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Arza Bunk SMITH

Arza Bunk SMITH

Male 1888 - 1979  (90 years)


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  • Name Arza Bunk SMITH
    Burial PLOT 399.4  Kadesh Chapel Cemetery, Beech Bottom, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Birth 27 Jul 1888  Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Social Security Death Index incorrectly reports birth date as 27 Nov 1888.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [2] 
    rural letter carrier 
    Residence 1917  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    farmer 
    Census 1930  Beech Bottom, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    laborer at power plant 
    Residence 1944  Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death Jan 1979  [8] 
    Person ID I135165  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2022

    Father Jacob Thomas SMITH,   b. 5 Dec 1864, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1944, Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Mother Arty Macy GATRELL,   b. 5 Mar 1864, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1925, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F34712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vera Elizabeth COOLEY,   b. 31 Jan 1900, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1943, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Children 
    >1. Roberta Alene SMITH,   b. 19 Apr 1916, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 2000 (Age 84 years)
    >2. Robalee Macy SMITH,   b. 6 Jul 1918, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1978, Seminole Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Arza Bunk SMITH, Jr.,   b. 12 Jun 1922, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1957 (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F59624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 294, Line 2628 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2609991&Type=Birth.

    4. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S2563] 1930 Census, Brooke County, WV.

    7. [S1659] Death record of father.

    8. [S15] Social Security Death Index.