1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 287A;
Family #102/103.
Listed as Clayton Brooks, age 13, in household of father, Franklin P. Brooks.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295A;
Family #283.
Listed as Clayton Brooks; age 24; born in WV; in household of father, Franklin P. Brooks.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1313; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918..
Claten Brooks; age 33; born on 15 Jul 1885; living at McGraws, Wyoming Co, WV; framing for
W.M. Ritter Lumber Co, Maben; nearest relative, father; medium height and build; gray eyes
Black hair.
4. Wyoming Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 82; WV Archives Website.
Clayton Brooks; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; son of F.P. Brooks;
married on 12 Dec 1919 at the home of John R. Cook; Hattie Shumate; age 19; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; daughter of A.D. Shumate.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 226A, Family #22.
Listed as Clate Brooks, age 34, born in WV, logging laborer, head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1964); Page 25; WV Archives Website.
Clayton Brooks; age 77; born 14 (sic, 15) Jul 1886 at Glen Rogers (sic, McGraws), WV; married;
miner; son of Franklin and Etta (Farmer) Brooks; died 29 Feb 1964 at Sabine, WV; due to coronary
occlusion with hyperteensive heart disease; buried 2 Mar 1964 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens,
Beckley, WV; informant, Bernard Brooks.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 11/12 May 1910, Page 294A, Family #266.
Listed as Hattie Shumate, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Amos D. Shumate.
2. Wyoming Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 82; WV Archives Website.
Clayton Brooks; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; son of F.P. Brooks;
married on 12 Dec 1919 at the home of John R. Cook; Hattie Shumate; age 19; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; daughter of A.D. Shumate.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 226A, Family #22.
Listed as Hattie Brooks, age 19, born in WV, in household of husband, Clayton Brooks.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #675; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
George Allen; age 22; born on 18 Aug 1894; employed by Writter Lumber Co, Maben, WV; married;
tall with medium build; blue eyes and brown hair.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 226A, Family #21.
Listed as George Allen, age 24, born in WV, logging laborer, head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 226A, Family #21.
Listed as Ethel Allen, age 21, born in WV, in household of husband, George Allen.
1. "The Register herald", Beckley, WV, Sunday, 5 Feb 2006, Newspaper Obit.
"Leaving a lovely legacy, the Rev. Sherman “Poppy June” Sizemore Jr., 75, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. "He was born Sept. 30, 1930, at Northfolk to the late Sherman and Violet Byrd Sizemore. "His ministry for the Lord began in 1956 when he served as the first deacon for Herndon Freewill Baptist Church. Sherman’s ministry encompassed 40 years serving as pastor of Free Will Baptist churches at Pierpoint, Herndon, Basin and Spruce Grove and Sweet Home Baptist Church. Sherman served as an ordained minister in the Beckley Conference of Free Will Baptist for 53 years and was a chairman at his passing. For several years, Sherman conducted a live radio broadcast on WWYO in Pineville. He was a great friend and mentor to many young ministers of the Beckley Conference. In addition to his ministry, Sherman supplied the needs of his family by working more than 30 years in the mining industry. He retired in 1973 after working for Consol Coal. "He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Ruby Roberts Sizemore; a son, Kevin and wife, Tena, of Morganton, N.C.; three daughters, Lenoka Graham and husband, James, of Mount Hope, Sheila Dickens and husband, Clarence, of Beckley and Cleila Spratt and husband, Randy, of Salisbury, N.C.; a daughter-in-law, Karen Sizemore of Charlotte, N.C.; four brothers, Marion McGinnis Sizemore and wife, Madeline, and Jackie Sizemore and wife, Shirley, all of Fort Pierce, Fla., Tommy Sizemore and wife, Joyce, and Harold Sizemore of Herndon; six sisters, Vida Brooks, Margie Walker and husband, Weldon, and Thelma Dennison and husband, Paul, all of Fort Pierce, Daisy Welch and husband, Davis, of Washington, D.C., Hazel Sizemore of Bluefield, Va., and Annie McDonald of Vidalia, Ga.; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. "Sherman was preceded in death by a son, James Sherman Sizemore III; and four brothers, James, Willie, Leroy and Raymond Sizemore. "Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Bradley Free Will Baptist Church with the Revs. William O. Tolliver, Wayne Peters, Harold Taylor and Billy Calhoun officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 300; WV Archives Web Site.
Marion McGinnis Sizemore; age 19; born and living at Northfork, WV; single; married on 30 Jun 1951
at Ashland, WVl Ruth Madeline Flippen; age 19; born and living at Northfork, WV; with consent of
Sherman Sizemore, father of Marion McGinnis Sizemore, and Stuart and Maude Flippen, parents of
Ruth Madeline Flippen.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns creek District; Burke Hollow; E.D. 24-45; taken on 11 Jun 1940;
Page 882A; Image 33 of 34; Household #286.
