Barnes J. SMITH

1838 - 1909  (70 years)

• Name	Barnes J. SMITH
  Born	3 Jul 1838	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850, 1860	Ritchie Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870, 1880	Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Died	17 Feb 1909  [1]
  Buried	Spruce Creek Old Baptist (aka Smith) Cemetery, Co Rd 34/5, Sun Valley Rd, Ritchie Co, WV   [3]
  Person ID	I26649	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Levi SMITH,   b. CA 1804
  Mother	Catharine ___,   b. CA 1807, Virginia
  Family ID	F25720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Nancy DYE,   b. 2 Nov 1838, Wood Co, (W)VA ,   d. 15 Apr 1914  (Age 75 years)
  Married	5 May 1859	Ritchie Co, (W)VA   [2]
  Notes	1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 25 1860: Barnes J. Smith, 22, farmer; Mary, 21; Theadothia (female), 5 months. 1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 17 1870: Barns Smith, 31, farmer; Mary, 31; Theodocia, 10; Jefferson E, 8; Annie, 6; Hannahriette, 5; Granville, 3; Martha Jane, 2; Alice, 20 days. The adjacent household was that of Nathaniel Smith, 34, and Rachel, 29. A nearby household was that of Levi Smith, 65, Ruhama, 30, and Allison B, 3. 1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 14 1880: Barns Smith, 41, farmer; wife Mary, 41; dau Theadocia, 20; son Jefferson E, 18; dau Anna, 16; dau Henrettie, 14; son Granville, 12; dau Martha J, 11; dau Lulie E, 8; dau Emma F, 5; son Sanford F, 3. An additional entry for this family was made for a son Nathaniel (?), age 6 months, born in January; but the entry was lined through, with the notation "Dead." [4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Granville SMITH,   b. 23 Nov 1866, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 28 Nov 1944, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 78 years) + 2. Martha Jane SMITH,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 26 Oct 1937, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 69 years) + 3. Sanford F. SMITH,   b. 5 May 1877, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 27 Sep 1960, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 83 years) + 4. Gertrude SMITH,   b. 23 Feb 1882, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. Jan 1974  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F10067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Headstone. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 6, Line 8 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537288&Type=Marriage. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995). [S626] The Samuel Barr Family: A Genealogy List of the Various Descendants of This Family, Amos Beaty Sharps, (on file at West Virginia University Library; ca 1961). [S1567] Marriage record of son.