Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: James Porter SMITH / Abigail L. "Abbie" HAYDEN (F3015)  [1

m. 16 Aug 1891


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  • James Porter SMITHFather | Male
    James Porter SMITH

    Born  15 Apr 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1928   
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  16 Aug 1891  [2]  Ritchie Co, WV  [2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Wesley SMITH | F3003 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elmina Ellen HAUGHT | F3003 Group Sheet 

    Abigail L. "Abbie" HAYDENMother | Female
    Abigail L. "Abbie" HAYDEN

    Born  1871  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Nov 1941  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac HAYDEN | F8896 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Ann THARP | F8896 Group Sheet 

    Porter Ford SMITHChild 1 | Male
    + Porter Ford SMITH

    Born  16 May 1892  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 May 1914  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dicie Marion BELL | F43953 
    Married     

    Isaac Gilbert SMITHChild 2 | Male
    Isaac Gilbert SMITH

    Born  17 Mar 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Nov 1907   
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Orla Bryan SMITHChild 3 | Male
    + Orla Bryan SMITH

    Born  26 Mar 1897  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Oct 1962   
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Faye Kathryn BARNES | F5928 
    Married  1914  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated in June 1900:
      Porter Smith, 26, b. Apr 1874, farmer, married 8 yrs; wife Abbie L, 25, b. Dec 1874, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Porter F, 8, b. May 1892; son Isaac G, 6, b. Mar 1894; son Orla B, 3, b. Mar 1896. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 245.

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S894] Genealogy of the Haught Family of America, W. B. Haught, (1948).