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Roy Earl SMITH

Roy Earl SMITH

Male 1894 - 1980  (85 years)

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  • Name Roy Earl SMITH  [1] 
    Born 4 Jul 1894  Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [8] 
    rig builder for Sutherland Brothers 
    Residence 1917  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Military From 19 Sep 1917 to 19 Jun 1919  [3, 9] 
    CPL, US Army Co D, 510th Svc Bn Engrs, World War I (France) 
    • According to the ship's passenger list, on 22 March 1918, Corporal Roy Earl Smith, #1844309, was one of many soldiers who departed for France from Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the U.S.S. Powhatan. His emergency contact was listed as his father, Isaac McC. Smith, RFD 2, Box 22, West Union, W.Va. According to his obituary, Roy E. Smith belonged to the following military organizations: VFW Post 3408, WW I Vets Barracks 3008, and American Legion Post 25.
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [10] 
    truck driver for lumber company 
    Residence 1935  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [11] 
    foundry worker 
    Census 1940, 1950  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation caretaker of Masonic Cemetery & Freeman-Coleman Cemetery  [3] 
    Occupation Weirton Steel (retired)  [3] 
    Occupation 1950  [12] 
    farm hand 
    Residence Laurens, Laurens Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1957, 1976  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Died 26 Apr 1980  Columbia, Richland Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 16] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Person ID I24870  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022 

    Father Isaac McClellan SMITH,   b. 10 Sep 1863, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1933, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Flora FREEMAN,   b. 11 Apr 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1957, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F12685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Addie Lee FLEMING,   b. 29 Mar 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1983  (Age 89 years)  [1, 18] 
    Married 30 Jun 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Carley Irene SMITH,   b. 27 Nov 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Roy Lee SMITH,   b. 9 Mar 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 2004, Laurens, Laurens Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F9315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S5] Headstone.

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

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

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

    9. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S2097] 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    11. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    12. [S301] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    13. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    14. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    15. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    16. [S1693] Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital.

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

    18. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.