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Christopher Columbus SMITH

Christopher Columbus SMITH

Male 1858 - 1920  (62 years)

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  • Name Christopher Columbus SMITH 
    Born 1 Jan 1858  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date in 1900 Census appears to be June 1858, but date on headstone is clearly January 1 1858.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as a boarder, 22, single, farmer, in household of Levi & Elizabeth Roberts.
    Residence 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Died 13 May 1920  [1] 
    Buried Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Riggins Run, Co Rd 5, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • The following is a verbatim account by an immediate family member of Christopher Columbus Smith. Its accuracy has not been verified.
      "As the story goes, Sarah Smith died of tuberculosis in 1916. C. C. Smith was depressed, or whatever. He allegedly went to Arkansas to pick strawberries and was murdered for his money by an Indian (who was captured right away). He was allegedly killed from a blow on the back of his head from a tomahawk or hatchet. His son-in-law "Oren" Lee Dilly (who was married to Clair Este Smith) traveled to Arkansas to bring his body home. Buried in Roberts Cemetery."
    Person ID I31635  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2016 

    Father John SMITH,   b. CA 1812, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth ANDERSON,   b. 12 Dec 1826,   bur. Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" WILLIAMS,   b. 10 Apr 1873, Neds Run, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1916, Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)  [6] 
    Married 4 Apr 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Letta May SMITH,   b. 17 Feb 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1928, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     2. Clara Esta SMITH,   b. 27 Feb 1892, Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1965, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Dallas Elsworth SMITH,   b. 1 Jan 1895, Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1945, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     4. Unetia M. SMITH,   b. 20 Jun 1908,   d. 26 May 1911  (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F12255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Riggins Run, Co Rd 5, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    31635_ChristopherColumbusSmith_SarahElisabethWilliams_MarriageRecord_4Apr1888.jpg    		31635_ChristopherColumbusSmith_SarahElisabethWilliams_MarriageRecord_4Apr1888.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2011] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790171&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Christopher Columbus Smith, 28, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Sarah Elisabeth Williams, 15, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 4 1888 "at the residence of the bride's father," officiated by F. J. Ashburn, a minister of the Gospel. Informants for marriage license: C. C. Smith & John L. Williams.
      NOTE: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Mar 28 1888. But the record shows that the marriage license was issued on Mar 26 1888, and the wedding itself was on Apr 4 1888.