Doddridge County Roots

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Johnson B. SMITH

Johnson B. SMITH

Male 1807 - 1902  (~ 95 years)

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  • Name Johnson B. SMITH 
    Born Mar 1807  Randolph Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Age 95y 8m 14d in death record would put birth date at Jan-30-1807. But birth date was given as March 1807 in 1900 Census.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850, 1860  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1870  Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed in household of son David G. Smith as Johnson Smith, father, 93, b. Mar 1807, widowed.
    Occupation farmer  [3
    Died 14 Oct 1902  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I37001  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2020 

    Family 1 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) 
    Married 1 Mar 1830  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Joseph SMITH,   b. 5 Oct 1835, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1903, Gaston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Edith SMITH,   b. 12 Oct 1841,   d. 21 Mar 1916, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Eldridge SMITH,   b. 6 Jun 1851, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1924, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. William Riley SMITH,   b. 27 Apr 1857, Barbour (now Upshur) Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F44255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth MORRISON,   b. CA 1833, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1860  Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Willey Twp), enumerated on Aug 25 1870:
      Johnson Smith, 59, occupation (blank); Elisabeth, 36, cannot write; Jane, 14; William R, 11; Mary E, 9; David G, 8; Ulysses S G, 3; Dianna, 2 months, birth month April.
      NOTE: Basis for the infant daughter being listed as Dianna is not known. She was identified as Ruhama in her April 1870 birth record. Except for this census, she continued to be identified as Ruhama or a close variation (Ruhamy, Ruie, etc.) in all other records.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 9 1880:
      Johnson Smith, 71, farm laborer, cannot write; wife Elisabeth, 46, cannot read or write; son David, 14; son Grant U, 12; dau Ruhamy, 9. [6, 7]
    Children 
     1. Mary Ellen SMITH,   b. CA 1861, Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1898, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     2. David Grant SMITH,   b. 1 Apr 1863, Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1911, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     3. Ulysses S. Grant SMITH,   b. 8 Jul 1866, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1910  (Age 43 years)
     4. Ruhama "Ruie" SMITH,   b. 17 Apr 1870, Finks Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1935, La Conner, Skagit Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F14662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1902 - Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pigott-Hiley Cemetery, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    2. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV.

    3. [S2191] 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.

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

    5. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.