Husband: Silas Edmond "Ed" Smith
Also known as: Edward Smith 1,2
Born: May-14-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Died: Mar-24-1967 in Romney, Hampshire Co, WV 6,3,5
Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 7
Resided: in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV 8
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1916 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1900, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 10
Father: Thomas Jackson Smith (1846 - 1934)
Mother: Zuleka Salome Davis (1849 - 1916)
Wife: Stella L. Freeman Married: Dec-25-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: Mar-26-1885 12,5 Died: Jan-10-1954 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 12,5 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 12,7 Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Andrew Freeman (1855 - 1925) Mother: Martha Underwood (1858 - 1917)
F Child 1: Cammie G. Smith Born: Oct-17-1909 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Died: Oct-17-1909 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Cause of death: stillborn 14
F Child 2: Esther Pauline Smith Also known as: Pauline Smith 15 Born: May-20-1911 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 16,3 Died: Jul- 3-1994 3 Resided: in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV 3 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frank Cooper b. Aug-19-1913 d. Sep-29-1995 Married: May-29-1937 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Freeman Paul Smith Census name: Paul Smith Born: Jan-22-1913 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 16,3 Died: Jan-20-2003 in Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD 3,17 Buried: in East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 17 Resided: in Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD 17 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Lieutenant, US Navy, World War II (Pacific) 17 (see note 1) Notes 17
M Child 4: Preston Clark Smith Born: Mar-26-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,3 Died: Jan-20-2006 3 Buried: in Parklawn Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC 18 Resided: in Winter Park, Orange Co, FL 3 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Captain, U.S. Army, World War II 18 Wife: Marjorie Forcum Teets b. 1924 d. 2006 Married: Aug-24-1963 in Forsyth Co, NC 7
M Child 5: Philip Guy Smith
Born: Mar-18-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,5,20 (see note 2)
Died: Apr- 6-1946 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV 19,5
Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 7
Cause of death: automobile accident 19
Resided: near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: (enlisted 2/5/1942) Sgt, 47th Svc Sqdn, Army Air Force, World War II 21,22
Never married: 19
F Child 6: Estella Pearline Smith Also known as: Pearline Smith 15,2,10,11 Born: Jun-19-1920 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 16,3,11 Died: Oct- 1-2010 3 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: in Lakewood, Jefferson Co, CO 8,15 Resided: 1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: Louis Newton Wetzel b. Mar-13-1919 d. Aug-28-2005 Married: Jun-19-1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 7: Silas Porter Smith Also known as: Porter Smith 17,2,10 Born: Jul- 7-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,17 Died: Feb-28-2012 Buried: in Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co, WV 17 Resided: in Romney, Hampshire Co, WV 17 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Extension Agent, Hampshire County, WV 17 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1942, salutatorian), WVU (BA, MA in Agriculture) 17 Military: enlisted 10/28/1944 U.S. Army, 45 Inf Div, World War II (Europe) 21 Wife: Barbara Harper d. bef Feb 2012 Married: Feb- 2-1952 23
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (3) Social Security Death Index. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) Obituary of mother. (10) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 156, Line 3790 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2611919&Type=Birth. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 148 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045211&Type=Death. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Obituary. (18) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (22) Grave marker. (23) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Not on the list. No online military references. Note (2) Birthdate incorrectly stated on military grave marker as Mar 18 1910.