Husband: Ancel Smith
Birth name: Ansel Smith 1
Born: Nov-21-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4,5
Died: Apr-29-1966 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6,7,3,4
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7,8
Resided: at Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1910 in Red Bluff, Tehama Co, CA
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: carpenter, contractor 9,7,10,11
Father: James Madison Smith (1854 - 1938)
Mother: Lydia Ann Smith (1858 - 1947)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Jessie Fay Shuman 12
Also known as: Fay Shuman 13,10,14,15
Married: Nov-10-1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16
Born: Aug-31-1899 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,17,5
Died: Nov- 7-1982 in Athens, Athens Co, OH 18,3
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19,13,20
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 15
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Calvin Leroy Shuman (1870 - 1923)
Mother: Lydia Ellen Freeman (1863 - 1940)
Other spouse 2
Notes
F Child 1: Alexa Christine Smith Also known as: Christine Smith 21,10,11 Born: Dec- 1-1923 22,10 Died: Sep-13-1994 23 Buried: in Arlington National Cemetery, VA 23,24 Resided: 1966 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 21 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Powell Kidner b. Aug- 5-1923 d. Jul-30-2001
M Child 2: Craig Ancel Smith Born: Aug-22-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,10 Died: Feb- 5-2001 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 22 Resided: in Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV 19,21 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Education: Doddridge Co HS (1943) Military: enlisted 11/27/1943 Cpl, US Army, World War II 22 Wife: Peggy June Ferrell b. Sep-27-1928 d. Nov-15-2009 Married: Feb- 7-1948 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 26
F Child 3: Eleanor Elaine Smith Born: May-21-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,27 Died: Feb-19-1983 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 18,3 Resided: in Nelsonville, Athens Co, OH 19,21 Resided: 1946 in Kenova, Wayne Co, WV 27 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ray Scott b. Aug-27-1919 d. Dec-12-1991 Married: Sep-16-1946 in Wayne, Wayne Co, WV 27 Husband: Virgil B. Swart b. Sep-16-1913 d. Oct- 4-1988
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ansel Smith, b. Nov 21 1883, son of James M. & Liddie A. (Note: Death record and obituary incorrectly state birth date as Oct 22 1883. Birth record and SSDI show it as Nov 21 1883. Name spelled Ancel in death record, SSDI and elsewhere.), BR p. 129 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2601841&Type=Birth. (3) Social Security Death Index. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Obituary - Hospital. (7) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (8) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (9) Obituary. (10) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (12) Obituary of wife's sister. (13) Death record of mother. (14) Marriage record of daughter. (15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ancel Smith, 36, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Jessie Fay Shuman, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 10 1920 in West Union. MR p. 475 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796049&Type=Marriage. (17) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (18) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (20) Obituary of sister. (21) Obituary of father. (22) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (23) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com), Section 37 Site 3172. (24) Findagrave.com. (25) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (27) Wayne County Marriage Records, Wayne, WV. Event Notes Note (1) In 1940, location specified as Smithburg.