1. 1920 Census, Pocahontas Co, WV; Cass Precinct; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 82B; Image 17 of
38; Family #263/266.
Listed as Murlin H. Brown; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Homer M. Brown, Sr.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Image 29 of 43; Family #286/291.
Listed as Merlin Brown; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Homer M. Brown, Sr.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer Merlin Brown, Jr; age 23; born in Pocahontas Co, WV; living at Maben, WV; son of Homer M.
and Alice Brown, Sr; married on 24 Dec 1936 at Maben, WV; Virginia Houck; age 20; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV; daughter of H.M. and Ruth (sic) Houck.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as Jennie R. Houck; age 3 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer Merlin Brown, Jr; age 23; born in Pocahontas Co, WV; living at Maben, WV; son of Homer M.
and Alice Brown, Sr; married on 24 Dec 1936 at Maben, WV; Virginia Houck; age 20; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV; daughter of H.M. and Ruth (sic) Houck.
3. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 480.
"...7. Virginia Houck, teacher; married Merlin Brown..."
1. Pocahontas Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #358; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer M. Brown; age 27; born 22 Nov 1889 in Jefferson Co, PA; living at Cass, WV; bandsawyer
for WV Pulp and Paper, Cass, WV; married; dependent wife and 4 children; medium height with
stout build; gray eyes and Black hair.
2. 1920 Census, Pocahontas Co, WV; Cass Precinct; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 82B; Image 17 of
38; Family #263/266.
Listed as Homer M. Brown; age 30; born in PA; married; sawyer for saw mill; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Image 29 of 43; Family #286/291.
Listed as Homer Brown; age 40; born in PA; married at 18; sawyer in saw mill; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Pocahontas Co, WV; Cass Precinct; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 82B; Image 17 of
38; Family #263/266.
Listed as Allice H. Brown; age 29; born in PA; married; in household of husband, Homer M. Brown.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Image 29 of 43; Family #286/291.
Listed as Alice Brown; age 39; born in PA; married at 17; in household of husband, Homer M.
Brown, Sr.
1. 1920 Census, Pocahontas Co, WV; Cass Precinct; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 82B; Image 17 of
38; Family #263/266.
Listed as Gleanes A. Brown; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Homer M. Brown, Sr.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Image 29 of 43; Family #286/291.
Listed as Gleanes Brown; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Homer M. Brown, Sr.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 298; WV Archives Web Site.
Max W, Thompson; age 21; born at Athens, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of B.L. and
Genevive Thompson; married on 25 Jan 1944 at Mullens, WV; Theresa Houck; age 21; born at
Itmann, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Millard C. and Jeanette Houck.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #150/154.
Listed as Therisa Houck; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Millard C. Houck.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Saulsville; E.D.55-12; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 340A; Image 79 of 82; Household #647.
Listed as Theresa Hauck; age 18; born in WV; 4 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Millard C. Houck.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 298; WV Archives Web Site.
Max W, Thompson; age 21; born at Athens, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of B.L. and
Genevive Thompson; married on 25 Jan 1944 at Mullens, WV; Theresa Houck; age 21; born at
Itmann, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Millard C. and Jeanette Houck.
4. "The Roanoke Times"; Roanoke, VA; 7 Mar 2013; Newspaper Obit; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Theresa Houck Thompson, 91, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The eldest of six, from Bowers Ridge, a World War II bride, Sundays at church, sweet tea, fried pies, confidante to family and friends, cooking for six generations, sharing a lifetime of "Goodie Goodie Gumdrop" moments. For more go to YouTube: Theresa Houck Thompson -- You know you are old. She was preceded in death by her husband the Rev. Max W. Thompson, parents, Millard C. and Jeanette Bower Houck and other family members Harry and Otis Houck and W.S. Carr.
"Theresa was a member of New Life Christian Ministries. She along with her husband pastored churches in West Virginia and Virginia for more than 20 years. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the churches Widow's Support Group.
"Surviving are her children, Bobbie Brightbill and husband Jim of Cloverdale; Vicki Gicz and husband Adam, of Chesapeake; Marcus Thompson and wife, Connie, of Christiansburg; grandchildren, Aric Brightbill, Tara Oliver and husband, Josh; Cory Thompson and wife, Trish; Allison Gicz, Cricket Morris, Carly Buchanan and husband, Will, Michael Gicz; great-grandchildren, Mikaela, Trenton, and Karis Oliver, Silas Brightbill, Rylee and Bryce Thompson, Micah and Reese Buchanan, Max Morris; brothers, Jack Houck and wife Lou, of Tallahassee, Fla.; Woody Houck and wife, Melva of Virginia Beach; sister, Alice Carr of Mullins, West Virginia; special sisters in law, Jane Hauck of Mullins, West Virginia; Iris Thompson of Monroe County, West Virginia; and Joyce Strickland of Florida; and a number of nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at New Life Christian Ministries by the Rev. Walter L. Wood. Interment will at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Appalachian Conference Cemetery in Dublin..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 182; WV Archives Web Site.
