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William Riley SMITH

William Riley SMITH

Male 1857 - 1915  (57 years)

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  • Name William Riley SMITH 
    Born 27 Apr 1857  Barbour (now Upshur) Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880, 1900, 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Died 5 Apr 1915  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I28671  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2016 

    Father Johnson B. SMITH,   b. Mar 1807, Randolph Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1902, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Mother Sarah O'NEAL,   b. CA 1810, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1857, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Family ID F44255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Frances MYERS,   b. 13 Apr 1860, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1936, Munhall, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 17 May 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District):
      W. R. Smith, 42, b. Apr 1858, married 22 yrs; wife Mary F, 40, b. Apr 1860, mother of 8 children (7 still living); dau Cordelia, 21, b. Dec 1878; son Jacob W, 19, b. Sep 1880; dau Sarah L, 17, b. Aug 1882; son James B, 15, b. Sep 1884; dau Edna N, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Ruey (Ruby?), 7, b. Dec 1892; son Charley R, 3, b. Jul 1896.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 28 1910:
      William R. Smith, 58, farmer; wife Mary F, 49; son James B, 24, trolley lineman; dau Edna M, 20; dau Ruey M, 18; son Charles R, 16; mother-in-law Huldah A. Myres, 46, single.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 10 1930 at Arnolds Creek Road:
      Mary F. Hiley, 70, farm operator, widow; son Charlie R. Smith, 35, farm laborer, single. [6]
    Children 
    +1. Cordelia SMITH,   b. 15 Dec 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1944, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Jacob W. SMITH,   b. 7 Sep 1880,   d. 8 Mar 1901  (Age 20 years)
    +3. Sarah L. SMITH,   b. Aug 1882, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. James Blaine SMITH,   b. 9 Sep 1884, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1952, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Elizabeth M. SMITH,   d. Bef 1900
     6. Edna N. SMITH,   b. 26 Mar 1890,   d. 30 Nov 1912  (Age 22 years)
     7. Ruey M. SMITH,   b. Dec 1892
    +8. Charles Russell "Charlie" SMITH,   b. 7 Jul 1895, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1981  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F10891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1774] 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.

    6. [S1590] Death record of daughter.