Husband: Minor Smith
Also known as: Miner Smith 1
Born: Feb-22-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Feb-10-1942 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870 80, 1900 20 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John H. Smith (1836 - 1889)
Mother: Martha Louise Bee (1840 - 1908)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Octava Jane Davis 3,4
Census name: Jane Davis
Married: Oct-30-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Feb-28-1867 in Tyler Co, WV 6,5,3 (see note 1)
Died: Dec-10-1936 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6
Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 6
Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Father: Christopher C. Davis (1841 - 1920)
Mother: Amanda Ann Wilcox (1839 - 1919)
M Child 1: Vance H. Smith Born: Jun-10-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Died: Jun-13-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10,9,11 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 9 Military: Sep- 6-1918 - Apr- 2-1919 Pfc, Salvage Div, Quartermaster Corps, Camp Humphrey VA, WW I 12,13 Wife: Edna Violet Pernell b. 1893 d. 1977 Married: Jun-15-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
M Child 2: Lennie Edison Smith Also known as: Edison Smith 14 Born: Jul- 3-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Died: Oct-10-1948 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Weirton Heights, Hancock Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV 18 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: steel worker 17 Occupation: 1940 inspector in steel mill 19 Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 3 Wife: Mary Alma Baker b. Aug-12-1903 Also known as: Alma M. Baker 20,21 Married: May- 6-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (4) Death record of son. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, 1900 Census gives birth date as Jun 1893, but headstone and death record show it as Jun 10 1894, and age given at time of Jun 15 1924 marriage was 30. (8) Headstone. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (11) Findagrave.com. (12) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) Military Grave Marker. (14) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jul 1897, but birth record and death record show it to be Jul 3 1898. BR p. 190. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lennie Edison Smith, white male, married, steel worker, born Jul 3 1898, son of Minor Smith & Oclasha (?) Davis; died Nov 10 1948 in Grant District, burial at Keys Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Lennie Smith, Morgansville WVa. (Note: Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969," p. 133, incorrectly reports death date as Oct 10 1948.), DR p. 156-D. (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (18) Death record of mother. (19) 1940 Census, Hancock County, WV. (20) Death record of daughter. (21) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 71. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lennie Edison Smith, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Mary Alma Baker, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married May 6 1922. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Apr 1869 in 1900 Census, but death record shows it as Feb 28 1867.