1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1957); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvis Tolliver; age 21; born and living at Pineville, WV; single; son of Calloway and Ada Tolliver;
married on 6 Mar 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Barbara Church; age 16; born at Iaeger, WV; single; living at
Oceana, WV; daughter of Miles and Arettie Church.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1957); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvis Tolliver; age 26; born at Tralee, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; son of Calloway and Ada
Tolliver; married on 23 Mar 1963 at Pineville, WV; Martha Robinson; age 46; born at Salt Lake, KY;
single; daughter of Jess and Helen Robinson.
3. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Alvis McDonald Tolliver, 69, of Bud Mountain, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, following a short illness.
"Born March 29, 1937, in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Calloway and Ada Cozort Tolliver.
"Mr. Tolliver attended Mullens Church of God. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and digging root. He loved being with family and friends.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two wives, Jill Raye Tolliver and Fern Tolliver; and several brothers and sisters.
"Survivors include a son, Alvis F. Tolliver of Florida; a daughter, Lovealea Horvath and her husband, Kenneth, of Bud Mountain; four stepsons, George Weaver and his wife, Evonne, of Bud Mountain Curtis Weaver and his wife, Kathy, of Mullens, Randy Weaver and his wife, Patty, of Bud and D.J. Tolliver of Pineville; two stepdaughters, Barbara Lane and her husband, Mart, of Bud Mountain and Sharon Sims and her husband, Anthony, of South Carolina; three brothers, Oak Tolliver of Pineville, Raymond Tolliver of Kentucky and Dale Tolliver of Illinois; two sisters, Francis Adkins of Keyrock and Sylvia Billings of Turkey Dip; his companion, Mamie Weaver of Bud Mountain; and four grandchildren..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1926); Page 172; WV Archives Web Site.
Miles Church; age 26; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; miner; living at Garland, WV; son of Wilson
and Margaret; married on 26 Jul 1926 at Garland, WV; Arettie Coleman; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Mrs. Alafair Coleman.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 2A; Image 3 of
26; Family #23/26.
Listed as Miles W. Church; age 29; born in VA; married at 25; farmer; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1108A; Image 51 of 74; Household #438.
Listed as Miles Church; age 40; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; laborer for W.P.A.; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #'71 015100; WV Archives Web Site.
Miles William Church; age 70; born 19 Jul 1900 in VA; married; husband of Arettiee Coleman;
served in WW II; living at Roderfield, WV; SS# 233-16-0979; miner; son of Wilson and Margaret
(Mullins) Church; died 13 Jul 1971 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from chronic cor-pulmonale;
obstructive pulmonary emphysema with artrascilicosis and myelogenous leukemia; buried 16 Jul
1971 in Reed Cemetery, Coon Branch Mtn, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1926); Page 172; WV Archives Web Site.
Miles Church; age 26; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; miner; living at Garland, WV; son of Wilson
and Margaret; married on 26 Jul 1926 at Garland, WV; Arettie Coleman; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Mrs. Alafair Coleman.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 2A; Image 3 of
26; Family #23/26.
Listed as Arettie Church; age 19; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Miles W.
Church.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1108A; Image 51 of 74; Household #438.
Listed as Arettie Church; age 29; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Miles W. Church.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Reed Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Professional Family Trees;
5 Feb 2007.
Aretta Coleman Church; born 5 Feb 1911; died 5 Jan 1985; buried here; marriage license and personal
photo with son William Rosco Church shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1108B; Image 52 of 74; Household #438.
Listed as Miles Church, Jr; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Miles W. Church.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Registry; Vol #__(1939) Sandy River District; Page 90; WV Archives
Web Site.
Lucy Church; born and died on 22 Sep 1939 at Iaeger, WV; stillborn; daughter of Miles and
Aretta (Coleman) Church.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #4692; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Lee Church; age 1 yr, 1 mon; born at Iaeger, WV; son of Miles and Arettia (Coleman)
Church; died 10 Apr 1947 at Iaeger, WV; from malnutrition; due to dehydration; rickets and
terminal pneumonia; buried 11 Apr 1947 in Roberts Cemetery, head of Lick Branch; informant,
Miles Church, Iaeger, WV. Miles Church born in Buchanan Co, VA; Arettie Coleman born in Lex,
WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Registry; Vol #__(1950) Browns Creek District; Page __; WV Archives
Web Site.
Dorothy Corrine Church; born and died 15 Jun 1950 at Welch, WV; stillborn; mild cardiac
decompensation; daughter of Miles William and Aretta (Coleman) Church.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1906); Page 424; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Coleman; age 19; born in Pike Co, KY; single; laborer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of R.D. and
Nancy; married on 31 May 1906 in McDowell Co, WV; Alafare Mullins; age 16; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Harvey and Mary.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1906); Page 424; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Coleman; age 19; born in Pike Co, KY; single; laborer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of R.D. and
Nancy; married on 31 May 1906 in McDowell Co, WV; Alafare Mullins; age 16; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Harvey and Mary.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1957); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvis Tolliver; age 21; born and living at Pineville, WV; single; son of Calloway and Ada Tolliver;
married on 6 Mar 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Barbara Church; age 16; born at Iaeger, WV; single; living at
Oceana, WV; daughter of Miles and Arettie Church.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1957); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvis Tolliver; age 26; born at Tralee, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; son of Calloway and Ada
Tolliver; married on 23 Mar 1963 at Pineville, WV; Martha Robinson; age 46; born at Salt Lake, KY;
single; daughter of Jess and Helen Robinson.
3. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Alvis McDonald Tolliver, 69, of Bud Mountain, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, following a short illness.
"Born March 29, 1937, in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Calloway and Ada Cozort Tolliver.
"Mr. Tolliver attended Mullens Church of God. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and digging root. He loved being with family and friends.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two wives, Jill Raye Tolliver and Fern Tolliver; and several brothers and sisters.
"Survivors include a son, Alvis F. Tolliver of Florida; a daughter, Lovealea Horvath and her husband, Kenneth, of Bud Mountain; four stepsons, George Weaver and his wife, Evonne, of Bud Mountain Curtis Weaver and his wife, Kathy, of Mullens, Randy Weaver and his wife, Patty, of Bud and D.J. Tolliver of Pineville; two stepdaughters, Barbara Lane and her husband, Mart, of Bud Mountain and Sharon Sims and her husband, Anthony, of South Carolina; three brothers, Oak Tolliver of Pineville, Raymond Tolliver of Kentucky and Dale Tolliver of Illinois; two sisters, Francis Adkins of Keyrock and Sylvia Billings of Turkey Dip; his companion, Mamie Weaver of Bud Mountain; and four grandchildren..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1957); Page 472; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvis Tolliver; age 26; born at Tralee, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; son of Calloway and Ada
Tolliver; married on 23 Mar 1963 at Pineville, WV; Martha Robinson; age 46; born at Salt Lake, KY;
single; daughter of Jess and Helen Robinson.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 11/12 May 1910, Page 294A, Family #266.
Listed as Ball Shumate, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Amos D. Shumate.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11/12 Feb 1920; Page 272A;
Family #104.
Listed as Ball Shumate, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Amos D. Shumate.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1927); Page 352; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Ball Shumate; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Glen Morrison, WV; married on
3 Sep 1927 at Beckley, WV; Lula Shrewsbury; age 24; born in Mercer Co, WV; living at Egeria, WV.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph Shumate; born on 11 Nov 1903; died in Sep 1972; living at Glen Fork, Wyoming Co, WV at
death.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1927); Page 352; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Ball Shumate; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Glen Morrison, WV; married on
3 Sep 1927 at Beckley, WV; Lula Shrewsbury; age 24; born in Mercer Co, WV; living at Egeria, WV.
1. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Herman Shumate, 75, of Wyoming, passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, in Beckley VAMC.
"Born Feb. 1, 1931, at Glen Fork, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Lula E. Shrewsbury Shumate.
"Mr. Shumate was a member of Cooper Memorial Baptist Church and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Wanda Adkins.
"Survivors include his loving wife, Donna Sue Cooper Shumate of the home; four brothers, Harless Shumate and his wife, Francis, of Glen Fork, Claude Shumate and his wife, Marjorie, of Glen Fork, Clyde Shumate and his wife, Shelby, of Huntington and Firley Shumate and his wife, Sheila, of Glen Fork; a sister, Mildred Cook and her husband, Ray, of Lynco; two brothers-in-law, Billy Joe Cooper and his wife, Elsie, of Skin Fork and Kenneth Cooper and his companion, Drema, of Lake; a sister-in-law, Linda Pendry and her husband, Sherald, of Princeton; numerous nieces and nephews; and special caregivers, Nicole Curry and Virginia Blankenship..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 7 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #113.
Listed as Herman Adkin, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Allen J. Adkins.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1951); Page 236; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Adkins; age 24; born and living at Glen Fork, WV; single; son of Allen and Rebecca Adkins;
married on 15 Jun 1951 at Hatcher, WV; Wanda Helen Shumate; age 22; born and living at Glen
Fork, WV; single; daughter of Ball and Lula Shumate.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1951); Page 236; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Adkins; age 24; born and living at Glen Fork, WV; single; son of Allen and Rebecca Adkins;
married on 15 Jun 1951 at Hatcher, WV; Wanda Helen Shumate; age 22; born and living at Glen
Fork, WV; single; daughter of Ball and Lula Shumate.
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jack L. Haynes; born on 3 May 1927; died on 13 Nov 1944; living at Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV at
death; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Sarah Louise Haynes, 81, of Wyoming, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010 following a short illness.
"Born May 6, 1928 at Athens, WV, she was the daughter of the late Donnie and Effie Lilly Brooks.
"Mrs. Haynes was of the Mormon faith. She enjoyed working with her flowers and garden, being outdoors and being with her family and friends.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Haynes, three sons, Jack, Donnie and Ray Haynes and three grandchildren.
"Survivors include her son Tom Haynes and his wife, Debbie of Wyoming Daughter-in-law, Karen Haynes of Wyoming
"2 Brothers, Charles Brooks and his wife, Barbara of Atlanta, GA John Brooks and his wife, Jean Goldsboro, NC
"2 Sisters, Lilly Herring and her husband, David Seneca, SC Laura Beach and her husband, Frank Ghent, KY
"13 special grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren..."