1. Fayette Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2038; 13 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jose Canellas; age 21; born 3 Apr 1898 in Spain; living at Tippler, Fayette Co, WV; non declared
alien; loads coal Dewitt Coal Co, Tippler, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Jose Canellas, Tippler, WV;
medium heigth and build; brown eyes and brow hair.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page
1163B; Image 28 of 63; Household #232.
Listed as Joe Canellas; age 37; born in Spain; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joe Canellas; born on 3 Apr 1897; died in Jan 1972; living at Bartley, McDowell Co, WV at death.
4, McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002390; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Canellas, Sr; age 75; born 13 Apr 1896 in Spain; married; husband of Goldie Mayberry;
miner; SS# 232-12-5813; living at Beartown, WV; son of Joseph and Helen (Call) Canellas; died
14 Jan 1972 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to broncho-pneumonia; buried 18
Jan 1972 in Sparks Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Joseph Canellas, Sr"; article; Page 109; submitted by Kathleen C. Addair,
Daughter, Box 247, Oceanside Village, Surfside Beach, SC 29575.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
"Joseph “Joe” Canellas Sr.
BIRTH 3 Apr 1897
Santa Eugenia, Provincia de Girona, Cataluna, Spain
DEATH 14 Jan 1972 (aged 74)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 191495662"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Gabriel Canellas Sr. (Deceased) and Helen Call-Canellas (Deceased)."Brother of Gabriel Canellas Jr. (Deceased), William Canellas (Deceased), John Canellas (Deceased), Mary Canellas (Deceased), Kathleen Canellas (Deceased), Rosie Canellas (Deceased), and Mariea Canellas (Deceased).
"Married to Arizona Sturgill-Canellas (1895-Deceased).
"Father of Mary "Helen" Canellas-Garner-Mullins (1918-1988), Kathleen Canellas-Addair (1921-2017), Joseph "Joe" Canellas Jr. (1925-1971), William Canellas Sr. (1927-2008), John Canellas Sr. (1930-1986), Gabriel Canellas (B. 1932), Ida Mae Canellas (1937-1989), Eunice Canellas-Batey, Jackie Canellas-Hagerman, and Rosie Canellas-Bass.
"Also married to Goldie Mayberry-Canellas (1922-2002).
"Father of Dreama Lynn Canellas, Michael Canellas, Jimmy Canellas (1952-1991), Sonny Ray Canellas (1953-2008), Fayetta Cannellas (1961-1961), and Lorriane Cannellas (1966-1966)."
1. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, KY; District #2; Middle Creek; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 205A; Image
19 of 33; Family #151/157.
Listed as Arizona Sturgill; age 5; born in Apr 1895 in KY; in household of father, William Sturgill
2. 1910 Census, Floyd Co, KY; District #2; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 40B; Image 8 of 25; Family #63/66.
Listed as Arizona Sturgill; age 14; born in KY; farm laborer; in household of father, William Sturgill.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page
1163B; Image 28 of 63; Household #232.
Listed as Arizona Canellas; age 46; born in KY; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; shop keeper; owner; in household of husband, Joseph Canellas.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Chester J. Mayberry"; article;
Page 199; submitted by Ruth Mayberry, Box 90, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Chester J. Mayberry"; article;
Page 199; submitted by Ruth Mayberry, Box 90, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. "McDowell County WV Heritage", Vol I, 1995, "Joseph Canellas, Jr" article, page 109; submitted
by Virginia L. Canellas and Kathleen C. Addair, wife and sister; Box 247; Oceanside Village, Surfside
Beach, SC 29575
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page
1163B; Image 28 of 63; Household #232.
Listed as Joe Canellas, Jr; age 12; born in WV; 10th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joseph Canellas.
3. Cabell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 154; Line # 3822; WV Archives Website,
Joe Canellas, Jr; age 20; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; married on 21 Dec 1945 at
Huntington, WV; Miss Gertrude Mullett; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; living in Cabell Co, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by aCanellas2; 11 Sep 2010.
"Joe Canellas Jr.