Coy Kelly; age 22; born at Jefferson, NC; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of Loyd and Florence Kelly;
married on 9 Nov 1946 at Beckley, WV; Louise Houck; age 22; born and living at Itmann, WV; single;
daughter of Wade and Susie.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Coy A. Kelly; born on 8 Jul 1924; died on 26 Jun 1999; living in Marion, Grant Co, IN at death;
card issued in NC before 1951.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tombstoner & Family; 4 Jul 2006.
" Coy Albert Kelley
Birth 21 Jun 1924
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 26 Jun 1999 (aged 75)
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Burial Grant Memorial Park
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Plot G 248
Memorial ID 14821949"Additional Information Posted:
"75yrs 4day
Marital Status MARRIED
Spouse LOUISE HOUCK
Father LLOYD KELLEY
Mother FLORENCE BARE"
1. 1930 Census; Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255A; Image 17 of
44; Family #155/159.
Listed as Louise Houck; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Wade H. Houck.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 182; WV Archives Web Site.
Coy Kelly; age 22; born at Jefferson, NC; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of Loyd and Florence Kelly;
married on 9 Nov 1946 at Beckley, WV; Louise Houck; age 22; born and living at Itmann, WV; single;
daughter of Wade and Susie.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Louise H. Kelly; born on 8 Jul 1924; died on 29 Jun 2002; living in Marion, Grant Co, IN at death;
card issued in WV before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tombstoner & Family; 4 Jul 2006.
" Louise Elinore Houck Kelley
Birth 8 Jul 1924
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 29 Jun 2002 (aged 77)
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Burial Grant Memorial Park
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Plot G 250
Memorial ID 14821927"Additional Information Posted:
"77yrs 11mth 21day
Marital Status WIDOWED
Spouse
Father WADE HOUCK
Mother SUSIE BOWER"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gary McMillian; 6 Mar 2013; maintained by Chet Walker.
"Loyd O. Kelley
Birth 4 Jul 1902
Death 19 Apr 1936 (aged 33)
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Dickson Cemetery
West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 106279592"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmet G. McKinney; age 20; born and living at Basin, WV; single; son of Kelley and Virgie McKinney;
married on 16 Jun 1953 at Pineville, WV; Donna Jack Houck; age 18; born at Otsego, WV; single;
living at Maben, WV; daughter of Don R. and Edna Houck.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 371; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmet Gale McKinney; age 24; born and living at Basin, WV; divorced; son of Kelly and Virgie
McKinney; married on 17 Nov 1956 at Pineville, WV; Helen Ruth Lusk; age 19; born at Herndon, WV;
single; living at Basin, WV; daughter of Foster Lusk and Dicie Lusk McKinney.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmet G. McKinney; age 20; born and living at Basin, WV; single; son of Kelley and Virgie McKinney;
married on 16 Jun 1953 at Pineville, WV; Donna Jack Houck; age 18; born at Otsego, WV; single;
living at Maben, WV; daughter of Don R. and Edna Houck.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Waller Sterling Carr; age 32; born in Giles Co, VA; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of Robert and
Rosa V. Carr, Sr; married on 26 Dec 1955 at Mullens, WV; Alice Houck; age 25; born at Itmann, WV;
single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Millard and Jeanette Houck.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B;
Family #150/154.
Listed as Alice Houck; age 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Millard C. Houck.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Saulsville; E.D.55-12; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 340A; Image 79 of 82; Household #647.
Listed as Alice Hauck; age 10; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Millard C. Houck.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Waller Sterling Carr; age 32; born in Giles Co, VA; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of Robert and
Rosa V. Carr, Sr; married on 26 Dec 1955 at Mullens, WV; Alice Houck; age 25; born at Itmann, WV;
single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Millard and Jeanette Houck.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
Orazio Lucento, III; age 18; born on 4 Dec 1946 at Beckley, WV; single; living at Alpoca, WV; son of
Orazio and Betty Jane (Titta) Lucento, II; married on 27 Aug 1965 at Mullens, WV; Brenda Jane Houck;
age 20; born on 27 Mar 1945 at Pierpoint, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of
Donald Raymond and Edna Pearl Houck.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
Orazio Lucento, III; age 18; born on 4 Dec 1946 at Beckley, WV; single; living at Alpoca, WV; son of
Orazio and Betty Jane (Titta) Lucento, II; married on 27 Aug 1965 at Mullens, WV; Brenda Jane Houck;
age 20; born on 27 Mar 1945 at Pierpoint, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of
Donald Raymond and Edna Pearl Houck.