McDowell and Wyoming Individuals and Families

Notes


Hannibal Auvill Riffe

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 250B;
Family #205.
Listed as Hannibal A. Riffe; age 15; born in WV in Jan 1885; in household of father, Fredrick Riffe.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 89B; Family #185.
Listed as Hannibal A. Riffe; age 24; born in WV; single; in household of father, Fredrick Riffe.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #84; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Hannibal Auvil Riffe; age 34; born on 25 Jun 1885; living at Avondale, McDowell Co, WV; miner for
Garland Pocohantas Coal Co; nearest relative, Viola Atwell ?; Avondale, WV; tall with slender build;
blue eyes and dark hair.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, WV, 1858-1995"; "Ellen and Bill Kennedy" article, Page 183.
5. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #12610; WV Archives Web Site.
Hannibal A. Riffe; age 41 yrs, 2 mons, 9 days; born on 25 Jun 1885 in Wyoming Co, WV; married;
husband of Viola Kennedy; trackman for McStowan? Coal Co; son of Fred and Elmira Davis Riffe;
died on 3 Sep 1926 at Hemphill, McDowell Co, WV of TB; buried on 5 Sep 1926 in Collins Cemetery
(War, written in ), Beartown, WV


Viola Kennedy

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 253A, Family #255.
Listed as Viola Kenaday, age 10, born in Dec 1889 in WV, in household of
father, William Kenaday.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 68A;
Family #51.
Listed as Viola Kenaday, age 19, born in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, WV, 1858-1995"; "Ellen and Bill Kennedy" article, Page 183.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Welch; McDowell Street; taken on 2 Apr 1930;
Page 248B; Family #24.
Listed as Viola Riffe; age 38; born in WV; divorced; Iron Collar Laundry; head of household.


Elmore Riffe

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Welch; McDowell Street; taken on 2 Apr 1930;
Page 248B; Family #24.
Listed as Elmor Riffe; age 18; born in WV; in household of mother, Viola Kennedy Riffe.


Edward "Eddie" Riffe

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Welch; McDowell Street; taken on 2 Apr 1930;
Page 248B; Family #24.
Listed as Eddie Riffe; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Viola Kennedy Riffe.


Nancy Kennedy

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 253A, Family #255.
Listed as Nancy Kenaday, age 5, born in Feb 1895 in WV, in household of
father, William Kenaday.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 68A;
Family #51.
Listed as Nancy Kenaday, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, WV, 1858-1995"; "Ellen and Bill Kennedy" article, Page 183.


Daisy Kennedy

1. www.familytreemaker.com, Descendents of Charles Kennedy, 2 Feb 2000.
Daisy Kennedy born in 1908 in WV.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 68A;
Family #51.
Listed as Daisy Kenaday, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, WV, 1858-1995"; "Ellen and Bill Kennedy" article, Page 183.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 12/13 Feb 1920;
Page 232B; Family #326/328.
Listed as Daisy Kenaday, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.


Elijah L. Kennedy

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 253A, Family #255.
Listed as Elijah Kenaday, age 13, born in Sep 1886 in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 68A;
Family #51.
Listed as Elijah Kenaday, age 22, born in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1911); Page 376; WV Archives Web Site.
Elijah Kennedy; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
William and Ellen; married on 31 Aug 1911 at Panther, WV; Belle Payne; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of P.S. and Alice.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3840; Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Elijah Kenndy; age 29; born on 13 Sep 1887 in McDowell Co, WV; miner for Bradshaw Coal Co, Dan,
WV; dependents, wife and two children; medium height and build; blue eyes and light hair; "weak
lungs".
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920; Page
220A; Family #107.
Listed as Elijah L. Kennedy; age 32; born in WV; farmer; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Elijah Kennedy; age 41; born in WV; married at 23; farmer; head of household.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, WV, 1858-1995"; "Ellen and Bill Kennedy" article, Page 183.


Mary E. Kennedy

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Mary E. Kennedy; age 25; born in WV; married at 22; in household of husband, Elijah
Kennedy.


Clarice Kennedy

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Clarice Kennedy; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.


Homer Kennedy

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Homer Kennedy; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.


Elijah L. Kennedy

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 253A, Family #255.
Listed as Elijah Kenaday, age 13, born in Sep 1886 in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 68A;
Family #51.
Listed as Elijah Kenaday, age 22, born in WV, in household of father, William Kenaday.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1911); Page 376; WV Archives Web Site.
Elijah Kennedy; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
William and Ellen; married on 31 Aug 1911 at Panther, WV; Belle Payne; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of P.S. and Alice.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3840; Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Elijah Kenndy; age 29; born on 13 Sep 1887 in McDowell Co, WV; miner for Bradshaw Coal Co, Dan,
WV; dependents, wife and two children; medium height and build; blue eyes and light hair; "weak
lungs".
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920; Page
220A; Family #107.
Listed as Elijah L. Kennedy; age 32; born in WV; farmer; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Elijah Kennedy; age 41; born in WV; married at 23; farmer; head of household.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, WV, 1858-1995"; "Ellen and Bill Kennedy" article, Page 183.


