U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Ellen Eliza (1834-1918) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 573-574 ELLEN ELIZA SMITH, daughter of George and Ellen (Barnaby) Clark. Born at Fall River, Mass., August 4, 1834. She came with her parents to West Virginia, in 1839, locating on the waters of the Buckhannon River, near Sago. Was the second wife of John L. Smith, marrying him July 6, 1855. His first wife being Catherine Miller, who died September 15, 1854. John L. Smith's children by his first wife were: James L., who married May Rohrbough, daughter of Perry and Martha (Hazleton) Rohrbough, now lives at Ashland, Ky., has two children: Jessie, wife of J. J. Mead, and John L.; Charles M. married Sudie Fowkes, children: Mercer, Russell and Chauncey; Phoebe E., wife of Elmer Wells, of Clarksburg. Second wife's children: Floyd G., married Mary Sexton, daughter of James and Lucinda (Leonard) Sexton; child, Edith E.; Alice E., wife of William Alexander, civil engineer and mechanic at New Martinsville, W. Va.; George Albert, married Amy M. Burgett, daughter of Harrison Burgett, child: George Albert, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #10907 FULL-NAME: Ellen E. Smith BIRTH-PLACE: Fall River, Mass DEATH-DATE: October 29, 1918 AGE-AT-DEATH: 84y-2m-25d DEATH-PLACE: Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widow OCCUPATION: House Keeper FATHER: Geo. Clark (born in Fall River, Mass) MOTHER: Ellen Evans Barnaby (born in Mass) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old Age INFORMANT: W. Alexander (of Parkersburg) BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------