Jul-28-2018
Husband: Frederick Howard Smith Census name: Fred H. Smith
Born: Jun-26-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Dec-16-1947 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4 Resided: 1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: clerk at B & O Railroad 1 Occupation: 1930 clerk at freight office 6 Occupation: 1910 clerk at freight depot 7 Father: John A. Smith (1842 - 1913) Mother: Victoria Dotson (1848 - 1942)
Wife: Maud Ramsey Also known as: Maude Ramsey Married: Jul- 4-1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Mar- -1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,8,3 Died: Apr-18-1960 2 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1930, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Hudson Ramsey (1840 - 1931) Mother: Naomi Catherine Stahl (1843 - 1922)
M Child 1: Keith Ramsey Smith Born: Apr-20-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,12,13,7 Died: Aug-22-1972 in Pinellas Co, FL 11,12,13 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4 Resided: in Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL 14 Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Military: LTC, US Air Force 2 Wife: Ethel Claire Durrett b. Mar-13-1903 d. Oct- 9-1985
M Child 2: Kent Howard Smith Born: Aug-17-1907 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,7 Died: Feb-22-1989 12 Resided: in Plano, Collin Co, TX 16 Resided: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. 17 Military: Aug-18-1942 - Apr-22-1963 U.S. Air Force, World War II 18
Sources: (1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Headstone. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Obituary of brother. (6) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (9) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone (flat marker): Maud Ramsey Smith. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. (15) Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, WV, There are two conflicting records of this birth, one showing the date as Aug 17 1907, and the other as Aug 17 1908. Since all other records, including military and Social Secuity, show the date as Aug 17 1907, it appears that the 1908 entry was in error. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=86484&Type=Birth. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jun 1880, but death record and headstone show it as Jun 26 1879.Name Index