Husband: Thomas Benton Smith
Born: Apr- -1852 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Nov-23-1922 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1916 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900, 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 1
Occupation: 1900, 1910 livestock dealer 6
Father: William M. Smith (1823 - 1915)
Mother: Margaret Ann Doak (1826 - 1899)
Wife: Anna Jacqueline Leeson 7
Also known as: Annie 8
Married: Mar-14-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Jan- 5-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Died: Apr- 9-1932 3
Buried: in Leeson Cemetery, Middle Fork btwn Grove & Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Salem, WV
Father: Jacob Leeson (1825 - 1887)
Mother: Avaline A. Wise (1837 - 1911)
Notes
F Child 1: Georgia Jacqueline Smith Born: Oct- 9-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,11 Died: Nov- -1973 10 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1919 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 12 Husband: Merrill Morton McKain b. Jan-27-1897 d. Oct-20-1964 Married: Mar- 8-1919 in Harrison Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Evelyn Smith Census name: Rheta Smith Born: Feb-22-1899 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Aug-25-1986 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Education: Salem College 14 Occupation: school teacher 14 Husband: James A. Williams b. Jan-25-1894 d. Apr-13-1980
F Child 3: Anna Jessie Smith Also known as: Jessie Smith 17,18 Born: Oct-31-1905 19 Died: Nov-15-1998 19 Buried: in Leeson Cemetery, Middle Fork btwn Grove & Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: 1986 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20 Census: 1910, 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Lee Obey Williams b. Apr- 4-1896 d. Mar-15-1981 Married: Jul-25-1922 19
M Child 4: John F. Smith
Born: Sep- 7-1913 10,21
Died: Jul-13-1999 10,21
Buried: in Leeson Cemetery, Middle Fork btwn Grove & Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22,20
Census: 1920, 1930 in Salem, WV
Military: enlisted 10/21/1942 Pvt, U.S. Army, World War II 23
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) Obituary of brother. (6) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) Obituary of wife's mother. (8) Obituary of mother. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Obituary of husband. (18) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (19) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (20) Obituary of sister. (21) Grave marker. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Texas before 1951. (23) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) Event Notes Note (1) Age 36 in Mar 1895 marriage record would put birth in about 1858 or 1859. But age 8 in 1860 Census puts it in about 1852, and death record states birth date as April 1852, while 1900 Census shows it as Apr 1854. Headstone has death date 1922, but no birth date.