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Clara Jane GEORGE

Clara Jane GEORGE

Female 1896 - 1973  (77 years)

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  • Name Clara Jane GEORGE 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 20 May 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Sandy Run, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 6 Dec 1973  [3
    Buried Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Clara Jane George Smith

      Birth: May 20, 1896
      Doddridge County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Dec. 6, 1973
      Shirley
      Tyler County
      West Virginia, USA

      The children who preceded her in death were Esta May (1921-1924), Ralph (1924-1938) and Edna Elizabeth (1928-1929).
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      Mrs. Clara J. Smith, 77, of Shirley, died Dec. 6 at home after a lengthy illness. A daughter of the late Marion and Sarah Lanham George, she was born in Doddridge County on May 20, 1896. Her husband, Lee A. Smith, died in 1968. Survivors are: four sons, Ray of Shirley, Roy of New Cumberland, Robert and Raymond of Frederickstown, Ohio; three daus., Mrs. Essie Spencer of New Cumberland, Mrs. Evelyn Davis of Winterville, OH, and Mrs. Edith Mayes of Utica, OH; two bros., Alex George of Wolf Summit and Charles George of Salem; a half-bro., Asa George of Pennsboro; a half-sister, Samantha Smith of Glen Burnie, MD; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Two daughters and a son preceded her in death. She was a member of the Shirley U. M. Church, where services were held Sun., Dec 9, with Rev. Donald Flynn officiating. Interment was in the Shirley Cemetery.


      Family links:
      Parents:
      Marion George (1873 - 1953)
      Sarah Febie Alice Lanham George (1874 - 1911)

      Spouse:
      Lee A Smith (1894 - 1968)

      Children:
      Roy James Smith (1927 - 2008)*

      Burial:
      Shirley United Methodist Church Cemetery
      Shirley
      Tyler County
      West Virginia, USA


      Maintained by: Melanie12
      Originally Created by: Dana Kime
      Record added: Sep 10, 2005
      Find A Grave Memorial# 11719982
    Person ID I77486  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

    Father Marion GEORGE,   b. Apr 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1953, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Sarah Nancy "Febie" LANHAM,   b. Jul 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Family ID F28207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lee Algin SMITH,   b. 22 Feb 1894, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1968  (Age 74 years)  [5, 6
    Married 20 Nov 1920  Knights Fork (Little Flint), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ray Leo SMITH,   b. 22 Sep 1914, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1979  (Age 65 years)
     2. Esta May SMITH,   b. 22 Nov 1921, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1924, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. Ralph SMITH,   b. 20 Aug 1924,   d. 21 Aug 1938, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 14 years)
     4. Effie Gertrude SMITH,   b. 27 Feb 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1992  (Age 66 years)
     5. Roy James "Jake" SMITH,   b. 18 Mar 1927,   d. 16 Jul 2008, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Evelyn Laura SMITH,   b. 16 Apr 1930, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 2010, Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F33128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S1570] Obituary of son.