1. 1900 Census, Lee Co, VA; Yokum Station District; Seminary Precinct; taken on 2 Jun 1900;
Page 196B; Family #10/11.
Listed as Monroe Bishop; age 15; born in Apr 1885 in VA; farm laborer; in household of father,
Joseph Bishop.
2. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Monroe Bishop; age 26; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; farm laborer; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # U-419; Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 58; born on 12 Apr 1884 in Scott Co, VA; living at Welch, WV; employed by
W. B. Swope; person who will always know address, Mrs. Rachel Bishop; Blakely Field, Welch, WV.
4. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, Burks search, 29 Jul 2001; submitted by
Sandy J. Blankenship, P.O. Box 1044, Fieldale, VA
Ethel Gladys England, daughter of William Varner and Minerva Milam England,
was born on 3 Feb 1916 at Maitland, McDowell Co, WV; died on 4 Jan 1985 at
Welch, McDowell Co, WV; married on 30 Apr 1949, Monroe Bishop; born on 12
Apr 1885 in Lee Co, VA; died on 15 Jan 1965 at Welch, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__ (1965); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Monroe Bishop; age 79; born on 12 Apr 1885 in Lee Co, VA; married; living at Welch, WV; son of
Joseph and Eliza Bishop; died on 15 Jan 1965 in Emergency Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV
from cerebro vascular accident with congestive heart failure; buried on 19 Jan 1965 in Belcher Mt.
Cemetery, Welch, WV; informant, Ethel G. Bishop, Welch, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Rachel Bishop; age 26; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; 3 children, all living; in
household of husband, Monroe Bishop.
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate # 490; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Monroe Bishop (Rachel) (Harris Bishop, written in); age 57 yrs, 11 mons, 9 days; born on
22 Feb 1885 in Middlesboro, KY; married; wife of Monroe Bishop, age 60; daughter of Frank and
Mary Jane (Waddle) Harris; died on 31 Jan 1943 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from
heart disease; buried on 3 Feb 1942 (sic, 1943) in Cadit Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, VA.
1. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Esco Bishop; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Millie Bishop; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1910 Census, Lee Co, VA; Rose Hill District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 152A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Unnamed male Bishop; age 1 mon; born in VA; in household of father, Monroe Bishop.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 117B;
Family #553/573.
Listed as Eddie Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Blankenship.
2. "McDowell County WV Heritage", MCHS, 1995, Vol I, Page 19; reprint of "Young American Patriots",
WW II Veterans", Page 680.
Eddie Lee Balnkenship; born on 8 May 1922; PFC US Army; entered service on 12 Dec 1942; served
at Ft. Thomas, KY; England; France; son of M/M W.H. Blankenship of Iaeger, WV; husband of Mrs.
Bertie Mitchem Blankenship of Kimball, WV.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Jesse Grogan; age 40; born in NC; farm laborer; head of household.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Sarah Grogan; age 38; born in NC; in household of husband, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Abram P. Grogan; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Levenia Grogan; age 13; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Martha A. Grogan; age 11; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1860 Census, Rockingham Co, NC; Southern Division; taken on 23 Jul 1860; Page 56A; Family #843.
Listed as Mary J. Grogan; age 9; born in NC; in household of father, Jesse Grogan.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 101A,
Family #218.
Listed as Homer Bishop, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Ray B. Bishop.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1946); Page 92.
Homer Ray Bishop; age 26; born and living at Bud, WV; single; son of Ray and Bertha Bishop;
married on 2 Sep 1946 at Herndon, WV; Virgie Ruth Lane; age 21; single; born and living at Bud,
WV; daughter of Ray Lane and Francis Lane - Lester.
