1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as William Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page64 ; WV Archives Web Site.
William E. Mitchem; age 19; born at Pageton, WV; single; living at Worth, WV; married on
6 Nov 1951 at Keystone; Margaret L. Hicks; age 16; born and living at Elkhorn, WV; single;
with consent of Garfield and Bonanza Mitchem, parents of William E. Mitchem; and James and
Elizabeth Hicks, parents of Margaret L. Hicks.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 181; WV Archives Web Site.
William Edward Mitchem; age 20; born at Pageton, WV; divorced; living at Keystone, WV;
married on 23 Aug 1952 at Pageton, WV; Lucy Cochran; age 20; born and living at Pageton,
WV; single; with consent of Bonanza Mitchem, father deceased, mother of William Edward
Mitchem; and Tom and Susie Cochran, parents of Lucy Cochran.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William E. Mitchem; born 20 Feb 1932; living at 192 Snyder Rd, Gray, TN 37615 in 1993.
(Birth date is same as wife's, maybe incorrect)
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page64 ; WV Archives Web Site.
William E. Mitchem; age 19; born at Pageton, WV; single; living at Worth, WV; married on
6 Nov 1951 at Keystone; Margaret L. Hicks; age 16; born and living at Elkhorn, WV; single;
with consent of Garfield and Bonanza Mitchem, parents of William E. Mitchem; and James and
Elizabeth Hicks, parents of Margaret L. Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Pageton; E.D. 24-1; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 19A; Image 37 of 42; Household #291.
Listed as Roy Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Paris N. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Preston Mitchem; age 19; born and living at Pageton, WV; single; married on 2 Jul 1951 at
Welch, WV; Alice Mae Goins; age 17; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; with consent of
Paris N. and Bertha Preston (sic, Mitchem); parents of Roy Preston Mitchem; and Maggie Alice
Hamilton, father deceased, mother of Alice Mae Goins.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Preston Mitchem [Roy P Mithcem] [Roy Mitchem]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1931
Birth Place: Pageton, West Virginia [Pageton|]
Death Date: 23 Feb 2001
Claim Date: 20 Nov 1972
Father:
Paris N Mitchem
Mother:
Bertha M Graham
SSN: 234448673
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Signature on SSN Card: Roy P Mithcem
Notes: 11 Aug 1995: Name listed as ROY PRESTON MITCHEM;
20 Nov 1972: Name listed as ROY P MITHCEM;
01 Mar 2001: Name listed as ROY P MITCHEM"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; Mill Creek Hollow; E.D. 24-4; taken on 12
May 1940; Page 76A; Image 27 of 30; Household #210.
Listed as Alice Goins; age 6; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Alexander Goins.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alice Mae Goins [Alice Mae Mitchem] [Alice Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1932
Birth Place: Wilcoe, West Virginia [Wilcoe McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 18 May 2003
Father:
Alexander Goins
Mother:
Maggie A Frazier
SSN: 233488409
Notes: Jan 1949: Name listed as ALICE MAE GOINS;
26 Nov 1975: Name listed as ALICE MAE MITCHEM;
22 May 2003: Name listed as ALICE M MITCHEM"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014'
"Name: Alice M. Mitchem
Social Security Number: 233-48-8409
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1933
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24871, Pageton, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Last Benefit: 24871, Pageton, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 18 May 2003"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Pasge 135A;
Image 29 of 36; Family #277/283.
Listed as George Mitchem; age 2 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Garfield R.
Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Samuel G. Mitchem; age 12; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
3. " The Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 31 Dec 2006; Newspaper Obit via Ancestry.com Web
Site.
"George S. Mitchem, 78, of Chesapeake, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at his home."George was born in Hot Coal on Feb. 12, 1928, to the late Garfield and Bonanza Lilly Mitchem. He was a retired agent with Life of Virginia with 12 years of service. He was a graduate of North Fork High School and a member of the Chesapeake United Methodist Church and a Navy veteran.
"He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Mary Fern Mitchem, and brother, Clarence Mitchem.
"He is survived by his wife, Ann Mitchem; sons, Robert of Houston, Texas, Gary of Jacksonville, Fla., Mike of Orlando, Fla., George Jr. of Bloomingrose, Jeffrey of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Alicia Lamm and Tina Smith of Charleston; stepdaughters, Faith Peal of Tupper Plains, Ohio, and Sherry Bosley of Chesapeake; brothers, Bill of Gray, Tenn., Jim of Lebanon, Va., and Albert of Proctorville, Ohio; sisters, Virginia Smith of Charlotte, N.C., Wanda Reynolds of Haddock, Ga., Hilda Bailey of Spanishburg, Mildred Bailey of Maumee, Ohio, and Norma Jackson of Kathleen, Ga.; 24 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
"Funeral service will be Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 10 a.m. at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with Pastors Dave Biondi and Larry Roberts officiating. The committal service with military graveside rites will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Pasge 135A;
Image 29 of 36; Family #277/283.
