Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Smith
Born: Aug-26-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Jun-21-1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,3 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 assistant manager of garage 4 Occupation: ca 1900 - 1935 livery stable 5 Occupation: 1900 teamster 6 Father: John Smith (1817 - 1903) Mother: Lydia Jarvis (1825 - 1877)
Wife: Emma V. C. Hull Also known as: Emily Hull 7 Married: Dec-14-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,8 (see note 2) Died: 1924 2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Census: 1870, 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William T. Hull (1836 - 1866) Mother: Amanda Gatrell (1841 - 1925)
M Child 1: Harry H. Smith Born: Sep- -1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,2,8 Died: 1955 2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: 1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 manager of pool room 4 Occupation: 1920 meter reader for gas company 10 Occupation: 1900 salesman 6 Wife: Margaret Elizabeth "Bess" Knight b. Dec- -1887 d. 1984 Census name: Bessie Married: Dec-24-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 2: Cecil Hull Smith Born: Feb-28-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13,14 (see note 3) Died: Dec-22-1968 15,13 Buried: in Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, Edgewater, Volusia Co, FL 16 Resided: in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia Co, FL 17 Resided: 1942 in Charleroi, Washington Co, PA 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Glencoe, Volusia Co, FL Census: 1920 in Midland, Beaver Co, PA Resided: 1918 in Swissvale, Allegheny Co, PA 11 Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1942 Koppers Co. at Monessen, Westmoreland Co, PA Occupation: 1940 carpenter (building construction) 18 Occupation: 1920 construction foreman 19 Occupation: 1918 foreman in mechanical department at H. Koppers Co. 11 (see note 4) Occupation: 1900 paper hanger 6 Wife: Pauline Knight b. Oct-24-1894 d. Mar-24-1989 Census name: Polly Knight Married: Nov-19-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 3: Nellie Lee Smith Born: Mar-28-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,6,21 Died: Dec-15-1965 15 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1951 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 22 Husband: William Dexter "Deck" Gribble b. Nov-23-1877 d. Jan-31-1951 Census name: Dexter W. Gribble 4 Married: Dec-15-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 4: Raymond Chester Smith Also known as: Ray Smith 13 Born: Jan- 2-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,6,2,8 Died: Oct- 2-1970 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,13,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25,26 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 carpenter (shop work) 27 Occupation: 1930 manager of garage 4 Occupation: 1922 builder of Pullman Diner Lunch Car in West Union 28 Occupation: 1915 builder/operator of roller skating rink & basketball court in West Union 29 Wife: Edith Weekley b. 1906 d. May-29-1969 Married: Jun-25-1925 in Salem, WV 8
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (5) Immediate family. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) Birth record of son. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) Death record of father. (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 111, Line 27 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2600900&Type=Birth. (15) Headstone. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Indiana before 1951. (18) 1940 Census. (19) 1920 Census. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as C. H. Smith, 34, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Pauline Knight, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 19 1915 "at the Baptist Parsonage, West Union, W.Va.," officiated by Rev. John D. Runkle, a Minister of the Gospel. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795153&Type=Marriage. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (22) Obituary of husband. (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as D. W. Gribble, 29, of Doddridge Co; and Nellie L. Smith, 23, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 15 1906. (24) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (26) Newspaper wedding announcement of daughter. (27) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (28) West Union Herald, 1/19/1922. (29) West Union Record, 10/7/1915. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1856, but date on headstone is 1857, and death record specifies Aug 26 1857. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1857, but date on headstone is 1859. Note (3) Date of birth is shown in his birth record as Feb 27 1880. But his Social Security records and both his World War I and World War II draft registrations show it as Feb 28 1881. The 1900 Census also shows it as Feb 1881. The birth date on his headstone is Feb 29 1881, an impossible date. Name on headstone: Cecil Hull Smith. Note (4) "Koppers is an integrated global producer of carbon compounds, chemicals, and treated wood products for the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, steel, residential lumber, and agriculture industries. ... In 1912 immigrant German engineer Heinrich Koppers founded Koppers Company in Chicago, Illinois. In 1915 the organization moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company founder's interest in the company was bought out by Pittsburgh financier A.W. Mellon, who became a large shareholder. The landmark Koppers Building in downtown Pittsburgh opened in 1929." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KoppersName Index