McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

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Leah Lester

1. "...of Welch..."


George Washington Stinson

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
2. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 232B; Image 2 of 45;
Family #12/12.
Listed as George Stinson; age 16; born in Jul 1888 in WV; single; in household of mother, Sarah J.
Stinson.
3. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 60; WV Archives Website.
George W. Stinson; age 31; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; common laborer; living in Mingo Co, WV;
son of Thomas W. and Sarah Stinson; married on 4 Jul 1904 at Alenwick, WV; Polly Cline; age 19;
born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Peter and Matilda Cline.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 309; WV Archives Website.
G.W. Stinson; age 42; born in Mingo Co, WV; widowed; fire boss (in mine); living at Bartley, WV; son
of Tom and Sallie; married on 3 Oct 1926 at Bartley, WV; Kizzie Wolford; age 45; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; widow; daughter of Alfred and Mary.
5. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: G W Stinson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1899
Marriage Registration Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Aug 1939
Marriage Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Father: Tom Stinson
Mother: Sarah Cantrell
Spouse: Bonnie Steele
Certificate Number: 1939027375"


Kizzie Wolford

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 309; WV Archives Website.
G.W. Stinson; age 42; born in Mingo Co, WV; widowed; fire boss (in mine); living at Bartley, WV; son
of Tom and Sallie; married on 3 Oct 1926 at Bartley, WV; Kizzie Wolford; age 45; born in Buchanan
Co, VA; widow; daughter of Alfred and Mary.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kizzy Wolford Payne [Kizzy Wolford Wolford]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1878
Birth Place: Blackey Buch, Virginia
Father:
Alford Wolford
Mother:
Polly Blankenship
SSN: 236287897
Notes: Feb 1941: Name listed as KIZZY WOLFORD PAYNE "


Buford Yates

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Quinton Dale Vance"; Article;
Page 255; submitted by Amy Vance, 203 Mt. View Ave, Bluefield, VA 24605.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #9737; Ancestry.com Website.
Buford Yates; age 20; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; US Army; living at
Stacy, VA; son of Lawrence Thomas and Bertha (Smith) Yates; married on 7 Apr 1953 in Buchanan
Co, VA; Margaret Sue Francis; age 18; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; secretary;
living at Tookland, VA; daughter of Edward Carl and Goldie (Allen) Francis.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Combs26; 22 Jan 2019.
" Buford Yates
Birth 22 Apr 1932
Death 20 Jan 2019 (aged 86)
Burial
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 196274339"

Additional Information Posted:
"Buford Yates
"April 22, 1932 - January 20, 2019

"Buford Yates, 86 years of age of Grundy, VA, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 in Abingdon, VA. Born April 22, 1932 in Grundy, VA, he was the son of the late Lawrence Thomas and Bertha Smith Yates.

"Buford was a 1952 graduate of Grundy Senior High School, a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean War stationed in Japan. He was a 1963 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, and had worked as manager of Buchanan County Funeral Home for twenty-two years, where he helped families honor their loved ones until his retirement in 1992. After his retirement, he worked part time for Virginia Funeral Home and Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home. He enjoyed doing yard work and riding his John Deere, was of the Baptist faith and a member of the Grundy Masonic Temple Lodge # 17AFAM. A loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather.

"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Edith Faye Compton, Gusta Rife, and Lourena Yates; one brother, Otis Warren Yates and granddaughter, Kendra Myers.

"Those left to cherish his memories include his loving wife of sixty-six years, Sue Francis Yates of Grundy, VA; daughters Cathy Yates-Myers of Oklahoma City, OK, Vicki Yates White and husband Dennis of Grundy, VA, Margaret Yates Vance and husband Dale of Bluefield, VA, Nancy Yates Hess and husband Jeff of Abingdon, VA, Mary Beth Yates Hylton and husband Steve of Abingdon, VA, and Sarah Yates Taylor and husband Travis of Charleston, WV; one sister, Alta Cox of Grundy, VA.