Listed as George Mitchem; age 2 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Garfield R.
Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Samuel G. Mitchem; age 12; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
3. " The Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 31 Dec 2006; Newspaper Obit via Ancestry.com Web
Site.
"George S. Mitchem, 78, of Chesapeake, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at his home."George was born in Hot Coal on Feb. 12, 1928, to the late Garfield and Bonanza Lilly Mitchem. He was a retired agent with Life of Virginia with 12 years of service. He was a graduate of North Fork High School and a member of the Chesapeake United Methodist Church and a Navy veteran.
"He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Mary Fern Mitchem, and brother, Clarence Mitchem.
"He is survived by his wife, Ann Mitchem; sons, Robert of Houston, Texas, Gary of Jacksonville, Fla., Mike of Orlando, Fla., George Jr. of Bloomingrose, Jeffrey of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Alicia Lamm and Tina Smith of Charleston; stepdaughters, Faith Peal of Tupper Plains, Ohio, and Sherry Bosley of Chesapeake; brothers, Bill of Gray, Tenn., Jim of Lebanon, Va., and Albert of Proctorville, Ohio; sisters, Virginia Smith of Charlotte, N.C., Wanda Reynolds of Haddock, Ga., Hilda Bailey of Spanishburg, Mildred Bailey of Maumee, Ohio, and Norma Jackson of Kathleen, Ga.; 24 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
"Funeral service will be Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 10 a.m. at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with Pastors Dave Biondi and Larry Roberts officiating. The committal service with military graveside rites will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 96; WV Archives Web Site.
Walker Cleveland Smith, Jr; age 22; born in Beckley, WV; single; living at Crumpler, WV; married
on 7 Mar 1953 at Keystone, WV; Arkansas Virginia Mitchem; age 17; born at Pageton, WV;
single; living at Worth, WV; with consent of Bonanza A. Mitchem; mother of Arkansas Virginia
Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Arkansas Mitchem; age 5; born in WV; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household
of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 96; WV Archives Web Site.
Walker Cleveland Smith, Jr; age 22; born in Beckley, WV; single; living at Crumpler, WV; married
on 7 Mar 1953 at Keystone, WV; Arkansas Virginia Mitchem; age 17; born at Pageton, WV;
single; living at Worth, WV; with consent of Bonanza A. Mitchem; mother of Arkansas Virginia
Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Wanda Mitchem; age 6; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wanda J. Reynolds; born 28 Mar 1933; living at Fortville Rd, Haddock, GA 31033.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Hilda Mitchem; age 4; born in WV; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935 (sic, born in 1936);
in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1954); Page 484; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Fred Akers; age 19; born in Hillsville, VA; single; living at Worth, WV; married on 5 Aug 1954
at Kimball, WV; Hilda Mae Mitchem; age 17; born at Eckman, WV; single; living at Worth, WV;
with consent of Cody and Della Akers; parents of Billy Fred Akers; and Bonanza Mitchem, mother,
father deceased, of Hilda Mae Mitchem.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 198A; Family #416.
Listed as Sampy Bailey; age 1 yr 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Simon M. Bailey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 296; WV Archives Web Site.
Sampy Henry Bailey; age 22; born in Panther, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on 9 oct 1950
in Welch, WV; Margaret Evelyn Blankenship; age 22; born in Jenkinjones, WV; single;living in Welch,
WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 256; WV Archives Web Site.
Sampy Henry Bailey; age 27; born in Panther, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 22 Dec
1955 in Welch, WV; Eva Mae Odum; age 25; born in Birmingham, AL; single; living at Welch, WV.
1. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #1453; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Marshall Levi Craighead; age 18; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Copper Hill, VA;
son of Pete Evitt and Ella Jane (Conner) Craighead; married on 15 Jan 1940 in Bland, VA; Margaret
Evelyn Blankenship; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Maybeury, WV; daughter of
James Harvey and Louise (Roach) Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 296; WV Archives Web Site.
Sampy Henry Bailey; age 22; born in Panther, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on 9 Oct 1950
in Welch, WV; Margaret Evelyn Blankenship; age 22; born in Jenkinjones, WV; single;living in Welch,
WV.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William V. Jackson, Sr; born ______; living at 609 Old Perry Road, Kathleen, GA 31047 in 1994.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Norma Mitchem; age 2; born in WV; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935 (sic, born in 1938);
in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Norma Lee Jackson; born 3 Mar 1938; living at 609 Old Perry Road, Kathleen, GA 31047 in 1994.