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Cecil Hull SMITH

Cecil Hull SMITH

Male 1881 - 1968  (87 years)

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  • Name Cecil Hull SMITH 
    Born 28 Feb 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Date of birth is shown in his birth record as Feb 27 1880. But his Social Security records and both his World War I and World War II draft registrations show it as Feb 28 1881. The 1900 Census also shows it as Feb 1881. The birth date on his headstone is Feb 29 1881, an impossible date. Name on headstone: Cecil Hull Smith.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [5] 
    paper hanger 
    Occupation 1918  [1] 
    foreman in mechanical department at H. Koppers Co. 
    • "Koppers is an integrated global producer of carbon compounds, chemicals, and treated wood products for the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, steel, residential lumber, and agriculture industries. ... In 1912 immigrant German engineer Heinrich Koppers founded Koppers Company in Chicago, Illinois. In 1915 the organization moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company founder's interest in the company was bought out by Pittsburgh financier A.W. Mellon, who became a large shareholder. The landmark Koppers Building in downtown Pittsburgh opened in 1929."
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppers
    Residence 1918  Swissvale, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1920  Midland, Beaver Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    construction foreman 
    Census 1930, 1940  Glencoe, Volusia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [7] 
    carpenter (building construction) 
    Occupation 1942 
    Koppers Co. at Monessen, Westmoreland Co, PA 
    Residence New Smyrna Beach, Volusia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1942  Charleroi, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 22 Dec 1968  [3, 9] 
    Buried Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, Edgewater, Volusia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I72895  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2017 

    Father William SMITH,   b. 26 Aug 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1948, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Emma Virginia C. HULL,   b. 4 Sep 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F30209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pauline KNIGHT,   b. 24 Oct 1894, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1989, Volusia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1915  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Notes 
    • News item in "West Union Record," Thursday, Jan 6 1916, in its entirety:
      SMITH-KNIGHT
      "Altho C. H. Smith and Miss Pauline Knight were married here by Rev. John D. Runkle, pastor of the local Baptist church, November 19, 1915, it was not generally known until the last few days, and as the contracting parties did not wish it made public for a time, the newspapers have not published it before. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, the bride is one of West Union's best known and popular young ladies. The happy couple are visiting in the east. The Record extends congratulations."

      1920 Census, Beaver Co, Pennsylvania (Borough of Midland), enumerated on Jan 9 1920:
      Cecil H. Smith, 38, b. WVa, construction foreman; wife Pauline, 25, b. WVa; son George, 3y 8m, b. Pa; dau Bessie O, 2y 7m, b. Pa.

      1930 Census, Volusia Co, Florida (Glencoe Precinct), enumeration date blank:
      Cecil H. Smith, 34, b. WVa, temporarily absent - on visit, age 34 at time of first marriage; wife Pauline, 35, b. WVa, age 20 at first marriage; son George, 13, b. Pa; dau Betty, 13, b. Pa; brother-in-law Bruce Knight, 40, b. WVa, single, no occupation.

      1935 Florida State Census, Volusia County, New Smyrna (outside city limits):
      C. H. Smith, 52, b. WVa, laborer; wife Pauline, 40; son George, 18, b. Pa; dau Bettie, 17, b. Pa.

      1940 Census, Volusia Co, Florida (Village of Glencoe), enumerated on May 16 1940:
      Cecil H. Smith, 58, b. WVa, carpenter (building construction); wife Pauline, 54, b. WVa; dau Betty, 21, single.
    Children 
    +1. George Derwood SMITH,   b. 24 Jun 1916, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Betty Orton SMITH,   b. 31 May 1917, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1992  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F34769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 111, Line 27 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2600900&Type=Birth.

    5. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1734] 1920 Census.

    7. [S127] 1940 Census.

    8. [S1930] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S5] Headstone.

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795153&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as C. H. Smith, 34, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Pauline Knight, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 19 1915 "at the Baptist Parsonage, West Union, W.Va.," officiated by Rev. John D. Runkle, a Minister of the Gospel.