1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 781.
Big Creek Township, page 006.
Listed as Thomas Harman, age 4, in household of father, William Harman.
2. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 213B; Family #26.
Listed as Thomas Harman; age 22; born in WV in Jan 1878; married 2 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29/30 Apr 1910; Page 101A; Family #181.
Listed as Thomas M. Harman; age 34; born in WV; married once for 12 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card# 4323; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1912.
Thomas Mathias Harman; age 42; born on 3 Jan 1876; living at War, McDowell Co, WV; employed
as Blacksmith helper for Warrior Coal Co; nearest relative, Eddie Harman; medium height with stout
build; blue eyes and brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 63A; Family #345.
Listed as Thomas Harman; age 44; born in WV; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #155.
Listed as Thomas Harman; age 73; born in WV; widowed; in husehold of son-in-law, George F.
Burnett.
7. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #'56 011566; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Mitas Harmon; age 80; born in McDowell Co, WV; retired; widowed; living at Caretta,
McDowell Co, WV; son of William and Betty Harmon; died on 3 Jul 1956 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from Diabetic coma; buried on 5 Jul 1956 in Bear Wallow
Cemetery; informant, George Burnett
1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Book No.2, 1895-1896; Page 525.
Thomas Harman; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; son of William and Betsy Harman; married on 2 Sep 1897
"at the Dividing Ridge"; Charlotty (sic, Edna) Arnold; age 17; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of James and
Charlotty Arnold; by James Atwell.
2. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 213B; Family #26.
Listed as Eddie Harman; age 19; born in WV in Aug 1881; married 2 yrs; 1 child, 1 living;
in household of husband, Thomas M. Harman.
3. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29/30 Apr 1910; Page 101A; Family #181.
Listed as Edna Harman; age 29; born in VA; married once for 12 yrs; in household of husband,
Thomas M. Harman.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 63A; Family #345.
Listed as Eddie Harman; age 38; born in VA; in household of husband,Thomas M. Harman.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 76B, Family #65/665.
Listed as Elbert Harman, age 11, born in Apr 1889, in WV, in household of mother Elizabeth Harman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1979: Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Elbert Harman; age 28; born on 15 Apr 1889 at War, WV; single; living at Canebreak, WV;
dependents, mother; medium height and buid; blue eyes and dark hair.
3. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 226A; Family #408/434.
Listed as Elbert Harman; age 29; born in WV; single; boarder; coal miner; in household of
brother-in-law?, Steven B. Fowler.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registartion Card #958; 1942.
Elbert (none) Harman; age 53; born on 15 Apr 1889 at War, WV; living at 818 2nd Ave NW,
Roanoke, Roanoke Co, VA; mailing address, Keystone, McDowell Co, WV; employed by Koppers
Coal Co, Keystone, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Myrtle Harman (of the Roanoke
VA address).
5. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #7687; WV Archives Web Site.
Elbert Harmon; age 62 yrs, 2 mons, 1 day; born on 15 Apr 1889 at War, WV; married; miner; living at
Falls Mills, Tazewell Co, VA; son of William and Elizabeth Smith Harman; died on 16 Jun 1951 in the
Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV; buried in on 19 Jun 1951 in Woodlawn Cemetery
(Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV); informant, Elizabeth Harman.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior(mines) Precinct; taken on 19 Jan 1920;
Page 64B; Family #377.
Listed as Rosa Belle Harman; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Sampson Harman.
1. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA, page 231B, Family #138.
Listed as Joseph F. Smith, age 14, born in Nov 1885 in VA, in household of father, Abner H. Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #14.
Listed as Joseph F. Smith; age 24; born in VA; married once for 6 yrs; saw mill lumberman; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA; Covington District; 30 Jun and 2 Jul 1900; Page 231 A; Image
15 of 33; Family #134/140.
Listed as Alpha Webb; age 25; born in VA in Oct 1875; in household of father, John H. Webb.
(Believe this is Alafare Webb with age and birth year in error because she is listed as born in VA.
Had she been 25 she would have been born in WV before they moved to Covington, VA)
2. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #14.
Listed as Ellie Smith; age 24; born in VA; married once for 6 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, Joseph F. Smith.
3. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Ally F. Mitchem; age 33; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William P. Mitchem.
4. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Boiling Springs District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 97B;
Family #232/235.
Listed as Ally Mitchem; age 44; born in VA; married at 19; in household of husband, William P.
Mitchem.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by E. Suttle; 27 Sep 2018.
" Allie Fair “Alleyfair” Webb Mitchem
Birth 17 Oct 1885
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Feb 1963 (aged 77)
Covington City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery
Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 193453386"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of John Harmon and Amanda Lowe Webb. Married first in 1903 to Joseph "Fudge" Smith who died in 1916. Married second to Paris Mitchem in 1919. Information is from death certificate that she is buried in Mt. Pleasant. Her death certificate gives date of birth as 10/17/1885. From David Webb's Webb history, it is October 1874."
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #14.
