1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate # 16722; WV Archives Web Site.
Chris Kershaw; age 85 yrs, 11 mons, 21 days; born on 17 Dec 1855 in Leeds, England; married,
husband of Eva May Kershaw, age 69; retired mine foreman; son of Albert and Mary Hodgin Kershaw;
died on 8 Dec 1941 at 704 Bluefield Ave, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from myocarditis; buried on 9 Dec
1941 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, WV; informant, Mrs. Eva Kershaw, Bluefield, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995", McDowell Co, Historical Society,
1995, page 99; "James Wesley Bingham"; article; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Welch, WV.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Welch; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 112B;
Family #65/83.
Listed as Eva Bingham; age 47; born in VA; married; in household of husband, James W. Bingham.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Warden St; taken on 5 Apr 1930;
Page 251A; Family #69/92.
Listed as Eva Bingham; age 57; born in VA; manager of boarding house; in household of husband,
James W. Bingham.
4. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate # 6692; WV Archives Web Site.
Eva Garret Bingham Kershaw; age 76 yrs, 1 mon, 24 days; born on 6 Apr 1872 in Alleghaney Co, VA;
widowed; wife of C.H. Kershaw; daughter of Jacob, born in MS, and Betty Taylor, born in Montgomery
Co, VA, Garrett; died on 27 May 1948 at 340 4th Street, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from throat cancer;
buried on 29 May 1948 in Monte Vista Park, Mercer Co, WV; informant, Ray S. Graham, Bluefield, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Welch; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 112B;
Family #65/83.
Listed as Emmett H. Cox; age 29; born in VA; in household of father-in-law, James W. Bingham, with
wife.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Welch; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 112B;
Family #65/83.
Listed as Myrtle E. Cox; age 25; born in VA; in household of father, James W. Bingham, with husband.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Charles W. Bingham; age 43; born in VA; wagon maker; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Mary J. Bingham; age 37; born in VA; in household of husband, Charles W. Bingham.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Alice Bingham; age 17; born in VA; in household of father, Charles W. Bingham.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Thomas Bingham; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Charles W. Bingham.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Charles Bingham; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Charles W. Bingham.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Mollie Bingham; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Charles W. Bingham.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Ella Bingham; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, Charles W. Bingham.
1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Christianburg; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 366A; Family #306/308.
Listed as Martha J. Bingham; age73; born in VA; widow; in household of son, Charles W. Bingham.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Robert Mills search, 5 Nov 2001; submitted by Walter M. Bailey,
baileywm@pa.net
Leroy Floyd Bailey; son of Floyd Richard and Zelphia Mooney Bailey; was
born on 22 Mar 1863 in Mercer Co, WV; died on 2 Apr 1943 at Matoka, Mercer
Co, WV; buried in Lyon/Cooper Cemetery, Mercer Co, WV; married first (sic, married Ida E third),
Ida E. Boyce before 1880; second, Nancy E. Garretson on 4 Mar 1880 in Mercer Co, WV.
2. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Rock PO; taken on 15 Sep 1870; Page 576A;
Family #108/108.
Listed as Leroy F. Bailey; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Floyd R. Bailey.
3. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 62A; Family #21.
Listed as Leroy Bailey, age 17, born in VA, married in census yr; in household of father, Floyd R.
Bailey, with wife Nancy E. Bailey.
4. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 June 1900; Page 201B; Family #275/277.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 37; born in WV in Mar 1863; married 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem; Saltwell Precinct; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 270B;
Family #64/64.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 47; born in VA; married 3 times; last time for less than a yr; farmer; head
of household.
6. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 254A; Family #581/598.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 57; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 67; born in WV; married at 17; timberman in saw mill; head of
household.
8. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #4814; WV Archives Web Site.
Leroy F. Bailey; age 80 yrs, 11 days; born on 22 Mar 1863 in Mercer Co, WV; farmer; married,
husband of Ida Bailey; son of Floyd and unknown mother Bailey; died on 2 Apr 1943 in rural
Matoaka,Mercer Co, WV of a heart attack; buried on 5 Apr 1943 in Camp Creek Cemetery, Camp
Creek, WV; informant, Mrs. Ida Bailey, Matoaka, WV.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV, transcribed by William A. Marsh, page 742. Rock Township, page 028.
