1. 1920 Census, Campbell Co, TN; 5th District; Woodridge Village; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 208A;
Image 33 of 41; Family #333/336.
Listed as Charley Teasley; age 38; born in TN; married; laborer in coal mine; head of houshold.
1. 1920 Census, Campbell Co, TN; 5th District; Woodridge Village; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 208A;
Image 33 of 41; Family #333/336.
Listed as Lillie Teasley; age 30; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Charles Teasley.
1. 1920 Census, Campbell Co, TN; 5th District; Woodridge Village; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 208A;
Image 33 of 41; Family #333/336.
Listed as Charles Teasley; age 10; born in TN; in household of father, Charles Teasley.
1. 1920 Census, Campbell Co, TN; 5th District; Woodridge Village; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 208A;
Image 33 of 41; Family #333/336.
Listed as Edna Teasley; age 5; born in TN; in household of father, Charles Teasley.
1. 1920 Census, Campbell Co, TN; 5th District; Woodridge Village; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 208A;
Image 33 of 41; Family #333/336.
Listed as Orsen Teasley; age 4 yrs 5 mons; born in TN; in household of father, Charles Teasley.
1. 1920 Census, Campbell Co, TN; 5th District; Woodridge Village; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 208B;
Image 34 of 41; Family #333/336.
Listed as Eva Teasley; age 1 yr 4 mons; born in TN; in household of father, Charles Teasley.
1. Lewis Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Orie Ray Perine; age 21; born and living in Lewis Co, WV; glass worker; son of W.J. and Cosby
Perine; married on 15 Aug 1927 at Weston, WV; Hazel Lucille Bostic; age 21; born and living in
Lewis Co, WV; daughter of Frank and Lenora Bostic.
2. 1930 Census, Lewis Co, WV; Freemans Creek District; Weston; taken on 12 apr 1930; Page 39B;
Image 22 of 28; Family # 232/257.
Listed as Orie R. Perine; age 23; born in WV; married at 20; glass worker; in household of father,
William J. Perine.
1. 1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV; Glenville District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 84A; Image 11 of 41;
Family #94/93.
Listed as Hazel Bostic; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Franklin E. Bostic.
2. 1920 Census, Braxton Co, WV; Otter District; taken on 17/19 Jan 1920; Page 172B; Image 16 of 27;
Family #133/134.
Listed as Hazel I. Bostic; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Franklin E. Bostic.
3. Lewis Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Orie Ray Perine; age 21; born and living in Lewis Co, WV; glass worker; son of W.J. and Cosby
Perine; married on 15 Aug 1927 at Weston, WV; Hazel Lucille Bostic; age 21; born and living in
Lewis Co, WV; daughter of Frank and Lenora Bostic.
4. 1930 Census, Lewis Co, WV; Freemans Creek District; Weston; taken on 12 apr 1930; Page 39B;
Image 22 of 28; Family # 232/257.
Listed as Hazel L. Perine; age 23; born in PA; married at 20; in household of father-in-law, William J.
Perine.
1. 1930 Census, Lewis Co, WV; Freemans Creek District; Weston; taken on 12 apr 1930; Page 39B;
Image 22 of 28; Family # 232/257.
Listed as William J. Perine; age 50; born in WV; widowed; proprietor of barber shop; head of
household.
1. 1930 Census, Lewis Co, WV; Freemans Creek District; Weston; taken on 12 apr 1930; Page 39B;
Image 22 of 28; Family # 232/257.
Listed as Oran D. Perine; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, William J. Perine.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 232A; Family #134.
Listed as Vaughn Cozart, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, John H. Cozart.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 6/7 May 1910; Page 292A; Family #229.
Listed as Vinnie Cozart; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John H.Cozart.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 16 Apr 1930, Page 196B, Family #187.
Listed as Vaughn Cozart, age 23, born in WV, in household of father, John H. Cozart.
4. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Vaughn Cozart; born on ______; living at P.O. Box 72, Oceana, WV in 1984.
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Vaughn Cozart; born on 25 Jul 1906; died in Nov 1985; living at Toney Fork, Wyoming Co, WV
at death; SS # 236-28-8650; card issued in WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Rachel M. Ritchie; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Charles C. Ritchie.
2. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rachel R. Cozart; born on 26 Jun 1924; living at P.O. Box 72, Oceana, WV in 1984.
1. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edward C. Cozart; born on 27 Dec 1958; living at P.O. Box 72, Oceana, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Charles C. Ritchie; age 46; born in TN; married at 27; manager of retail grocery store; head
of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ETownDown; 5 Oct 2019.
" Charles C. Ritchie
Birth 1883
Death 1955 (aged 71–72)
Burial
Ritchie Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 203590446"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Mary Ritchie; age 39; born in TN; married at 19; in household of husband, Charles C.
Ritchie.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ETownDown; 5 Oct 2019.
" Mary Elizabeth Nidiffer Ritchie
Birth 14 Aug 1890
Death 23 Sep 1996 (aged 106)
Burial
Ritchie Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 203590470"
"Inscription"Daughter of James Nidiffer and Maggie Stevens"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Charles C. Ritchie, Jr; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Charles C. Ritchie.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Mary C. Ritchie; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Charles C. Ritchie.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Jame E. Ritchie; age 4 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles C. Ritchie.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #11523; WV Archives Website.