"He is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Richie L. (Jessica) Myers of Oklahoma City, OK, Lesley (Rick) Rife of Manassas, VA, Kelli White (Mark) Curtis of Beaver Dam, VA, Amy Vance (Adam) Wiley of Reidsville, NC, Jason Vance of Brooklyn, NY, Caitlin Vance of Bluefield, VA, Andrew Vance of Bluefield, VA, Nathan Hess of Asburn, VA, Haylee Hess of Abingdon, VA, Carter Hylton of Abingdon, VA, and Lindsey and Lauren Taylor both of Charleston, WV; eight great-grandchildren: Jace and Blakely Myers, Hudson, Warren, Ada, and Hazel Curtis, Bo and Violet Wiley and numerous nieces and nephews.

"Funeral service for Buford Yates will be held at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel of Grundy, VA, Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 1:00 pm with Evangelist Hobert Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, VA. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery.

"Active pallbearers will be his sons-in-law."


Margaret Sue Francis

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Quinton Dale Vance"; Article;
Page 255; submitted by Amy Vance, 203 Mt. View Ave, Bluefield, VA 24605.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #9737; Ancestry.com Website.
Buford Yates; age 20; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; US Army; living at
Stacy, VA; son of Lawrence Thomas and Bertha (Smith) Yates; married on 7 Apr 1953 in Buchanan
Co, VA; Margaret Sue Francis; age 18; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; secretary;
living at Tookland, VA; daughter of Edward Carl and Goldie (Allen) Francis.


Henry Lawson

1. 1880 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; 13th Precinct, Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jun 1880; Page 359B; Image
6 of 15; Family #166/178.
Listed as Henry Lawson; age 29; born in KY; married; farmer; head of household.


Lavina "Vina"

1. 1880 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; 13th Precinct, Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jun 1880; Page 359B; Image
6 of 15; Family #166/178.
Listed as Linina (sp?) Lawson; age 28; born in KY; married; keeping house; in household of husband,
Henry Lawson.


Jane Lawson

1. 1880 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; 13th Precinct, Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jun 1880; Page 359B; Image
6 of 15; Family #166/178.
Listed as Jane Lawson; age 7; born in KY; in household of father, Henry Lawson.


Virgil Lawson

1. 1880 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; 13th Precinct, Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jun 1880; Page 359B; Image
6 of 15; Family #166/178.
Listed as Vergial Lawson; age 2; born in KY; in household of father, Henry Lawson.


Frank Charles Wyckoff Jr

1. Gregory-Page Funeral Home, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Frank Charles Wyckoff Jr. age 60 who resided at 93 McDowell Street in Welch, WV departed this life at his residence. He was born in Welch on the 2nd day of May, 1962 and the son of Cindy Wyckoff of Neptune, NJ and the late Frank C. Wyckoff Sr. Tookie as he was known by his Family was a graduate of Mount View High School. He had served as a Sergeant (E-5) with the National Guard in Brushfork, WV for a number of years. Before becoming a School Bus Driver for the McDowell County Board of Education, he was a Correctional Officer at Stevens Correctional in Welch for 13 years. Frank was of the Baptist Faith and a member of the F&AM Lodge in Gary, WV. His pastimes were spent watching television; especially Westerns and Science Fiction movies and listening to music, "Rap" being his most favorite. Frank was an avid sportsman and a loyal fan of the Washington Red Skins, the WV Mountaineers and the University of Louisville's Cardinals. In addition to his father, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Ethel and Will Jefferson, who raised him from birth. He will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by his mother, Cindy; his children: Chiquita Lewis of Princeton, WV, Tevin Wyckoff of Welch, Cody Wyckoff of Bramwell, WV, Asia (husband, Dylan Bailey) Wyckoff of Gary and Rachell Wyckoff of Welch; his former wife and the mother of his children, Deborah Wyckoff of Welch; his nine grandchildren: Niema, Cordaro, KyRee, Tiegan, Phoenix, Zailey, Rylin, Harper, and Codie and two sisters, Julie Wyckoff and April Wyckoff both of Neptune, NJ; several nephews and nieces; other relatives and friends. Frank leaves a lifetime of cherished memories to his Family who will honor his memory with a Memorial Service at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch."