BIRTH 18 Jul 1925
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 7 Dec 1971 (aged 46)
Beartown, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 58520404"Additional Information Posted:
"Birth: July 18, 1925
Death: Dec 7, 1971"Burial:
Tom Sparks Cemetery
McDowell County
West Virginia, USA"S SGT World War II AM
He served his country in the Army Air Corps, as a Ball Turret gunner. He and his brother, William were also in the Young American Patriots of West Virginia."Joe Jr., was first generation Canellas born in the U.S. and second generation coal miner. His life cut short by a coal mining accident.
"Joe was the son of Joe Canellas Sr. & Arizona Sturgill.
He had nine children in his short life, one daughter by his first wife Gertrude Mullett, and eight children by his second wife."Note: Surname on stone is spelled incorrectly. There should be only one "n" in Canellas."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
"Mrs Virginia Joyce Long Canellas
BIRTH 12 Mar 1934
Michigan, USA
DEATH 4 Mar 2001 (aged 66)
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
PLOT 9 row 6 grave 4
MEMORIAL ID 58559990"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name David Eugene Canellas [David E Canellas]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 2 Feb 1960
Birth Place Iaeger McDow, West Virginia [Yager, West Virginia]
Death Date 3 Aug 1999
SSN 235925474
Notes Dec 1971: Name listed as DAVID EUGENE CANELLAS;
19 Aug 1999: Name listed as DAVID E CANELLAS"
2. FindAGarve.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 7 Aug 2018.
"David Eugene Canellas
BIRTH 2 Feb 1960
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 3 Aug 1999 (aged 39)
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 192041831"Additional Information Posted:
"David Eugene Canellas, 39, of Raysal, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999, at Welch Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of McDowell County."Born on February 2, 1960, in McDowell County, he was a son of Virginia Joyce Long-Canellas (1934-2001) of Raysal and the late Joe Canellas Jr. (1925-1971). In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph Carl Canellas (1954-1982).
"He is survived by his mother, Virginia Joyce Long-Canellas (1934-2001) of Raysal; two sons, Mark Addair of Jolo and Don Vance Jr. of Panther; six sisters, Tina Canellas-Hamilton of Steele, KY, Virginia Canellas-Church of Isbel, CA, Angela Canellas-Lester of Jolo, Debra Canellas of Anahiem, CA, Patricia Ann Long of Detroit, MI, and Sybil Canellas of CA; two brothers, Allen Bruce Canellas of Isbel, and Franklin Jerry Canellas of Raysal.
"Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Friday at the Apostolic House of Prayer in Jesus Name on Three Forks, Jolo, with the Rev. Tommy Addair officiating. Burial will follow at Thomas Sparks Cemetery, Paynesville."
1. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph Carl Canellas
Gender Male
Birth Date 6 Dec 1954
Death Date 17 Jan 1982
SSN 236865224
Enlistment Date 29 Oct 1973
Discharge Date 29 Jan 1974
Page number 1 "
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph Carl Canellas [Joseph Canellas]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 6 Dec 1954
Birth Place Chicago, Illinois
Death Date Jan 1982
SSN 236865224
Notes Feb 1969: Name listed as JOSEPH CARL CANELLAS;
29 Dec 1987: Name listed as JOSEPH CANELLAS"
3. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Joseph C Canellas
Gender Male
Race White
Age 27
Birth Date Est 1955
Birth Place West Virginia, USA
Death Date 17 Jan 1982
Death Place Adams, USA
Inquest Hospital Public - Other
006919
Inquest Questions Injury at Work?: No; Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
"Joseph Carl “Joe” Canellas
Birth 6 Dec 1954
Death 16 Jan 1982 (aged 27)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191495679"Additional information Posted:
"Son of Joe Canellas Jr. (1925-1971) and Virginia Joyce Long-Canellas (1934-2001)."Brother of David Eugene Canellas (1960-1999), Tina Canellas-Hamilton, Virginia Canellas-Church, Angela Canellas-Lester, Debra Canellas, Patricia Ann Canellas-Long , Sybil Canellas, Allen Bruce Canellas and Franklin Jerry Canellas."
1. "McDowell County WV Heritage", Vol I, 1995, "John Canellas, Sr" article, page 110; submitted
by Bettie Canellas, 8921 Slideoff Road, Camby, IN 46113-9563.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page
1163B; Image 28 of 63; Household #232.
