1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 202; WV Archives Web Site.
Jasper Lee Horton; age 22; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on
29 Aug 1950 at Twin Branch, WV; Betty Jean Mitchem; age 18; born at Wilcoe, WV; single;
living at Twin Branch, WV; with consent of James A. Rose, step-father of Betty Jean Mitchem.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 202; WV Archives Web Site.
Jasper Lee Horton; age 22; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on
29 Aug 1950 at Twin Branch, WV; Betty Jean Mitchem; age 18; born at Wilcoe, WV; single;
living at Twin Branch, WV; with consent of James A. Rose, step-father of Betty Jean Mitchem.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
James Rose; born 24 Feb 1909 at Adria, VA; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of Robert and Gracie Rose;
married on 30 Aug 1937; Lola Mitchell; born 22 apr 1913 at Gary, WV; living at Wilcoe, WV;
daughter of Aliz and Frances Mitchell.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 227; WV Archives Web Site.
William H. Mitchem; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Gary, WV; son of
John and India; married on 6 Aug 1931 at Thorpe, WV; Lola L. Mitchell; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Alex and Princess.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
James Rose; born 24 Feb 1909 at Adria, VA; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of Robert and Gracie Rose;
married on 30 Aug 1937; Lola Mitchell; born 22 apr 1913 at Gary, WV; living at Wilcoe, WV;
daughter of Aliz and Frances Mitchell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5833; WV Archives Website.
Mrs. Lola Lorraine Rose; age 42; born 22 Apr 1912 in Gary, WV; married; living at Twin Branch, WV;
daughter of Alex and Credus (Ellis) Mitchell; died 18 Apr 1954 in St Lukes Hospital, Bluefield, WV;
due to cerebral accident; cardiac arrest and carcinoma of leaft heart; buried 21 Apr 1954 in family
cemetery; informant, Jim Rose.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
George Hariston Crouse; age 22; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 2 May 1951 at
Iaeger, WV; Donna Jean Mitchem; age 19; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; with
consent of Mrs. Carl Mitchem, mother of Donna Jean Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; Page 802B; Image
8 of 36; Household #68.
Listed as Donna Jean Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived
in Gary, McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Carl F. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
George Hariston Crouse; age 22; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 2 May 1951 at
Iaeger, WV; Donna Jean Mitchem; age 19; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; with
consent of Mrs. Carl Mitchem, mother of Donna Jean Mitchem.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 114; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Lee Stone; age 18; born and living at Fanrock, WV; single; married on 27 Jul 1952 at
Baileysville, WV; Naoma Gay Mitchem; age 18; born and living at Davy, WV; single.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 16 Apr 1940
Page 703A; Image 22 of 57; Household #183.
Listed as Norma Gay Mitchem; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John B. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 114; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Lee Stone; age 18; born and living at Fanrock, WV; single; married on 27 Jul 1952 at
Baileysville, WV; Naoma Gay Mitchem; age 18; born and living at Davy, WV; single.
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Mullis
Gender Male
Race White
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1899
Marriage Date 21 Aug 1921
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Mary Mullis
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Race White
Spouse Age 15
Event Type Marriage"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as George W. Mullis; age 40; born in NC; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Gaultney Cemetery; Eckman, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by David
Harmon; 15 Jan 2013.
George C. Mullis; born 18 Apr 1899; died 9 Dec 1949; buried here; picture shown.
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary Mullis
Gender Female
Race White
Age 15
Birth Year abt 1906
Marriage Date 21 Aug 1921
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse George Mullis
Spouse Gender Male
Spouse Race White
Spouse Age 22
Event Type Marriage"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as Mary Mullis; age 34; born in NC; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George W. Mullis.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary L. Mullis; born 29 Mar 1904; died 20 Mar 1991; last residence, West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
SS# 235-38-2030; card issued in WV before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Wallace Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Gary
McMillan; 16 Jul 2012.
