Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Absalom Smith    
       Also known as: Absie Smith 1
                Born: ca 1859              in Tyler Co, (W)VA  2,3
              Census: 1910                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
             Resided: 1905                 in Tyler Co, WV  3
              Census: 1880                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Father: Thomas Smith   (1830 -     ) 
              Mother: Sarah Ann George   (1837 - 1878) 
                Wife: Martha Criss     
             Married: Oct- 8-1905          in Doddridge Co, WV  4
                Born: May- 8-1877          in Doddridge Co, WV  5,6,3
                Died: Apr-20-1945          in Alma, Tyler Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Victory (aka Big Moses) Cemetery, Indian Crk Rd, Booher, Tyler Co, WV  5,7
             Resided:                      in Alma, Tyler Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
             Resided: 1905                 in Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1880, 1900           in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Joshua Criss   (1834 - 1883) 
              Mother: Jane Weekly   (1834 -     ) 
Other spouse 1
           M Child 1: James H. Smith      
                Born: ca 1906               8
             Resided: 1945                 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV  9
              Census: 1910                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
           M Child 2: Leroy Smith      
                Born: ca 1908               8
              Census: 1910                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
           F Child 3: Laura B. Smith      
                Born: 1909                  8
              Census: 1910                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Death record of wife. 
(2) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Absalom Smith, 44, b. & res. in Tyler Co; and Mrs. 
Martha Spencer, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Oct 8 1905 "at Fred Underwood's," officiated by Thomas J. Smith, 
a Minister of the Gospel. MR p. 333 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794114&Type=Marriage. 
(5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(7) Findagrave.com. 
(8) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(9) Death record of mother. 







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