Jul-28-2018Husband: Arthur Albert Smith Also known as: A. Albert Smith 1 Born: Nov- 9-1882 2,3,4 (see note 1) Died: Oct-13-1970 in Kanawha Co, WV 5,3 Resided: 1968 in Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV 1 Resided: 1949 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2 Father: James Wesley Smith (1833 - 1914) Mother: Elmina Ellen Haught (1842 - 1912)
Wife: Ora M. Townsen Married: Aug- 2-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: Sep-17-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9 Died: Mar-11-1968 7 Resided: 1947, 1951 in Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV 10,11 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Charles Birdwell "Bert" Townsen (1863 - 1947) Mother: Harriet "Hattie" Leggett (1866 - 1903)
M Child 1: Edward Ray Smith Census name: Ray E. Smith Born: ca 1907 12 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Lucy ___ b. ca 1910 Married: ca 1928 12
M Child 2: Earl Nathan Smith Census name: N. Earle Smith Born: Oct- 3-1908 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 13,14 Died: Jan- -1968 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 3: Velma Lee Smith Census name: Velma M. Smith Born: ca 1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,16 Resided: 1935 at Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: J. Willard Goff b. Jan-10-1912 d. Nov-16-1992 Also known as: Willard Goff 1,11,17 Married: Sep-14-1935 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) Obituary of sister. (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as A. A. Smith, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Ora Townsen, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Aug 2 1905. (7) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (10) Obituary of father. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (13) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (17) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Nov 10 1882 in SSDI, but as Nov 9 1882 in World War I Draft Registration.Name Index