Husband: Francis Marion Franklin Smith
Born: Jun- 4-1822 in Fauquier Co, VA 1 (see note 1)
Died: Apr- 5-1897 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 2,1
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4
Cause of death: railroad accident (struck by train) 2,5
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1860, 1880 farmer 6,7
Occupation: 1850 hotel keeper 8
Father: Walter A. Smith (1779 - 1845)
Mother: Charlotte Triplett (1788 - )
Notes 9
Wife: Julia Ann Neely 10
Married: Nov-29-1847 11
Born: Sep-16-1820 in Kingwood, Preston Co, (W)VA 12
Died: Feb-25-1893 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Matthew Neely (1791 - 1857)
Mother: Maria Newlon (1802 - 1851)
Notes
F Child 1: Julia Ann Smith Born: Dec- 4-1848 1 Died: Dec- 4-1848 1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Charlotte I. Smith Born: ca 1849 8 Died: bef Apr 1897 14 Census: 1850 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: Franklin Herbert Smith Census name: Herbert Smith Born: Feb-19-1857 Died: May-10-1888 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Jane Reagan d. ca 1895 Married: Sep-20-1885
F Child 4: Ella Maria Smith Born: Dec-15-1859 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 11,15,16,9,17 Died: May-19-1933 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,11,17 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Jackson VanBuren Blair b. Apr-16-1853 d. Apr-22-1936 Married: Jul-31-1879 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11,19
F Child 5: Georgia Smith Born: Oct- 9-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,16,17,19 Died: May-15-1949 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 20,17 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1880, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Edwin Camden Jones b. May-27-1862 d. Nov- 8-1932 Also known as: E. Camden Jones 19,16,21 Married: Sep-16-1897 at Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) West Union Herald-Record, Reprint of news item of April 9, 1897: "A most distressing accident occurred at Smithton (now Smithburg) on Monday which resulted in the death of Capt. F. M. F. Smith of that place. He was struck by the westbound freight train & was horribly mangled. Capt. Smith had lived at Smithton, the village that took its name from him, for nearly 50 years. "His wife, who died a few years ago, was the daughter of the late Matthew Neely. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. V. Blair & Miss Georgia Smith.", 2/19/1997. (6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (1895) (FamilySearch.org https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE114731), p. 511. (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, National No. 87275, Ohio No. 5285. (12) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (14) Obituary of father. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (17) Headstone (year only) (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Ella M. Blair, white female, married to J. V. Blair Sr, born Dec 15 1859 in Doddridge Co, res. West Union, dau of F. M. F. Smith & Julia Ann Neeley (sic); died May 19 1933 in West Union, burial in West Union. Informant: J. V. Blair, West Union. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2136343&Type=Death. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Georgia Smith Jones, white female, widowed, res. Smithburg, born Sep 16 1867 in WVa, dau of F. M. F. Smith & Julann Neely; died May 15 1949 in Smithburg, age 84y 7m 6d, burial at Archbold Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Eleanor Cook. (Note: The Sep 16 1867 birth date is inconsistent with the birth date established in other records. It probably resulted from the informant, her daughter, confusing her mother's birth date with her marriage date, which was Sep 16 1897. The age at death calculates to a birth date of Oct 9 1864, which conforms to 1864 birth date on her gravestone and the Oct 1864 birth date given in the 1900 Census.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1167923&Type=Death. (21) Death record of daughter. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as E. Camden Jones, 35, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Georgia Smith, 32, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 16 1897 at Smithton, Doddridge Co, WVa. Informants for marriage license: E. C. Jones & J. V. Blair. MR p. 350 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793194&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Mt. Eccentric, The Plains. Great-grandson's SAR application reports birth date as Jun 4 1824, but headstone shows it as Jun 4 1822..