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Otha Eugene SMITH

Otha Eugene SMITH

Male 1907 - 1976  (69 years)


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  • Name Otha Eugene SMITH
    Census 1910, 20, 30, 40  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He was enumerated with his family in West Union, and also as a student at Salem College, Harrison County.
    Birth 24 Jun 1907  Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Military From 8 Dec 1943 to 21 Nov 1944  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    PVT, US Army, World War II (medical discharge) 
    Medical Condition Nov 1944  [6] 
    Exostosis; FirstLocation: Foot, generally; SecondDiagnosis: Pes planus 
    Census 1950  Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Education West Virginia Univ (B.S. in Agriculture)  [2] 
    Occupation school teacher (Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, W. Va.)  [2, 7, 8] 
    • Occupation specified in 1950 Census as vo-ag teacher in high school.
    Residence Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 8 Dec 1976  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Burial Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I59499  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024

    Father Isaac McClellan SMITH,   b. 10 Sep 1863, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 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 Ruth Eleanor SQUIRES,   b. 22 Aug 1909, Woodburn, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1989 (Age 80 years)  [11]
    Marriage 17 May 1926  [12] 
    Children 
    +1. Patricia Ann "Patty" SMITH,   b. 8 Jan 1929   d. 6 Apr 1990, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Doyle Duane SMITH,   b. 6 May 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 2018, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +3. Bonnie June "Sally" SMITH,   b. 3 Jun 1932, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 2013, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F24626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

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

    6. [S294] U.S. World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Ancestry.com. National Archives & Records Administration).

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

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

    9. [S1693] Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital.

    10. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    11. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    12. [S110] Obituary of husband.