1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; Johns Branch; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12;
Dwelling #88.
Listed as Buford Dunigan; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, James F. Dunigan.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 88; WV Archives Website.
Wilford Buford Dunigan; age 18; born in War, WV; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on 16
Oct 1960 in Davy, WV; Shelby Jean Jeffers; age 16; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Twin Branch,
WV; with consent of James F. and Freda Dunigan, parents of Wilford Buford Dunigan; and Floyd L.
and Bessie Jeffers, parents of Shelby Jean Jeffers.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 88; WV Archives Website.
Wilford Buford Dunigan; age 18; born in War, WV; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on 16
Oct 1960 in Davy, WV; Shelby Jean Jeffers; age 16; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Twin Branch,
WV; with consent of James F. and Freda Dunigan, parents of Wilford Buford Dunigan; and Floyd L.
and Bessie Jeffers, parents of Shelby Jean Jeffers.
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Shelby Jean Dunigan [Shelby Jean Bishop]
Birth Date: Sep 1944
Residence Date: 2009-2020
Address: 317 Hill Rd
Residence: Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 28092
Second Residence Date: 2007-2011
Second Address: 4812 McDowell St
Second Residence: Davy, West virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24828
Third Residence Date: 1983-2010
Third Address: 1131 Beck Rd
Third Residence: Denton, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code: 27239
Fourth Residence Date: 1983-2003
Fourth Address: Rr 2 Box 653
Fourth Residence: Denton, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 27239"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 193; WV Archives Web Site.
Belino (Belijno); born 12 Jul 1899 in Spain; living at Gary, WV; son of Manuel and Rose; was issued
a license to marry on 17 Aug 1937 in McDowell Co, WV; Elizabeth Renka; born 5 Jul 1916 in
Calumet, MI; living at Gary, WV; daughter of Fred and Antonia. (No return by a minister)
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Benigno Chaos
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1899
Birth Place: Spain
Residence Place: Filbert, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Filbert, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: United States Coal And Coke Co
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Next of Kin: Elizabeth Chaos
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Benigno Chaos Self (Head)"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Petition For Naturalization; 24 Mar 1942; LDS Web Site.
Benigno Chaos; age 42; born 12 Jan 1899 in Gamis Spain; coal loader; living at Filbert, WV; height
5'5"; 180lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; medium complexion; married Elizabeth ______; 16 Deb 1940
in Bristol, TN she was born 28 Jul 1914 in Ahmeek (sic), MI; children: Mary, born 20 Aug 1938 in
Bartley, WV; living in Filbert, WV; Antonio, born 23 Feb 1940 in Filbert, WV; living in Filbert, WV; Rosa,
born 22 jan 1922 in Cabin Creek, WV; living in Lafarcada, Spain; and Manuel, born 12 May 1923 in
Weyben (sic, sp), Wv; living in Lafarcada, Spain; emmigrated to us from Vigo, Spain 16 Oct 1920
aboard the Manchuria; returned to Spain fron NY in Sep 1924 aboard SS Roussellion; returning to
NY on 27 Oct 1925 abord the SS Orizaba.
1. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Patricia Sue Bean, 80, formerly of Iaeger passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 in Golden Harvest Long Term in Welch.
"Born April 20, 1935 in Caretta, she was the daughter of the late W. “Brown” Witten and Hazel Falke Witten. She was a graduate of Big Creek High School in War. She worked as assistant editor for the Industrial News in Iaeger.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bean; two sons, Rick and Scott; and her brother, Jack Witten.
"Survivors include two sisters, Marta Ann Ramey of Glendale, AZ, and Phoebe Jo Pocrnich of Iaeger.
"Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2015 in the Douglas Mortuary chapel in Welch with the Rev. Don Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Princeton..."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Otis Dale Horn
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1964
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1985
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Otis Sam Horn
Mother: Phyllis Ann Yates
Spouse: Rachel Ann Runyon
Certificate Number: 1985008964"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Rachel Ann Runyon
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1966
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1985
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: James Ledford Runyon
Mother: Rosa Lee Steele
Spouse: Otis Dale Horn
Certificate Number: 1985008964"
1 "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; 3 Feb 2022; On-Line Edition.
"Dale Blankenship Cline, 65, of Glen Fork, WV went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Logan Regional Medical Center, Logan, WV. She was born on April 13, 1956 in Iaeger, WV a daughter of the late Bernie Charles and Elvira Hatfield Blankenship. Dale attended the Upper Room Jesus Name Church."In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by four sisters Beatrice Cline, Nermal Daughtery, May Jones, and Sylvia Morgan her mother-in-law Frankie D. Cline a daughter-in-law Farah Blankenship and her grandchildren, Emma, Braylee, and two others.