Lydia Belle Payne

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 247B;
Family #150/150.
Listed as Belle Payne, age 3, born in Feb 1897 in WV, in household of father, Phillip S. Payne.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 72A;
Family #150/150.
Listed as Lydia B. Payne; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Phillip S. Payne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1911); Page 376; WV Archives Web Site.
Elijah Kennedy; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
William and Ellen; married on 31 Aug 1911 at Panther, WV; Belle Payne; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of P.S. and Alice.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920; Page
220A; Family #107.
Listed as Belle Kennedy; age 23; born in WV; in household of husband, Elijah L. Kennedy.


Auburn Kennedy

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920; Page
220A; Family #107.
Listed as Aubern Kennedy; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah L. Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Auburn Kennedy; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.


Ernest Kennedy

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920; Page
220A; Family #107.
Listed as Earnest Kennedy; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah L. Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Ernest Kennedy; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.


Emery Kennedy

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920; Page
220A; Family #107.
Listed as Emery Kennedy; age 1 yr, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah L. Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Emery Kennedy; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.


Vernoa Kennedy

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Verona Kennedy; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.


John M. Bailey

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District, taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 284A; Family #48.
Listed as John M. Bailey, age 14, born in WV in Mar 1886; in household of father, Madison Bailey.
2. "Raleigh Co, WV; Marriages 1850-1911; Ronald R. Turner.
John Bailey age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 6 Feb 1908 in Raleigh Co, WV; Piney May
Guthrie; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10/11 May 1910; Page 293A;
Family #243.
Listed as John Bailey; age 24; born in WV; married 3 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; WWI Draft Registration Card #1507; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
John Bailey; age 34; born on 4 Jun 1884; living at Jesse, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; nearest relative,
Piney Bailey, wife; medium height and build; blue eyes and dark hair.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page 225B; Family #15.
Listed as John Barley; age 38; born in WV; timber laborer; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 202A; Family #287.
Listed as John Bailey; age 40; born in WV; married at 26; farmer; head of household.
7. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
John Bailey; born on 6 Jun 1884; died in Mar 1976; living at Glen Fork, Wyoming Co, WV at death.


Piney May Guthrie

1. "Raleigh Co, WV; Marriages 1850-1911; Ronald R. Turner.
John Bailey age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 6 Feb 1908 in Raleigh Co, WV; Piney May
Guthrie; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10/11 May 1910; Page 293A;
Family #243.
Listed as Piney Bailey; age 22; born in WV; married 3 yrs; no children; in household of husband,
John M. Bailey.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page 225B; Family #15.
Listed as Pina Barley; age 27; born in WV; in household of husband, John M. Bailey.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 202A; Family #287.
Listed as Pinie Bailey; age 39; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, John M. Bailey.
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Pinie Bailey; born on 26 May 1890; died in Feb 1986; living at Glen Fork, Wyoming Co, WV at death.


Pheobe Bailey

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page 225B; Family #15.
Listed as Pheobe Barley; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, John M. Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 202A; Family #287.
Listed as Pheba Bailey; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John M. Bailey.


Waylon Hoyt Bailey

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District, taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 284A; Family #48..
Listed as William H. Bailey, age 8, born in WV in Dec 1891; in household of father, Madison Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on or about 11 May 1910, Page 293B,
Family #256.
Listed as Hoyt Bailey, age 19, born in WV, single, in household of father, Madison Bailey.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #234; Pineville, WV Draft Board, 5 Jun 1917.
Hoyt Bailey; age 26; born on 12 Feb 1891 at McGraws, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; dependents, wife
and two children; medium height and build; blue eyes and dark hair.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page 225B; Family #15.
Listed as Hait Barley; age 29; born in WV; widowed; in household of brother, John M. Bailey.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 24 Apr 1930, Page 202A, Family #288.
Listed as Hoyt Bailey, age 32, born in WV, married at 22, farmer, head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #79; clarksburg, Harison Co, WV Draft Board; 27
Apr 1942.
Hoyt (no middle name) Bailey; age 54; born on 11 Feb 1888 at Glen Fork, WV; living at Glen Fork,
WV; person who will always know address: Nellie Bailey; employed by A.G. Luger, Glen Fork, WV;
5' 9 1/2" tall; 180 lbs; blue eyes and gray hair; light complexion; written in at top of card "Deceased
9 Apr 1946".
7. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #6519; WV Archives Web Site.
Hoyt Bailey; age 55 yrs, 2 mons, 19 days; born on 11 Feb 1891 in Wyoming Co, WV; married;
husband of Nellie Allen, age 42; lumberman; living at Glen Fork, WV; son of Mats and Mary Bailey;
died on 9 Apr 1946 at Sabine, Wyoming Co, WV from a fractured skull suffered in an overturned truck
accident ; buried on 12 Apr 1946 at Glen Fork, WV; informant, Nellie Bailey, Glen Fork, WV.