3. "The Register herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday, 25 Feb 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS — Homer Ray Bishop, 91, of Mullens, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, following a long illness. "Born February 22, 1920, at Bud Mountain, he was the son of the late Ray and Bertha Knuckles Bishop. "Mr. Bishop was a 44-year resident of Mullens, a graduate of Herndon High School, a former coal miner retiring from Eastern Associated Coal Company at Herndon, a member of UMWA, a former employee of Mullens Grocery, a member of the New Hope Regular Baptist Church, Bud Mt., and attended The Mullens Wesleyan Church. "Homer was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps serving as a technician on B-17 Bombers during World War II; he proudly served his country from 1941 to 1945. "In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his first wife, Virgie Ruth Lane Bishop; his second wife, Arlie Irene Bishop; a son, Gregory Scott Bishop; two sisters, Helen Jay Lane and an infant sister; three brothers, William M. Bishop, Donald W. Bishop, and Shirley A. Bishop. "Those left to cherish his memory include a daughter, Barbara Bishop Teets and her husband, Roger, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; three sons, Ronny Bishop and his wife, Brenda, of Bud, Terry Bishop and his wife, Mary, of Itmann, and Barry Bishop of Mullens; eight grandchildren, Jason Bishop, Matthew Bishop, Stephen Teets, Wesley Teets, Brianna Bishop, Krista Bishop, Taylor Bishop, and Kendall Bishop; five great-grandchildren, Stephen Teets, Matthew Teets, Dante Teets, Miles Bishop, and Talan Bishop; a daughter-in-law, Crystal Bishop of North Carolina; and numerous nieces and nephews. "Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob England and Rev. Larry England officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on York Mountain..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as Arlie Laferty; age 4; born in WV; "son"; sic (daughter); in household of father, Goodall A.
Lafferty.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 9 Feb 2005; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS -- Arlie Irene Bishop, 78, of Mullens, died at home on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, after a long illness. Arlie was born in Caloric on April 9, 1926. She was one of 11 children. She was the daughter of Goodall and Nancy Rose Lafferty. Other than her parents, Arlie was preceded in death by three brothers, Nathan Lafferty, Ralph Lafferty and Daryl Lafferty. Mrs. Bishop was a homemaker and attended the Mullens Wesleyan Church. Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Homer Bishop; two sons, Barry Bishop, and Greg Bishop and his wife, Crystal, both of Mullens; three stepchildren, Ronnie Bishop and wife, Brenda, of Virginia, Terry Bishop and wife, Mary, of Itmann and Barbara Bishop Teets and husband, Roger, of Beckley; five sisters, Norma England of Mullens, Nell Jones of Crab Orchard, Jane Lusk of Corinne, Wanna Clay of Corinne and Barbara Milam of Beckley; two brothers, Howard Lafferty of Midway and David Lafferty of Pennsylvania; three grandchildren, Krista Bishop, Taylor Bishop and Kendall Bishop; five step grandchildren, Jason Bishop, Matthew Bishop, Stephen Teets, Wesley Teets and Brianna Bishop; three step great-grandchildren, Stephen Teets, Matthew Teets and Dante Teets; and numerous nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Mullens Wesley Church with her nephews, the Rev. Bob England and the Rev. Larry England, officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on York Mountain..."
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Wednesday 11 Apr 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS — Gregory Scott Bishop, 37, of Mullens, died Monday, April 9, 2007, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. "Born June 5, 1969, in Beckley, he was the son of Homer R. Bishop of Mullens and the late Arlie Lafferty Bishop. "Mr. Bishop was a graduate of Mullens High School and a certified electrician for Baylor Mining Co. at New Richmond with 18 years of service. In his leisure he enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling and doing for others. "In addition to his mother, he was also preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth Lafferty; maternal grandfather, Goodall Allen Lafferty; paternal grandmother, Bertha Evelyn Bishop; and paternal grandfather, Ray Bishop. Besides his father, those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Krystal Monday Bishop; two daughters who were the joy of his life, Taylor Dawne and Kendall Autumn Bishop at home; a brother, Barry Bishop of Mullens; a half sister, Barbara Teets and her husband, Roger, of Wichita, Kan.; and two half brothers, Ronnie Bishop and his wife, Brenda, of Richmond, Va., and Terry Bishop and his wife, Mary of Itmann. "Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mullens Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Larry England and the Rev. Bob England officiating. Burial will follow in York Cemetery, York Mountain..."
