1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 400; WV Archives Web Site.
James Dillard Banther; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; married on 17 Nov
1928 at Clear Fork, WV; Hattie McCarty; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 78A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #121/122.
Listed as J.D. Banther; age 20; born in WV; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Banther; age 33; born in McDowell Co, NC; widowed; living at Oceana, WV; son of Columbus and
Emma Banther; married on 18 Oct 1943 at Oceana, WV; Edith Morgan; age 23; born and living at
Oceana, WV; single; daughter of Pleas and Annie Morgan.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 293; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Banther; age 38; born in NC; widowed; living at Oceana, WV; son of Columbus and Emma
Banther; married on 7 Aug 1948 at Oceana, WV; Liza Blankenship; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
single; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter of Black and ____ Blankenship.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dillard Banther; born on 12 Jan 1910; died in Mar 1981; living at Lynco, Wyoming Co, WV at death;
SS # 233-22-9564; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 135A, Family #6.
Listed as Edith Morgan, age 10 months, born in WV, in household of father, Pleasant B. Morgan.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 75 A; Family # 65/65.
Listed as Edith Morgan; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, Pleasant B. Morgan.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville; Laurel Branch Rd; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 8 B;
Household #107.
Listed as Edith Morgan; age 21; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; unemployed; in household
of mother, Annie Morgan.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Banther; age 33; born in McDowell Co, NC; widowed; living at Oceana, WV; son of Columbus
and Emma Banther; married on 18 Oct 1943 at Oceana, WV; Edith Morgan; age 23; born and living
at Oceana, WV; single; daughter of Pleas and Annie Morgan.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #7003; WV Archives Web Site.
Edith Banther; age 28 yrs, 0 mons, 13 days; born on 1 Apr 1919 in Wyoming Co, WV; married; wife of
J.D. Banther; daughter of Ples and Annie A. (Brunty) Morgan; died on 14 Apr 1947 at Oceana, WV;
from TB; buried on 16 Apr 1947 in Laurel Branch Cemetery, Oceana, WV; informant, J.D. Banther,
Lynco, WV.
6. Woming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Susie Edith Morgan; born on 1 Apr 1919; died on 14 Apr 1945; "Daughter of Pleasant Buren and
Virginia Angeline Brunty Morgan, wife of Herbert Morgan(sic, Brunty)"; buried in William Walker
Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
(Conflicting information)
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 28 Feb 2014.
"Susan Edith “Susie” Morgan Banther
Birth 1 Apr 1919
Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Apr 1947 (aged 28)
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial William Walker Cemetery
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 125718441"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Pleasant Buren Morgan and Virginia Angeline "Annie" Brunty"Sister of Lacy Morgan (1908-Deceased), Lizzie Morgan (1910-Deceased) and Lewis Morgan(1913-Deceased).
"Married to James Dillard "J.D." Banther, Sr. (1910-1981) on October 18, 1943 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1943, Page 246, Application Date: October 13, 1943).
"Stepmother of Elsie Mae Banther-Abshire (1930-Deceased), Mary Lou Banther-Lambert (1931-1997), James Dillard "J.D." Banther, Jr. (1937-2012), and John Banther (1939-Deceased).
"Edith Banther died at age 28 from pulmonary tuberculosis."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 184; "Will and Pebble Day"; article; submitted by Sue Mullins, PO Box
212, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Hobert and Sue Mullins"; Article; Page 216; submitted by Sue Mullins, PO Box,
212, Jolo, WV 24850.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Curtis William Day
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1971
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Will Day
Mother: Pebble Lakie Pruitt
Spouse: Sylvia Mullins
Certificate Number: 1971036766"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Hobert and Sue Mullins"; Article; Page 216; submitted by Sue Mullins, PO Box,
212, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Mullins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1955
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1971
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Cecil Mullins
Mother: Evia Kennedy
Spouse: Curtis William Day
Certificate Number: 1971036766"
Chloe Frances "Frankie" Collins
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Chloe F. Stanton; born on 16 Sep 1954; died on 28 Aug 1998; SS#236-88-9337; card issued in WV
in 1969.
2. "True Heroines - Police Women Killed in the Line of Duty Throughout the United States, 1916-1999";
by Dr. William Wilbanks; Turner Publiching Co, Paduca, KY, 2000; Page 228/229; #135.
"....Frances Staton, Chief of Police, Bradshaw, West Virginia Police Department Shot and killed at
police station on Aug 17, 1998..."
"... shot by Charles Jarrell Vance , 61, of Paynesville, West Virginia..."
"...airlifted to Charleston Area Medical Center...died at 12:35 pm Friday, Aug 28..."
(This is a full account of the incident with a complete family background)
3. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Collins Family.
"Roy and Dorothy Collins Family Cemetery
"Roy and Dorothy Collins Family Cemetery is located at the top of Beartown Mountain. Take the right-hand fork towards Panther Forest, then turn right on the second right-hand road for about 1/2 mile. The cemetery is located on the left on a hill accessible by walkway or drive way on the left.
The first person buried there was our mother, Dorothy Marie Blankenship Collins, who passed away November 25, 1997. She was born April 13, 1923 and was the daughter of Preston and Matilda Estep Blankenship. Dorothy was married to Roy Lee Collins on November 10, 1940 and had 11 children, two of which are buried next to her.
"Dorothy's first child, Wilma Jean Collins, was born June 29, 1941 and passed away June 2, 1942 of enlarged heart. After Dorothy died, we moved Wilma Jean next to our mother in April 1998 and the cemetery was dedicated to the Lord and in honor of our mother. Our sister, Chloe Francis "Frankie" Collins Stanton, was born on September 16, 1954 and died August 28, 1998. She was the Police Chief in Bradshaw, WV, and was killed in the line of duty.
"Contributor: Jenny Puckett.."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 400; WV Archives Web Site.
James Dillard Banther; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; married on 17 Nov
1928 at Clear Fork, WV; Hattie McCarty; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 78A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #121/122.
Listed as J.D. Banther; age 20; born in WV; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Banther; age 33; born in McDowell Co, NC; widowed; living at Oceana, WV; son of Columbus and
Emma Banther; married on 18 Oct 1943 at Oceana, WV; Edith Morgan; age 23; born and living at
Oceana, WV; single; daughter of Pleas and Annie Morgan.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 293; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Banther; age 38; born in NC; widowed; living at Oceana, WV; son of Columbus and Emma
Banther; married on 7 Aug 1948 at Oceana, WV; Liza Blankenship; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
single; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter of Black and ____ Blankenship.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dillard Banther; born on 12 Jan 1910; died in Mar 1981; living at Lynco, Wyoming Co, WV at death;
SS # 233-22-9564; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 135A; Image 1
of 21; Family #8/8.
Listed as Hattie McCarty; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Walter S. MCarty.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 400; WV Archives Web Site.
James Dillard Banther; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; married on
17 Nov 1928 at Clear Fork, WV; Hattie McCarty; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Clear Fork, WV.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 78A; Image
13 of 25; Family #121/122.
Listed as Hattie Banther; age 17; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, James D.
Banther.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #11482; WV Archives Web Site.
Hattie Banther; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV; married; housewife; wife of J. Dillard Banther;
living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of Walter and May McCarty; died on 22 Jul 1940 at Clear Fork,
WV; from TB; buried on 23 Jul 1940 in Laurel Branch Cemetery; informant, J.D. Banther, Clear
Fork, WV.