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Born on April 14, 1839 on the family farm near Elkins, Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
Son of Solomon Smith and Lydia Nee Wilson.
Married Sarah (Sallie) Ann Kittle on September 15, 1872 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
Children
James H. Smith - b. Nov 11, 1870; d. Jan 20, 1951
John C. Smith - b. 1872; d. unknown
Bailey Cummings Smith - b. May 10, 1874; d. Jun 25, 1964
Ella May Smith - b. Jan 20, 1877; d. Aug 5, 1981
William Simon Smith - b. Mar 27, 1879; d. Aug 17, 1967
Liddie Jane Smith - b. 1881; d: unknown
Georgia Ann Smith - b. Oct 12, 1883; d: unknown
George Smith - b. Nov 1884; d: 1961
Married Rosa Bella Ables on March 17, 1891
Children
Jessie Franklin Smith - b. 1892; d. unknown
Minta Vianna Smith - b. 1894; d: 1964
Charles Grant Smith - b. 1896; d: 1950
Harvey Dewey Smith - b. Jun 21, 1898; d: 1990
Fay Smith - b. 1908; d: unknown
Hurtley Howard Smith - b. 1909; d: unknown
Died on April 9, 1928 from bronchial pneumonia at Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia and is buried in the Mount Olive Cemetery in Harrison County.
William enlisted in the Union Army on March 25, 1863. On January 23, 1865 he was assigned as a Private to Company H, 7th West Virginia Cavalry. From the time of his enlistment until January 1865 he was assigned to Company H, 8th Virginia Infantry, Light Artillery Battery, then the 2nd Virginia Battery Light Artillery (March 25, 1863), and then Battery G, 1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery. William was discharged on August 1, 1865 having served two years and six months. He married Sarah Ann Kittle on September 14, 1872 and they had three sons and one daughter. On March 17, 1891 he married Rosa Bella Ables and they had four sons and one daughter.
William enlisted in the Union Army on March 25, 1863. On January 23, 1865 he was assigned as a Private to Company H, 7th West Virginia Cavalry. From the time of his enlistment until January 1865 he was assigned to Company H, 8th Virginia Infantry, Light Artillery Battery, then the 2nd Virginia Battery Light Artillery (March 25, 1863), and then Battery G, 1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery. William was discharged on August 1, 1865 having served two years and six months. He married Sarah Ann Kittle on September 14, 1872 and they had three sons and one daughter. On March 17, 1891 he married Rosa Bella Ables and they had four sons and one daughter.
Marriage records
SOURCES
“West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRT7-K4H : 11 February 2018), William Mckindsay Smith and Sarah Ann Kittle, 1892; citing Lewis, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 825,112.
“United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S4-5KX : 11 March 2018), William M Smith, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,268.
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