Mary Lou Gaultney Mullis; born 29 Mar 1903 (sic, 1904); died 20 Mar 1991; buried here; headstone
shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as Paul Mullis; age 10; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George W. Mullis.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as Hazel Mullis; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George W. Mullis.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as Clark Mullis; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Mullis.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as Walter Mullis; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George W. Mullis.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Walter Carson Mullis
Race: White
Age: 17
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 May 1927
Birth Place: Eckman, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Eckman, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 21 May 1945
Registration Place: Eckman, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Weight: 120
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: George Mullis Eckman
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Walter Carson Mullis Self (Head)"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 127; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 25; born and living at Eckman, WV; widowed; married on 28 Mar 1953
at Welch, WV; Rosa Elizabeth Mitchem; age 28; born and living at Eckman, WV; divorced.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 37; born 30 May 1927; at Eckman, WV; divorced; living at Eckman,
WV; son of George and Mary D. (Gaulthnay) Mullis; married on 6 Jul 1964 at Welch, McDowell
Co, WV; Nora Hazel Graham Lawson; age 30; born 30 Oct 1933 at Pageton, WV; divorced;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Lizzie (Mitchem) Graham.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '66 016637; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 39; born 30 May 1927 in WV; married; furniture laborer; living at Eckman,
WV; son of George and Mary Lou Mullis; died 17 Nov 1966 in the Welch Emergency Hospital,
Welch, WV; from a myocardic infarction; buried 20 Noc 1966 in Gotney Cemetery, Eckman, WV;
informant, Hazel Mullis, Eckman, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Gaultney Cemetery; Eckman, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by David
Harmon; 15 Jan 2013.
Walter Carson Mullis; born 30 May 1927; died 17 Nov 1966; buried here.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 127; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 25; born and living at Eckman, WV; widowed; married on 28 Mar 1953
at Welch, WV; Rosa Elizabeth Mitchem; age 28; born and living at Eckman, WV; divorced.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken on _____
1940; Page 863A; Image 22 of 27; Household #173.
Listed as Walter Mullis; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George W. Mullis.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Walter Carson Mullis
Race: White
Age: 17
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 May 1927
Birth Place: Eckman, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Eckman, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 21 May 1945
Registration Place: Eckman, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Weight: 120
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: George Mullis Eckman
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Walter Carson Mullis Self (Head)"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 127; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 25; born and living at Eckman, WV; widowed; married on 28 Mar 1953
at Welch, WV; Rosa Elizabeth Mitchem; age 28; born and living at Eckman, WV; divorced.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 37; born 30 May 1927; at Eckman, WV; divorced; living at Eckman,
WV; son of George and Mary D. (Gaulthnay) Mullis; married on 6 Jul 1964 at Welch, McDowell
Co, WV; Nora Hazel Graham Lawson; age 30; born 30 Oct 1933 at Pageton, WV; divorced;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Lizzie (Mitchem) Graham.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '66 016637; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 39; born 30 May 1927 in WV; married; furniture laborer; living at Eckman,
WV; son of George and Mary Lou Mullis; died 17 Nov 1966 in the Welch Emergency Hospital,
Welch, WV; from a myocardic infarction; buried 20 Noc 1966 in Gotney Cemetery, Eckman, WV;
informant, Hazel Mullis, Eckman, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Gaultney Cemetery; Eckman, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by David
Harmon; 15 Jan 2013.
Walter Carson Mullis; born 30 May 1927; died 17 Nov 1966; buried here.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 37; born 30 May 1927; at Eckman, WV; divorced; living at Eckman,
WV; son of George and Mary D. (Gaulthnay) Mullis; married on 6 Jul 1964 at Welch, McDowell
Co, WV; Nora Hazel Graham Lawson; age 30; born 30 Oct 1933 at Pageton, WV; divorced;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Lizzie (Mitchem) Graham.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 308; WV Archives Website.
Charles Floyd McKinney; age 26; born 5 Jul 1942 in Keystone, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at General Delivery, Keystone, WV; son of James Alfred and Mary (Lusk) McKinney; married
on 20 Mar 1969 at Welch, WV; Hazel Nora Mullis; age 35; born 30 oct 1933 in Pageton, WV; widow;
one (sic, two) previous marriages; living at Box 372, Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Lizzie
(Mitchem) Graham.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by JDH; 6 aug 2012.
"Jack Bennett Lawson
Birth 10 Feb 1933
Northfork, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Aug 2012 (aged 79)
Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA
Burial Roselawn Burial Park
Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 94891250"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Carson Mullis; age 37; born 30 May 1927; at Eckman, WV; divorced; living at Eckman,
WV; son of George and Mary D. (Gaulthnay) Mullis; married on 6 Jul 1964 at Welch, McDowell
Co, WV; Nora Hazel Graham Lawson; age 30; born 30 Oct 1933 at Pageton, WV; divorced;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Lizzie (Mitchem) Graham.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 308; WV Archives Website.
Charles Floyd McKinney; age 26; born 5 Jul 1942 in Keystone, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at General Delivery, Keystone, WV; son of James Alfred and Mary (Lusk) McKinney; married
on 20 Mar 1969 at Welch, WV; Hazel Nora Mullis; age 35; born 30 oct 1933 in Pageton, WV; widow;
one (sic, two) previous marriages; living at Box 372, Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Lizzie
(Mitchem) Graham.