1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney William Porter; age 20; born on 8 Apr 1938 at Winding Gulf, WV; living at Epperly, WV; son of
Troy and Minnie Porter; married on 18 Oct 1958 at Rhodell, WV; Ritta Jo Wallen; age 18; born on
1 Mar 1940 at Helen, WV; living at East Gulf, WV; daughter of Andrew and Edna Wallen.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney William Porter; age 20; born on 8 Apr 1938 at Winding Gulf, WV; living at Epperly, WV; son of
Troy and Minnie Porter; married on 18 Oct 1958 at Rhodell, WV; Ritta Jo Wallen; age 18; born on
1 Mar 1940 at Helen, WV; living at East Gulf, WV; daughter of Andrew and Edna Wallen.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles Scots
and Margaret Edwards.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles
Scots and Margaret Edwards.
2, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by mon2mine; 26 Sep 2017.
" Etta Porter
Birth 18 Oct 1904
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 14 Nov 1994 (aged 90)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Hot Coal Cemetery
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183751573"Additional Information Posted:
"Etta Porter
"Mrs Etta Porter, 90, of Coal City, died Monday, Nov. 14, 1994 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness.
"Born Oct. 18, 1904 in Grayson County, Va,. she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Margaret Caudill Soots.
"Mrs. porter was a homemaker and a member of the Sunset Hills Missionary Baptist Church, Coal
City.
"She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Tiller; her second husband, Troy Porter; a son, Charles Tiller; three sisters; a brother and three granddaughters.
"Survivors include a son, Lawrence Tiller and his wife, Elaine of Baytown, Texas; six step-daughters, one being Nancy Dent of Beckley; five step-sons; a sister, Frances Coleman of Coal City; several half-
brothers and sisters; two neices, Ina Miller of Sophia and Betty Price of Coal City; a nephew, Robert
Porter of Sophia, all whom cared for her; several other neices and nephews; three gradsons, Mark Tiller of Baton Rouge, La., Gary Tiller of Amarillo, Texas and Mike Tiller of Arlington, Va,; a granddaughter, Marsha Demschock of Arlington, Va.; four great-grandchildren, and several srepgrandchildren.
"Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Robert Dean officiating. Burial will follow in the Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia.
"Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
" Men of the church and friends will serve as pallbears.
"Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia".
1, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rich K; 30 Nov 2009.
"William Charles “Charlie” Soots
Birth 30 Mar 1875
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 6 Feb 1956 (aged 80)
Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Ronda Cemetery
Ronda, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 44955140"
1, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Nancy Horton Gillespie; 16 Oct 2015.
" Margaret Jane Caudill Edwards
Birth 29 Mar 1884
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 11 Sep 1957 (aged 73)
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 153808080"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles
Scots and Margaret Edwards.
2, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by mon2mine; 26 Sep 2017.
" Etta Porter
Birth 18 Oct 1904
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 14 Nov 1994 (aged 90)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Hot Coal Cemetery
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183751573"Additional Information Posted:
"Etta Porter
"Mrs Etta Porter, 90, of Coal City, died Monday, Nov. 14, 1994 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness.
"Born Oct. 18, 1904 in Grayson County, Va,. she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Margaret Caudill Soots.
"Mrs. porter was a homemaker and a member of the Sunset Hills Missionary Baptist Church, Coal
City.
"She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Tiller; her second husband, Troy Porter; a son, Charles Tiller; three sisters; a brother and three granddaughters.
"Survivors include a son, Lawrence Tiller and his wife, Elaine of Baytown, Texas; six step-daughters, one being Nancy Dent of Beckley; five step-sons; a sister, Frances Coleman of Coal City; several half-
brothers and sisters; two neices, Ina Miller of Sophia and Betty Price of Coal City; a nephew, Robert
Porter of Sophia, all whom cared for her; several other neices and nephews; three gradsons, Mark Tiller of Baton Rouge, La., Gary Tiller of Amarillo, Texas and Mike Tiller of Arlington, Va,; a granddaughter, Marsha Demschock of Arlington, Va.; four great-grandchildren, and several srepgrandchildren.
"Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Robert Dean officiating. Burial will follow in the Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia.
"Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
" Men of the church and friends will serve as pallbears.
"Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia".
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, taken on 16 Apr 1910, Page 218A,
Family #19.
Listed as Early L. Harman, age 3 mons, born in VA; in household of father, Henry M. Harman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #232/238.
Listed as Lunsford Harmon; age 20; born in WV; in household of father, Henry M. Harman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 310; WV Archives Web Site.
E.L. Harman; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Garland, WV; son of H.M. and
Fannie; married on 16 Sep 1931 at Avondale, WV; Othella Harrison; age 18; born in OH; single;
daughter of M.H. and ___.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1961); Page 464; Line 33; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Lunsford Harmon; age 51; married; electrician; died on 25 Dec 1961 at Beckley; from a
cerebrovascular accident.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 310; WV Archives Web Site.
E.L. Harman; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Garland, WV; son of H.M. and
Fannie; married on 16 Sep 1931 at Avondale, WV; Othella Harrison; age 18; born in OH; single;
daughter of M.H. and ___.