Name: James Elbert Ritchie
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1925
Birth Place: Wyo County, West Virginia
Death Date: 26 Aug 1941
Death Place: Oceana, Wyoming, West Virginia
Burial Date: 28 Aug 1941
Burial Place: Elizabethton, Tenn
Death Age: 15 years 10 months 5 days
Occupation: Student
Race: White
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Residence: Oceana
Father Name: C. C. Ritchie
Father Birth Place: Tenn.
Mother Name: Mary Nidiffer
Mother Birth Place: Tenn
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ETownDown; 5 Oct 2019.
" James Elbert Ritchie
Birth 1926
Death 1941 (aged 14–15)
Burial
Ritchie Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 203590411"
4. "Wyoming County Proud!!"; Facebook Page; Posted by Vickie Thomas; 11 Mar 2022.
"On August 26, 1941, a very severe storm front when through Wyoming County. Fifteen year old James Elwood Ritchie from Oceana was on his bicycle heading home when the storm hit. He was on the Toney Fork Road when he was caught in the rain. He sheltered under a tree that was at the edge of the creek. Lightning hit the tree, breaking a huge limb that in turn hit young James. The force of the limb knocked James into the nearby creek where he drowned.
Credit: Jack Feller"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ETownDown; 5 Oct 2019.
" Thomas E. Ritchie
Birth 22 Oct 1927
Death 21 Dec 1927 (aged 1 month)
Burial
Ritchie Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 203590363"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image 1 of
56; Family #5/5.
Listed as Jack H. Ritchie; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Charles C. Ritchie.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 351; WV Archives Web Site.
Jack Ritchie; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of C. C. and Mary
Ritchie; married on 14 Feb 1942 at Oceana, WV; Novella Cozart; age 27; born ar Ravencliff, WV;
single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Jack and Triga Cozart.
3. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jack H. Ritchie; born on 13 Oct 1920; living at P.O. Box 607, Oceana, WV in 1984.
4. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jack Harding Ritchie, 96, of Oceana, WV passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017. He was born on October 13,
1920 in Princeton, WV a son of the late Charles C. Ritchie, Sr., and Mary Nidiffer Ritchie. Jack grew up in
Bud, WV, and was a 1938 graduate of Herndon High School. He and his wife Novella were the owners and
operators of Jack's Transfer in Oceana. As an agent for United Van Lines, he moved people in and out of
Wyoming County for many years. They owned Ritchie's Furniture from 1956 until their retirement in 1989.
Jack was a well respected, honest businessman, who treated everyone fairly. He was always a true
gentleman. Until his health deteriorated, Jack faithfully attended Crany Missionary Baptist Church. He
helped to establish the Oceana Fire Department and also was instrumental in bringing a bank to Oceana. He
was one of the original directors of the Bank of Oceana and was extremely proud of his fifteen years of
service as a director without missing a single board meeting. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in
death by his wife of 66 years, business partner and true love of his life, Novella Cozort Ritchie; his brothers
Charles C. Ritchie, Jr. and Paul C. Ritchie, and their wives Dorothy, Marguerite and Pat; his sisters Mary
Terry, Josephine Canterbury Adkins and Rachel Cozort Lamb, and their husbands Walt, Doug, Mason,
Vaughn and Harold; sisters-in-law Grace McGraw and Virginia Kennedy; and several nieces and nephews. He
is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Betty and Fred Halsey; his granddaughter Andrea Fatony and her
husband Dana; and his great grandson Dallas Fatony. He will be sadly missed by his family, his many friends,
especially his good friends Bill and Regina Cook, and his caregivers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM
on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV, with Rev. Raybon Cook
and Rev. William Cook officiating. He will be laid to rest in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, WV...."
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 232A; Family #134.
Listed as Novella Cozart, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, John H. Cozart.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 16 Apr 1930, Page 196B, Family #187.
Listed as Novella Cozart, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, John H. Cozart.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 351; WV Archives Web Site.
Jack Ritchie; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of C. C. and Mary
Ritchie; married on 14 Feb 1942 at Oceana, WV; Novella Cozart; age 27; born ar Ravencliff, WV;
single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Jack and Triga Cozart.
4. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Novella C. Ritchie; born on 26 Sep 1914; living at P.O. Box 607, Oceana, WV in 1984.
Elizabeth Catherine "Susie" Cozart
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"OCEANA — Elizabeth Catherine “Susie” Wolfe, 49, of Oceana, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. "She was born October 2, 1961 in Beckley, a daughter of the late Vaughn J. and Rachel Mae Ritchie Cozort. "She was a 1979 graduate of Oceana High School and a member of the Crany Missionary Baptist Church. Susie worked as an EMT for over 20 years, was a First Aid and CPR instructor for much of that time. During her career she worked for many of the local EMS Services, endeavoring to help those in need. "She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Wolfe and a brother, Eddie Cozort. "Those left to mourn her passing include her daughter, Tanya Dawn Garber and husband Phillip Jr. of Oceana; a step-son, Joshua Wolfe of Pennsylvania; a brother, Jim Cozort and wife Patricia of Oceana; two grandchildren, Faith and Willia Garber of Oceana; an uncle Jack Ritchie of Oceana; sister-in-law Karen Roberts of North Carolina; nieces Julie Cozort and Misti Toler, both of Oceana; nephew Adam Cozort and wife Emily of Oceana; special cousins, Betty Halsey and husband Fred and Andrea Hall and husband Daniel, all of Oceana; and a host of other loving family and friends. "Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday April 21, 2011 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home with Rev. James Walker officiating. Susie will be laid to rest in the Kennedy Cemetery, Crany, W.Va..."