McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Paul Cox

1. VA Births and Christenings, 1853-1917; LDS Web Site.
Paul Cox; born 1 May 1896 in Floyd Co, VA to Wade F. and L.O. Cox.
2. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as Paul Cox; age 4; born in VA in May 1896; twin of John; in household of father, Wade F.
Cox.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4294; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Paul Cox; age 21; born 19 May 1896 at Indian Valley, VA; living at Indian Valley, VA; employed as
firing boilers stabl??? engine; for Lynchburg C & C Co, Kyle, WV; single; no dependents; tall with
slender build; brown eyes and brown hair.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 243A; Image 35
of 43; Family #326/368.
Listed as Paul Cox; age 33; born in VA; married at 30; carpenter for coal company; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #38.
Listed as Paul Cox; age 43; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in Kyle, McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; company carpenter; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-116; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Paul Cox, no middle name; age 45; born 19 May 1896 in Floyd Co, VA; living at Premier, WV;
employed by Premier Pocahontas Coll. Co at Premier, WV; person who will always know address,
Mabel Cox, Premier, WV; 5' 11", 154 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
7. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #75.
Listed as Paul Cox; age 53; born in VA; married; carpenter foreman for coal mine; head of
household
8. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Paul Cox; born 19 May 1896; died in Jul 1971; last residence, Premier, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #235-09-9858; card issued in WV before 1951.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 011966; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Paul Cox; age 75; born in VA; carpenter for mine; SS #235-09-9858; married; husband of Clelia
Slusher; living at Premier, WV; son of Wade F. and Odessa (Phillips) Cox; died 30 Jul 1971 in
Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from acute cerebral pul???? with advanced pulmenary
enephysema, pneumoconosis; buried 1 Aug 1871 in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV;
informant, Mrs. Paul Cox, Premier, WV.


Clelia Mabel Slusher

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 243A; Image 35
of 43; Family #326/368.
Listed as Mabel Cox; age 26; born in WV; married at 23; in household of husband, Paul Cox.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #38.
Listed as Mabel Cox; age 36; born in WV; married; 2 yrs college education; lived in Kyle, McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Paul Cox.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #75.
Listed as Mable Cox; age 46; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Paul Cox.


Linda S. Cox

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #75.
Listed as Linda S. Cox; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Paul Cox.


Wade F. Cox

1. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as Wade F. Cox; age 34; born in VA in Apr 1866; married 12 yrs; farmer; head of household.


Lucy Odessa Phillips

1. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as Lucy O. Cox; age 28; born in VA in Feb 1872; married 12 yrs; 7 children, 6 living;
in household of husband, Wade F. Cox.


Lillie D Cox

1. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as Lillie D. Cox; age 11; born in VA in Nov 1888; in household of father, Wade F. Cox.


Charles E. Cox

1. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as Charles E. Cox; age 9; born in VA in Jun 1890; in household of father, Wade F. Cox.


Ambrose W. Cox

1. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as Ambrose W. Cox; age 8; born in VA in Aug 1891; in household of father, Wade F. Cox.


John Cox

2. 1900 Census, Floyd Co, VA; Indian Valley; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 89B; Image 26 of 30;
Family #228/231.
Listed as John Cox; age 4; born in VA in May 1896; twin of Paul; in household of father, Wade F.
Cox.


Edward Lee Cook

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #75.
Listed as Edward L. Cook; age 22; born in WV; married; carpenter for coal mine;in household of
father-in-law, Paul Cox, with wife.


Pauline June Cox

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 243A; Image 35
of 43; Family #326/368.
Listed as Pauline Cox; age 2 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Paul Cox.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #38.
Listed as Paulinel Cox; age 12; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in Kyle, McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Paul Cox.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #75.
Listed as Pauline Cook; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of father, Paul Cox, with
husband.
4. FindAGrave.com
"Pauline June Cox Cook, 81, of Collinsville, VA died Friday, January 2, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville/Henry County, Martinsville, VA.

"Born on June 3, 1927 in Kyle, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Paul Cox and Mabel Slusher Cox. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Edward Lee Cook and daughter, Clelia Cook Hylton.

"Mrs. Cook was a graduate of Welch High School, Welch, West Virginia, received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Radford University, Radford, VA and received a Master's Degree in Guidance from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. She was employed by the McDowell County School System as an English Teacher at Welch High School for over 35 years and retired from Mount View High School, Welch, West Virginia as a Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Cook was a member of the First Baptist Church in Welch, West Virginia, where she was the organist for 38 years. She was a member of the Chaminade Music Club, The Library Board and the Delta Kappa Gamma, all in Welch, West Virginia.

"Surviving are her sister, Linda Cox Jackson of the home and granddaughter.

"Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA..."


Hobert Wayne Hensley

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #39.
Listed as H. Walter Hensley; age 29; born in WV; married; no listed education; lived in Bellpry (sp?)
Clay Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935; company store manager; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Shannon Hill Cemetery, Belfry, Pike Co, KY; submitted by Sue Lapp;
7 Aug 2010.
Hobert Wayne Hensley; born in 1911; died in 1958; buried here; headstone shown.


