Jul-28-2018
Husband: Harvey Faris Smith
Born: Jul-20-1873 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1,2 Died: Mar-16-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,4,2 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: attorney 1,6,7 Father: Thomas Marion Smith (1845 - 1922) Mother: Amy Minerva Hoff (1850 - 1922) Notes
Wife: Anita Jennie Collins Married: Jun-17-1903 in Maryland 8 (see note 1)
Born: May- 4-1882 in West Virginia 9,10,11 Died: Jul-31-1949 10 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Creed Collins (1842 - 1909) Mother: Susan Haymond (1846 - 1931) Notes
M Child 1: Collins Haymond Smith Born: Aug- 4-1905 in West Virginia 13,14,8,15,6 Died: Aug- 6-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,14,15 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13,14 Cause of death: congestive heart failure 13 Resided: in Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co, FL 13 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Military: Jun-20-1941 - Sep-30-1943 World War II 16,13
F Child 2: Rachel Anita Smith Born: Jul-28-1909 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,6 (see note 2) Died: Sep- -1974 18,2 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20,21 Resided: 1949 in Painted Post, Steuben Co, NY 22 Census: 1940 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co, NY Resided: 1935 in Erie, Erie Co, PA 23 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Education: 4 years college 23 Husband: Harry Doner Hershey b. Nov-10-1904 d. Sep- -1980 Married: Jul-18-1933 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21
M Child 3: Thomas Harvey "Tommy" Smith Born: Mar-17-1914 in Harrison Co, WV Died: May- -1939 near Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada Census: 1920, 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Cause of death: airplane crash (see note 3)
Sources: (1) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1128. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), pp. 1137. (6) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1130. (9) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1131. (10) Headstone. (11) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (12) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Anita Collins Smith. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1428212&Type=Death. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (16) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) Findagrave.com, Headstone shared with father. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=56031&Type=Marriage. (22) Obituary of mother. (23) 1940 Census. Event Notes Note (1) In Mt. Lake Park, at the summer home of the bride's parents. Note (2) Birth date given in SSDI as Jul 28 1908, and the date on her headstone is also 1908. But her birth record shows it as Jul 28 1909. She was age 1 in the 1910 Census. Note (3) Small plane he was piloting crashed when he was attempting to make a solo trans-Atlantic flight. When the wreckage of the place was found two years later, a note that he wrote indicated that he had survived the impact, but no trace of his remains was ever found. http://www.geo-met.com/tommysmith/Name Index