Elrama William Smith (1911 - 1982)

Born 17 May 1911 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Bessell (Neal) Smith — married 15 Nov 1941 in Charleston, West Virginia

Died 13 Jan 1982 at age 70 in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia

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Biography

Elrama Worked as a Glass Cutter at the Libby Owens Ford Plant in Charleston WV - in 1958 he lived a 370 17th Street in Dunbar WV with his wife Bessel K

I am the son of Elrama William Smith (30) and Bessell Kathryn (Neal) Smith (21). Married Nov 15, 1941

I was born on May 29, 1946 in Charleston, WV in McMillian Hospital.

My Father is the son of Willie Smith and Hazel Belle (Lloyd) born in New Eagle, Pa May 17, 1910.

My grandfather Willie Smith was born in Minersville, Penn on April 3, 1890 to Lena Estwood Smith and George William Smith there were 6 brothers and uncle Jonathan Smith of Yorkshire England. Lena and George were married by Fred A Smith on January 31, 1910 in Coal Valley , Pa..

My grandmother Hazel Belle Lloyd ws born in Elizebeth, Penn ( Alleghaney county) on September 21, 1891 to Eliza Belle Ferru Lloyd adn Samuel Denny Lloyd. There were eight children in the family 4 boys and 4 girls..

Elrama William Smith West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945

Name: Elrama William Smith Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 16 Oct 1940 Event Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Race: White Complexion: Light Employer: Libby Owens Ford Glass Co Birth Date: 17 May 1911 Birthplace: New Eagle Washington, Pennsylvania Height: 5 8 Weight: 137 Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde Relative's Name: Hazel Smith Relationship to Head of Household: Mother

Elrama William “Ray” Smith, Sr BIRTH 17 May 1911 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 13 Jan 1982 (aged 70) Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Grandview Memorial Park Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 159269914 · View Source

Elrama W. "Ray" Smith Sr., 70, of 350 17th St., Dunbar, died Wednesday at home after a long illness.

He was a retired glass cutter for Libbey-Owens-Ford and a member of First Baptist Church. He was a 60-year resident of Dunbar.

Surviving: wife, Bessell Pattterson Smith; sons, Neal of Dunbar, Steven of Clendenin, E. W. "Corky" Jr. of Charlotte, N.C.; daughters, Mrs. Susan LeMasters of Morgantown, Nancy Smith of Charleston; brothers, George of Dunbar, Norman of Culloden, Verl of Beckley, Bill of Elkview, Don of Jacksonville, Fla., Oliver of Charleston; sisters, Mrs. Betty Janey of Dunbar; six grandchildren.

Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. George R. Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. --Charleston Gazette [WV] Jan 15, 1982 Fri

Sources

• United States Census, 1920

United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX9Q-K3T : accessed 14 July 2017), Elrama W Smith in household of William Smith, New Eagle, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 204, sheet 15B, line 76, family 289, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1659; FHL microfilm 1,821,659.

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR87-Z2K : 20 May 2014), Elrama Smith, Jan 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).