1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 24 Mar 1920; Page 251B;
Family #341/342.
Listed as UlysessTrent; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Smith E. Trent.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 197B;
Family #405/422.
Listed as Eulissy Trent; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Smith E. Trent.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1934); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Ulysses Trent; age 21(sic, 19); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; sawmiller; living at Wilmore, WV;
son of Smith and Bertha; married on 7 Feb 1934 at Garland, WV; Pearl Cooper; age 21 (sic?); born
in Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of Bill and Clemy
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1949); Page 192; WV Archives Web Site.
Aaron Ulysses Trent; age 33; born and living at Wilmore, WV; divorced; married on 16 Apr 1949 at
Welch, WV; Alma Mullins; age 21; born at Capels, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Knox District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 148B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #164/167.
Listed as Pearl Cooper; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, William Cooper.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1934); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Ulysses Trent; age 21(sic, 19); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; sawmiller; living at Wilmore, WV;
son of Smith and Bertha; married on 7 Feb 1934 at Garland, WV; Pearl Cooper; age 21 (sic?); born
in Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of Bill and Clemy
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Ray, wife Amanda search, 26 Nov 2001, submitted
by Warren E. Houck, whouck@fastransit.net
Amanda Ray; born abt 1856 in Ashe Co, NC; daughter of John W. and Sarah
Dickson Ray; married James Smithey.
2. 1870 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Chestnut Hill Township; Jefferson PO; taken on 21 Jun 1870; Page 454A;
Family #22/22.
Listed as Amanda Ray; age 14; born in NC; in household of mother, Sarah Dixon Ray.
3. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Chestnut Hill Township; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 540A;
Family #152/152.
Listed as Amanda Ray; age 23; born in NC; in household of mother, Sarah Dixon Ray.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Old Fields Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 164A; Image 25 of
28; Family #215/216.
Listed as Millard Houck; age 5; born in NC in Jul 1894; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as Millard Houck; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as Millard Houck; age 25; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #150/154.
Listed as Millard C. Houck; age 35; born in NC; married at 27; farmer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Saulsville; E.D.55-12; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 339B; Image 78 of 82; Household #647.
Listed as Millard Hauck; age 45; born in NC; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; farmer; head of household.
6. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Ray, wife Amanda search, 26 Nov 2001, submitted
by Warren E. Houck, whouck@fastransit.net
Jeanette Bower; born on 20 Feb 1897 in Wyoming Co, WV; died in Nov 1983 in
Wyoming Co, WV; married Millard C. Houck, born on 11 Jul 1894 in Ashe Co, NC,
son of Henry Martin and Minnie A. Ray Houck.
7. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 480.
"...2. Millard Houck, farmer, miner; married Jeanette Bowers..."
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 281A, Family #5/5.
Listed as Jennie Bowers, age 3, born in WV in Mar 1897; in household of father, Wiley C. Bowers.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284A,
Family #88.
Listed as Jennie Bower; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as Jeanette Bower; age 23; born in WV; school teacher; in household of father, Wiley
Bowers.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #150/154.
Listed as Jeanette Houck; age 33; born in WV; married at 24; in household of husband, Millard C.
Houck.
5. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Saulsville; E.D.55-12; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 340A; Image 79 of 82; Household #647.
Listed as Jeanette Hauck; age 42; born in WV; married; 2 yrs college education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; school teacher; in household of husband, Millard C. Houck.
6. Internet Website,
http://members.citynet.net/manerva2/saulsville/wmfloyd.html.
Jeanette Bower, born 20 Feb 1897, married Millard C. Houck.
7. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Ray, wife Amanda search, 26 Nov 2001, submitted
by Warren E. Houck, whouck@fastransit.net
Jeanette Bower; born on 20 Feb 1897 in Wyoming Co, WV; died in Nov 1983 in
Wyoming Co, WV; married Millard C. Houck, born on 11 Jul 1894 in Ashe Co, NC,
son of Henry Martin and Minnie A. Ray Houck.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Old Fields Township; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 629A; Image 13 of
21; Family #113/114.
Listed as Henry Houcke; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Jacob Houck.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Old Fields Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 164A; Image 25 of
28; Family #215/216.