Listed as Jack Canellas; age 10; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joseph Canellas.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 249; WV Archive Web Site.
John Canellas; age 19; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 24 May 1949 at
Bradshaw, WV; Bettie Fern Walls; age 16; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; with consent of
Goldie Canellas-step-mother of John Callelas and Hallie Walls, mother of Bettie Fern Walls.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 249; WV Archive Web Site.
John Canellas; age 19; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 24 May 1949 at
Bradshaw, WV; Bettie Fern Walls; age 16; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; with consent of
Goldie Canellas-step-mother of John Callelas and Hallie Walls, mother of Bettie Fern Walls.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 299; WV Archive Web Site.
Gabriel Canellas; age 20; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 17 Oct 1952 at
Iaeger, WV; Florence Osborne; age 18; born and living at Yukon, WV; single; with consent of Goldie
Canellas-step-mother, Joe Canellas, father of Gabriel Callelas and Lina Osborne, Dennis Osborne,
parents of Florence Osborne.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 299; WV Archive Web Site.
Gabriel Canellas; age 20; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 17 Oct 1952 at
Iaeger, WV; Florence Osborne; age 18; born and living at Yukon, WV; single; with consent of Goldie
Canellas-step-mother, Joe Canellas, father of Gabriel Callelas and Lina Osborne, Dennis Osborne,
parents of Florence Osborne.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 321; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Osborne; age 27; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV;
son of W. J. and Jane; married on 1 Aug 1916 at Welch, WV; Lina Ramey; age 18; born in Ashe
Co, NC; single; daughter of John and Abbie Atchley.
2. Logan Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 001942; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Osborne; age 74; born 18 Dec 1886 in KY; married; miner; SS#233-10-5489; living at
Yukon, WV; son of Bill and Jane (Ferguson) Osborne; died 16 Feb 1961 in Man Memorial Hospital,
Man, WV; due to myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease; buried 28 Feb 1961 in Iaeger
Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Lina Osborne, Yukon, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Osborne/Hayner; 25 May 2013.
Dennis Osborne; born 18 Dec 1886; died 16 Feb 1961; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
death certificate posted.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 321; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Osborne; age 27; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV;
son of W. J. and Jane; married on 1 Aug 1916 at Welch, WV; Lina Ramey; age 18; born in Ashe
Co, NC; single; daughter of John and Abbie Atchley.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
Delford Click; age 21; born on 12 Jan 1923 at Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married
on 20 Mar 1944 at Atwell, WV; Virgie Dunford; age 19; born at Pea Patch, WV; single; living at
Bartley, WV; with consent of Cleve Dunford, father of Virgie Dunford.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Disrict; Bartlett; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 70A;
Family #41/41.
Listed as Virginia Dunford; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Grover C. Dunford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
Delford Click; age 21; born on 12 Jan 1923 at Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married
on 20 Mar 1944 at Atwell, WV; Virgie Dunford; age 19; born at Pea Patch, WV; single; living at
Bartley, WV; with consent of Cleve Dunford, father of Virgie Dunford.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #12318; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arber Addair; age 53; born in Bartley, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner; living at Bartley,
WV; son of John and Annie (Atwell) Addair; married on 25 May 1960 at Lebanon, VA; Virgie Click,
maiden name Virgie Dumford (sic, Dunford); divorced; one previous marriage; born and living at
Bartley, WV; daughter of Cleve and Oearl (Altizer) Dumford.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Virgie P Dunford Addair
Birth 24 Mar 1924
Death 9 Dec 1981 (aged 57)
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102939243"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Donald Wlicox; 7 Nov 2017; maintained by Find A Grave.
" Hubert Ray Click
Birth 14 Mar 1947
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Mar 1991 (aged 43)
Lowville, Lewis County, New York, USA
Burial
Shortridge Cemetery
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 185025960"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry hagerman; 3 Apr 2020.
