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Fenton Archie SMITH

Fenton Archie SMITH

Male 1869 - 1944  (74 years)


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  • Name Fenton Archie SMITH
    Birth 25 Jan 1869  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 10 in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1870, but death record states Jan 25 1868, while date on headstone is Jan 25 1869..
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1916  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    furrier (dealer) 
    Death 11 Jan 1944  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I52640  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2016

    Father Thomas Jackson SMITH,   b. 24 Jul 1846, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1934, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Mother Zuleka Salome DAVIS,   b. 7 Jun 1849   d. 30 Aug 1916 (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F20446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Victoria E. DOAK,   b. 17 Feb 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1958, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [6]
    Marriage 23 May 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Goey T. SMITH,   b. 28 Feb 1890, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1960 (Age 69 years)
    +2. Charles Letcher SMITH,   b. 9 Nov 1891, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1959, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +3. Lee Algin SMITH,   b. 22 Feb 1894, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1968 (Age 74 years)
    +4. Chloey Opal SMITH,   b. 8 Feb 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1966, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. Guy SMITH,   b. Feb 1898   d. 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years)
     6. Mary Mabel SMITH,   b. May 1900
     7. Ruby E. SMITH,   b. CA 1903
    Family ID F28290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 382 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790948&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Fenton A. Smith, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Victoria E. Doak, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 23 1889 "at Charles Doak's Residence."