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Family: Benjamin Harrison SMITH / Birdie JENKINS (F6879)

m. 1 Apr 1913


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  • Benjamin Harrison SMITHFather | Male
    Benjamin Harrison SMITH

    Born  20 May 1889  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Dec 1964  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 Apr 1913  [1, 2]  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Oliver Perry SMITH | F11801 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Harriet B. WADE | F11801 Group Sheet 

    Birdie JENKINSMother | Female
    Birdie JENKINS

    Born  1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Feb 1946  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Alexander "Alex" JENKINS | F12048 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Arena "Rena" COSTILOW | F12048 Group Sheet 

    Kenneth K. "Spokane" SMITHChild 1 | Male
    Kenneth K. "Spokane" SMITH

    Born  14 Nov 1909  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Oct 1995   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Loraine UNDERWOOD | F30884 
    Married  12 Oct 1951  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Harold SMITHChild 2 | Male
    Harold SMITH

    Born  5 Jul 1912   
    Died  11 Dec 1990  Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Maywood SMITHChild 3 | Male
    Maywood SMITH

    Born  Abt Dec 1915   
    Died  20 Oct 1916  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Gale James SMITHChild 4 | Male
    + Gale James SMITH

    Born  30 Mar 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Nov 1983   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ormi Grace MYER | F36016 
    Married     

    Ella Mae SMITHChild 5 | Female
    Ella Mae SMITH

    Born  26 Oct 1919  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jan 2010  California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Salvatore J. CAMPILONGO | F7134 
    Married     

    Dessie Lucille SMITHChild 6 | Female
    + Dessie Lucille SMITH

    Born  6 Nov 1923  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Sep 1994  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Blaine Edward COX | F6675 
    Married  9 Oct 1953  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Helen Margaret SMITHChild 7 | Female
    + Helen Margaret SMITH

    Born  3 Sep 1926  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Mar 1989  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Marvin L. PRICE | F33063 
    Married  15 May 1947  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bobby Eugene RICHARDS | F27732 
    Married  3 Apr 1953  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ethyl I. SMITHChild 8 | Female
    + Ethyl I. SMITH

    Born  18 Jul 1929  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Feb 2011  Minerva, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John B. ROSS | F8859 
    Married  9 Sep 1950  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Evelyn Philis SMITHChild 9 | Female
    Evelyn Philis SMITH

    Born  12 Mar 1934  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Feb 1935  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 on East Main Street:
      John A. Jenkins, 59, farm laborer, cannot write; wife Rena, 54, washing in private homes, cannot read/write; son-in-law Harrison Smith, 29, plumbing for gas company; dau Birdie Smith, 28; grandson Kenneth Smith, 10; grandson Harold Smith, 8; grandson Gale Smith, 3y 10m; granddau Alma Smith, 2 months. All born in West Virginia. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 146.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.