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James Alexander SMITH

James Alexander SMITH

Male 1858 - 1933  (~ 74 years)

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  • Name James Alexander SMITH 
    Born Jan 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Knights Fork (Little Flint), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Died 1933  [2] 
    Buried Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I76781  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 May 2020 

    Father Hiram SMITH,   b. 7 Aug 1827,   d. 16 Nov 1885  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann DOAK,   b. 1 May 1829,   d. 14 May 1915  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F21760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susan Margaret HARRIS,   b. May 1863, Bedford Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Willie M. SMITH,   b. 6 Jun 1887
    +2. Hugh Henry SMITH,   b. 4 Jun 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Eula SMITH,   b. 25 Apr 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1981, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F33403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Viona "Ona" OSBORNE,   b. 2 Sep 1884, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1915, Knights Fork (Little Flint), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)  [9] 
    Married 28 May 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Alma Virginia SMITH,   b. 30 Aug 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F33404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Margaret E. SPENCER,   b. 3 Jul 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1938, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1916  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jan 24 1920:
      James A. Smith, 62, farmer; wife Margaret E, 47; dau Alma V, 5; stepson Howard Spencer, 12.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 22 1930 at Knights Fork, Little Flint:
      James A. Smith, 72, farmer; wife Margaret E, 58; dau Alma, 15.
    Documents
    76781_JamesASmith_MargaretESpencer_MarriageRecord_3Aug1916.jpg    		76781_JamesASmith_MargaretESpencer_MarriageRecord_3Aug1916.jpg
    Family ID F32895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

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

    5. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 119 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789906&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James Alexander Smith, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Susan Margaret Harris, 23, b. Bedford Co Virginia, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 9 1886 at the residence of the officiating minister, William Strickling. Informants for marriage license: James A. Smith & W. M. Harris.

    9. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 50 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795521&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James A. Smith, 58, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Margaret E. Spencer, 45, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 18 1874 at residence of officiating minister, Thomas J. Smith.