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Michael Orwin Smith

Michael Orwin Smith

Male 1863 - 1951  (88 years)

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  • Name Michael Orwin Smith 
    Born 8 Jan 1863  Moundsville, Belmont County, Ohio, West Virgnia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1870  Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 17 Jun 1880  [2
    coal miner 
    Residence 12 May 1887  Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1908  2910 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 12 May 1910  [5
    glass factory 
    Residence 12 May 1910  Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 17 Apr 1920  [6
    glass factory 
    Residence 17 Apr 1920  Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1930  [7
    steel mill worker 
    Residence 1930  2109 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1935  2109 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 16 Apr 1940  2109 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 24 Mar 1951  [9
    retired 
    Residence 24 Mar 1951  2109 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    _UID 7485641A3B03466CBB255A980E5D8C3262CA 
    Died 24 Mar 1951  2109 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Cause: arteriosclerosis, senility 
    Buried 27 Mar 1951  Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36831  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2023 

    Father Luke Smith,   b. 1826, Durham, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1910, Kanawha Falls, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Sarah Orwin,   b. 5 Dec 1825, Newcastle, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1864, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1850  St Andrew Church, Newcastle, Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Luke Smith
      Gender: Male
      Marital status: Single
      Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1850
      Marriage Place: St. Andrew Church, Newcastle, Tyne, England
      Father: John Smith
      Spouse: Sarah Orwin
      FHL Film Number: 1564886
      Reference ID: 4/88

      Name: Sarah Orwin
      Gender: Female
      Marital status: Single
      Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1850
      Marriage Place: St. Andrew Church, Newcastle, Tyne, England
      Father: Michael Orwin
      Spouse: Luke Smith
      FHL Film Number:1564 886
      Reference ID: 44/88
    Family ID F13693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Letitia Martin,   b. 9 Feb 1872, Ohio, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1934, Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 12 May 1887  Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Orwin Smith,   b. 16 Jan 1889, Eagle, West Virgnia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1963, Wheeling Hospital, Ohio, West Virgina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Eva May Smith,   b. 8 Jun 1891, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1891, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Olive Ann Smith,   b. 21 Jul 1892, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1968, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 
    Family ID F13694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    Michael Orwin Smith 1951
    Sarah Letitia Martin 1934

  • Notes 
    • ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 2 Sep 2020.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 2 Sep 2020.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 2 Sep 2020.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S330] 1870 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M593 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S273] 1880 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T9 (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S373] USA City Directory, < (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S61] 1910 US Census (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S66] 1920 US Census (Reliability: 4).

    7. [S63] 1930 US Census (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S230] 1940 Census USA, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627 (Reliability: 4).

    9. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).