John A. SMITH

1842 - 1913  (70 years)

• Name	John A. SMITH
  Born	2 Dec 1842	Nelson Co, VA   [1, 2]
  	Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1842. But age 70y 4m 21d in death record calculates to a birth date of Dec 2 1842, and obituary also states Dec 2 1842.
  Gender	Male
  Military	Sgt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War  [3, 4]
  Residence	1866	Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Census	1870	Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	1870, 1880, 1900  [5, 6]
  	laborer
  Census	1880, 1900, 1910	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Died	23 Apr 1913	Doddridge Co, WV   [7, 8]
  Buried	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [9]
  	Headstone gives name John A. Smith with his military unit, but no dates.
  Person ID	I30335	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel SMITH,   b. CA 1820, Nelson Co, VA
  Mother	Lucy ___,   b. 4 Aug 1822,   d. 5 Mar 1889  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F11674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Victoria DOTSON,   b. Jun 1848,   d. 4 Sep 1942, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1866	Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Notes	1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900: John A. Smith, 57, b. Oct 1842 in Va, day laborer, married 30 yrs; wife Victora, 52, b. Jun 1848 in WVa, mother of 11 children (9 still living); son Lee, 30, b. Oct 1869, single; dau Nancy, 21, b. Jun 1878, single; son Frederick H, 19, b. Jun 1880, single; son William H. 15, b. Jul 1884; son Clifford, 12, b. May 1888; dau Lucy, 9, b. Aug 1890. In the adjacent household, as the lone occupant: Nancy Dotson, 68, b. Aug 1831, widowed, mother of 10 children (6 still living). This would be Nancy Gatrell Dotson, mother of Victoria Dotson Smith. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 2 1910: John A. Smith, 67, b. Va, living on own income, married 44 yrs; wife Victoria, 63, b. WVa, married 44 yrs, mother of 11 children (9 still living); son William H, 25, single, laborer on railroad section; dau Lucy, 19.
  Children	1. Thomas D. SMITH,   b. 23 Dec 1867, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 4 Mar 1928, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  (Age 60 years) + 2. Robert Lee SMITH,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 15 Dec 1932, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  (Age 63 years) + 3. Draper R. SMITH,   b. 25 Jul 1873, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 8 Nov 1928, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  (Age 55 years)   4. Nancy SMITH,   b. CA 1877,   d. Bef May 1942  (Age ~ 65 years) + 5. Frederick Howard SMITH,   b. 26 Jun 1879, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 16 Dec 1947, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 68 years) + 6. William H. SMITH,   b. Jul 1884, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 1960  (Age ~ 75 years) + 7. Clifford SMITH,   b. 5 May 1888, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 3 May 1942, Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 53 years) + 8. Lucy Nina SMITH,   b. Aug 1890, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 27 Nov 1963, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F11673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)). [S5] Headstone. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com). [S2193] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp). [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration). [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).