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Silas Edmond "Ed" SMITH

Silas Edmond "Ed" SMITH

Male 1882 - 1967  (84 years)

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  1. 1.  Silas Edmond "Ed" SMITHSilas Edmond "Ed" SMITH was born 14 May 1882, Doddridge Co, WV; died 24 Mar 1967, Romney, Hampshire Co, WV; was buried , Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV
    • Residence: 1916, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, 1920, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, 1940, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Silas married Stella L. FREEMAN 25 Dec 1908, Doddridge Co, WV. Stella (daughter of Andrew FREEMAN and Martha UNDERWOOD) was born 26 Mar 1885; died 10 Jan 1954, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Cammie G. SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1909, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 17 Oct 1909, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. 3. Esther Pauline SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1911, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 3 Jul 1994; was buried , Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.
    3. 4. Freeman Paul SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1913, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Jan 2003, Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD; was buried , East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV.
    4. 5. Preston Clark SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Mar 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Jan 2006; was buried , Parklawn Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC.
    5. 6. Philip Guy SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Mar 1918, Doddridge Co, WV; died 6 Apr 1946, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV; was buried , Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV.
    6. 7. Estella Pearline SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jun 1920, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1 Oct 2010.
    7. 8. Silas Porter SMITH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jul 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Feb 2012; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cammie G. SMITHCammie G. SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 17 Oct 1909, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 17 Oct 1909, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV.

  2. 3.  Esther Pauline SMITHEsther Pauline SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 20 May 1911, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 3 Jul 1994; was buried , Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, 1930, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Esther married Frank COOPER 29 May 1937, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV. Frank (son of Eric Jason COOPER and Lillie Rose NEWTON) was born 19 Aug 1913, Mangum, Greer Co, OK; died 29 Sep 1995; was buried , Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Freeman Paul SMITHFreeman Paul SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 22 Jan 1913, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Jan 2003, Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD; was buried , East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: Lieutenant, US Navy, World War II (Pacific)
    • Residence: Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD
    • Census: 1920, 1930, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Freeman Paul Smith was a specialist in agriculture and rural development, retiring from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 1969 as chief of agriculture and rural development for USAID in Recife, Brazil. Prior to his assignment in Brazil, he had served in similar positions as the senior agriculture and rural development officer in USAID and predecessor agency missions in Ecuador, Argentina, Peru and Costa Rica. During his 18 years with U.S. development agencies, he oversaw assistance that led to the transformation of agricultural practice, the introduction of new crop and livestock varieties, land reform, and the establishment of new national research and training institutions in Latin America. From 1949 to 1951, he served with the U.S. Occupation Forces in Japan, helping to guide reform and modernization programs for the Japanese pearl and fishing industry.

    A native of West Union, W.Va., he attended nearby Salem College and received his bachelor's degree and master's degree in plant pathology from West Virginia University. Immediately following his graduation, he worked as a county agricultural agent for the West Virginia Agricultural Extension Service in Point Pleasant, W.Va., and later for the U.S. Farm Security Administration in Morgantown, where he met his wife, the former Rose Marie Pilegge, also of Morgantown. His 10-year tenure with the Farm Security Administration was interrupted with service in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

    After retiring from USAID with a total of 35 years of federal service, he worked for International Development Services Inc., an international consulting firm where he managed the firm's agriculturual and rural development projects. In the later years of his life he divided his time between his home in Chevy Chase, and his family farm near West Union, where he experimented with new methods of organic gardening.

    Military:
    Not on the list.

    No online military references.


  4. 5.  Preston Clark SMITHPreston Clark SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 26 Mar 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Jan 2006; was buried , Parklawn Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC.

    Other Events:

    • Military: Captain, U.S. Army, World War II
    • Residence: Winter Park, Orange Co, FL
    • Census: 1920, 1930, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Preston married Marjorie Forcum TEETS 24 Aug 1963, Forsyth Co, NC. Marjorie was born 1924; died 2006; was buried , Parklawn Memorial Park, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Philip Guy SMITHPhilip Guy SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 18 Mar 1918, Doddridge Co, WV; died 6 Apr 1946, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV; was buried , Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: (ENLISTED 2/5/1942); Sgt, 47th Svc Sqdn, Army Air Force, World War II
    • Residence: West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, 1930, 1940, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birthdate incorrectly stated on military grave marker as Mar 18 1910.


  6. 7.  Estella Pearline SMITHEstella Pearline SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 19 Jun 1920, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1 Oct 2010.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Lakewood, Jefferson Co, CO
    • Census: 1930, 1940, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV

    Estella married Louis Newton WETZEL 19 Jun 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Louis (son of Lemach N. WETZEL and Mary E. PETTIT) was born 13 Mar 1919, Marion Co, WV; died 28 Aug 2005. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Silas Porter SMITHSilas Porter SMITH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) was born 7 Jul 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Feb 2012; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: ENLISTED 10/28/1944; U.S. Army, 45 Inf Div, World War II (Europe)
    • Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1942, salutatorian), WVU (BA, MA in Agriculture)
    • Occupation: Extension Agent, Hampshire County, WV
    • Residence: Romney, Hampshire Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, 1940, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Silas married Barbara HARPER 2 Feb 1952. Barbara died Bef Feb 2012. [Group Sheet]