Listed as Henry M. Houck; age 31; born in NC in Nov 1868; married 9 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as Martin Houck; age 41; born in NC; married once for 19 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as Martin Houck; age 51; born in NC; married; farm laborer; head of household.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #5; Page 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Martin Houck; age 93; born on 25 Nov 1869 in NC; married; contractor; living at Pierpoint, WV;
son of Jacob and Tempa (GReene) Houck; died on 20 Apr 1962 at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV from
cardiac failure; buried on 23 Apr 1962 in Roselawn Park, Princeton, WV; informant, Vinton R. Houck.
6. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 479-480.
"...children were John Houck, a Confederate soldier, George, Winton;Jesse, Thomas, Elizabeth,
Alice, and Henry Martin Houck, who married Minnie Ray, daughter of Henry and Cynthia Ray, in
North Carolina. Henry encountered financial difficulties in his mercantile business and decided to
locate elsewhere. In 1904 he brought his wife and nine children, in a covered wagon, to Wyoming
County, West Virginia, which was then entering an era of prosperity ushered in by construction of the
Virginia Railway and establishment of Ritter Lumber Company at Estelle (Maben). Eight days of
travel brought tyhem to a location convenient to the lumber camp and railroad construction. At the
"paper town" of Pierpoint he made his permant home. In the course of his life Houck was a farmer,
merchant, contractor,school teacher, member of Wyoming County Boad of Education, Justice of the
Peace of Slab Fork District, and member of the Board of Equalization of Review; children of this
marriage were:..."
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Old Fields Township; taken on 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 624B; Image 4
of 21; Family #27/27.
Listed as Minnie A. Ray; age 8; born in NC; in household of father, Henry Ray.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Old Fields Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 164A; Image 25 of 28;
Family #215/216.
Listed as Minnie A. Houck; age 28; born in NC in Jan 1872; married 9 yrs; 6 children, all living;
in household of husband, Henry M. Houck.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as Minnie Houck; age 38; born in NC; married once for 19 yrs; 11 children, all living; in
household of husband, Henry M. Houck.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as Minine J. Houck; age 48; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Henry M. Houck.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__; Page 12; WV Archives Web Site.
Minnie Houck; age 91; born on 16 Jan 1872 in NC; widow; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of
______; died on 2 Mar 1963 at Mullins, WV from carcinoma metastic involving abdominal organs;
buried on 4 Mar 1963 in Roselawn Cemetery; informant, Wade Houck.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Old Fields Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 164A; Image 25 of 28;
Family #215/216.
Listed as Dewey Houck; age 2; born in NC in May 1898; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as Dewey Houck; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
3. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Page 481.
"...Wyoming County Men, World War I, by Historian Goode; Killed in Action Were:.."
"...Pvt. Dewey C. Houck, Co. B, 165th Infantry: Oct 4, 1918..."
(Other researchers show him killed on 15 Oct 1918 at II, Oulun, Finland; buried in Bethany Cemetery,
Ashe Co, NC)
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1918); Page 77; Line 35; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Houck; age 20 yrs, 4 mons, 8 days; single soldier; killed in action in France on 15 Oct 1918;
informant, H.M. Houck, father.
5. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 480.
"...5. Dewey Houck, killed in World War I, Oct 16, 1918...."
(Date is in error)
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as John Houck; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as John W. Houck; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
3. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 480.
"...10. John Houck, public account, employee of Tennessee Valey Authorty, Knoxville, Tenn..."
1. Internet Website,
http://members.citynet.net/manerva2/saulsville/wmfloyd.html.
Lucy Bowers, born on 15 Nov 1899, married George Ballard on 17 Apr 1922.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 281A, Family #5/5.
Listed as Lucie Bowers, age 2 months, born in WV in Mar 1900; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284B,
Family #88.
Listed as Lucy Bower; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as Lucy Bower; age 20; born in WV; school teacher; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
4. Internet Website,
http://members.citynet.net/manerva2/saulsville/wmfloyd.html.
Lucy Bowers, born on 15 Nov 1899, married George Ballard on 17 Apr 1922.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284B,
Family #88.