" Wilma Lee Click Hale
Birth 22 Feb 1922
Atwell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Apr 2020 (aged 98)
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Deskins Cemetery
Atwell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 208662246"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Arber Addair
Mother: Virgie Dunford"Marriage 1 Roger Lee Hale
"Children
Roger Lee Hale Jr
Valerie Hale------------------------------------------------------
"Mrs. Wilma Lee Hale, 68, of Bartley, WV, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at her home. She passed from this world to receive her Heavenly reward that she spoke of so often the past several years. Mrs. Hale was born February 22, 1952 in Atwell, a daughter of the late Arber and Virgie Dunford Addair. She took great pride in being the pastor’s wife and assisted her husband in his pastor-ship of the Atwell Mountain United Church of God since 1976. Her favorite thing to do was to attend church and testify about God’s miracles, which he had done in her life, whenever she was given the opportunity. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by one sister, Alice Deskins, as well as several brothers, Mike Johnson, Eugene Addair, Ray Click, and Charles Click. Left to cherish her memory are, her loving husband of more than fifty two years of marriage, Reverend Roger L. Hale Sr.; son, Reverend Roger L. Hale, Jr. and wife Ammie of Raysal; daughter, Valerie (Sissy) Blankenship and husband Burb of Mohawk; seven grandchildren, Danielle Renee Neal and husband Derek of Princeton, Shayna Lester and husband CJ of Charleston, and Roger L. Hale III and wife Alyssa of Burlington, NC, Kameron Nelson and husband Anthony of Simon, her miracle babies, twins, Gabriel and Madison (Mouse) Blankenship of Mohawk and Peyton Hale of Raysal; five great grandchildren, Levi Dudleson, Emily and Kylie Neal all of Princeton, Jayson and Braylon Nelson of Simon; two sisters, Charlotte Mullins of Charlotte, NC and Annie Bocook and husband Preston of Richmond, VA; two brothers, A.C. Click and wife Lola of Tazewell, VA and Earnest Addair and wife Wanda of North Tazewell, VA; and a host of nieces and nephews. She also claimed numerous adopted grandchildren from her church and community; they all had a special place in her heart. She loved going to church and praising God and welcomed anyone with a warm smile. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 3, 2020 at 1 o’clock with Reverend Jimmy Justice officiating at the Atwell Mountain United Church of God, Atwell, WV. Burial will follow in the Deskins Cemetery on Atwell Mountain. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Friends may visit with the family Friday, April 3, 2020, from 12 until the time of services at 1. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com
Source: Fanning Funeral Home 3 April 2020"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 243A; Family #75.
Listed as Allen Addair; age 12; born in WV in Jul 1887; in household of father, Harvey Addair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 295; WV Archives Web Site.
Allen Addair; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of Harvey
and Elizabeth; married on 30 Jul 1908 at Lex, WV; Martha Jane Church; age 17; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; single; daughter of Louisa and ____.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 19 May 1910; Page 8A; Family #139/140.
Listed as Allen Adair; age 23; born in WV; married 1 yr; railroader; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4039; Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Allen Addair; age 30; born on 9 Aug 1886 at Avondale, WV; living at Avondale, WV; miner; employed
by Colonial Pocahontas C&C at Avondale, WV; dependent wife and 3 children; medium height and
build; blue eyes and dark brown hair.
5. Mingo Co, WV; Death Certificate #14475; WV Archives Web Site.
Allen Adair; age 40 yrs, 2 mons, 17 days; born in McDowell Co, WV; married; coal miner; son of
Harvey and Clara (Deskins, crossed out, Mullins, written in) Adair; died on 26 Oct 1926 at Red
Jacket, WV; "crushed beneath a mine car"; buried on 28 Oct 1926 at Dry Fork, WV; informant, Clara
Adair.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by lmikeal; 2 Jan 2012.
"Allen Addair
Birth 9 Aug 1886
West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Oct 1926 (aged 40)
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 82841406"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 295; WV Archives Web Site.
Allen Addair; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of Harvey
and Elizabeth; married on 30 Jul 1908 at Lex, WV; Martha Jane Church; age 17; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; single; daughter of Louisa and ____.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 19 May 1910; Page 8A; Family #139/140.
Listed as Martha J. Adair; age 19; born in WV; married 1 yr; 1 child, 1 living; in household of husband,
Allen Addair.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lone Jac & Johnnycake Prcinct; taken on 11
Mar 1920; Page 247A; Family #240/244.
Listed as Linda Addair; age 10; born in WV; in household of garndfather, Harvey Addair.