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William Franklin SMITH

William Franklin SMITH

Male 1862 - 1938  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name William Franklin SMITH  [1]
    Birth May 1862  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Occupation farmer 
    Residence 1915  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 22 Sep 1938  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Burial South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I8424  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2015

    Father James Wesley SMITH,   b. 12 Jun 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Mother Elmina Ellen HAUGHT,   b. 25 Mar 1842, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1912 (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F3003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Jane "Susie" DOTSON,   b. 3 Jul 1863, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1945, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [9, 10]
    Marriage CA 1883  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated in June 1900:
      Franklin Smith, 38, b. May 1862, farmer, married 17 yrs; wife Susan H, 35, b. Jul 1864, mother of 5 children (all still living); son Amon G, 16, b. Jan 1884; son James R, 14, b. Dec 1885; son Ira P, 10, b. Oct 1889; son Horem P, 8, b. Mar 1892; son Cortis E, 1, b. Mar 1899.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Apr 28 1910:
      William F. Smith, 48, farmer, married 26 yrs; wife Susan H, 48, mother of 9 children (5 still living); son James W, 25; son Hiram P, 21; dau Nellie, 8; son Corta (?) E, 9; dau Ella M, 7 (3?).
    Children 
    +1. Amos G. SMITH,   b. Jan 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. James Wesley SMITH,   b. Dec 1885, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1964, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years)
     3. Ira P. SMITH,   b. 8 Oct 1886   d. 26 Feb 1908 (Age 21 years)
    +4. Hiram Porter SMITH,   b. 30 Mar 1889, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1974 (Age 85 years)
     5. Cortis E. SMITH,   b. 13 Mar 1899   d. 28 Mar 1985 (Age 86 years)
    +6. Nellie E. SMITH,   b. 25 Jul 1902, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1980, Grant, Marshall Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >7. Della Mae SMITH,   b. 10 Jan 1907, Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1998 (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F3009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1781] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998)).

    2. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    3. [S1781] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998)).
      Identified as William Franklin Smith, died Sep 22 1938, age 76y4m, son of Wesley Smith & (blank) Haught. Age 76y4m would put birthdate at May 22 1862. But absence of entry for number of days of age leaves some doubt as to the accuracy.

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S2054] 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    6. [S1637] Obituary of sister's husband.

    7. [S1781] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998)).
      Identified as William Franklin Smith, d. Sep 22 1938, age 76y4m. Parents: Wesley & ___ (Haught) Smith.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S894] W. B. Haught, Genealogy of the Haught Family of America, (1948), p. 167.

    10. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.