Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Santford Smith 1,2,3   
       Also known as: Sandford Smith 4
                Born: Nov-20-1874          in Doddridge Co, WV  4
                Died: Dec-31-1907          in Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  6
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  2
              Census: 1880, 1900           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      laborer  2
              Father: Harvey Smith   (1845 - 1929) 
              Mother: Ivah Jane Gaston   (1851 - 1907) 
                Wife: Dollie B. Elliott     
         Census name: Dolly E. Elliot 
             Married: Aug- 8-1897          in Doddridge Co, WV  7,8
                Born: Sep- 6-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  9,10 (see note 1)
                Died: 1907                  11
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1880, 1900           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Henry Elliott   (1841 - 1925) 
              Mother: Rosetta Perine   (1844 - 1925) 
Notes 
           F Child 1: Bessie Smith    12  
                Born: Jun-16-1898          in Doddridge Co, WV  13
                Died: Jun- 1-1989          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  14
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  13,6
              Census: 1930                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: John William Pritt  b. Dec-  -1877  d. Aug-19-1941  
             Married: Jun-19-1919          in Doddridge Co, WV  15
           F Child 2: Lona Smith      
                Born: May-27-1900           16,9
                Died: Mar-14-1907           16
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  17,16
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 2)

           F Child 3: Edna May Smith    12,18  
                Born: Aug-26-1902          in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV  19
                Died: Oct-13-1940          in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  20,21
              Buried: West Union Cemetery   22
      Cause of death:                      pulmonary tuberculosis  22
             Resided:                      in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  22
              Census: 1910, 1930           in Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1921                 in Harrison Co, WV  23
             Resided: 1920                 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV  24
             Husband: James Leftridge Bridwell  b. Aug-16-1899  d. May-23-1981  
         Census name: Leftrage Bridwell 25
             Married: Aug- 1-1921          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  23
           M Child 4: Berkeley Roosevelt Smith    12  
                Born: Dec-16-1904           13,26
                Died: Dec-26-1915          at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  13
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  13
      Cause of death:                      tuberculosis  27
              Census: 1910                 in Court House District, Lewis Co, WV   (see note 3)

Sources:
(1) Marriage record of daughter. 
(2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 147. 
(3) Obituary of daughter. 
(4) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 69. 
(5) 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. 
(6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony held at home of William Elliott. MR Bk 5, p. 339. 
(8) 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. 
(9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(11) Headstone (year only) 
(12) Virginia Dunn Smith, Lake Suzy, FL 34266 . 
(13) Obituary. 
(14) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Predeceased by three sisters and one brother. 
(15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as J. W. Pritt, age 34, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bessie Smith, age 21, of Doddridge Co.  Married 
Jun 19 1919. 
(16) Headstone. 
(17) Findagrave.com. 
(18) Obituary of sister. 
(19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). 
But age 22 given at time of Aug 1921 marriage would put birth in about 1899. 
(20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). 
Identified as Edna Mae Bridwell Smith, b. Aug 26 1902 at Summers, Doddridge Co, dau of Sanford Smith & Dolly Elliott, 
resident of Pennsboro, died Oct 13 1940 at Harrisville, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis.  Buried at West Union 
Cemetery.  Informant:  Mr. Charles Leaseburg, Pennsboro. 
(21) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Edna 
Mae Bridwell Smith, died Oct 13 1940, age 38y 1m 18d, dau of Sanford Smith & Dolly 
Elliot. 
(22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(24) 1920 Census. 
(25) 1900 Census, Nicholas County, WV. 
(26) 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV. 
(27) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1879.
Note (2) Listed as an unnamed daughter, under one month, born May 1900.
Note (3) Listed in the household of William A. Fisher, his wife Annie, and their two
children.  Relationship of Berkley Smith to head of household given as "To
Raise."







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