Listed as Madaline Flippen; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Stuart E. Flippen.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 300; WV Archives Web Site.
Marion McGinnis Sizemore; age 19; born and living at Northfork, WV; single; married on 30 Jun 1951
at Ashland, WVl Ruth Madeline Flippen; age 19; born and living at Northfork, WV; with consent of
Sherman Sizemore, father of Marion McGinnis Sizemore, and Stuart and Maude Flippen, parents of
Ruth Madeline Flippen.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 48; born and living at Mohegan, WV; single; married on
6 Jun 1947 at Welch, WV; Vida Belle Sizemore; age 21; born and living at Northfork, WV; single.
2. "Young American Patriots, 1941-1945", McDowell Co, WV; Page 361; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Howard Eugene Brooks; PFC US Army; born 8 Sep 1920; entered service 5 Aug 1942; served at Ft Thomas, KY;
Camp Wolters, TX; San Francisco, CA; New Caldonia; Manilla, PI; Japan; Ft Lawton, WA; Camp Atterbury, IN; awarded
3 Bronze Stars; Good Conduct Medal; VM; American; and AP medals; attended Asco school; Baptist; son of M/M
W.H. Brooks, Wolf Pen, WV; husband of Mrs. Vida Sizemore Brooks, Asco.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co, FL; submitted by Ken and Nancy;
24 Jan 2011.
Howard E. Brooks; born 8 Sep 1920; died 8 Apr 1998; buried here; PFC US Army, WWII; double gravestone shown.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 105B;
Family #300/300.
Listed as Vida Sizemore; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Sherman Sizemore.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 48; born and living at Mohegan, WV; single; married on
6 Jun 1947 at Welch, WV; Vida Belle Sizemore; age 21; born and living at Northfork, WV; single.
3. "The Stuart News"; Port St. Lucie, FL; 17 Jan 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"Vida B. Brooks, 84, died Jan. 17, 2010, at St. Lucie Nursing and Restorative Care Center in Port St. Lucie. She was born in North Folk, W.Va., and lived in Fort Pierce for 54 years, coming from West Virginia. She was an electronics assembler in Fort Pierce. She was a founding and current member of Oleander Church of God, Fort Pierce, where she attended for 52 years. Survivors include her sons, Gary Brooks and Glenn Parramore, both of Fort Pierce, and Raymond Tackett of Cleveland, Tenn.; five sisters: Margie Walker of Vero Beach, Ann Mitchem of Lyons, Ga., Thelma Dennison of Fort Pierce, Hazel Sizemore of Bluefield, W.Va., and Daisy Welch of Alexandria, Va.; four brothers, Marion Sizemore and Jack Sizemore, both of Fort Pierce, and Tommy Sizemore and Harold Sizemore, both of Herndon, W.Va.; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Howard Brooks; brothers, Leroy, Willie, Herman, Raymond and Sherman Sizemore Jr. Services: Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Aycock Funeral Home, Fort Pierce. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce...."
4. Social security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Vida B .Brooks; born 18 Aug 1925; died 17 Jan 2010; last residence, Jesse, Wyoming Co, WV(sic, Port St. Lucie, FL);
card issued in FL in 1965.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co, FL; submitted by Ken and Nancy;
24 Jan 2011.
Vida B. Brooks; born 1925; died 2010; buried here; double gravestone shown.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 105B;
Family #300/300.
Listed as Margie Sizemore; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Sherman
Sizemore.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 449; WV Archives Web Site.
George Mitchem; age 23; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; married on 25 Dec 1952 at
Crumpler, WV; Ann Ruth Sizemore; age 19; born at Keystone, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV;
with consent of Sherman Sizemore, father of Ann Ruth Sizemore.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 274B; Family #98/98.
Listed as Vernen L. Lambert; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George Lambert.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV;11 Dec 1999; Newspaper Obit.
'MULLENS, Vernon Lloyd Lambert, 78, of Four Ridgeview Drive, was welcomed into heaven at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999, following a short illness, at Raleigh General Hospital.
"Born June 1, 1921, at Pierpoint, he was the son of the late George and Cora Meador Lambert. Mr. Lambert was a 1939 graduate of Mullens High School; he later joined the U.S. Army serving from 1942 to 1945, serving in the 339 Engineer Division in the Pacific during World War II.
"He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, who spent 35 years in the coal industry before retiring in 1980. He was a member of the VFW, Royal Order of Moose and the Elks.
"He was preceded in death by a sister, Amy Lambert Ward; and a great-grandson, Joshua Kyer.
