Doddridge County Roots

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Jacob Thomas SMITH

Jacob Thomas SMITH

Male 1864 - 1944  (79 years)

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  • Name Jacob Thomas SMITH 
    Born 5 Dec 1864  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1865.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [3
    day laborer 
    Residence 1925  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930  Beech Bottom, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1
    Died 20 Sep 1944  Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I81204  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2022 

    Father John A. SMITH,   b. Jan 1842, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann CHIPPS,   b. 1844, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1898, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F33945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arty Macy GATRELL,   b. 5 Mar 1864, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1925, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1887  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (West Union District), enumerated on June 14, 1900:
      Jacob T. Smith, 34, b. Dec 1865, day laborer, married 13 yrs; wife Artie M, 35, b. Mar 1865, married 13 yrs, mother of one child (still living); son Arza, 11, b. Jul 1888; niece Flora Smith, 11, b. Apr 1889; niece Delpha Smith, 7, b. Jul 1892; sister-in-law Dollie Smith, 29, b. Jul 1870, widowed, mother of 6 children (5 still living).

      1920 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (Grant District), enumerated on January 2, 1920:
      Head of household Jacob T. Smith, 55, farmer; wife Macy, 55; second head of household Arza B. Smith, 31, farmer; wife Vera, 20; dau Roberta, 3; dau Robalee, 1. All born in West Virginia except Vera, born in Pennsylvania.

      1930 Census, Brook County, West Virginia (Buffalo District), enumerated on April 21, 1930 at Power, Beech Bottom Addition:
      Arzie Smith, 41, laborer at power plant, married; dau Roberta, 13; dau Robalee, 11; son Arzie Jr, 7; father Jacob T, 65, widowed. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Arza Bunk SMITH,   b. 27 Jul 1888, Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1979  (Age 90 years)
    Documents
    81204_JacobThomasSmith_ArtieMGatrell_MarriageRecord_1Aug1887.jpg
    81204_JacobThomasSmith_ArtieMGatrell_MarriageRecord_1Aug1887.jpg
    Family ID F34712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    81204_SMITH_JacobThomas_1864-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg
    81204_SMITH_JacobThomas_1864-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg

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

    2. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12040612&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S1588] Death record of wife.