McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Earmel Addair

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 253B, Family #216.
Listed as Erma Addair, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Benjamin H. Addair.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.


Bruce Bailey

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 1; WV Archives Website.
Bruce Bailey; age 24; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 3 Jan 1946 at
Iaeger, WV; Violet Virginia Crouse; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single;
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 6 Jun 2010.
" Bruce Bailey
Birth 30 Jan 1921
Panther, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 29 Jan 2005 (aged 83)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53328577"


Violet Virginia Crouse

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 1; WV Archives Website.
Bruce Bailey; age 24; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 3 Jan 1946 at
Iaeger, WV; Violet Virginia Crouse; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single;
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 6 Jun 2010.
" Violet Virginia Crouse Bailey
Birth 2 Dec 1925
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Sep 2005 (aged 79)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53328681"


Velt Baker

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 338; WV Archives Website.
Velt Baker; age 22; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; living at Horsepen, WV; married on 11 Apr 1945
in Welch, WV; Lillie Asbury; age 21; born in Bishop, VA; single; living at Horsepen, WV.


Lillie Margaret Asbury

1. 1940 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Boissevain; Jenkinjones Road; E.D. 93-4; taken
1 May 1940; Page107B; Image 40 of 62; Household #304.
Listed as Lillie Asbury; age 9; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same place,
Tazewell Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Roy Asbury.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 338; WV Archives Website.
Velt Baker; age 22; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; living at Horsepen, WV; married on 11 Apr 1945
in Welch, WV; Lillie Asbury; age 21; born in Bishop, VA; single; living at Horsepen, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Vernon Miller; 8 Jul 2012.
" Lily Margaret Asbury Baker
Birth 9 Nov 1930
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Jul 2012 (aged 81)
Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia"

Additional Information Posted:
"NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. — Lily Margaret Asbury Baker, age 81, of North Tazewell, Va., died, Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Skyline Nursing Home in Floyd, Va. Born Nov. 9, 1930 in McDowell County, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late William Roy Asbury and Lakie Altizer Asbury.

"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Velt Baker; one daughter, Brenda Sue Bogle; two sons, Daryl Wayne Baker and James (Buck) Baker; two brothers, Hubert Asbury and Ray Asbury; and one sister, Penny Rotenberry.

"She is survived by two sons, Randy Baker and wife, Pat of Bell Spring, Va., and Jerry Baker and wife, Ann of Tazewell, Va.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Earl Asbury and Jimmy Asbury, both of North Tazewell, Va.; five sisters, Rose Day of Hopewell, Va., Shirley Bailey of Martinsville, Va., Trula Newsome of Columbus, Ohio, Wilma Tolley of Horsepen, Va., and Allenne Hicks of North Tazewell, Va.

"Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell, Va. with Pastor Arnold Marrs officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Tazewell, Va...."


Leslie Carlos Godby

1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1933); Page__; Line #2; WV Archives Website.
Leslie Godby; age 23; born in WV; single; miner; living at Slagle, WV; son of Charles and Jennie
(Cline) Godby; married on 14 Jan 1933 at Klean Koal, WV; Della Wadkins; age 21; born in WV;
single; daughter of A? and W. (Wadkins) Wadkins)


Della Wadkins

1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1933); Page__; Line #2; WV Archives Website.
Leslie Godby; age 23; born in WV; single; miner; living at Slagle, WV; son of Charles and Jennie
(Cline) Godby; married on 14 Jan 1933 at Klean Koal, WV; Della Wadkins; age 21; born in WV;
single; daughter of A? and W. (Wadkins) Wadkins)


Hobert Haden Gammons

1. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hobert Haden Gammons
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1925
Birth Place: Tennessee
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1981
Marriage Place: Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Spouse:
Hilda Mae Harmon
Application Number: 81-2966-M
Book Number: 3611
Image Number: 0549
Clerk File Number: 81 178225"


Hilda Mae Overton

1. Marriage • West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970; LDS Website.
"Event Type marriage
Name William Harrison Harmon
Event Type Marriage
Marriage Date 1947
Marriage Date 1947
Marriage Place Logan, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name Hilda Mae Overton
Source Reference County Records
Record Number 591"
2. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hilda Mae Harmon
Maiden Name: Overton
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1931
Birth Place: West Virginia
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1981
Marriage Place: Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Spouse:
Hobert Haden Gammons
Application Number: 81-2966-M
Book Number: 3611
Image Number: 0549
Clerk File Number: 81 178225"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hilda Mae Overton Gammons
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 55
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1931
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 May 1986
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: George Overton
Mother: Carrie Pulliam
Spouse: Lloyd Grantham Herndon
Certificate Number: 1986022551"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hilda Mae Harmon [Hilda Mae Gammons] [Hilda Herndon] [Hilda Mae Overton]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1931
Birth Place: Twin Branch, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Aug 1999
Father:
George H Overton
Mother:
Carrie E Pulliam
SSN: 234480347
Notes: Nov 1948: Name listed as HILDA MAE HARMON;
09 Jul 1982: Name listed as HILDA MAE GAMMONS;
29 May 1986: Name listed as HILDA MAE HERNDON;
19 Aug 1999: Name listed as HILDA M HERNDON:


Richard David Marushia Jr

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #89-051201; Ancestry.com Website.
Richard David Marushia; age 24; born 14 Jun 1965 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Twin Branch, WV; son of Richard David and Charlette Jean
(Barber) Marushia; married on 11 Sep 1989 at North Tazewell, VA; Tammy Denise Hagerman; age
18; born 10 Jun 1971 in WV; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 212,
Thorpe, WV; daughte of Chatles Leonard and Eva Gray (Hart) Hagerman.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Richard David Marushia, Jr., 60, of Twin Branch, WV, passed away on April 8, 2026 at his home. He was born on June 14, 1965 in Welch, WV a son of Charlotte Barber Marushia of Twin Branch and the late Richard David Marushia, Sr. Richard was an employee of the McDowell County Board of Education. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by a son Richard David Marushia, III, a grandson Chandler David Jarron Marushia, a brother Michael Joey Marushia, a sister Tina Marie Marushia, paternal grandparents Joe and Blanche Marushia, and maternal grandparents Hellen Odum and Vincent Barber. In addition to his mother, survivors include a son Jeremy (Chrissy) Marushia of Pineville, three sisters Kim Dotson of Twin Branch, Lisa Marushia of Princeton, and Misty Marushia of Bluefield, five grandchildren Connor, Charleigh, Carson, and Christian Marushia of Pineville and Cameron Marushia of Chicago, IL, a special nephew Tyler Biermann of Princeton, special companion Leoma Dobbs of Premier, and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, April 15th at the Twin Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church, Twin Branch, WV with Bro. Tommy Craft officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Asco Community Cemetery, Asco, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Wednesday at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."


Tammy Denise Hagerman

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #89-051201; Ancestry.com Website.
Richard David Marushia; age 24; born 14 Jun 1965 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Twin Branch, WV; son of Richard David and Charlette Jean
(Barber) Marushia; married on 11 Sep 1989 at North Tazewell, VA; Tammy Denise Hagerman; age
18; born 10 Jun 1971 in WV; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box 212,
Thorpe, WV; daughte of Chatles Leonard and Eva Gray (Hart) Hagerman.
(Tammy was born to her dad's first unknown wife.)