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, taken on 8 Sep 1850, Page 288B, Family #991.
Listed as Solomon Roe, age 6, born in VA, in household of father, Stephen Rowe.
2. 1860 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy PO, taken on 13 Aug 1860, Page 802, Family #294.
Listed as Solomon Rowe, age 15, born in VA, in household of father, Stephen Rowe.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Salem Rowe search, 25 Nov 2001, submitted by Paul
H. Barclift, reokid@home.com
Solomon Epperson Rowe; born in Jan 1848; married Vesty Slone on 6 Mar 1866.
4. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy Township, taken on 15 Jul 1870, Page 187A, Family #9.
Listed as Solomon E. Rowe, age 25, born in VA, farmer, head of single person household.
5. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 241A; Family #232/232.
Listed as Solomon E. Rowe; age 52; born in VA in Jun 1847; married 35 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Salem Rowe search, 25 Nov 2001, submitted by Paul
H. Barclift, reokid@home.com
Solomon Epperson Rowe; born in Jan 1848; married Vesty Slone on 6 Mar 1866.
2. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 241A; Family #232/232.
Listed as Vesta Rowe; age 50; born in Jan 1850 in VA; married 35 yrs; 8 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, Solomon E. Rowe.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 241A; Family #232/232.
Listed as William Rowe; age 18; born in Jun 1881 in VA; in household of father, Solomon E. Rowe.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 241A; Family #232/232.
Listed as Charlie Rowe; age 12; born in Dec 1887 in VA; in household of father, Solomon E. Rowe.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 287A;
Family #102/103.
Listed as James L. Brooks, age 8, in household of father, Franklin P. Brooks.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295A;
Family #283.
Listed as James L. Brooks; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Franklin P. Brooks.
3. 1920 Census, Cabell Co, WV; Guyandotte District; Huntington State Hospital; taken on 17 Jan 1920;
Page 246B.
Listed as james Brooks; age 29; born in WV; single; patient.
(May not be the same James Brooks. Can not locate another James Brooks in WV of this age)
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 236; WV Archives Web Site.
James Brooks; age __; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; was issued a license on 4 Nov 1920
to marry Etta Cook; age __; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; no parents listed for either party.
(There was no return by the minister)
5. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 174; WV Archives Web Site.
James Brooks; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Glen Daniel, WV; married on 1 Mar 1930
at Surveyor, WV; Hettie Cozart; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; lving in Glen Daniel, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7/9 Feb 1920; Page 270B; Family #81.
Listed as Hettie Cozart; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Robert T. Cozart.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 174; WV Archives Web Site.
James Brooks; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Glen Daniel, WV; married on 1 Mar 1930
at Surveyor, WV; Hettie Cozart; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; lving in Glen Daniel, WV.
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Saturday, 24 Jul 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"SABINE — Rev. Frank Brooks, 79, of Sabine, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Bluefield Regional Medical Center following a long illness. "Born Dec, 22, 1930, in Raleigh County, he was the son of the late James and Hettie Cozort Brooks. "Mr. Brooks was a member of Bellemeade Baptist Church at Sabine and had been a minister for several churches for more than 48 years. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the UMWA having last worked at Otsego. He enjoyed playing his guitar and singing in church with his wife, coon hunting and fishing. "In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert Timothy Brooks; a grandson, Robert Carl Brooks; two brothers, Jennings and Ronald Brooks; and three sisters, May Hall, Faye Hash and Henrietta Bailey; and four nephews, Jimmy and Lonnie Hash, Rodney Brooks and Shawn Bailey. "Survivors include his wife Viola Barnette Brooks of New Richmond; a granddaughter, Sue Ellen Hash of Glen Rogers; several great-grandchildren; a brother, General Brooks and his wife, Merlynn, of Sabine; and two sisters, Rosetta Cozort and her husband, Harmon, of Ballard and Loretta Bailey and her husband, Hollie, of Sabine. "A celebration of Frank’s life will be 1 p.m., today, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel, Pineville, with the Rev. Benny Cozort and the Rev. Nathan Vance officiating. Burial will follow in Lafferty Family Cemetery, Ravencliff..."
1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; E,D.. 41-39; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 940A;
Image 79 of 80; Hosusehold #343.
Listed as Viola Barnett; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Henry A. Barnett.
2. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Anna Viola Barnett Brooks, 74, of Sabine passed away Friday July 8, 2011, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness.
"Born May 15, 1937, she was the daughter of the late H.A. and Roxie Barnett.
"Mrs. Brooks was a member of the Bellemeade Baptist church. She enjoyed singing in church with her husband and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
"She was preceded in death by her husband the Rev. Frank Brooks; a son, Robert Timothy Brooks; a grandson Robert Carl Brooks; and several brothers and sisters.
"Survivors include a foster son, Charles Maynor of Wyco, WV; a granddaughter, Sue Ellen Hash of Mullens; great-grandchildren, James, Angeleak, Victor, and Shawn Hash of Glen Fork and Emma and Makayla Brooks; two brothers, Gary and Dewayne Barnett; three foster grandchildren Charla, Michelle and Charles Maynor Jr..."
"...Interment Sunday July 10 Lafferty Family Cemetery Ravencliff, WV..."