McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Hiram L. Tolliver Jr

1. Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hiram Toliver
Age: 27
Est. Birth Year: abt 1882
Spouse Name: Clara Church
Spouse Age: 16
Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1909
Marriage Location: Pike
County of Record: Pike"
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 10 May 1910; Page 177B; Image 40 of 66;
Family #351/351.
Listed as Hiram Toliver; age 29; born in KY; married twice; last time for 1 yr; laborer in lumber camp;
head of household.
3. Cabell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 006025; WV Archives Website.
Hiram Tolliver; age 79; born 1 Jun 1879 in KY; married; retired coal miner; living at Bradshaw, WV;
son of unknown parents; died 16 May1959 in the Huntington State Hospital, Huntington, WV; due to
bronch-pneumonia; with arteriosclerosis; buried 18 May 1959 in Short Ridge Cemetery, Lex, WV.


Cloie Angeline Church

1. Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hiram Toliver
Age: 27
Est. Birth Year: abt 1882
Spouse Name: Clara Church
Spouse Age: 16
Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1909
Marriage Location: Pike
County of Record: Pike"
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 10 May 1910; Page 177B; Image 40 of 66;
Family #351/351.
Listed as Cloe Toliver; age 18; born in VA; married once for 1 yr; 1 child; 1 living; in household of
husband, Hiram L. Tollier, Jr.


Bernard Ray Trump

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 412; WV Archives Website.
Bernard Ray Trump; age 21; born in Surveyor, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 14 Apr
1956 at Raysal, WV; Geneva Sweeney; age 18; born in Raysal, WV; single; living in Bartley, WV; with
consent of Albert and Mary Belle Sweeney, parents of Geneva Sweeney.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by In Memory of may son Ronald and mother Piney; 8 Apr 2009.
"SGT Bernard Ray Trump
Birth 1 Oct 1935
Surveyor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Apr 2009 (aged 73)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Dancy Cemetery
Coal City, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 35667254"


Geneva Sweeney

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 412; WV Archives Website.
Bernard Ray Trump; age 21; born in Surveyor, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 14 Apr
1956 at Raysal, WV; Geneva Sweeney; age 18; born in Raysal, WV; single; living in Bartley, WV; with
consent of Albert and Mary Belle Sweeney, parents of Geneva Sweeney.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Geneva Sweeney Trump [Geneva S Trump] [Geneva Sweeney Sweeney]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1939
Birth Place: English McDo, West Virginia
Death Date: 1 May 2007
Father:
Albert Sweeney
Mother:
Mary B Gross
SSN: 270429966
Notes: Apr 1963: Name listed as GENEVA SWEENEY TRUMP;
09 May 2007: Name listed as GENEVA S TRUMP"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by In Memory of may son Ronald and mother Piney; 18 Nov
2007.
" Geneva Sweeney Trump
Birth 2 Jan 1939
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 May 2007 (aged 68)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Dancy Cemetery
Coal City, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 22972786"


Anita Yvonne Trump

1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 000655; WV Archives Website.
Anita Yvonne Trump; age 5 mons, 21 days; born Sep 1958 (sic, 31 Jul 1958) in Welch, WV; living at
English, WV; daughter of Bernard Ray and Geneva (Sweeney) Trump; died 23 Jan 1959 in English,
WV; due to strangulation after nuring bottle about 3 am when mother awaken found child dead;
buried 25 Jan 1959 in Deskins Cemetery, Bartley, WV; informant, Bernard Ray Deskins, English, WV.


Leon Jones

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Tina Patsey

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Kortany Jones

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Emily Jones

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Cliff Shirley

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Peggy Austin

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Michele Shirley

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Michael Shirley

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; "James Robin and Connie Austin
Patsey"; Article; Page 217; submitted by Brandy Patsey, Coalwood, WV 24824.


Vilot Luetta Burks

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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.


Earl Pendleton Doss

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 157; WV Archives Website.
Earl Pendelton Doss; age 26; born in Kimball, WV; divorced; living at Maitland, WV; married on 20
Dec 1957 at Welch, WV; Norma Jean Sigmon; age 23; born and living in Kimball, WV; single..


Norma Jean Sigmon

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 157; WV Archives Website.
Earl Pendelton Doss; age 26; born in Kimball, WV; divorced; living at Maitland, WV; married on 20
Dec 1957 at Welch, WV; Norma Jean Sigmon; age 23; born and living in Kimball, WV; single..
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 4 Jan 2021; On-Line Version.
"Norma Jean Sigmon Doss, 86, of Carswell in Kimball, W.V. passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Glenwood Park Retirement Village. She was born on August 30, 1934 in Carswell. She was the daughter of the late Everett and Lettie (Snow) Sigmon. She has been a life long resident of Carswell. She was graduate of Welch High School. She was a homemaker. Jean was a caring, loving and kind person, and she enjoyed all of her family and friends.

"She was a member of the Church of Ladder Day Saints in Welch for over 71 years.

"Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Earl P. Doss, a sister Hazel Irene Anderson, a brother James Kenneth Sigmon, and brother-in-law Pete Anderson.

"She is survived by her son Mark D. (wife Sherry) Doss of Thorpe, two brothers, Everett (wife Connie) Sigmon of Carswell, Leland (wife Betty) Sigmon of Roanoke, Va. and one sister Carol (husband Bob) Wilson of Richmond, Va. Three sister-in-laws Brenda Sigmon of Princeton, W.V., Dorothy Carter and Jackie Calvary of Princeton, W.V. A special niece Kathy Forrest of Welch, W.V. She has three grandchildren, Mark David Doss, Jr (wife Lindsey) Kevin Doss, and Brittany Doss Drake (husband Daniel).

"She has 5 great-grandchildren: Brian, Savannah, Braylon, Landon and Ellie.

"Funeral services for Norma Jean Doss will be conducted on Wednesday, December 30th 2020 from 12 to 1:00 p.m. The funeral will be held at the Roselawn Memorial Garden Chapel in Princeton with Branch President Ed Laxton officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the services.

"Services will be held in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines. Mask are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced with no more than 25 people in attendance.

"Pallbearers are: David and Kevin Doss, Daniel Drake, Bobby Rose, Jr., Jim Castle and John Castle.

"Roselawn Funeral Home in Princeton, W.V. will be serving the Doss Family."


William Wilkerson Peery

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 25 Sep 1850, Page 305A, Family #1230.
Listed as William Peery, age 9, born in VA, in household of father, William Peery.
2. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, Baptist Valley PO, taken on 31 Jul & 1 Aug 1850,
Page 847, Family #1087.
Listed as Wilkerson Peery, age 19, born in VA, in household of father, William Peery.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #15159; Ancestry.com Website.
William Peery; age 75 yrs, 4 mons, 13 days; born 15 Feb 1840 in Tazewell Co, VA; married; farmer;
son of William and Elizabeth (Criswold, sic Creswell) Peery; died 28 Jun 1915 in Jeffersonville
District, Tazewell Co, VA; due to "hemorrhage into brain"; buried 30 Jun 1915; at residence in
Tazewell, VA.


Margaret Elizabeth Wilburn

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Stephanie Myers; 28 Apr 2020.
" Margaret Elizabeth Wilburn Peery
Birth 15 Apr 1842
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Death 14 Jan 1915 (aged 72)
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Peery Family Cemetery - Plum Creek
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 209579079"


Robert Spencer

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; "Charles Edward and Mary
Katherine S. Mosko"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Mary K. Mosko, Welch, WV 24801.


Virginia Bruce Scott

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; "Charles Edward and Mary
Katherine S. Mosko"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Mary K. Mosko, Welch, WV 24801.