Husband: Johnson Benjamin Smith
Also known as: Johnston Benjamin Smith 1
Born: Apr-12-1856 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4,5,6
Died: Dec-16-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,7
Census: 1870, 1900, 10, 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer (known for his excellent apple butter) 3,8,4,9
Father: Elijah G. Smith (1825 - 1890)
Mother: Edith Pepper (1832 - 1887)
Wife: Genevra Bee
Married: Jun-28-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,6
Born: Apr- 6-1857 5,11,6
Died: Jul- 3-1923 5
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1870 80, 1900, 10 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: school teacher 12,2
Father: Amos Bee (1828 - 1904)
Mother: Melissa Welch (1836 - 1913)
M Child 1: Earl Bee Smith Born: Jan-24-1887 in Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 2,6,13,4 Died: Feb- 1-1989 13 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 14,15 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: milk delivery in West Union, later manager at Monongahela Power 16 Wife: Blanche Crowe b. Sep- 3-1884 d. Mar- 6-1968 Married: in Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 6
F Child 2: Catherine Jessie Smith Census name: Kate Smith Born: Jan-24-1890 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 6,5 Died: Sep- 6-1976 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6,5 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher at Rock Run School, bank teller 6,16 Education: Fairmont State College Husband: Lathrop Russell Charter, Jr. b. Jan-11-1875 d. Jul-10-1960 Married: Dec-24-1931 17
M Child 3: Charles Ray Smith Also known as: Ray Smith 18 Born: Dec- 1-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,19 Died: Sep-16-1925 6 Resided: 1922 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 19 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: doctor of eclectic medicine 16 Education: West Virginia University 18 Wife: Helen Olive Pennington b. Dec-30-1899 d. Apr- 2-1982 Married: May-24-1922 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19
F Child 4: Micah Melissa Smith Born: Oct- 1-1893 6,13,4 Died: May-16-1970 6,13 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 16 Husband: Herbert Fletcher Harker Married: Oct-23-1923 6
M Child 5: Paul Amos Smith Born: Nov-26-1895 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,21,6,13,22 (see note 1) Died: Aug- -1984 13,22 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Resided: in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 24,25 Resided: 1942 in Thornburg, Allegheny Co, PA 21 Census: 1940 in Thornburg, Allegheny Co, PA Census: 1930 in Ottawa, La Salle Co, IL Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: engineer, founder of major hardware company in Mars, Pa. Occupation: 1942 Dravo Corporation at Neville Island Pa. 21 Occupation: 1940 civil engineer (structural steel) 26 Occupation: 1930 civil engineer for bridge company 27 Occupation: 1917 clerk in Cox Brothers Hardware Store, West Union 20 Education: West Union H.S. (1914, played on school's first basketball team) 28,25 Military: Oct-21-1918 - Oct-15-1919 Pharmacists Mate, U.S. Navy, World War I (USS Madawaska) 29 Wife: Margaret D. McEachran b. May-30-1905 d. Apr- -1992 Married: Nov- 5-1927 6
M Child 6: Chalmers Neale Smith Census name: Chalmer Smith Born: Oct-23-1897 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,5,30,4 Died: Feb-27-1939 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 31,6,5 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,23 Cause of death: burns from gas stove explosion 31 Resided: 1514 Brownsville Rd in Carrick (Pittsburgh), Allegheny Co, PA 32,31 Census: 1930 in Edgewood (Pittsburgh), Allegheny Co, PA Resided: 1921 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 30 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: salesman 31 Occupation: B & O Railroad 16 Occupation: 1930 artificial limb repairman 27 Occupation: 1918 operator in chemical plant, Semet-Solvay Chemical Co, Buffalo NY 20 Occupation: 1916 Smith & Smith Confectionery 33 Education: West Union H.S. (played on school's first basketball team, 1914) 25 Military: World War I Wife: Helen Clair Kerr b. Nov-16-1904 d. Sep-10-1937 Married: Mar-24-1921 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV 30
F Child 7: Clara Virginia Smith Also known as: Virginia Smith 34,35 Born: May-10-1900 in Cabell Co, WV 36,37 Died: Feb- 8-1999 13 Resided: in Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE 13 Resided: 1997 in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD 16,34 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington, DC Resided: 1921 in Cabell Co, WV 37 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Noble C. Shilt b. May-19-1896 d. Sep-12-1992 Married: Jun-10-1921 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 37,6
F Child 8: Edith Margaret Smith Born: Sep-13-1903 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 34 (see note 2) Died: Oct- 7-1997 in Salem, WV 38 Buried: (medical donation) 34 (see note 3) Resided: in Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 6,13 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: detective, artist, farmer, medical assistant 34,16
Sources: (1) Gregg Dulaney Smith, Descendants of Dulaney Smith, www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/m/i/Gregg-D-Smith/GENE1-0001.html. (2) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 240. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) Headstone. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 170. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html, p. 42. (12) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 235. (16) Obituary of sister. (17) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, He was previously married and widowed, per the 1920 and 1930 Censuses. p. 170. (18) West Union Record, 1/4/1917. (19) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (20) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (21) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Findagrave.com. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (25) West Union Herald, 11/7/1957. (26) 1940 Census. (27) 1930 Census. (28) Doddridge County Republican, 7/29/1915. (29) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) Brooke County Marriage Records, Wellsburg, WV. (31) Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) Death record of wife. (33) West Union Herald, 7/6/1916. (34) Obituary. (35) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (36) Social Security Death Index, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 170, identifies her as Clara Virginia Smith, b. May 10 1901. But SSDI shows her first name as Virginia, b. May 10 1900. Listed in SSDI as Virginia S. Shilt, residence Wilmington, DE, SSN issued in Maryland in 1966. (37) Cabell County Marriage Records, Huntington, WV. (38) Obituary - Nursing home. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1895. Note (2) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 170, reports birth date as Sep 13 1903. But SSDI shows it as Sep 13 1904, and her obituary states Sep 13 1902. Date of death incorrectly given in SSDI as Oct 15 1997. Name listed in SSDI as Edith M. Smith. Note (3) Body donated to the Human Gift Registry at West Virginia University.