Jul-28-2018
Husband: James Alvin Smith Census name: Alvin J. Smith 1
Born: Aug- 3-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Died: Jun- 1-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 2 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Harman L. Smith (1852 - 1904) Mother: Susan Jane Owens (1857 - 1921) Notes
Wife: Lula M. Drane 4 Also known as: Lulu Drane 5,6,4 Married: ca 1898 3
Born: Jan- -1879 3 Died: Feb-10-1955 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Ai Ezeriah Drane (1853 - 1926) Mother: Elizabeth Louise Ripley (1855 - 1936)
F Child 1: Grace Mile Smith 4 Born: Jun- -1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 1) Died: Apr- 1-1955 7,8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8 Resided: 1947 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher, Doddridge Co. 9 Husband: Edgar Hill Jones b. Aug-14-1892 d. Dec-15-1980 Married: May-28-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 2: Earl Smith Born: Mar-28-1904 at Knights Fork (Little Flint), Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13 Died: Nov-30-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14,12,13 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 14,15 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: driller 14 Never married: 14
F Child 3: Beulah R. Smith Born: Nov-25-1906 13,1 Died: Jun-18-1962 13 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 15 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: James Boyd Smith Born: Feb- 9-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Died: Sep-29-1974 in Sanford, Seminole Co, FL 17 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: in Sanford, Seminole Co, FL 17 Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: West Union H.S., West Virginia University Law School 17 Military: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, World War II 17 Wife: Hannah E. Huff b. May-23-1914 d. May-23-1983 No children:
M Child 5: Denzel D. Smith 12 Born: Jan-14-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,12 Died: Sep- 8-2002 in Essex, Middlesex Co, CT 18,12 Resided: 1974, 2002 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT 19,17,16 Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: U.S. Army (1930s) and U.S. Navy (1940s) 17 Wife: Glenda Cowman b. Sep-22-1911 d. Jan-14-2004 Married: Aug-29-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (4) Obituary of son. (5) Birth record of son. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (8) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (9) Newspaper article. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Headstone. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Obituary. (18) Obituary - Hospital. (19) Obituary of brother. (20) Obituary of wife. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone in 1898, but 1900 Census gives age as 11 months, born in Jun 1899.Name Index