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Walter Edward SMITH

Walter Edward SMITH

Male 1884 - 1981  (~ 96 years)

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  • Name Walter Edward SMITH 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born Jun 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1957  Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1959  Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died 27 Feb 1981  [8
    Person ID I55719  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2014 

    Father Adam SMITH,   b. 25 Jul 1844, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1933, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Rhulana A. JEFFREY,   b. 19 Dec 1845, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1930, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F24101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rosa Mae SCOTT,   b. 12 Sep 1887, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1919  (Age 32 years)  [9, 10, 11
    Married 30 Dec 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. Orval Glen SMITH,   b. 23 Nov 1907, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1979, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Alma Lillian SMITH,   b. 10 May 1909, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1980  (Age 71 years)
     3. Kenneth L. SMITH,   b. 21 Jun 1911,   d. 7 Feb 1984, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Homer Branson SMITH,   b. 12 May 1913, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1941, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     5. Wayne Carle SMITH,   b. 19 Feb 1916,   d. 16 Aug 1994  (Age 78 years)
     6. Walter Junior SMITH,   b. 30 Apr 1919,   d. 7 Aug 1921, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F23073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ivy M. TALKINGTON,   b. 3 Jul 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1957, Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on May 2 1930:
      Walter E. Smith, 46, occup laborer at oil company, age 23 at first marriage; wife Iva M, 47, age 37 at first marriage; son Homer B, 16; son Wayne, 14.
    Children 
     1. (Infant male) SMITH,   b. 8 Nov 1925, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1925, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F23072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1957 - Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV.
      There are two entries for this birth, a typed transcription of the original ledger-style birth record, and a delayed entry made many years later. (1) BR p. 135, child identified as Walter E. Smith, white male, b. Jun 1 1884 in Doddridge County, son of Adam & Rulana Smith. Informant: R. Smith, mother. (2) Delayed BR p. 156-H, child identified as Walter Edward Smith, white male, b. Jun 1 1883 in West Union, son of Adam Smith (age 45, b. Doddridge Co, farmer) & Rulana Jeffrey (age 38, b. Doddridge Co), this being the mother's seventh child. The delayed entry was filed on Jan 19 1944 by John H. Smith, brother. (Note: The 1900 Census states his birth date as Jun 1884, while the SSDI entry shows it as Jun 1 1883.)

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

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

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    7. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    8. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    10. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    11. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    12. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Walter E. Smith, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Rosa M. Scott, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 30 1906.

    13. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Walter E. Smith, 38, of Doddridge Co; and Iva M. Talkington, 38, of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 21 1921.