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Retta SMITH

Retta SMITH

Female 1892 - 1976  (84 years)

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  • Name Retta SMITH 
    Born 18 Apr 1892  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1892.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    Residence 1942  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Jun 1976  [2] 
    Person ID I42241  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2018 

    Father David Grant SMITH,   b. 1 Apr 1863, Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1911, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Lavina E. PIGOTT,   b. 15 Aug 1865, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1900  (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F16977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 David Alpha "Ben" SHINN,   b. 29 Dec 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1947  (Age 57 years)  [7] 
    Married 5 Sep 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Donral Alpha SHINN,   b. 5 Sep 1920, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F23408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 ___ CONWAY  [9] 
    Family ID F52022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Apr 1892 - Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S643] Obituary of father.

    4. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    5. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    6. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    7. [S1604] Death record of son.

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    9. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.