1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 153; WV Archives Web Site.
Wetzel Clay; age 22; born in Fayette Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Goff and
Effie Clay; married on 5 Jul 1937 at Oceana, WV; Theda Madaline Ellis; age 16; born in Logan Co,
WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Joe and Zetta Ellis.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com
Oliver Clay; born 22 Jan 1917; living at General Delivery, Oceana, WV 24870.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 153; WV Archives Web Site.
Wetzel Clay; age 22; born in Fayette Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Goff and
Effie Clay; married on 5 Jul 1937 at Oceana, WV; Theda Madaline Ellis; age 16; born in Logan Co,
WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Joe and Zetta Ellis.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #15682; WV Archives Web Site.
Oliver W. Clay; age 6 mons, 20 days; born 24 Apr 1948 at Oceana, WV; son of Oliver W. and
Madeline (Ellis) Clay; died 13 Nov 1948; from probable suffocation or strangulation; no foul play;
buried 15 Nov 1948 in Clay Cemetery, Damon, WV; informant, Oliver Clay, Oceana, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 400; WV Archives Website.
Woodrow Short; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Noah and Vie
Short; married on 14 Nov 1934 in Baileysville, WV; Lillian Ellis; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Joe and Zettie Ellis.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 394; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard F. Hudson; age 29; born 23 Dec 1934 in Charleston, WV; divorced; living at Huntington,
WV; son of Doyle T. and Anna Mae (Perry) Hudson; married on 30 May 1964 at Baileysville, WV;
Sandra Kay Bailey; age 19; born 30 Jan 1945 in Baileysville, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV;
daughter of Arnold O. and Virginia (Ellis) Bailey.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 394; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard F. Hudson; age 29; born 23 Dec 1934 in Charleston, WV; divorced; living at Huntington,
WV; son of Doyle T. and Anna Mae (Perry) Hudson; married on 30 May 1964 at Baileysville, WV;
Sandra Kay Bailey; age 19; born 30 Jan 1945 in Baileysville, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV;
daughter of Arnold O. and Virginia (Ellis) Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, takem on 22 Jun 1900,
Page 224A, Family #171.
Listed as James A. Billings, age 11, born in May 1889 in NC, in household of father, William O.
Billings.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 255; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Billings; age 21; born in Ashe Co, NC; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of W.O. and Martha
married on 2 Mar 1910 at "or near on Indian Ridge Di"; Burdetta Green; age 16; born and living in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Jehu and Victoria.
3. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Spring District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 145A; Family #39/40
Listed as Arthur Billings; age 20; born in NC; married once for 2 mons; farmer?; head of household.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #259; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
James Arthur Billings; age 28; born on 14 May 1889 in NC; living at Bud, WV; farmer; married;
dependent wife and 2 children; medium height and build; gray eyes and light hair; "Ciaticain? right
leg"
5. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 236B;
Family #190/202.
Listed as Arthur Billings; age 44; born in WV; married at 20; electrician for coal compnay; head of
household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 159; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Billings; age 42; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV; married on 19 Apr 1932 at
Mullens, WV; Ella Tatone; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV.
7. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #956; Apr 1942.
James Arthor Billings; age 52; born on 14 May 1889 in Wilkes Co, NC; living at Otsego, Wyoming Co,
WV; employed by Bruele Smokeless Coal Co, Otsego, WV; person who will always know address,
Ella Billings, Otsego, WV.
8. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #16217; WV Archives Web Site.
James Arthur Billings; born in NC; married; husband of Ellie Green; coal miner; son of Oliver and
Martha Combs Billings; died on 30 Dec 1946 at Otsego, Wyoming Co, WV from heart attack; buried
in a cemetery at Pierpoint, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910, Page 284B,
Family #90.
Listed as Ella M. Greene; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Green.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 70; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Titone; age 25; born in Itay; living at Tracoal, WV; married on 9 Aug 1921 at Mullens, WV; Ella
Green; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 159; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Billings; age 42; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV; married on 19 Apr 1932 at
Mullens, WV; Ella Tatone; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV.
4. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 236B; Family #190/202.
Listed as Ella Billings; age 23; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Arthur Billings.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 236B;
Family #190/202.
Listed as William Billings; age 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur Billings.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #304.
Listed as Claudus Ray; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Charles R. Ray.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 269A;
Family #48/50.
Listed as Claud Ray; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Charles R. Ray.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 102A;
Family #237/237.
Listed as Clyde Ray; age 25; born in WV; in household of father, Charles R. Ray.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #144.
Listed as Burdetti Green, age 5, in household of father, Jahue Green.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 255; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Billings; age 21; born in Ashe Co, NC; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of W.O. and Martha
married on 2 Mar 1910 at "or near on Indian Ridge Di"; Burdetta Green; age 16; born and living in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Jehu and Victoria.
3. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Spring District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 145A; Family #39/40
Listed as Berdie Billings; age 15; born in WV; married once for 2 mons; no children, in household
of husband, James A. Billings.
4. Ancestry.com, Web Site, Alexander Adkns search, 1 Apr 2001, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Jahu Green, son of Alexander (?) and Mary Green, married Victoria Williams
between 1875 and 1880; children: John Pierson, Richard, and Burdetta Green.
Burdetta Green was born in May 1895; married first, James Arthur
Billings, son of W.O. and Martha? Billings, on 2 Mar 1910 in Wyoming Co, WV;
second, Claude Wray between 1920 and 1930.
5. Obit, Register-Herald, Beckley, WV.
"Bud mountain- Virgie Ethel Bishop, 89, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov.26, 2002
at her residence following a long illness.
