Maybe this clear things up on Sarah Jane Smith - daughter of Hulett Armstrong and Angeline McMillion Smith. The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia October 6, 1930 Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at McDonald for Burt Walters, a widely known resident of that section and a brother-in-law of Congressman Joe L. Smith. Mr. Walters, who was 63 years old, died at a Montgomery hospital Friday afternoon. He was a native of Kentucky. His widow is the eldest sister of Congressman Smith. The service were conducted by Rev. W. W. Pharr, of Oak Hill, and burial was in Sunset Memorial Park. Marriage Index: West Virginia, 1863-1900 Smith, Sarah Jane Spouse : Watters, Burt Marriage Date : Jul 12, 1895 County : Raleigh Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 6117046-6117048 Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, W. Va. Saturday Morning, March 4, 1950 Mrs. Walters To Be Buried Today MOUNT HOPE, Mar. 3--Funeral services are to be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for Mrs. Sarah Jane Walters, 84, who died at her home in Mount Hope about 10:30 o'clock last night. Death was attributed to a heart condition. Rites will be conducted from the Mt. Hope Baptist Temple with the Rev. Clarence Figgatt officiating. Born near Glen Daniel, then known as the Marshes, in 1866, she was a resident of Mount Hope for 68 years. Her husband, Bert Walters, who died in 1930, was a Fayette County sheriff and magistrate during their years of residence there. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Nell Walters, a teacher at Fairmont; two sons, L. N. Walters, of Mount Hope, and O. J. Walters, of Wayesboro, Va.; two brothers, Joe L. Smith of Beckley, and John Smith, Buffalo, N.Y.; 11 gandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Lindamood Funeral Home until 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at which time it will be removed to the church. West Virginia State Department of Health Certificate of Death, Fayette County, Volume 6, Certificate #2667 Name: Sarah J. Walters Date of Death: March 2, 1950 Place of Death: Mount Hope, Fayette Co., W. Va. Cause of Death: Cardiac degeneration?, nephritis? Marital Status: Widow Date of Birth: Oct. 14, 1866 b Raleigh Co., W. Va. Name of Father: Hulett A. Smith Name of Mother: Angeline McMillion . Place of Burial: Sunset, Beckley, W. Va. Informant: Nelle Walters ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita Hill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [WVRALEIG] Can someone do a lookup? > A lookup resulted in some conflicting "facts". > > I am looking for the marriage of Robert H. Aliff and Sarah Jane Smith, > 27 Oct 1884. I need to see if parents are listed for Robert, and any > other available info. Also the Raleigh County Marriages book had listed > a Woolwine marriage in Raleigh County in the index, and I wanted to see > what that listing was, as we are having a hard time finding a > connection for my grandfather William Birt Woolwine, born 3 Apr 1890 > (we think). Birt was married to one of Sarah Jane and Robert's > daughters, Macie. > > A lookup for Sarah Jane and Robert revealed no parents listed for > Robert, and Sarah Jane's parents as Hulet and Angeline Smith, but with > a notation as "no". Nyla Creed DePauk says: "Unfortunately, someone > entered information in the official records years after the records > were recorded. There are many errors." I had been going on the > assumption that Sarah Jane's parents were Joseph Lewis Smith and Nancy > Williams, as the All Relative Tree at Ancestry.com has listed (on a > search for Sarah Jane Smith. married to Robert Aliff) with the source > as “Honaker 10-22-2003.FTW.” > > Does anyone have any clearer information? Any info would be welcome. > Thanks, > Anita (Woolwine) Hill >

Thanks, Rita! So the Sarah Jane that married Robert Aliff is indeed the daughter of Joseph Lewis Smith and Nancy Williams, by all indications.