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Husband: Moses William Smith, Jr. Also known as: Mose Smith 1 Born: Apr-16-1886 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4 Died: Mar-13-1988 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5 Resided: at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 6,1 Resided: 1960 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, custodian at West Union Grade School 1 Father: Moses William Smith (1844 - 1929) Mother: Barbara Ellen Coontz (1846 - 1916) Other spouse 1 Notes
Wife: Anna Maude Heflin Also known as: Maude Heflin 8,9,4 Married: Aug- 2-1912 10,11
Born: Aug-23-1895 in Jockey Camp, Doddridge Co, WV 12,2,1,3 (see note 1) Died: Nov-26-1997 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Benjamin Franklin Heflin, Jr. (1861 - 1946) Mother: Anna Belle Bee (1861 - 1939)
M Child 1: Grant Edwin Smith 1 Born: Jan-16-1917 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Aug- 6-1973 in Toledo, Lucas Co, OH 14 Buried: in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park, Toledo, OH 1 Resided: in Toledo, Lucas Co, OH 7,1 Resided: 1940 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Security guard, Toledo Scale Div, Reliance Electric Co (28 yrs) 1 Occupation: 1940 gas station attendant 15 Military: Jul-17-1942 - Sep-30-1943 U.S. Army, World War II 1 Wife: Mary Kathleen "Katie" Myers b. Nov- 1-1919 d. Sep- 1-1995 Also known as: Kathleen Myers 16,17 Married: Jun-10-1940 in Summit Co, OH 15,11
F Child 2: Ruth Ellen Smith Born: Jul-14-1923 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: May- 7-2006 1 Buried: in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park, Toledo, OH 1 Resided: in Toledo, Lucas Co, OH 18,7,19,20 Resided: bef 1943 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Donald Dean Nutter b. Nov-23-1924 d. Aug-16-2008 Married: Nov-20-1943 20,10
F Child 3: Edwina Ann Smith Born: Jul-21-1926 11,9 Resided: 1963 73 97 2006 13 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,19,17,16,21 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Claude Burl Travis b. Jul-21-1926 d. Jan-24-2013 Also known as: Burl Travis 22 Married: Oct- 8-1944 16
F Child 4: Mary Margaret Smith Born: Jan-21-1929 23,9 Resided: 1973 97, 2005 06 16 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,19,24,17,25 Resided: 1963 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Weldon Jett b. Jun-15-1925 d. May- 3-1991 Married: Oct- 3-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26,16,27
M Child 5: Moses Benjamin "Ben" Smith 28,13 Born: Jan-21-1929 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,28 Died: May-21-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 28,7,29 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Cause of death: tuberculosis 30 Resided: in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Weirton Steel Co. 1 Military: S2, U.S. Navy, World War II (after hostilities) 31 (see note 2) Wife: Patricia Lou "Patty" Wallace b. May-30-1931 d. Dec-26-1998 Married: Dec-20-1948 23
M Child 6: Hadsel Lee Smith Also known as: Lee Smith 17 Born: Sep- 9-1930 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 32,23,33 Resided: 1973, 88, 97 in Perrysburg, Wood Co, OH 7,18,19 Resided: 1963 in Toledo, Lucas Co, OH 7 Wife: Geraldine Ann "Gerri" Rickerd b. Aug-10-1930 Married: Dec-16-1950 23
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Headstone. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Obituary of niece. (7) Obituary of brother. (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Obituary of wife. (11) 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. 325. (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Anna Maude Heflin, b. Aug 23 1895 at West Union, dau of Benjamin F. Heflin (farmer, age 34, b. Mole Hill, Ritchie Co, WV) & Anna B. Bee (school teacher, age 34, b. West Union), this being the 10th child born to this mother. Delayed certificate file May 17 1957 by Glenn B. Heflin, identified as "Brother - 6 yrs older" on basis of "Voters Registration - 1942.", BR Bk Del-1, p. 76-B. (13) Newspaper article. (14) Obituary - Hospital. (15) Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 [online database], Ancestry.com & Summit County Probate Court. (16) Obituary of husband. (17) Obituary of sister. (18) Obituary of father. (19) Obituary of mother. (20) Newspaper anniversary announcement. (21) Obituary of husband's sister. (22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (23) 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. 326. (24) Obituary of son. (25) Obituary of granddaughter. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (27) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 176. (28) Funeral card. (29) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (30) Leola Williams Andrews, Jupiter, FL . (31) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (32) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 240. (33) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary gives her birthdate as Aug 21, but newspaper article for her 100th birthday, as well as her birth record, headstone and SSDI entry, all have it as Aug 23 1895. Note (2) In 1946 and 1947, served aboard the attack transport USS Bexar (APA-237) and the aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CV-37). Although hostilities had already ended, his service still fell within the dates considered by the U.S. Government to be the World War II era.




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