Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Robert Lewis Smith    
       Also known as: Robert Louis Smith 1
                Born: Jun-25-1855          in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV  2 (see note 1)
                Died: Sep-21-1931          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  1,2
              Buried:                      in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV  1,3
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Census: 1910, 1920           in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation: 1910                 retail merchant (general merchandise)  4
              Father: Jacob H. Smith   (1823 - 1859) 
              Mother: Mary Wade Zickefoose   (1826 - 1898) 
                Wife: Mary Peneline Ward     
             Married: Sep-17-1901          in Harrison Co, WV  5
                Born: Mar-12-1870          in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV  3,6
                Died: Apr-26-1943          in Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV  6
              Buried:                      in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV  3
              Census: 1910, 1920           in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: William Grafton Ward   (1829 - 1907) 
              Mother: Sarah Brooks   (1837 - 1900) 
           M Child 1: Willis Wade Smith      
                Born: May- 1-1906          in Ritchie Co, WV  7,8
                Died: Jun-17-1987           8
              Buried:                      in Morris Cemetery, CR 17/6, btwn Hartley Schl & Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV  3
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  9
              Census: 1940                 in Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1930                 in Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV  7
              Census: 1910, 1920           in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 carpenter for W.P.A. road work  10
                Wife: Opal Kathleen Morris  b. Aug- 4-1906  d. Jun- 3-1989  
             Married: Jan-31-1930          in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  7

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Findagrave.com. 
(4) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) 
(5) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(8) Social Security Death Index. 
(9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(10) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date in death record is January 25 1855, but headstone shows it as June
25 1855.







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