Listed as Edward L. Smith; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Joseph F. Smith.
2. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Edward L. Smith; age 15; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P. Mitchem
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #14.
Listed as Rosella E. Smith; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Joseph F. Smith.
2. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174..
Listed as Rose E. Smith; age 12; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P. Mitchem
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Violet A. Smith; age 9; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P. Mitchem
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Arden L. Smith; age 7; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P. Mitchem
2. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Boiling Springs District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 97B;
Family #232/235.
Listed as Arden L. Smith; age 17; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P. Mitchem
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Nancy J. Smith; age 4 yrs, 9 mons; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P.
Mitchem
2. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Boiling Springs District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 97B;
Family #232/235.
Listed as Nancy J. Smith; age 15; born in VA; in household of step-father, William P. Mitchem
1. "Alleghaney Co (VA) Heritage", Harman Smith article, page 191.
Mathias Harmon Smith was born on 22 Oct 1886(sic 1883) to Abner and Ruth Ann Christian Smith.
2. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA, page 231B, Family #138.
Listed as Mathias H. Smith, age 18, born in Oct 1883 in VA, in household of father, Abner H. Smith.
3. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #13.
Listed as Mathias H. Smith; age 26; born in VA; single; saw mill lumberman; head of household.
4. Alleghany Co, VA; WW I Draft Registartion Card #2384; Covington, VA Draft Boad; 12 Sep 1918.
Mathias Harmon Smith; age 34; born on 21 Oct 1883; living at Callaghan, Alleghany Co, VA;
lumberman at Neola, Greenbrier Co, WV; nearest relative, Nellie May Smith, Callaghan, VA;
medium height and build; gray eyes and light brown hair.
5. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Name: Matthias H Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1910
Divorce Date: 20 Sep 1919
Divorce Place: Bath, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Nellie M Thacker
Number of Children: 4"
6. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Mathias H. Smith; age 36; born in VA; boarder; divorced; farmer; in household of Viola
Edmond.
7. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as M.H. Smith; age 46; born in VA; married at 27; farmer; head of household.
8. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as M.H. Smith; age 56; born in VA' married; 7th grade education; lived in Alleghany Co, VA on
1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
9. Dorchester Co, OR; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1109; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mathias Harman Smith; age 58; born 21 Oct 1883 in Alleghaney Co, VA; living at Out on Butler
Market Road, Dorchester Co, OR; farmer; person who will always know address; Mrs. Viola Smith,
Box 258, Rt #2, Bend, OR; 5'&" tall; 155 lbs; gray eyes' gray hair; ruddy complexion.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Nellie M. Thacker; age 17; born in VA; single; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
2. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A;
Family #118.
Listed as Nellie M. Ryder; age 36; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, Bias Ryder.
3. Bath Co, VA; Death Certificate #3638; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nellie May Ryder; age 44 yrs, 5 mons, 26 days; born 12 Jul 1893 in Bath Co, VA; married; wife of
Byas Ryder; housewife; daughter of Samuel J. and Mary Jane (May) Thacker; died 8 Jan 1938 in
Cedar Creek District, Hot Springs, VA; due to pulmonary tuberculosis; buried 9 Jan 1938 in
Greenwood Cemetery; informant, Byas Ryder, Hot Springs, VA.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Delinay H. Smith; age 15; born in VA; in household of step-father, Bias Ryder.
1. 1930 Census, Pocahontas Co, VA; Huntersville District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 117A; Family #118.
Listed as Mathias A. Smith; age 13; born in VA; in household of step-father, Bias Ryder.
1. "Alleghaney Co (VA) Heritage", Harman Smith article, page 191.
Mathias Harmon Smith was born on 22 Oct 1886(sic 1883) to Abner and Ruth Ann Christian Smith.
2. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA, page 231B, Family #138.
Listed as Mathias H. Smith, age 18, born in Oct 1883 in VA, in household of father, Abner H. Smith.
3. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #13.
Listed as Mathias H. Smith; age 26; born in VA; single; saw mill lumberman; head of household.
4. Alleghany Co, VA; WW I Draft Registartion Card #2384; Covington, VA Draft Boad; 12 Sep 1918.
Mathias Harmon Smith; age 34; born on 21 Oct 1883; living at Callaghan, Alleghany Co, VA;
lumberman at Neola, Greenbrier Co, WV; nearest relative, Nellie May Smith, Callaghan, VA;
medium height and build; gray eyes and light brown hair.
5. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Name: Matthias H Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1910
Divorce Date: 20 Sep 1919
Divorce Place: Bath, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Nellie M Thacker
Number of Children: 4"
6. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Mathias H. Smith; age 36; born in VA; boarder; divorced; farmer; in household of Viola
Edmond.
7. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as M.H. Smith; age 46; born in VA; married at 27; farmer; head of household.
8. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as M.H. Smith; age 56; born in VA' married; 7th grade education; lived in Alleghany Co, VA on
1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
9. Dorchester Co, OR; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1109; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mathias Harman Smith; age 58; born 21 Oct 1883 in Alleghaney Co, VA; living at Out on Butler
Market Road, Dorchester Co, OR; farmer; person who will always know address; Mrs. Viola Smith,
Box 258, Rt #2, Bend, OR; 5'&" tall; 155 lbs; gray eyes' gray hair; ruddy complexion.
1. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #173.
Listed as Viola Edmond; age 26; born in VA; divorced; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as Viola G.Smith; age 40; born in VA; married at 17; in household of husband, Mathias H.
Smith.
3. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as Violet Smith; age 49; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in Alleghany Co, VA on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Mathias H. Smith.
1. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as Jennett I. Smith; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Mathias H. Smith.
2. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as Venith Smith; age 20; born in VA; single; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived in
Alleghany Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Mathias H. Smith.
3. E-mail from Virginia Smith, 12 Oct 2014.
"Thanks for taking the misspelled names off, but these people are deceased, so I had wanted their correct names listed, there are several families in Oregon that are getting started with their research.....
The names again are Children of Mathias Harmon Smith and Viola Gertrude Dalton Edmunds.........
The oldest my mother
Zenith Arcada Smith
My aunt is next
Mescal Ninamine Smith
my uncle is last
Harmon Justice Smith..."
1. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as Merabel N. Smith; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Mathias H. Smith.
2. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as Nina Smith; age 16; born in VA; single; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in
Alleghany Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Mathias H. Smith.
2. E-mail from Virginia Smith, 12 oct 2014.
"Thanks for taking the misspelled names off, but these people are deceased, so I had wanted their correct names listed, there are several families in Oregon that are getting started with their research.....
The names again are Children of Mathias Harmon Smith and Viola Gertrude Dalton Edmunds.........
The oldest my mother
Zenith Arcada Smith
My aunt is next
Mescal Ninamine Smith
my uncle is last
Harmon Justice Smith..."
1. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Family #240.
Listed as Herman J. Smith; age 2 yrs, 8? mons; born in VA; in household of father, Mathias H. Smith.
2. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Nickelsview/Deel; E.D. 14-5; taken 17 May 1940;
Page 128B; Image 25 of 83; Household #219.
Listed as Harman Smith; age 13; born in VA; single; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
Alleghany Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Mathias H. Smith.
3. E-mail from Virginia Smith, 12 oct 2014.
"Thanks for taking the misspelled names off, but these people are deceased, so I had wanted their correct names listed, there are several families in Oregon that are getting started with their research.....
The names again are Children of Mathias Harmon Smith and Viola Gertrude Dalton Edmunds.........
The oldest my mother
Zenith Arcada Smith
My aunt is next
Mescal Ninamine Smith
my uncle is last
Harmon Justice Smith..."
1. "McDowell Co, WVGW:Queries July-December 1996", internet site
www.scioto.org/McDowell/MQS/queries1999.html
July 1999, Virginia Smith
Benjamin Harrison Smith was a son of Abner and Ruth Christian Smith.
He was born on 9 Mar 1890 and died on 17 Dec 1856 at White Sulphur Springs,
WV.Ben married Lillie (_______). They had two children: Delbert and Gracie
(married _________Gillespie). At Ben's death both children lived at Hensley,
WV.
2. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA, page 231B, Family #138.
Listed as Benjamin H. Smith, age 10, born in Mar 1890 in VA, in household of
father, Abner H. Smith.
3. 1910 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 94B; Family #81.
Listed as Benjamin H. Smith; age 20; born in WV; in household of father, Abner H. Smith.
4. Alleghany Co, VA; WW I Draft Registartion Card #1148; 5 Jun 1917.
Benjamin Harrison Smith; age 27; born on 9 Mar 1890 at Callaghan, Alleghany Co, VA; living at
Neola, Greenbrier Co, WV; single; farmer for father at Callaghan, VA; medium height with stout build;
dark blue eyes and light brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 11B;
Family #211.
Listed as Ben H. Smith; age 30; born in VA; sawyer in lumber campin household of brother, Thomas
H. Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA, page 231B, Family #138.
Listed as Adam M. Smith, age 3, born in Feb 1897 in VA, in household of
father, Abner H. Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Covington District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 94B; Family #81.
Listed as Adam McK. Smith; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Abner H. Smith.
3. 1920 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Anthony Creek District; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 11B;
Family #211.
Listed as Adam M. Smith; age 21; born in VA; laborer in lumber campin household of brother, Thomas
H. Smith.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Samuel J.N. Thacker; age 45; born in VA; married once for 19 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Mary J. Thacker; age 45; born in WV; married twice last time for 19 yrs; 10 children, 9 living;
in household of husband, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Magga J. Thacker; age 19; born in VA; single; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as John S. Thacker; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as William G. Thacker; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Tina L. Thacker; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1A; Family #9.
Listed as Lucy F. Thacker; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.
1. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #9.
Listed as Carrie R. Thacker; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel J.N. Thacker.