Allen J. Smith ^{3 5 6 7}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 19 June 1880. ⁶

1880 US Census
Page 265A, District 145, Dwelling 104, Family 109, Roll 1401
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Allen J. Smith..Stepson..18..VA..Farm Laborer
(Living with mother and step-father.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 1 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 21, Family 7
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
married 18 years
Alvin Smith..Head..Feb 1862.38..WV..Day Laborer
(Living with 1st wife and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 25 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 18, Dwelling 109, Family 109, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
House Rented
Married 1 year
Allen J. Smith..Head..47..WV..M twice..Repairman, Carbon Factory
(Living with second wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Feb 1862, then his age should have been 48 instead of 47.
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• He was buried after 8 September 1941 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #26588808
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Allen married Mary Armina Stallman, daughter of David Stallman and Mary, on 16 March 1882 in Calhoun County, WV.^{1 2 3} (Mary Armina Stallman was born on 25 February 1864 in Calhoun County, WV,^{1 3} died in 1907 in Calhoun County, WV ^{1 8} and was buried in 1907 in Grantsville, VA ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 1 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 21, Family 7
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
married 18 years
Alvin Smith..Head..Feb 1862.38..WV..Day Laborer
Mary Smith..Wife..Feb 1864..36..WV..8/7
Fred Smith..Son..May 1883..17..WV
Eldon Smith..Son..Jan 1897..3..WV
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Allen J Smith
Age (Expanded): 20 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Birthplace: Calhoun Co.
Spouse's Name: Mary O Stallman
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 18 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Spouse's Birthplace: Calhoun
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Mar 1882
Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: Henry B Smith
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Spouse's Father's Name: David Stallman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
GS Film number: 807456
Digital Folder Number: 4011510
Image Number: 73
Reference ID: v 1 p 76
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDL-4D9 : accessed 4 May 2015), Allen J Smith and Mary O Stallman, 16 Mar 1882; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 1 p 76, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
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On the 1900 Census, Mary indicated that she had 8 children of which only 7 were still alive. Current records can account for a total of 10 children instead of just 8.

Of the 7 children that Mary indicated were supposed to be living, only 2 sons were listed as still living with the family. Where were the other 5 or 8 children?

Only two of the other children can be definitively found elsewhere in the 1900 census: (1) Arthur Smith who appears with the Jacob and Elizabeth Deems family in the Center District of Calhoun County. Jacob Deems was the step-grandfather to Arthur; (2) and Wattie Smith who at the age of about 10 appears as a servant living with George and Elizabeth Silcott in Calhoun County, WV.
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Allen next married Zinnie May Stump, daughter of Unknown and Cora Hartshorn, on 25 April 1909 in Calhoun County, WV.^{1 4 5} (Zinnie May Stump was born in February 1885 in Calhoun County, WV,^{1 5 9} died in 1916 in Calhoun County, WV ^{1 9} and was buried in 1916 in Creston, WV ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 25 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 18, Dwelling 109, Family 109, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
House Rented
Married 1 year
Allen J. Smith..Head..47..WV..M twice..Repairman, Carbon Factory
Zinnie M. Smith..Wife...25..WV..M once..1/1
Ethel Smith..Dau..18..WV
George Smith..Son..15..WV..Laborer, Carbon Factory
Elden Smith..Son..12..WV
Hallard Smith..Son..3m..WV
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Allen J. Smith
Age (Expanded): 46 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Birthplace: Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Spouse's Name: Zinnie May Stump
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 24 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Spouse's Birthplace: Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Apr 1909
Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: Henry Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name: Cora Stump Hartshorn
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
GS Film number: 807457
Digital Folder Number: 4011511
Image Number: 93
Reference ID: v 4 p 120
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRD5-R3L : accessed 4 May 2015), Allen J. Smith and Zinnie May Stump, 25 Apr 1909; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 4 p 120, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,457.
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