"Born Mar 8, 1913, in Mullins, she was the eldest daughter of the late Arthur and Effie Green
Billings.
"Mrs. Bishop was a homemaker and a member of Brier Creek Primitive Baptist Church.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Alonzo Bishop; a daughter. Loretta Clark;
a son, Henry Bishop; and a son-in-law, Robert Clark...."
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 268B; Family #16/16.
Listed as Zedick Combs; age 36; born in VA; no occupation; head of household.
2. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Gladesborough PO; taken on 27 Jul 1860; Page 863; Family #631/635.
Listed as Zaddoe Combs; age 48; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
3. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilbar P.O.; taken on 24 Sep 1870; Page 406A; Family #35/35.
Listed as Zadock Combs; age 58; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Web Site, "McDowell Co Marriages" FTP File; Book #4, page 462.
Cicero Combs, age 19, born in Wilkes Co, NC, son of Zeb and N.A. Combs, married on 15 May 1901
Elvira Mitchem, age 20, born in McDowell Co, WV, daughter of Samuel and Naomi Mitchem.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jessie Barbour; 27 Jun 2009; maintained by J. Kitzmiller.
"Zedekiah Zadock Combs
Birth 1814
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Death 1884 (aged 69–70)
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Edwards Family Cemetery #01
Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 38813566"Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: William M Combs (1772-1872) and Jane "Jency" Carter Combs (1795-1870)
Spouses: 1833 to Susannah Payne Combs (1814-1854); 1855 to Matilda "Milly" Johnson; and in 1863 to Nancy Edwards. He had children with all of them for a total of approximately 17, among them: Sylvester Marion, William Noah, Rosa Jane "June", Emeline"
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 269A; Family #16/16.
Listed as Susannah Combs; age 37; born in VA; in household of husband, Zebediah Combs.
2. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Gladesborough PO; taken on 27 Jul 1860; Page 863; Family #631/635.
Listed as Milly Combs; age 45; born in VA; in household of husband, Zebediah Combs.
3. 1880 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Fancy Gap District; taken on 15 Jun 1880; Page 10A; Family #171/171.
Listed as Milly Combs; age 65; born in VA; widowed; in household of Mary Johnson.
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 269A; Family #16/16.
Listed as Sylvester Combs; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 269A; Family #16/16.
Listed as William Combs; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 269A; Family #16/16.
Listed as Riley Combs; age 8; born in NC; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 269A; Family #16/16.
Listed as Rosey Combs; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
2. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Gladesborough PO; taken on 27 Jul 1860; Page 863; Family #631/635.
Listed as Lerosy J. Combs; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1850 Census, Surry Co, NC; taken on 29 Jul 1850; Page 269A; Family #16/16.
Listed as Alexander Combs; age 2; born in NC; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
2. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Gladesborough PO; taken on 27 Jul 1860; Page 863; Family #631/635.
Listed as Alexander H. Combs; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Gladesborough PO; taken on 27 Jul 1860; Page 863; Family #631/635.
Listed as John C. Combs; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Gladesborough PO; taken on 27 Jul 1860; Page 863; Family #631/635.
Listed as Susan Combs; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Zebediah Combs.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 269A; Family #94/97.
Listed as Terry R. Bailey; age 7 months; born in WV in Sep 1899; in household of father, Isaac
Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana Precinct #2, taken on 2 may 1910, Page 272B,
Family #209.
Listed as Terry R. Bailey, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Isaac M. Bailey.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1279; Pineville, WV Draft Board; (12 Sep 1918).
Terry Ross Bailey; age 18; born on 27 Sep 1899; living at McGraws, Wyoming Co, WV; employed in
logging fro William Ritter (Lumber Co), Maben, WV; nearest relative, Isaac Bailey, McGraws; tall with
slender build; gray eyes and light brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11/12 Feb 1920; Page 272A;
Family #105.
Listed as Ross Bailey, age 20, born in WV, in household of father, Isaac M. Bailey.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 391; WV Archives Web Site.
T. Ross Bailey; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; son of Isaac and Nancy
Bailey; married on 29 Jun 1923 at the home of the bride; Allie M. Brown; age 17; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; daughter of Amos and Sarrah Bailey.
6. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate #17795; WV Archives Web Site.
Terry Rass (sic, Ross) Bailey; age 42 yra, 1 mon, 10 days; born on 27 Sep 1899 at Adkins, WV;
miner; married; husband of Allie Bailey; son of Isaac and Nancy Gunoe Bailey; died on 7 Nov 1941 at
Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV from leukemia; buried on 9 Nov 1941 at Ravencliff, WV; in formant, Bailey,
Glen Fork, WV.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Terry R. Bailey; born on 27 Sep 1899; died on 7 Nov 1941; buried in Pine
Grove Cemetery, Ravencliff, Wyoming Co, WV. Wife, Alice May (________); born
on 14 Jan 1906; died on 28 Aug 1971; also buried here.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 9 May 1910, Page 277A, Family #286.
Listed as Allie Brown, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Amos L. Brown.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Trap Hill District; Marshes; taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 269B; Image
2 of 18; Family #233/233.
Listed as Allie M. Brown; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Amos L. Brown.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 391; WV Archives Web Site.
T. Ross Bailey; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; son of Isaac and Nancy
Bailey; married on 29 Jun 1923 at the home of the bride; Allie M. Brown; age 17; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; daughter of Amos and Sarrah Bailey.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Terry R. Bailey; born on 27 Sep 1899; died on 7 Nov 1941; buried in Pine
Grove Cemetery, Ravencliff, Wyoming Co, WV. Wife, Alice May (________); born
on 14 Jan 1906; died on 28 Aug 1971; also buried here.