West Virginia Pioneers

John W Smith

Male 1848 - 1926  (77 years)


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  • Name John W Smith 
    Born 20 Oct 1848  Pocohantas Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Jun 1926  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: John/Smith
      Sex: M
      Death Date: 29 Jun 1926
      Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 77y8m9d
      Cemetery: Pleasant View
      Birth Date: Oct __, 1848?
      Birth Place: WV
      Marital Status:W
      Mother: Lucinda/Oldham
      Mother's Birth Place: WV
      Father: Wyatt/Smith
      Father's Birth Place: WV
      Informant: Carra Smith Skidmore, Ripley

      John W. Smith
      Birth: Oct. 20, 1848
      Pocahontas County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Jul. 1, 1926
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Wyatt Smith (1818 - 1898)
      Lucinda Jane Oldham Smith (1826 - ____)
      Spouse:
      Eliza Jane Garrett Smith (1856 - 1922)
      Children:
      Claude R. Smith (1877 - 1958)*
      Minnie B. Winter (1879 - 1976)*
      Dellia Mae Faber (1881 - 1977)*
      Bessie Carol Smith Hambrick (1884 - 1953)*
      Mary Smith Simmons (1888 - 1978)*
      Herbert O. Smith (1890 - 1936)*
      Cora Alice Smith Casto (1892 - 1981)*
      Carra Smith Skidmore (1897 - 1977)*
      Siblings:
      John W. Smith (1848 - 1926)
      Henry Franklin Smith (1852 - 1934)*
      Nancy J. Smith Good Knapp (1860 - 1952)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Fairview Cemetery
      Given
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Izettia McDade
      Record added: Jan 27, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 124238023
    Person ID I25750  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2016 

    Father Wyatt Smith,   b. Abt 1822, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lucinda Oldham,   b. Jan 1826, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Pocahontas Co VA Dist 47 # 19-19
      Wyatt Smith 28 VA
      L 23 VA
      J 1 VA

      1860 Jackson Co WV # 270-251
      Smith, Wyatt 44 VA
      Lucinda 34 VA
      John 11 VA
      Lydia 10 Va
      Henry L 8 Va
      Martha 6 Va
      G C (m) 4 VA (Gabriel C, m Martha Ellen Skeen)
      Christopher 2 Va
      infant female 2/12 Va
      Oldham, Jane 62 VA

      1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek Dist # 82-82 [transcribed and annotated by Delmer Hite, JCHS]
      Smith, Lucinda, 43 VA
      Wyatt, 48 farmer -300 Amherst Co, VA
      Lydia F, 19 (m Jackson, s/o Andrew & Mary Board, b. Roane Co, 7/31/1870) Roane Co
      Henry L 17 Roane Co
      Matthew 15 Roane Co
      Gabriel 14 Roane Co
      Nancy Jane 10 Jackson Co
      Olive A 1 Jackson Co
      [Next is William K Oldham]

      1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 419D
      Wyatt SMITH Self M M W 62 VA
      Lucinda SMITH Wife F M W 53 WV
      Dora B. SMITH Dau F S W 14 WV
      Olley A. SMITH Dau F S W 11 WV
      Jane OLDHAM MotherL F S W 75 WV

      1900 Jackson co WV Ripley Dist # 18-20
      Lucinda Smith hd 1/1826 74 wd WV WV WV
    Family ID F10328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Jane Garrett,   b. Jun 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1876  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • I think this is their marriage and that his name was hard to read:
      Jackson Co marriage records:
      Gruich, John W, 27, Pocahontas
      Garrett, Eliza J, 19, Jackson 3/30/76

      1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Page 462C
      John SMITH Self M M W 32 VA
      Eliza J. SMITH Wife F M W 24 VA
      Claud SMITH Son M S W 4 WV
      Minnie SMITH Dau F S W 1 WV

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV
      John W 10/1848 m 25y
      Eliza J 6/1856 9-9
      Claude R 1/1877
      Minnie B 9/1879
      Della M 12/1881
      Bessie C 8/1883
      Mary E 1/1888
      Herbert O 5/1890
      Cora A 10/1892
      Carrie E 7/1897
      Guy W 2/1900
    Children 
     1. Claude R Smith,   b. Jan 1877, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Minnie B Smith,   b. Sep 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Della Mae Smith,   b. 24 Dec 1881, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1977  (Age 95 years)
     4. Bessie C Smith,   b. Aug 1883, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mary E Smith,   b. Jan 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Herbert O Smith,   b. May 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Cora Alice Smith,   b. 13 Oct 1892, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1981, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. Carrie Elizabeth Smith,   b. Jul 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1977  (Age ~ 79 years)
     9. Guy W Smith,   b. Feb 1900, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.