Listed as Mercena L. Walker, age 4, in household of father, Council Walker, Jr.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 June 1900; Page 201B; Family #275/277.
Listed as Marcenia L. Bailey; age 24; born in WV in Oct 1875; married 2 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 June 1900; Page 201B; Family #275/277.
Listed as Eugene H. Bailey; age 1; born in WV in Sep 1898; in household of father, Leroy F. Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem; Saltwell Precinct; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 270B;
Family #64/64.
Listed as Eugene H. Bailey; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Leroy F. Bailey.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Robert Mills search, 5 Nov 2001; submitted by Walter M. Bailey,
baileywm@pa.net
Leroy Floyd Bailey; son of Floyd Richard and Zelphia Mooney Bailey; was
born on 22 Mar 1863 in Mercer Co, WV; died on 2 Apr 1943 at Matoka, Mercer
Co, WV; buried in Lyon/Cooper Cemetery, Mercer Co, WV; married first (sic, married Ida E third),
Ida E. Boyce before 1880; second, Nancy E. Garretson on 4 Mar 1880 in Mercer Co, WV.
2. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Rock PO; taken on 15 Sep 1870; Page 576A;
Family #108/108.
Listed as Leroy F. Bailey; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Floyd R. Bailey.
3. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 62A; Family #21.
Listed as Leroy Bailey, age 17, born in VA, married in census yr; in household of father, Floyd R.
Bailey, with wife Nancy E. Bailey.
4. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 June 1900; Page 201B; Family #275/277.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 37; born in WV in Mar 1863; married 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem; Saltwell Precinct; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 270B;
Family #64/64.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 47; born in VA; married 3 times; last time for less than a yr; farmer; head
of household.
6. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 254A; Family #581/598.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 57; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as Lee F. Bailey; age 67; born in WV; married at 17; timberman in saw mill; head of
household.
8. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #4814; WV Archives Web Site.
Leroy F. Bailey; age 80 yrs, 11 days; born on 22 Mar 1863 in Mercer Co, WV; farmer; married,
husband of Ida Bailey; son of Floyd and unknown mother Bailey; died on 2 Apr 1943 in rural
Matoaka,Mercer Co, WV of a heart attack; buried on 5 Apr 1943 in Camp Creek Cemetery, Camp
Creek, WV; informant, Mrs. Ida Bailey, Matoaka, WV.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Robert Mills search, 5 Nov 2001; submitted by Walter M. Bailey,
baileywm@pa.net
Leroy Floyd Bailey; son of Floyd Richard and Zelphia Mooney Bailey; was
born on 22 Mar 1863 in Mercer Co, WV; died on 2 Apr 1943 at Matoka, Mercer
Co, WV; buried in Lyon/Cooper Cemetery, Mercer Co, WV; married first (sic, married Ida E third), Ida E.
Boyce before 1880; second, Nancy E. Garretson on 4 Mar 1880 in Mercer Co, WV.
2. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem; Saltwell Precinct; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 270B;
Family #64/64.
Listed as Ida E. Bailey; age 20; born in WV; married once for less than a yr; 1 child, 1 living; in
household of husband, Leroy F. Bailey.
3. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 254A; Family #581/598.
Listed as Ida E. Bailey; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband; Leroy F. Bailey.
4. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as Ida Bailey; age 40; born in WV; married at 19; in household of husband; Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 254A; Family #581/598.
Listed as Ray Bailey; age 7; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as Ray Bailey; age 18; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 254A; Family #581/598.
Listed as Rachel Bailey; age 5; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 254A; Family #581/598.
Listed as Eva J. Bailey; age 2 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as June Bailey; age 12; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as George Bailey; age 9; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as Wilma R. Bailey; age 4? (can't read); born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #679/731.
Listed as James B. Bailey; age 1 yr, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father; Leroy F. Bailey.