Dorothy Bertha Burks

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; rural; E.D. 24-33; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 670B; Image 36 of 44; Household #301.
Listed as Dorothy Burks; age 13; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John C. Burks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 29; born and living at Gary, WV; divorced; married on 6 Feb 1946 at Welch,
WV; Dorothy Burks; age 18; born and living at Carswell, WV; divorced.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dorothy Bertha Hall [Dorothy Bertha Mitchem] [Dorothy Mitchem] [Dorothy Bertha Burks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1927
Birth Place: Kimball McDo, West Virginia
Death Date: 19 Apr 1989
Father:
John R Burks
Mother:
Liza F Mitchem
SSN: 234409723
Notes: Jun 1944: Name listed as DOROTHY BERTHA HALL;
30 Jun 1975: Name listed as DOROTHY BERTHA MITCHEM;
24 May 1989: Name listed as DOROTHY B MITCHEM"


Hillary Adams

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 13; WV Archives Website.
Hillary Adams; age 22, born and living in NC; single; married on 23 Jun 1925 at Welch, WV; Ruth
Jane Teague; age 17; born in NC; single; living at Pageton, WV; with consent of Lillie Teague,
mother of Ruth Jane Teague.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hilery Adams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1926
Birth Place: Wilkes Count, North Carolina
Death Date: Dec 1983
Father: Spencer M Adams
Mother: Flossie Pendergrass
SSN: 226248736
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Signature on SSN Card: Hillary Adams
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Mar 1942: Name listed as HILERY ADAMS"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hilery Adams
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1926
Death Date: 22 Dec 1983
SSN: 226248736
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 11 Jun 1944
Release Date 1: 29 Jan 1946"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Peggy Smith; 14 Dec 2006.
"Pvt Hillary Adams
Birth 2 Mar 1926
Death 22 Dec 1983 (aged 57)
Burial
Haymeadow Baptist Church Cemetery
Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 17021906"


Ruth Jane Teague

1. 1930 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Walnut Grove Township; Chestnut Mtn Rd; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page
32A; Image 7 of 20; Family #55/55.
Listed as Ruth Teague; age 1 yr 9 mons; born in NC; in household of father, Robert Teague.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 13; WV Archives Website.
Hillary Adams; age 22, born and living in NC; single; married on 23 Jun 1925 at Welch, WV; Ruth
Jane Teague; age 17; born in NC; single; living at Pageton, WV; with consent of Lillie Teague,
mother of Ruth Jane Teague.


Francis "Frank" Reven

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Kelley Bean; 31 Jul 2013.
" Francis “Frank” Reven
Birth 3 Jun 1916
Death 18 Jun 1995 (aged 79)
Burial
Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114675759"


Effie Pearl Waddell

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Effie Pearlwaddell Nelson [Effie Waddell Reven] [Effie Reven] [Effie Pearlwaddell Waddell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Wilcoe, West Virginia [Welco, West Virginia]
Death Date: 1 Mar 2004
Father:
Marian C Waddell
Mother:
Martha J Paynter
SSN: 235186935
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Signature on SSN Card: Winkie Nelson
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Sep 1937: Name listed as EFFIE PEARLWADDELL NELSON;
Oct 1940: Name listed as EFFIE WADDELL REVEN;
13 Mar 2004: Name listed as EFFIE P REVEN"
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Effie P. Waddell REVEN-On
Gender: Female
Death Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1982
Residence Place: Proctor, W. VA.
Death Date: 1 Mar 2004
Death Place: New Martinsville
Obituary Date: 5 Mar 2004
Obituary Place: New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Charles Pascoe; 17 Sep 2015.
" Effie Pearle “Winkie” Waddell Reven
Birth 19 Jan 1917
Death 1 Mar 2004 (aged 87)
Burial
Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
Sherrard, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 152406928"