Husband: John H. Schmidt
Census name: John H. Smith 1
Born: Jul-29-1882 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Mar- 5-1948 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 2)
Buried: in St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: funeral director 4
Father: George Schmidt (1848 - 1903)
Mother: Teresa Gamsjager (1858 - 1926)
Wife: Lulu Christina Spray 5,6,7
Married: Jun-18-1912 at St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: Dec- 7-1883 at Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11 (see note 3)
Died: Dec-21-1975 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 12,11
Buried: in St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 9,13
Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Resided: 1940 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John H. Spray (1850 - 1924)
Mother: Mary Caroline Albers (1856 - 1940)
M Child 1: Glenn G. Schmidt Born: Jun-10-1914 at St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 10,15 Died: Jul-27-1989 10 Resided: in Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 16,14 Resided: 1948 at St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Military: Oct- 9-1941 - Nov-22-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 17,18 Wife: Mary Smith Bott b. Apr-21-1915 d. Aug- 7-1992 Married: Oct-20-1948 in Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 15
M Child 2: Roy Beecher Schmidt Born: Apr-14-1917 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 19,10 Died: Jul- -1986 10 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 16,19,14 Wife: Evelyn Irene Rastle b. Oct-11-1929 Married: Sep- 6-1964 at Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 19
F Child 3: Urilla Thresia "Sally" Schmidt 9 Born: Sep-12-1919 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Jul- 5-2005 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 20 Resided: in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 9,21,14 Occupation: Potomac Edison Company 9
F Child 4: Velma Berneda Schmidt Born: Dec-31-1921 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Jun- 6-2000 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 12 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 9 Resided: since 1959 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 9 Resided: until 1959 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 9 Resided: 1951 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Monongahela Power Co (Hagerstown), office mgr for Farmers Mutual Ins Co (Fairmont) 9 Husband: Ralph Ely "Sugar" Davis, Jr. b. Dec-14-1917 d. Oct-29-1990 Married: Jul-21-1951 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Obituary of wife. (5) Death record of husband. (6) Obituary of wife's mother. (7) Obituary of daughter. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John H. Schmidt, 29, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Lulu C. Spray, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 18 1912 at St. Clara. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Jun 12 1912.), MR p. 68 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794517&Type=Marriage. (9) Obituary. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Headstone. (12) Obituary - Hospital. (13) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (14) Obituary of mother. (15) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (20) Obituary - Nursing home. (21) Obituary of sister. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Jul 1883 in 1900 Census, but death record states Jul 29 1882. Note (2) Death date given in wife's obituary as Mar 4 1948, but death record shows it as Mar 5 1948. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1884, but SSDI and obituary state Dec 7 1883.