13-1913          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  48,49,33,8 (see note 5)
          F Child 11: Gracie Smith      
                Born: Dec-16-1891          in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  50,2
                Died: Feb-10-1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,51
              Buried:                      in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2
      Cause of death:                      la grippe  5

          M Child 12: William Columbus Smith      
         Census name: Willie C. Smith 10,40
                Born: Mar- 3-1893          in Doddridge Co, WV  52
                Died: Apr- 8-1960           
             Resided: 1957                 in Brentwood, Prince Georges Co, MD  38
              Census: 1930                 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV  
             Resided: 1916                 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV  53
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      carpenter  45
                Wife: Hilda E. Leach  b. ca 1897  
             Married: Apr-14-1916          in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV  53,45
                Wife: Goldie Fleming Wolfe  

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 188. 
(4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) Obituary of son. 
(7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(8) Virginia Dunn Smith, Lake Suzy, FL 34266 . 
(9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR Bk 1-A, p. 156. 
(10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Cause of death listed as lagrippe and typhoid fever. DR Bk 2, p. 146. 
(12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James W. Smith Jr, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and 
Gertie Hammond, 16, b. Pleasants Co, res. Doddridge Co.  Married Apr 30 1889 "at John W. Hammond's on the wtrs of 
Arnolds Creek."  Informants for the marriage license:  James W. Smith Jr. & John W. Hammond. MR p. 
372. 
(14) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as (Not named) Smith, white male, born alive on Feb 1 1872 in 
Doddridge Co, single birth, son of Harvey & Iva J. Smith.  Informant:  Harvy Smith, father. BR Bk 1, p. 58 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2603141&Type=Birth. 
(16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Not named Smith, white male, b. Doddridge Co, son of 
Harvey & Iva Smith; died Feb 10 1872 in Doddridge County, age 10 days, cause of death unknown.  Informant:  Harvey 
Smith, father. DR Bk 3, p. 20 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5050703&Type=Death. 
(17) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. 
(18) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. 
(19) Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV. 
(20) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Johnson Smith, white male, married, occupation merchant; died in 
Weston on Jul 8 1909, age 37y 3m 19d, cause of death typhoid fever. DR p. 208 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4932093&Type=Death. 
(21) Findagrave.com. 
(22) Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV, Identified as Samuel J. Smith, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Hulda I. 
Nicholson, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Roane Co.  Married Nov 1 1894 "at the Residence of Pastor M. P. Church in Spencer," 
officiated by M. L. Smith.  Informants for marriage license:  Thos. V. Smith & Samuel J. Smith of West Union, Doddridge 
County. 
(NOTE:  Thomas Virgil Smith and Samuel Johnson Smith were first cousins.), MR p. 271 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11553298&Type=Marriage. 
(23) Marriage record of daughter. 
(24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 147. 
(25) Obituary of daughter. 
(26) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 69. 
(27) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Cause of death tuberculosis.  Age given as 31y1m11d, which would put 
birth at Nov 20 1876, rather than the Nov 20 1874 documented in birth records.  Name entered as "Sanford."  Marital 
status listed as widower. DR Bk 2, p. 147. 
(28) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony held at home of William Elliott. MR Bk 5, p. 339. 
(30) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Santford [sic] Smith, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Dollie Elliott, 18, of Doddridge Co.  Married Aug 8 
1897. 
(31) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 81. 
(32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 10. 
(33) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(34) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 97. 
(35) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified only as an unnamed female Smith, born Sep 20 1882.  Headstone 
has birth date as Sep 19 1882. BR Bk 1, p. 123. 
(36) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 58:  
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047862&Type=Death. 
(37) Death record of father. 
(38) Obituary of sister. 
(39) Obituary of stepmother. 
(40) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(41) U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database online], Ancestry.com and Office of Quartermaster 
General (National Archives) 
(42) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health 
Statistics. 
(43) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) 
(44) 1940 Census. 
(45) 1930 Census. 
(46) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, There are two entries on file for the birth of Mary Bird Smith.  One is 
for Jul  5 1889 with information provided by father, and the other for Jul  6 1889 based on information provided several 
weeks later by the doctor.  Her obituary states July 6 1889. BR Bk 2, p. 301. 
(47) Obituary. 
(48) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Anthony S. Freeman, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Doddridge 
Co; and Mary B. Smith, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Doddridge Co.  Married Aug 13 1913 in Clarksburg, WV.  (Note:  
Clarksburg is in Harrison County), MR Bk 9, p. 195. 
(49) Obituary of wife. 
(50) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, The birth record entry states birth date as Sep-16-1891.  But headstone 
shows it as Dec-16-1891, which is confirmed by age at death, 1m24d, given in death record. BR Bk 2, p. 
310. 
(51) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Age at death on Feb 10 1892 given as 1m 24d.  Cause of death:  La 
Grippe.  There is another death record for Gracie Smith, dau of Harvey & Ivy Smith, who reportedly died Feb 10 1891 at 
age 5m 22d, putting her birth at Aug 19 1890.  Nothing in the second entry corresponds with other data on this person. 
DR Bk 3, p. 20. 
(52) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 318. 
(53) Ohio County Marriage Records, Wheeling, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1869, but death record states Feb 13
1869.  Age in 1870 was one.
Note (2) Listed as a lodger in household of brother James, marital status
single.
Note (3) mental asylum
Note (4) Listed as Harvey Smith Jr, 24, b. WVa, single, one of many "boarders" in a
sanitarium.
Note (5) Although this marriage is listed in "Doddridge County WV Marriages," obituary
of wife states that they were married in Clarksburg, Harrison County.







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