Doddridge County Roots

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Susan Holiva SMITH

Susan Holiva SMITH

Female 1830 - 1927  (97 years)

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  • Name Susan Holiva SMITH 
    Born 2 Jan 1830  Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Birth date on headstone is 1831.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation midwife  [1
    • attended the birth of John J. Cornwell, who later became governor of West Virginia
    Died 24 Jan 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I36170  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2012 

    Father Benjamin Delaney SMITH,   b. 16 Sep 1787, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1861, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Jemima G. ROBINSON,   b. 18 Mar 1797, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F14330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Franklin HEFLIN,   b. Apr 1821, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)  [1
    Married 24 Dec 1857  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Agnes Jemima HEFLIN,   b. 10 Oct 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1946  (Age 87 years)
     2. Nancy C. "Nannie" HEFLIN,   b. 1 Feb 1860,   d. 1917  (Age 56 years)
     3. Benjamin Franklin HEFLIN, Jr.,   b. 3 Nov 1861, Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1946  (Age 84 years)
     4. Hugh Leonidas "Lon" HEFLIN,   b. 8 Oct 1863,   d. 14 Jan 1942, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. William Spurgeon HEFLIN,   b. 22 Apr 1866, Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1961, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     6. Lucy Henrietta HEFLIN,   b. 12 Aug 1868,   d. 14 Aug 1957, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Susan Lelia HEFLIN,   b. 12 Sep 1872,   d. 14 Dec 1957, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     8. Creed Collins HEFLIN,   b. 13 Jan 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1961, Volga, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F14329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jan 1927 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    36170_HEFLIN_SusanHolivaSmith_1830-1927_DeathCertificate.jpg
    36170_HEFLIN_SusanHolivaSmith_1830-1927_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 165.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).

    4. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).
      The marker has only a birth date of 1831.

    5. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
      Identified as Benjamin F. Heflin, 36, b. Fauquier Co VA, res. Harrison Co, son of William & S.; and Susan Smith, 23, b. Fauquier Co VA, res. Harrison Co, dau of Benjamin & J. Married Dec 24 1857.