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Bessie SMITH

Bessie SMITH[1]

Female 1898 - 1989  (90 years)

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  • Name Bessie SMITH 
    Born 16 Jun 1898  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 Jun 1989  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I11136  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2013 

    Father Santford SMITH,   b. 20 Nov 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Dollie B. ELLIOTT,   b. 6 Sep 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1907  (Age 28 years) 
    Family ID F4001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John William PRITT,   b. Dec 1877, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1941, Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge County WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 3 1930:
      John Pritt, 52; wife Bessie, 30; dau Mabel, 5; son Ross, 2. [6]
    Children 
     1. Mabel Irene PRITT,   b. 18 Dec 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ross Ray PRITT,   b. 27 Jun 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 2004  (Age 76 years)
     3. Velma Lee PRITT,   b. 29 Mar 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1998  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F9371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S887] Virginia Dunn Smith, Lake Suzy, FL 34266 .

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1696] Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
      Predeceased by three sisters and one brother.

    4. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as J. W. Pritt, age 34, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bessie Smith, age 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Jun 19 1919.

    6. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).