1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
Name: Howard L Brant [Lewis H Brant]
Birth Date: May 1936
Residence Date: 1997-2009
Address: Hc 60 Box 401
Residence: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24844
Second Residence Date: 2012
Second Address: 295 295br
Second Residence: Bradshaw, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24817
Third Residence Date: 2003-2008
Third Address: Bradshaw
Third Residence: Bradshaw, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24817
Fourth Residence Date: 1981-2007
Fourth Address: 401 Hc 60
Fourth Residence: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 24844"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alma L Brant [Brant Alma]
Birth Date: Mar 1935
Residence Date: 2000-2020
Address: Hc 60 Box 401
Residence: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24844
Second Residence Date: 1999-2003
Second Address: Po Box 401
Second Residence: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24844 "
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alma L. Brant
Social Security Number: 236-60-5248
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1935
Issue year: 1955
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24844, Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 7 Jul 2007"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Alma Loraine Simpson
[Alma Loraine Brant]
[Alma Brant]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1935
Birth Place: Litwar McDow, West Virginia
[Litwar, West Virginia]
Death Date: 7 Jul 2007
Father: Sherman H Simpson
Mother: Delphia Lee
SSN: 236605248
Notes: Dec 1955: Name listed as ALMA LORAINE SIMPSON;
09 Jun 1982: Name listed as ALMA LORAINE BRANT;
25 Jul 2007: Name listed as ALMA L BRANT"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 232B: Image 12 of
40; Family #107/108.
Listed as Clifford Blevins; age 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Hazel Blevins.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jerry Clifford Blevins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 May 1952
Marriage Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Father: Hazyle Blevins
Mother: Mollie Brooks
Spouse: Ida Lucille Atwood Graham
Certificate Number: 1952011363"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by GCO; 23 Apr 2009.
"Jerry Clifford Blevins
"Birth 29 Nov 1929
Death 13 Jul 1987 (aged 57)
Burial Willamette National Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Show Map
Plot Section COL-1 ROW R Site 404
Memorial ID 36257999 "Inscription: BM1 US NAVY KOREA
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ida Lucille Atwood Graham
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1929
Marriage Registration Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 May 1952
Marriage Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Father: Ira Atwood
Mother: Katherine Williams
Spouse: Jerry Clifford Blevins
Certificate Number: 1952011363"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 259; WV Archives Website.
Robert L. Hairston; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; miner; living in Gary. WV; son of Telimon and
Fannie; married on 18 Feb 1928 at Venus, WV; Jessie Smith; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
widow; Black; daughter of Henry and Julia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe No 11; taken 22 Apr 1940; Page 61A;
Household #482.
Listed as Robert L. Hairston; age 42; born in VA (sic?, NC?); married Negro; 4th grade education;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 23 May 1910; Page 26B; Family #204/204.
Listed as Jessie Smith; age 1; born in VA; mulatto; in household of father, Henry O. Smith, Sr.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 343; WV Archives Website.
Carlton Smith; age 22; born in Stone (?, no such place), NC; single; Black, miner; living at Gary, WV;
son of Bird and Harrison; married on 27 Sep 1924 in Welch, WV; Jessie Smith; age 17; born in
Tazewell Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Henry and Julia.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 259; WV Archives Website.
Robert L. Hairston; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; miner; living in Gary. WV; son of Telimon and
Fannie; married on 18 Feb 1928 at Venus, WV; Jessie Smith; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
widow; Black; daughter of Henry and Julia.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe No 11; taken 22 Apr 1940; Page 61A;
Household #482.
Listed as Jessie Hairston; age 32; born in VA; married Negro; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert L. Hariston, with son by previous marriage.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jessie Hairston [Jessie Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 9 Dec 1908
Birth Place: Tazeinwell, Virginia [Tazewell, Virginia]
Death Date: 30 Dec 1996
Father: Henry Smith
Mother: Julia Ward
SSN: 236962615
Relationship of Signature: Not signed (blank, typed or unwitnessed mark).
Notes: 06 Mar 1973: Name listed as JESSIE HAIRSTON"
1. Russell Co, VA; WW I Draft Registratiin Card #1160; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Website.
James Garfield Bocook; age 39; born 11 Aug 1879; living in Drill, VA; coal miner; employed by
Buchanan Coal Co, Drill, VA; nearest relative, Jane Bocook, Columbus, KS; medium height and build;
blue eyes and brown hair.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1920); Page 26; Line #40; WV Archives Website.
James G. Bocook; age 38; born in WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 13 Nov 1920 in Bluefield,
WV; Ora J. Brewster; age 36; born in WV; single; living in Mullens, WV.
3. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Crown; E.D. 23-39; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 801A;
Household #243.
Listed as James G. Bocook; age 60; born in WV; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
4. Wayne Co, WV; Death Certificate #9778; WV Archives Website.
James G. Bocook; age 66 yrs, 7 days; born 11 Aug 1879 in Huntington, WV; married; husband of
Eliza Bocook, age 33; veteran of Spanish American War; living at Mullens, WV; son of Allen and Jane
(Workman) Bocook; died 18 Aug 1945 in the VA Hospital, Huntington, WV; due to lymphatic leukemia;
body removed 19 Aug 1945 for cemetery in Roderfield, WV.
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Crown; E.D. 23-39; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 801A;
Household #243.
Listed as Eliza Bocook; age 26; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James G. Bocook.
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Crown; E.D. 23-39; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 801A;
Household #243.
Listed as Franklin Bocook; age 6; born in WV; single; no education; not attending school; in
household of father James G. Bocook.
1. 1930 Census, Washington Co, VA; Saltville District; taken on 7 Apr 1940; Page 241A; Image 3 of 40;
Family #25/25.
Listed as Albert W. Worley; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Charles B. Worley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 110; WV Archives Website.
Albert Worley; born 1 Jun 1918 in Saltville, VA; living at Superior, WV; son of Charley and Bessie;
married on 15 Apr 1938 at Welch, WV; Louise Peavley; born 23 Sep 1919 in Mohegan, WV; living
in Superior, WV; daughter of William and Laura.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 110; WV Archives Website.
Albert Worley; born 1 Jun 1918 in Saltville, VA; living at Superior, WV; son of Charley and Bessie;
married on 15 Apr 1938 at Welch, WV; Louise Peavley; born 23 Sep 1919 in Mohegan, WV; living
in Superior, WV; daughter of William and Laura.
1. U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clark, Port
Birth Date: 1889
Birth Place: Augusta MS
City/County: Perry
State: MS
Ethnicity: W"
2. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Porter Clark; age 38; born in MS; married at 27; teamster for hardwood company; head of
household.
3. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Porter Clark; age 50; born in MS; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; farmer; head of household.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Port Clark
SSN: 428-14-3855
Last Residence:
39476 Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA
Born: 19 Nov 1888
Last Benefit: 39476, Richton, Perry, Mississippi, United States of America
Died: Nov 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Mississippi (Before 1951)"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Port Clark
Birth Date: 19 Nov 1889
Death Date: 7 Nov 1978
SSN: 428143855
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 19 Sep 1917
Release Date 1: 26 Jun 1919"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gene Phillips; 2 Apr 2009.
" Port Clark
Birth 19 Nov 1889
Death 7 Nov 1978 (aged 88)
Burial
Sunset Cemetery
Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA "Inscription: "CPL US Army, World War I"
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Lucille Clark; age 16; born in Fl; married at 15; in household of husband, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Lucille M.J. Clark; age 36; born in FL; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Porter Clark.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gene Phillips; 22 Sep 2011.
" Lucille Gibson Clark
Birth 9 Mar 1904
Death 31 Mar 1995 (aged 91)
Burial
Sunset Cemetery
Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA"
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Myrtice Clark; age 9; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Myrtie S. Clark; age 19; born in MS; single; 2 yrs HS education; not attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Porter Clark.
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Fred Clark; age 8; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Porter F. Clark; age 18; born in MS; single; 1 yr HS education; not attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; carpenter in furniture shop; in household of father, Porter Clark.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gene Phillips; 5 Apr 2009
" Porter Fred Clark
Birth 3 Dec 1921
Death 13 May 1980 (aged 58)
Burial
Sunset Cemetery
Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA"
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Marlin Clark; age 6; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Marlin G. Clark; age 16; born in MS; single; 8th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; farmer; in household of father, Porter Clark.
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Durby Clark; age 2 yrs, 6 mons; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Durley Jone Clark; age 11; born in MS; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Porter Clark.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
William Joe Roberts; age 19; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Box 24, Iaeger, WV; married on
5 Oct 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Carla Jo Gillespie; age 17; born in Berwind, WV; single; living in Iaeger,
WV; with consent of Oliver and Pauline Roberts, parents of William Joe Roberts; and James and Helen
GIllespie, parents of Carla Jo Gillespie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
William Joe Roberts; age 19; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Box 24, Iaeger, WV; married on
5 Oct 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Carla Jo Gillespie; age 17; born in Berwind, WV; single; living in Iaeger,
WV; with consent of Oliver and Pauline Roberts, parents of William Joe Roberts; and James and Helen
GIllespie, parents of Carla Jo Gillespie.