"Survivors include his wife, Freda Jenks Lambert, whom he married Jan. 2, 1942; other survivors include three sons, Vernon L. "Cokey" Lambert II and his wife, Susan, of Southside, Ala., George Lambert and his wife, Donna, of Mullens, and Alan Lambert and his wife, Judy, of Mullens; two daughters, Belinda Barker and husband, Mark, of Ozark, Ala., and Sandra Kyer Cosner and husband, Leon, of Winchester, Va.; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four sisters, Edna Severt of Beckley, Rubye Anderson of Seminole, Fla., Freda McGlothlin and husband, Kermit, of Crab Orchard, and Shirley Roupe and husband, Darrell, of Wyndott, Mich.; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Grandsons and Boyd and Dale Cook will serve as pallbearers. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Otsego Bible Chapel, with Mike Endreson and Mike Cook officiating. Burial will follow Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Wyoming County Honor Guard..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Hensley, taken on 14 Apr 1930, Page 59A,
Family #413.
Listed as Freda Jenks, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Masquel D. Jenks, Jr.
2. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Saturday, 4 Feb 2006, Newspaper Obit.
"On Feb. 2, 2006, the trumpet of the Lord rang out, as the Angel choir began to sing, Freda Lambert, 83, of Mullens, was gently lifted into heaven on the wings of Angels, waiting just inside the Pearly Gates with open arms to welcome her home was her devoted husband of 57 years, Vernon Lambert. Also joining in the celebration were her parents, Mack and Mayme Jenks; two brothers, Charles N. Jenks and Van D. Jenks; a sister, Garnet Strong, and two Cherubims, Don Ramsey Jr. and Joshua Kyer, as the celebration continues, she walks hand in hand with Vernon through the streets of gold beside the crystal sea and watch over their loved ones left behind to cherish their memory. "Remaining here are their five children, Sandra Kyer Cosner and husband, Leon, of Harrisonburg, Va., Vernon L. “Cokey” Lambert II and wife, Susan, of Newnan, Ga., Belinda Barker and husband, Mark, of Ozark, Ala., George D. Lambert and wife, Donna, of Mullens and J. Alan Lambert and wife, Judy, of Mullens. "Freda also leaves behind 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, her beloved sister and best friend, Sara Lou Frank, and a host of nieces and nephews left to cherish her memory. "The daughter of the late Mack D. and Mayme L. Jenks, Freda was born Dec. 17, 1922, at Big Sandy in McDowell County. She was married to the love of her life, Vernon Lambert, on Jan. 2, 1942. She devoted her life to her husband, children and grandchildren. She was always there with a smile, a hug or a helping hand. She loved singing in the choir and attended Amigo Baptist Church. She also loved sitting in her swing listening to the birds sing as she enjoyed the beauty and fragrance of her beautiful flowers while waiting for the next child, grandchild or friend to show up for a visit. "Her family invites everyone who knew her to join them in the memory celebration of her life. "Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Church of God, Guyandotte Avenue, Mullens, with Alan Lambert officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley..."
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 25 Apr 1910, Page 242A, Family #106.
Listed as Herbert West, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Green W. West.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 28/29 Jan 1920, Page 212A, Family #140.
Listed as Herbert L. West, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, Green W. West.
1. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC, North Fork District, taken on 16 Apr 1910, Page 204B, Family #25.
Listed as Tressie Browning, age 3, born in NC, in household of father, Alonzo M. Browning.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 27/28 Jan 1920, Page 212A, Family #138.
Listed as Tressie M. Browning, age 13, born in NC, in household of father, Alonzo M. Browning.
1. "The Register herald", Beckley, WV, Saturday, 4 Feb 2006, Newspaper, Obit.
"LYNCO — Wetzel West, 81, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, at the VA Medical Center in Beckley following a long illness. "Born Jan. 24, 1925, in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Herbert Luther West and Tressie Browning West. "Mr. West fought in the U.S. Navy during World War II where he served in the South Pacific. He enjoyed gardening, ginsenging, fishing and being outdoors. "In addition to his parents, his wife, Betty Blankenship West, preceded him in death in 1991. "Survivors include his longtime companion, Helen May-nor of Lynco; three sons, Carl West and his wife, Diane, of Troutman, N.C., Larry West and his wife, Mary, of El Cajon, Calif., and Michael West and his companion, Richard, of Statesville, N.C.; five daughters, Bonita Eisele and her husband, Alan, Sheila Poole and her husband, Jerry, Lynn Smyth and her husband, Carl, and Elaine Anthony and her husband, John, all of Statesville, and Sandra Daniels and her companion, Johnny Sigmon, of Claremont, N.C.; a brother, Jerry West of High Point, N.C.; three sisters, Jewel Poole of Trinity, N.C., Helen Brown of Thomasville, N.C., and Joann West of Forsyth County, N.C.; a special friend, Dan Cline of Clear Fork; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. "Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."