Opal Truitt Farley

1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson; City Hall Precinct; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 222B;
Image 36 of 58; Family #339/370.
Listed as Opal Farley; age 6; born in KY; in household of father, Rolant T. Farley.
2. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District #6; taken on 5 May 1930; Page 208A; Image 70 of 97;
Family #667.
Listed as Opal Farley; age 16; born in KY; single; in household of father, Roland T. Farley.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #39.
Listed as Opal Hensley; age 26; born in KY; married; 2 ys HS education; lived in Bellpry (sp?)
Clay Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, H. Walter Hensley.
4. "Bowling Green Daily News"; Bowling Green, KY; Sunday, 6 Mar 2011; Newspaper Obit;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Opal Truitt Hensley, 97, of Bowling Green, died at 2:55 a.m. March 5, 2011, at a Bowling Green retirement village.

"The Pike County native was born June 30, 1913. She was a receptionist at the Kentucky Museum and was a member of First Baptist Church in Bowling Green and First Baptist Church in Kenova, W.Va. She was a longtime Sunday school teacher and deaconess. Opal was a third generation member of O.E.S. Chapter in Huntington, W.Va., and was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was a daughter of the late Roland T. Farley and Nancy Jane Lowe Farley and the wife of the late Hobart Wayne Hensley. She was preceded in death by a son, Bob R. Hensley; a brother, Luther Farley; and two sisters, Cleo Williams and Anise Runyon.

"Memorial service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Funeral arrangements are being handled by J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Lovers Lane chapel. The family chose cremation. A private interment will be at the Columbarium at Chandler Memorial Chapel at Western Kentucky University.

"Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Barren River Hosparus, 101 Riverwood Ave., Suite B, Bowling Green, KY 42103 or First Baptist Church, 621 E. 12th St., Bowling Green, KY 42101.

"Survivors include a son, Fred Hensley and his wife, Mary Jane, of Bowling Green; four grandchildren, Karen Pawlak and her husband, Bob, of Mason, Ohio, Steve Hensley and his wife, Rochelle, of Fort Thomas, Drew Hensley and his wife, Ginny, of Bowling Green, and Anne Walker Brown and her husband, Darren, of Las Vegas; nine great-grandchildren, Dan Pawlak, Jason Pawlak, Tyler Pawlak, Ramey, Perry, Laney and Roland Hensley, and Reed and Hope Hensley; a great-great-granddaughter, Annie Pawlak; and a loving daughter-in-law, Joanne Ramey Hensley of Mason, Ohio..."


Bobby R. Hensley

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #39.
Listed as Bobby K. Hensley; age 6; born in KY; 1st grade education; lived in Bellpry (sp?) Clay Co,
KY on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, H. Walter Hensley.
2. Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bobby R. Hensley; born 23 May 1933 in Pike Co, KY; mother, Opal Farley.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bob Hensley; born 23 May 1933; died in Oct 1974; SS#401-42-6696; card issued in KY before
1951.


Woodrow Wooten Runyon

1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Woodrow W. Runyon; age 16; born in KY; in household of father, Ira Runyon.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #39.
Listed as Wooten Runyon; age 26 born in KY; married; 3 yrs college education; lived in Pinson
Fork, Pike Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935; grade school teacher; boarder in household of H. Walter Hensley.


Annis Farley

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #39.
Listed as Annis Runyon; age 23 born in KY; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in Pinson
Fork, Pike Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935; boarder's wife; in household of H. Walter Hensley.


William T. Crawford Sr

1. 1900 Census, Summers Co, WV; Talcott District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 168A; Image 22
of 30; Family #155/158.
Listed as Willie Crawford; age 3; born in WV in Aug 1896; in household of grandfather, Charles A.
Crawford, with parents.
2. Fayette Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #154; 5 Jun 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William T. Crawford; age 21; born 12 Aug 1897 in WV; living in Summerlee, WV; nearest relative;
Sherman Crawford, Summerlee, WV; tall with slender build; blue eyes and Black hair.
3. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1919); Page 28; Line 22; WV Archives Web Site.
William T. Crawford; age 23; born in Braxton Co, WV; single; machinist; living at Scarbro, WV; son
of C. S. and Rosetta; married on 24 Dec 1919 at Oak Hill, WV; Lorna Fitzpatrick; age 22; born and
living at Scarbro, WV; single; daughter of Ed and Alice.
4. 1920 Census; Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 22 Jan 1920; Page 231B;
Image 46 of 56; Family #118/118.
Listed as William Crawford; age 23; born in WV; married; electrician, machine; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as William T. Crawford; age 33; born in WV; married at 22; electrician for coal mine; head of
household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as William Crawford; age 43; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; electrician for coal mine; head of household.
7. Fayette Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1147; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William T. Crawford; age 45; born 12 Aug 1896 in Braxton Co, WV; living at Summerlee, WV;
employed by New River Co, Summerlee, WV; person who will always know address, Lorne
Crawford; 6' 1 1/2" tall; 180 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
8. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Crawford; born 12 Aug 1896; died in Sep 1971; last residence, Scarbro, Fayette Co, WV;
SS #234-01-1229; card issued in WV before 1951.
9. Fayette Co, WV Death Certificate #'71 012974; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
William T. Cawford, Sr; age 75; born 12 Aug 1896 in WV; widowed; retired Chief Electrician for
New River Co, Mt. Hope, WV; SS #234-01-1229; son of Charles Sherman and Rosetta (Brickle)
Crawford; died 14 Sep 1971; DOA Oak Hill Hospital, Oak Hill, WV; from acute coronary failure,
massive coronary thrombosis due to arteriosclerosis and hypertension; buried 17 Sep 1971 in
High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, WV; informant, William T. Crawford, Jr, Oak Hill, WV.


