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Johnson Benjamin SMITH

Johnson Benjamin SMITH

Male 1856 - 1924  (68 years)

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  • Name Johnson Benjamin SMITH 
    Census 1870, 1900, 10, 20  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 12 Apr 1856  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer (known for his excellent apple butter)  [2, 3, 6, 7] 
    Died 16 Dec 1924  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Person ID I52059  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2017 

    Father Elijah G. SMITH,   b. 21 May 1825, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1890, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Edith PEPPER,   b. CA 1832, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1887, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Family ID F21555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Genevra BEE,   b. 6 Apr 1857,   d. 3 Jul 1923  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Earl Bee SMITH,   b. 24 Jan 1887, Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1989  (Age 102 years)
     2. Catherine Jessie SMITH,   b. 24 Jan 1890, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +3. Charles Ray SMITH,   b. 1 Dec 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1925, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    +4. Micah Melissa SMITH,   b. 1 Oct 1893,   d. 16 May 1970  (Age 76 years)
    +5. Paul Amos SMITH,   b. 26 Nov 1895, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1984  (Age 88 years)
    +6. Chalmers Neale SMITH,   b. 23 Oct 1897, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1939, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    +7. Clara Virginia SMITH,   b. 10 May 1900, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1999  (Age 98 years)
     8. Edith Margaret SMITH,   b. 13 Sep 1903, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1997, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F21477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Johnson Benjamin Smith    		Johnson Benjamin Smith
    52059_SMITH_JohnsonB_GenevraBee_BlockhouseHillCem_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		52059_SMITH_JohnsonB_GenevraBee_BlockhouseHillCem_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    52059_SMITH_JohnsonBenjamin_1856-1924_DeathCertificate.jpg    		52059_SMITH_JohnsonBenjamin_1856-1924_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 240.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

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

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 170.

    6. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    7. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

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

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