Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Ira Walter SMITH / Ina Althea BURWELL (F21565)

m. 19 Jan 1907


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  • Ira Walter SMITHFather | Male
    Ira Walter SMITH

    Born  12 Jun 1878   
    Died  21 Apr 1956  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Jan 1907  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John H. SMITH | F15688 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Martha Louise BEE | F15688 Group Sheet 

    Ina Althea BURWELLMother | Female
    Ina Althea BURWELL

    Born  11 May 1888  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Nov 1969  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Ezra BURWELL | F21713 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Ida Laura WOOFTER | F21713 Group Sheet 

    Bernard Bee SMITHChild 1 | Male
    + Bernard Bee SMITH

    Born  7 Apr 1907  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Aug 1981   
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lora BARR | F48395 
    Married     
    Spouse  Lena Myrtle HEATER | F32203 
    Married     

    Laura Louise SMITHChild 2 | Female
    + Laura Louise SMITH

    Born  2 Jan 1909  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Wilbur Thurl STUTLER | F21699 
    Married  25 May 1929  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Vera SMITHChild 3 | Female
    Vera SMITH

    Born  15 Jul 1914   
    Died  10 Aug 2002  Blacksburg, Montgomery Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Kenneth VARNER | F60826 
    Married     

    Keith Marshall SMITHChild 4 | Male
    Keith Marshall SMITH

    Born  20 Jun 1916  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jan 1980   
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Weldon Earl SMITHChild 5 | Male
    + Weldon Earl SMITH

    Born  21 Sep 1918  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 May 2010   
    Buried    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Esther WEST | F34766 
    Married  3 Oct 1943   

  • Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District):
      Walter Smith, 43; wife Ina, 32; son Bernard, 12; dau Louise, 11; dau Vera, 5; son Keith, 3 yr 6 mo; son Weldon, 1 yr 4 mo.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 15 1930:
      Walter Smith, 52, farmer, age 29 at first marriage; wife Ina Smith, 41, age 17 at first marriage; son Bernard, 23, single; dau Louise Stutler, 21, age 20 at first marriage; son Keith Smith, 13; son Weldon Smith, 11; son-in-law Wilbur Stutler, 23, age 22 at first marriage.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Ira W. Smith, 29, of Doddridge Co; and Ina A. Burwell, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 19 1907. ("Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, incorrectly reports marriage date 1905.)