Lorna Cathern Fitzpatrick

1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1919); Page 28; Line 22; WV Archives Web Site.
William T. Crawford; age 23; born in Braxton Co, WV; single; machinist; living at Scarbro, WV; son
of C. S. and Rosetta; married on 24 Dec 1919 at Oak Hill, WV; Lorna Fitzpatrick; age 22; born and
living at Scarbro, WV; single; daughter of Ed and Alice.
2. 1920 Census; Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarbro; taken on 22 Jan 1920; Page 231B;
Image 46 of 56; Family #118/118.
Listed as Lenora Crawford; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William T.
Crawford.
3. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarba; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as Leorna C. Crawford; age 32; born in WV; married at 21; in household of husband,
William T. Crawford.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as Lorna Crawford; age 42; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William T. Crawford.
5. Fayette Co, WV; Daeth Registry; Vol #__(1968); Page ___; Line 4; WV Archives Web Site.
Lorna Cathern Fitzpatrick Crawford; age 70; married; housewife; died 11 Jan 1968 at Scrabro, WV
from an acute coronary occlusion.


Wilma L. Crawford

1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarba; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as Wilma L. Crawford; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William T. Crawford.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as Wilma Crawford; age 19; born in WV; 4 yrs HS education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T. Crawford.


Irma L. Crawford

1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarba; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as Erma L. Crawford; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William T. Crawford.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as Irma Crawford; age 18; born in WV; 4 yrs HS education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T. Crawford.


Genevieve M. Crawford

1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarba; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as Genevie M. Crawford; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William T. Crawford.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as Genevieve Crawford; age 16; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T. Crawford.


James Edward Crawford

1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarba; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as James E. Crawford; age 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William T. Crawford.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as James Edward Crawford; age 10; born in WV; 5th grade education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T. Crawford.


Charles Sherman Crawford

1. 1900 Census, Summers Co, WV; Talcott District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 168A; Image 22
of 30; Family #155/158.
Listed as Sherman Crawford; age 34; born in VA in Mar 1866; married 5 yrs; farmer; in houehold
of father, Charles A. Crawford, with wife and children.


Rosetta Brickles

1. 1900 Census, Summers Co, WV; Talcott District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 168A; Image 22
of 30; Family #155/158.
Listed as Rosette Crawford; age 22; born in WV in Dec 1877; married 5 yrs; 3 children, all living;
in household of father-in-law, Charles A. Crawford, with husband and children.


Sullivan Crawford

1. 1900 Census, Summers Co, WV; Talcott District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 168A; Image 22
of 30; Family #155/158.
Listed as Sulivan Crawford; age 1; born in WV in Jun 1898; in household of grandfather, Charles A.
Crawford, with parents.


Samuel Crawford

1. 1900 Census, Summers Co, WV; Talcott District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 168A; Image 22
of 30; Family #155/158.
Listed as Samuel Crawford; age 2 mons; born in WV in Mar 1900; in household of grandfather,
Charles A. Crawford, with parents.


William T. "Billy" Crawford Jr

1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Scarba; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 132B;
Image 28 of 99; Family #287/290.
Listed as Billy T. Crawford; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, William T. Crawford.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 6 of 10; Household #40.
Listed as Billy Crawford; age 12; born in WV; 7th grade education; living at Mead,
Raleigh Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T. Crawford.
3. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1950); Page 41; Line 3; WV Archives Web Site.
William T. Crawford, Jr; age 23; born Mt. Hope, WV; single; electrician; living at Summerlee, WV;
son of William and Lorna; married on 17 Mar 1950 at Oak Hill, WV; Hazel Whitt; age 26; born at
Mayberry (sic, Maybeury), WV; single; living at Oak Hill, WV; daughter of Buford and Hattie.


Hazel Whitt

1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1950); Page 41; Line 3; WV Archives Web Site.
William T. Crawford, Jr; age 23; born Mt. Hope, WV; single; electrician; living at Summerlee, WV;
son of William and Lorna; married on 17 Mar 1950 at Oak Hill, WV; Hazel Whitt; age 26; born at
Mayberry (sic, Maybeury), WV; single; living at Oak Hill, WV; daughter of Buford and Hattie.