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 288A;
Family #120/121.
Listed as Goodall Lafferty, age 3, born in WV in Jan 1897; in household of grandfather, James Lafferty.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 283B; Family #72.
Listed as Good All Lafferty, age 13, born in WV; in household of grandfather, James Lafferty.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry Book #______(1918); Page 303.
Goodall Lafferty; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 24 Jun 1918 at residence of G.P.
Goode, Nancy Elizabeth Rose; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Nathan Rose.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tracool?; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 277B;
Family #33/37.
Listed as G.A. Laferty; age 24; born in WV; married; teamster for coal co.; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as G.A. Laferty; age 38; born in WV; married at 27; farmer; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #459; Apr 1942.
Goodall Lafferty; age 50; born on 17 Jun 1892 at Saulsville, WV; living at Harmco, Wyoming Co, WV;
employed by Mullens Smokeless Coal Co, Harmco, WV; person who will always know address,
Lizzie Lafferty, wife, Mullens, WV.
7. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Goodall Lafferty; born on 14 Jul 1894; died in Nov 1969; living at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry Book #______(1918); Page 303.
Goodall Lafferty; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 24 Jun 1918 at residence of G.P.
Goode, Nancy Elizabeth Rose; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Nathan Rose.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tracool?; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 277B;
Family #33/37.
Listed as Lezie Laferty; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Goodall A. Lafferty.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as Lizzie Laferty; age 30; born in WV; married at 19; in household of husband, Goodall A.
Lafferty.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Elizabeth Lafferty; born on 24 Sep 1898; died on 13 Oct 1995; living at Stephenson, Wyoming Co, WV
at death.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tracool?; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 277B;
Family #33/37.
Listed as Gus Laferty; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Goodall A. Lafferty.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as Gus Laferty; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Goodall A. Lafferty.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as Darrell Laferty; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Goodall A. Lafferty.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 16 March 2001; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS - Daryl Clifton Lafferty, 80, of Parsons Drive, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at his home following a long illness. "Born Sept. 23, 1920, at Mullens, he was the son of the late Goodall Allen and Nancy Elizabeth Rose Lafferty. Mr. Lafferty was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He had worked a short time for Black Eagle Coal as a boss, and had moved to Pineville, where he owned and operated a gas station, and later worked as a barber in Tazewell, Va. "He was preceded in death by a son, Daryl Lafferty Jr.; and two brothers, Gus Lafferty and Ralph Lafferty; and his maternal grandparents, Nathan and Eliza Rose. "Survivors include his wife, Betty McComas Lafferty of Mullens; a daughter, Brenda Lafferty, address unknown; a son, Leonard Lafferty, address unknown; six sisters, Norma England of Mullens, Arlie Bishop and her husband, Ho-mer, of Mullens, Nell Jones and her husband, Dallas, of Mullens, Jane Lusk of Co-rinne, Wanna Clay and her husband, Jimmy, of Corinne, and Barbara Milam and her husband, Andy, of Mullens; two brothers, Howard Lafferty and his wife, Pat, of Sophia, and David Lafferty of Pennsylvania. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Lafferty officiating. Burial will follow in the York Ce-metery, York Mountain..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Family #145/149.
Listed as Ruby Laferty; age 2 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Goodall A. Lafferty.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Slab Fork District, Family #106.
Listed as May Trump, age 17, in household of father, Henry C. Trump.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 292B; Family #240.
Listed as May Trump; age 27; born in WV; single; in household of father, Henry C. Trump.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #10541; WV Archives Web Site.
May Laferty; age 41 yrs, 3 mons, 2 days; born on 3 May 1883 at McGraws, WV; married; daughter
of Henry and Nancy Acord Trump; died on 5 Aug 1924 at Tipple, Wyoming Co, WV of heart failure;
buried at McGraws, WV; informant, J.H. Laferty, Tipple, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 106B; Family #58/61.
