Husband: William Henry McWhorter
Born: 1873 1 Died: 1945 1 Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Laura Smith 2
Born: Sep- 8-1878 at Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV 3,4,5
Died: May- 3-1960 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6
Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1,3
Father: Edward Newton Smith (1851 - 1936)
Mother: Mary Bird Gaston (1853 - 1936)
M Child 1: Frank W. McWhorter Born: Aug-28-1905 1 Died: Feb- 4-1906 1 Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1,7
M Child 2: William Clayton McWhorter 8 Also known as: W. Clayton McWhorter 1 Born: Dec-12-1908 1 Died: Mar-29-1909 1 Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1
F Child 3: Helen Virginia McWhorter Born: Jul-28-1915 9 Died: Jan-31-1916 8 Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1,7
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Marilynn Davis Jones, Fairmont, WV 26554. (3) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) G. J. Whittaker, a Gaston descendant and researcher. (5) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 416. (6) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Laura S. McWhorter, widowed, b. Sep 8 1878 at Duck Creek, dau of Edward N. Smith & Byrd Gaston; died May 3 1960 at Clarksburg, age 81y7m25d, of myocardial infarction; buried at McWhorter Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Dewey Randolph, Lost Creek, WV. NOTE: Death date has also been erroneously reported as 1916 and, by G. Jeff Whittaker and by Donnely in "Wests of Duck Creek," as Mar 20 1960. DR p. 182A(2) (7) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (9) Headstone, Reports of birthdate of Jul 29 1915 are incorrect. Headstone states Jul 28.