Wilson Bailey

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page 225B; Family #15.
Listed as Wilson Barley; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, John M. Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 202A; Family #287.
Listed as William Bailey; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, John M. Bailey.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Wilson Bailey; born on 18 Apr 1913; died on 2 Mar 1994; living at Glen Fork, Wyoming Co, WV at
death.


Sylvia Pearl Duncan

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 16 Jan 1920, Page 233A, Family #156.
Listed as Sylva Duncan, age 4 yrs, 1 mon, born in WV, in household of father, Rufus A. Duncan.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 283B; Family #249.
Listed as Sylvia P. Duncan, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Rufus A. Duncan.
3. "The Register-Herald"; Beckley, WV; 9 March 2000; Newspaper Obit.
"SABINE - Sylvia Pearl Duncan Bailey, 83, died Friday, April 7, 2000, at her residence following a
long illness. "Born May 29, 1916, in Crany, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Thursa Cozort Duncan. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker, a member of the Church of God and a lifelong resident of Wyoming
County. "She was preceded in death by a son, Carlos "Pip" Bailey; and a daughter, Judith Elaine Williams. "Survivors include four sons, Estil Duncan, Cecil Bailey and Glenn Bailey, all of Cleveland, and Larry
Bailey of Sabine; two daughters, Carol Bailey and Cindy Woodson, both of Sabine; 25 grandchildren,
30 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. "Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Pine Grove Church, Ravencliff, with the Rev. Ira Lafferty officiating.
Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery..."


Carlos "Pip" Bailey

1. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Carlos Bailey; born on 11 Jul 1935; died on 28 Aug 1993; living at Glen Fork, Wyoming Co, WV at
death.


Sylvia Pearl Duncan

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 16 Jan 1920, Page 233A, Family #156.
Listed as Sylva Duncan, age 4 yrs, 1 mon, born in WV, in household of father, Rufus A. Duncan.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 283B; Family #249.
Listed as Sylvia P. Duncan, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Rufus A. Duncan.
3. "The Register-Herald"; Beckley, WV; 9 March 2000; Newspaper Obit.
"SABINE - Sylvia Pearl Duncan Bailey, 83, died Friday, April 7, 2000, at her residence following a
long illness. "Born May 29, 1916, in Crany, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Thursa Cozort Duncan. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker, a member of the Church of God and a lifelong resident of Wyoming
County. "She was preceded in death by a son, Carlos "Pip" Bailey; and a daughter, Judith Elaine Williams. "Survivors include four sons, Estil Duncan, Cecil Bailey and Glenn Bailey, all of Cleveland, and Larry
Bailey of Sabine; two daughters, Carol Bailey and Cindy Woodson, both of Sabine; 25 grandchildren,
30 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. "Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Pine Grove Church, Ravencliff, with the Rev. Ira Lafferty officiating.
Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery..."


Judith Elaine Bailey

1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley; Friday 14 May 1999; Newspaper Obit.
"SABINE - Judith Elaine Williams, 54, died Wednesday, May 12, 1999, in a Beckley hospital following a short illness. "Born Sept. 20, 1944, at McGraws, she was the daughter of Sylvia Duncan Bailey of Sabine and the late Wilson Bailey. "Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Wyoming and Raleigh counties and was of the Protestant faith. "She was preceded in death by a brother, Carlos "Pip" Bailey. "Other survivors include three daughters, Sherry Phillips of Cross Lanes, Ginna Smith of Beckley, and Melinda Roberts of Bolt; a son, Buddy Allen of Canvas; four brothers, Estel Duncan, Cecil Bailey, and Glenn Bailey, all of Cleveland, and Larry Bailey of Sabine; two sisters, Carol Bailey and Cindy Woodson, both of Sabine; six grandchildren, Tanya Atwood, Kristy Smith, Kendra Smith, Tabatha Allen, Courtney Allen, and Jeffrey Wayne Allen; and one great-grandson, Michael Atwood. "Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Pine Grove Church at Ravencliff with the Rev. Ken Orndorff officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Ravencliff..."