Listed as John Lafferty; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, John G. Lafferty.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1241; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
John Wesley Laferty; age 22; born on 3 Mar 1895 in Mullens, WV; coal miner for Trace Fork Coal Co;
single; medium height and build; gray eyes and light hair.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tracool?; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Family #36/40.
Listed as John Laferty; age 24; born in WV; in household of father, Garrison Lafferty.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #8383; WV Archives Web Site.
John W. Lafferty; age 44; born in 1894 in WV; married to Emma Milam; son of John G. and Minnie
Bonds Lafferty; died on 2 May 1936 at Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV of pneumonia; buried on 3 May
1936 at Milam, WV; informant, Ben Lafferty,
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 106B; Family #58/61.
Listed as James Lafferty; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John G. Lafferty.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tracool?; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Family #36/40.
Listed as Jim Laferty; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Garrison Lafferty.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #252/252.
Listed as James A. Lafferty; age 31; born in WV; married at 27; in household of father, John Garrison
Lafferty.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #252/252.
Listed as Pearl Lafferty; age 24; born in WV; married at 20; in household of father-in-law, John
Garrison Lafferty.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #252/252.
Listed as Orville Lafferty; age 4; born in WV; in household of grandfather, John Garrison Lafferty,
with parents.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #252/252.
Listed as Virgie M. Lafferty; age 2; born in WV; in household of grandfather, John Garrison Lafferty,
with parents.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #252/252.
Listed as Geneva Lafferty; age 1; born in WV; in household of grandfather, John Garrison Lafferty,
with parents.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1221; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Henry Talley Lafferty; age 30; born on 20 May 1887 at McGraws, WV; farmer; dependent wife and
3 children; tall with stout build; brown eyes and dark hair.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 271B; Family #94/97.
Listed as Henry T. Lafferty; age 33; born in WV; married; brakeman for railroad; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 280B; Family #190.
Listed as Henry T. Lafferty; age 42; born in WV; married at 25; laborer at gas well; head of household.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1455; 27 Apr 1942.
Henry Talley Laferty; age 53; born on 20 May 1888 at Oceana, WV; living at Milam, WV; mailing
address, Ravencliff, WV; unemployed; person who will always know address, Ollie Laferty,
Ravencliff, WV; 5'6" tall; 150 lbs; blue eyes and gray hair; light complexion.
5. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate #2082; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Talley Lafferty; age 57 yrs, 7 mons, 20 days; born on 20 May 1888; rail road laborer; living at
Ravencliff, WV; marreid; husband of Ollie Lafferty, age 55; son of unlisted father and Sis Elkins; died
on 10 Jan 1947 at Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV of a stroke; buried onm 12 Jan 1947 at Beckley, WV;
informant, Denny Lafferty, Sabine, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Slab Fork District, Family #119.
Listed as Ollie Lafferty, age 9, in household of father, Goodall Lafferty.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 6/7 May 1910, Page 292A, Family #227.
Listed as Olley Lafferty, age 19, in household of father, Goodall Lafferty.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 271B; Family #94/97.
Listed as Ollie Lafferty; age 29; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Henry T. Lafferty.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 280B; Family #190.
Listed as Henry T. Lafferty; age 39; born in WV; married at 23; in household of husband, Henry T.
Lafferty.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 271B; Family #94/97.
Listed as Dellie Lafferty; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 280B; Family #190.
Listed as Dennis J. Lafferty; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 271B; Family #94/97.
Listed as Lamena Lafferty; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 280B; Family #190.
Listed as Zettie L. Lafferty; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 271B; Family #94/97.
Listed as Gay Lafferty; age 2 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 280B; Family #190.
Listed as Gay Lafferty; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 271B; Family #94/97.
Listed as Fay Lafferty; age 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 280B; Family #190.
Listed as Fay M. Lafferty; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Henry T. Lafferty.