Jul-28-2018
Husband: Johnson B. Smith
Born: Mar- -1807 in Randolph Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Oct-14-1902 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 2 Father: Mother: Other spouse 2
Wife: Sarah O'Neal Married: Mar- 1-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4
Born: ca 1810 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,6 Died: May- 1-1857 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 5 Father: Joseph L. O'Neal (1790 - 1864) Mother: Mary Reed (1792 - 1867)
F Child 1: Edith Smith Born: Oct-12-1841 7 Died: Mar-21-1916 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 8 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7 (see note 3) Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7 Husband: Samuel Cavins b. 1838 d. Jun- 1-1880
M Child 2: Eldridge Smith Born: Jun- 6-1851 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 6 Died: Jul-14-1924 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 6 Resided: 1916 in Hampton, Upshur Co, WV 9
M Child 3: William Riley Smith Also known as: Riley Smith 10,11 Born: Apr-27-1857 in Barbour (now Upshur) Co, (W)VA 12,13 (see note 4) Died: Apr- 5-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 1,3 Wife: Mary Frances Myers b. Apr-13-1860 d. Feb-13-1936 Also known as: Mary Philicean Meyer 7 Married: May-17-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (2) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (4) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (7) Obituary. (8) Obituary - At home. (9) Obituary of sister. (10) Death record of daughter. (11) Obituary of daughter. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William R. Smith, 21, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Johnson & Elizabeth (Morrison) Smith; and Mary F. Myers, 19, of Doddridge Co, dau of Jacob & Sarah A. Married May 17 1880. Event Notes Note (1) Age 95y 8m 14d in death record would put birth date at Jan-30-1807. But birth date was given as March 1807 in 1900 Census. Note (2) Listed in household of son David G. Smith as Johnson Smith, father, 93, b. Mar 1807, widowed. Note (3) Findagrave.com reports burial in an unmarked grave in Bush Cemetery at Horner, Lewis County. But her obituary states that she was buried in the Hill Cemetery, now known as the Arnold Cemetery. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as April 1858, and birth date on headstone is also 1858. But his mother's documented death date of May 1 1857 indicates that his birth would have been in April 1857.Name Index