William Lester SMITH

1917 - 1961  (43 years)

• Name	William Lester SMITH
  Birth	1 Nov 1917	Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920, 1930	Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Occupation	welder  [2]
  Occupation	1940  [1]
  	Mid-Atlantic Glass Company in Ellenboro WV
  Residence	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH   [2]
  Residence	1940, 1942	Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Death	5 Oct 1961	Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV   [2, 4]
  	Cause: "unknown -- natural causes"
  Burial	IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I29658	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family	Helen Cecelia BEE,   b. 1 Aug 1921, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV d. 3 Mar 2005, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1942	Ritchie Co, WV   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Charles David "Chuck" SMITH,   b. 8 Jul 1951, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV d. 4 Jan 2022, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 70 years)
  Documents		29658_WilliamLesterSmith_HelenCeceliaBee_MarriageRecord_10Oct1942.jpg
  Family ID	F11341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  29658_SMITH_WilliamLester_1917-1961_DeathCertificate.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2120888&Type=Death. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11544744&Type=Marriage. [S5] Headstone. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11544744&Type=Marriage. Identified as William Lester Smith, age 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrisville, son of (father's name blank) Susie Webb; and Helen Cecelia Bee, age 21, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrisville, dau of Gus & Abbie Bee. Married Oct 10 1942 in Pennsboro.