Listed as Matilda Bower; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as Matilda Bower; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as Wade Houck; age 8; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as Wade Houck; age 17; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
Wade Houck; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WC (sic, Ashe Co, NC); living at Saulsville, WV;
son of Martin and Minnie; married on 11 Aug 1923 at Saulsville, WV; Susie Bower; age 19; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Saulsville, WV; daughter of Wiley and L.E.
4. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 480.
"...8. Wade Houck married Susie Bowers..."
5. 1930 Census; Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255A; Image 17 of
44; Family #155/159.
Listed as Wade Houck; age 27; born in NC; married at 21; laborer on state roads; head of
household.
6. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wade H. Houck; born on 20 Jun 1901; died on 15 Aug 1998; living at Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV at
death; card issued in WV before 1951.
7. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 22 Aug 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"BECKLEY - Wade Hampton Houck, 96, of Beckley, formerly of Itmann, died Aug. 20, 1998, at home after a long illness.
"He was a Methodist, a former mine worker and a church worker. He was a former Wyoming County school bus driver and a retired foreman for the state Division of Highways.
"Surviving: wife, Ethel Lewis Houck; daughters, Louise Kelly of Marion, Ind., Connie Randall of Monrovia, Calif., Lena Houck of Beckley; sons, Buford Houck of Mullens, Lanny Houck of Beaver; sister, Virginia Brown of Mullens; brothers, Floyd Houck of Pierpont, Jess Houck of Pineville; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
"Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Daniel Legg officiating. Burial will be 1 p.m. Monday in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton..."
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284B,
Family #88.
Listed as Susan Bower; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as Susie Bower; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
Wade Houck; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WC (sic, Ashe Co, NC); living at Saulsville, WV;
son of Martin and Minnie; married on 11 Aug 1923 at Saulsville, WV; Susie Bower; age 19; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Saulsville, WV; daughter of Wiley and L.E.
4. 1930 Census; Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255A; Image 17 of
44; Family #155/159.
Listed as Susie Houck; age 25; born in WV; married at 20; in household of husband, Wade H. Houck.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Ray, wife Amanda search, 26 Nov 2001, submitted
by Warren E. Houck, whouck@fastransit.net
Susie Bower; born on 14 Apr 1904 in Wyoming Co, WV; died on 6 Feb 1939 on
Bowers Ridge, Wyoming Co, WV; married Wade Hampton Houck.
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Buford H. Houck; born on 21 Dec 1936; died on 12 May 2004; living at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV at
death; card issued in WV in 1952.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284B,
Family #88.
Listed as Charley Bower; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as Charles H. Bower; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #152/157.
Listed as Charlie Bower; age 24; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley C. Bowers.
4. Ancestry.com web site, GEDCOM file 185947, 10 Dec 2000, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Charles Hamilton Bower, son of Wiley Columbus and Christiana Elizabeth
Belcher Bower, was born on 26 Mar 1906; died on 25 Aug 1999; married
Fordella Beatrice Smith on 6 Aug 1932.
"Mr Bower was a long time educator in the Wyoming County, WV school system.
...the author of "The Genealogy of the William Floyd Belcher Sr. Family".
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284B,
Family #88.
Listed as David Bower; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as David L. Bower; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #152/157.
Listed as David L. Bower; age 20; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley C. Bowers.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Ray, wife Amanda search, 26 Nov 2001, submitted
by Warren E. Houck, whouck@fastransit.net
David Bower; born in 1909 in Wyoming Co, WV; died before 1930 in Wyoming
Co, WV.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #9442; WV Archives Web Site.
David Lee Bowers; age 24 yrs, 3 mons, 7 days; born on 18 Apr 1909 in WV; school teacher; married;
son of Wiley C. and Christina Belcher Bowers; died on 25 Jul 1933 at Saulsville; "electricuted by
being struck by lightening out in field"; buried on 27 Jul 1933 on Bowers Ridge; informant, Wiley C.
Bowers.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920; Page 268B;
Family #45/46.
Listed as Sally F. Bower; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Bowers.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #152/157.
Listed as Sallie Bower; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley C. Bowers.
3. Ancestry.com web site, GEDCOM file 185947, 10 Dec 2000, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Sally Bower was a daughter of Wiley Columbus and Christiana Elizabeth
Belcher Bower. No other information given.