Husband: William E. Rosemond Smith
Also known as: Rosamond Smith 1
Born: Apr- 4-1874 in Pleasants Co, WV 2,3
Died: ca 1929 2
Resided: 1915, 1918 in Salem, WV 1
Resided: 1914 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1918 merchant 4
Father: John Benjamin Smith (1853 - 1915)
Mother: Mary Ann Bookman (1856 - 1886)
Wife: Chloe Joyce Davis 5,6
Census name: Cloe J. Davis
Married: Oct-11-1914 at Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 7,3
Born: Jan- 3-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Died: Sep-20-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,8
Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 9
Census: 1920, 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1918 in Salem, WV
Resided: 1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: teacher 9
Father: Eli Davis (1851 - 1939)
Mother: Nancy Jane Smith (1851 - 1923)
Notes
F Child 1: Hazel Rae Smith Born: Sep- 1-1915 10,11 Died: Oct- 8-1995 10 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Salem, WV Education: Salem College 12 Husband: Thomas Jefferson Bartlett b. Feb-12-1912 d. Aug-22-1996 Married: Jul- -1949 2
F Child 2: Dorothy Smith Census name: Dorothea Smith Born: ca 1916 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Salem, WV
F Child 3: Helen Virginia Smith Born: Feb- 7-1918 in Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1935 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in Salem, WV Husband: Ancel Ethan McKinney b. Nov-15-1915 Married: Apr-27-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
Sources: (1) Obituary of father. (2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (5) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 134. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Newspaper wedding announcement, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 15 1914, in its entirety: "On last Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Heflin in Wabash addition, was the scene of a very pretty wedding when Miss Cloe Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Davis, and Mr. E. R. Smith of Salem, were united in marriage by Rev. John D. Runkle of the Baptist church. "The bride is one of our very best young ladies and is held in high esteem by all who know her; the groom is one of Harrison county's business men and is deservedly popular. "While this happy couple will make Salem their future home, we join a host of friends in extending congratulations and best wishes." (8) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 196. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1937. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.