Laban Valentine SMITH

1821 - 1904  (83 years)

• Name	Laban Valentine SMITH
  Birth	12 Feb 1821	Pendleton Co, (W)VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850, 1860	Pendleton Co, (W)VA
  Military	From Jul 1862 to Apr 1865  [3]
  	Pvt, W.Va. State Guards, Civil War
  Census	1870, 1880	Dry Fork District, Randolph Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer  [4, 5]
  Residence	1890	Dry Fork District, Randolph Co, WV   [3]
  Death	11 Jul 1904	Harman, Randolph Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Burial	Laban Smith Family Cemetery, Snyder Rd (CR 32/4), north of Harman, Randolph Co, WV   [2]
  Notes	Some researchers have concluded that Laban Valentine Smith was born to Catherine "Katie" Smith (1799-1870) four years before her 1825 marriage in Pendleton County to George Grenawalt (1775-1866). Laban's father is thought to have been a Seneca Indian with surname Van Meter.
  Person ID	I133695	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family	Hannah Elizabeth SITES,   b. 12 Feb 1821, Pendleton Co, (W)VA d. 11 Jul 1904, Harman, Randolph Co, WV (Age 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. Abraham SMITH,   b. 8 Sep 1841, Pendleton Co, (W)VA d. 6 Aug 1908, Harman, Randolph Co, WV (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F58822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Headstone. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration). [S100] 1870 Census, Pendleton County, WV. [S2327] 1880 Census, Pendleton County, WV.