William Dunn Smyth1

b. 7 September 1863, d. 23 December 1929
FatherJohn Chesterfield Smyth2,3,1 b. 14 Mar 1834, d. 12 Dec 1908
MotherAdaline Missouri Logan2,1 b. 29 Apr 1835, d. 4 Mar 1906
Birth7 Sep 1863 William Dunn Smyth was born on 7 Sep 1863 in Virginia.4,1 
  William did not marry. He remained on the family farm in the Saltville district of Washington County with his parents until their deaths, after which he continued to provide a home for his sister Leanna (Lee, Lea) and later for his widowed aunt Mary (Logan) Garrett.5,6,7,8 
Death23 Dec 1929 William probably died on 23 Dec 1929 in Washington County, Virginia, although his entry in the county death register reads the 22nd.4,9 
Burial He was buried at Smyth's Chapel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Last Edited12 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S2273] Research of Jack Hockett, Montreal, Canada; citing Washington County Death Registers for the years 1929-1931 as viewed on Library of Virginia (Richmond) microfilm reels 177-205; Wm Dunn Smyth entry.
  2. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 61. List of Persons buried in Tobias Smyth Memorial Chapel (Smyth's Chapel Cemetery).
  3. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 78. Desc. chart for Jonas Smyth and Lydia Dunn; author unclear.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 164. Stone reported to read: Wm D. Smyth, 7 Sept. 1863-23 Dec. 1929.
  5. [S635] Jonas Smith household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring Township, p. 77b (stamped), dwelling 337, family 342, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 154 of 426. Jonas Smith 65, owns real estate valued at $2,500; Lydia, 62; Jno C. 36, farmer; Adeline 30; Wm D. 7; Henderson 3; (cont. on p. 78) D. L. Smith (f) 2; L.L. Smith (m) 13; Jane Moffat 58; M. E. Logan (f) 21; all b. VA.
  6. [S165] Jonas Smyth household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 99, page 41 (229A stamped), dwelling 356, family 367, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 41 of 63. Jonas Smyth, 75, farmer; Lydia, 72, wife, mother b. PA; Chesterfield, 46, son; Adalina, 45, dau-in-law; William, 16, grandson; Stuart, 14, grandson; Leanna J., 12, granddaughter; Robert, 9, grandson; Mary, 7, granddaughter; Lydia, 19, niece; all b. VA; all other parents b. VA.
  7. [S634] John C. Smith household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 122, sheet 17A (p. 307 stamped), dwelling 214, family 214, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: John C. Smith, 66, b. Mch 1834, marr 38yrs, farmer, owns farm; Adaline M., wife, 65, b. Apr 1835, marr 38yrs, mother of 5 children, 4 are living; William D., son, 36, b. Sept. 1863, sgl, farm laborer; Leanna J., dau, 32, b. Apr 1868, sgl, all b. VA.
  8. [S238] William D. Smyth household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 168, sheet 5B, dwelling 75, family 76, viewed online at Ancestry.com, William D. Smyth 55, single, farmer; Lea J. Smyth, sister, 51, single; Mary C. Garrett, aunt, 87 widowed; all born Virginia, all parents b. VA.
  9. [S2273] Research of Jack Hockett, Montreal, Canada; citing Washington County Death Registers for the years 1929-1931 as viewed on Library of Virginia (Richmond) microfilm reels 177-205; Wm Dunn Smyth entry reports date of death as 22 Dec. 1929.