WDC GenWeb - Descendants of Louis H Smith

* Louis Henry Smith
  m. Susannah Peterson Jul 21 1815 Harrison Co WV
     b. abt 1791 d. Mar 1870 Lewis Co WV
  *  Louisa Smith
  *  Minerva 'Hannah' Smith b. abt 1814 Harrison Co WV
        William Smith (b. abt 1790 d. 1849) is on marriage bond as parent.
        Letter dated Oct 15 1854 by son Nathaniel says grandfather is Louis
        Henry Smith. Andrew Smith, perhaps William's brother, is surety on
        that bond. Since Hannah was b. abt 1814 and her mother m. Louis Jul
        1815, it's probable William Smith is her father. William may be s/o
        Aaron Smith Sr b. 1753 who had a son named William b. abt 1790
     m. Martin Burrough
     *  Nathaniel Burrough
     *  Randolph Burrough b. abt 1858
     *  Harriet S Burrough
        m. James M Harper
  *  James M Smith b. Jan 1827 VA
     m. Lucinda Burrough Mar 17 1849 Lewis Co WV, b. May 1827
        Lucinda had a brother, Martin Burrough
     *  Aaron D Smith b. abt 1846 (Lewis Co WV?), d. 1850-58 Lewis Co
     *  Sylvanus Smith b. Dec 1849 Lewis Co WV
        Last seen in 1860 Lewis Co census
     *  Fluvanna/Anzina Smith b. 1850 Lewis Co WV
        Last seen in 1870 Roane Co WV census living with parents
     *  Ezra Elsworth Smith b. 1851 Lewis Co WV
        m. _ _
        *  two children b. bef 1880
        2nd wife of Ezra Smith:
        m. Rachel A _ abt 1883
        *  six children b. late 1884-Dec 1896
     *  Susannah "Susan" Smith b. Jul 20 1853 Mud Lick, Lewis Co WV
     *  Martin B Smith b. Oct 23 1854 Smiths Run, Lewis Co WV
           Living in Roane Co 1870, 1880, 1900
        m. _ _
        *  twelve children b. bef 1900
     *  Reuben Smith b. Mar 15 1856 Lewis Co WV, d. abt 1869
        Not in 1870 Roane Co census with parents, maybe d. young
     *  Tabitha Ellen Smith b. Apr 2 1858 Lewis Co WV
     *  Mary Etta "Louisa" Smith b. 1859 Lewis Co WV
     *  Matilda (Marietta) L Smith b. Mar 29 1860 Lewis Co WV, d. abt 1869
     *  Sarah C Smith b. 1864 Lewis Co WV
     *  Elizabeth Jane Smith
           Birth certificate says Elizabeth G Smith, death record says her
           father's surname was Burrows. Tombstone says b. Feb 20 1868 and
           gives her name as Jane Burrows Shamblin
        b. Mar 21 1869 Roane Co WV, d. Mar 9 1938 Kanawha Co WV
           buried Spring Hill Cem, Charleston WV
        m. James Hewett Franklin Cobb Aug 11 1887 Roane Co, div abt 1899
           b. Jan 5 1867 Braxton Co WV, d. Jan 2 1932 Upshur Co WV
           buried Waterloo Cem, near Adrian WV
        Descendants of Elizabeth Smith and James Cobb
        2nd husband of Elizabeth Jane Smith:
        m. _ Chancey abt 1891 Spencer WV
        3rd husband of Elizabeth Jane Smith:
        m. Elmore (Elmer) L Shamblin bef 1900 probably Jackson Co WV
        *  Otmer Shamblin b. bef 1900
        *  Ollie Shamblin b. bef 1900
        *  Rosa M Shamblin b. abt 1903
           m. Mr White
  *  Sidney Jane Smith b. abt 1830 Harrison Co WV


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