"Survivors include her loving husband of 29 years Dexter Darrell Cline four sons Terry Allen Blankenship of Sabine, Eddie Carl (Melissa Cline) Blankenship of Glen Fork, Derick Keaton (Kelsey) Cline of Sabine, and Anthony Darrell (Deserea Roberts) Blankenship of Sabine two sisters Mag Cline and Joyce Blair two brothers Matthew Blankenship, and Howard Blankenship ten grandchildren Eddie, Jr. and wife Angela, Angel, Brantley, Kiersten, Braxton, Brooklyn, Layla, Miranda, Little Allen, and Kent great grandchildren Jennifer, Jordan, Khole, and several others and a host of other loving family and friends.
"Funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Monday, January 31st in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Tommy White officiating. She will be laid to rest in Toler Cemetery, Simon, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 1 pm until time of service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco."
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 486; WV Archives Website.
Donald Lee Russell; age 20; born 11 Sep 1966 in Huntington, WV; no previous marriage; living in
Cleveland, OH; son of Alfred and Deania (King) Russell; married on 5 Oct 1966 at Crown, WV; Sharon
Louvenia Fox; age 17; born 23 Mar 1949 in Man, WV; no previous marriage; living at Man, WV;
daughter of James and Tressie (Nelson) Fox.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 486; WV Archives Website.
Donald Lee Russell; age 20; born 11 Sep 1966 in Huntington, WV; no previous marriage; living in
Cleveland, OH; son of Alfred and Deania (King) Russell; married on 5 Oct 1966 at Crown, WV; Sharon
Louvenia Fox; age 17; born 23 Mar 1949 in Man, WV; no previous marriage; living at Man, WV;
daughter of James and Tressie (Nelson) Fox.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 132; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Carl Brombacher, Jr; age 26; born in Scratton (sic, Scranton), PA; single; living in War, WV;
married on 15 May 1951 in War, WV; Anna June Johnson; age 20; born and living in War, WV; single;
with consent of Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, mother of Anna June Johnson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 132; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Carl Brombacher, Jr; age 26; born in Scratton (sic, Scranton), PA; single; living in War, WV;
married on 15 May 1951 in War, WV; Anna June Johnson; age 20; born and living in War, WV; single;
with consent of Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, mother of Anna June Johnson.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #4934; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Serra; age 20; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; water works attendent; living at Bradshaw,
WV; son of Angelo and Cora (Hunt) Serra; married on 27 Feb 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Willa Netotea;
age 19; born in Whitman, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of John and Ruth (Baldwin)
Netotea.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #75-015976; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Landon Serra; age 39; born 1 Mar 1936 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs
HS education; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Angelo and Cora (Hunt) Serra; married on 3 May 1975
in Grundy, VA; Peggy Ann Mullins; age 18; born 6 Jun 1956 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4
yrs HS education; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Raymond and Betty (Graham) Mullins.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-009083; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Landon Serra; age 50; born 1 Mar 1936 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 26 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 189, Bradshaw, WV; son of
Alexander and Cora Lee (Hunt) Serra; married on 14 Mar 1987 in Buchanan Co, VA; Juanita
Christian; maiden name Sparks; born 15 Jan 1949 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 14 Ag 1984; 12th grade education; living at Box 844, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of
William J. and Offie Mae (Pruitt) Sparks.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Columbus Landon Serra
[Columbus L Serra]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1936
Birth Place: Bradshaw Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: Feb 1992
Father: Angelo Serra
Mother: Cora Hunt
SSN: 236487045
Notes: Apr 1950: Name listed as COLUMBUS LANDON SERRA; 12 Sep 1992: Name listed as COLUMBUS L SERRA"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Columbus Serra
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1936
Death Date: 22 Feb 1992
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 236487045
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 10 Jan 1962
Release Date 1: 11 Nov 1969"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
"Columbus L. “Yocko” Serra
Birth 1 ??? 1936
Death 22 Feb 1992 (aged 55–56)
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Inscription: SSGT, US Army, Vietnam
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Alexandra and Cora Serra,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Sis Serra, PO Box 189, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #4934; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Serra; age 20; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; water works attendent; living at Bradshaw,
WV; son of Angelo and Cora (Hunt) Serra; married on 27 Feb 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Willa Netotea;
age 19; born in Whitman, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of John and Ruth (Baldwin)
Netotea.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
"...Susie married Mike Shoda and they lived at Widemouth, WV until his retirement....they moved
to Cleveland, OH..."
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
"...Susie married Mike Shoda and they lived at Widemouth, WV until his retirement....they moved
to Cleveland, OH..."
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.
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; "George and Anna Palco"; Article;
Page 215; submitted by _____.