John SMITH

1817 - 1903  (85 years)

• Name	John SMITH
  Born	29 Mar 1817	Greene Co, PA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Census	1850	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870, 1880, 1900	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	miller, sawyer, farmer  [4, 5, 6]
  Died	3 Mar 1903	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Buried	Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV   [1]
  Notes	1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 18 1880: John Smith, 63, widowed, farmer; dau S. C., 16; son Ottie, 12; Elija Smith (no relationship given), 57, married, farmer. The following Cottrill family appears to be in the same household, though no household status or relationship is indicated: J. G. Cottrill (male), 49, farmer; wife N. L., 45; son E. E., 15; son F. W., 13; dau B. L., 5; dau C. L., 2.
  Person ID	I48431	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas SMITH,   b. 21 May 1783, Greene Co, PA ,   d. 2 Feb 1872, Tyler Co, WV  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 13 Nov 1790,   d. 23 Jan 1872, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F33947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia JARVIS,   b. Jan 1825, Virginia ,   d. 27 Sep 1877  (Age ~ 52 years)  [7]
  Children	1. Mary E. SMITH,   b. CA 1845 + 2. Franklin SMITH,   b. 8 Apr 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 14 Jun 1933, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age 86 years)   3. Benjamin SMITH,   b. 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA   4. Eliza Jane SMITH,   b. 5 Jul 1852,   d. 5 Jan 1944, Mannington, Marion Co, WV  (Age 91 years) + 5. William SMITH,   b. 26 Aug 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 21 Jun 1948, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 90 years) + 6. Susan Columbia SMITH,   b. 7 Dec 1864, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age 45 years) + 7. Austin Ott SMITH,   b. 9 Aug 1869, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 14 Dec 1959, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F19903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S5] Headstone. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com). [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. [S80] Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn (1832-1912). Page 40, entry for June 18 1858: "P.M. I took a grist of wheat to John Smith's new mill." [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.