1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Elmer Spears
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Yukon, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1923
Residence Place: Bartley, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 17 Jul 1942
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: George Spears
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Joseph Elmer Spears Self (Head)
George Spears Father"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Elmer Spears
[Joseph E Spears]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1923
Birth Place: Yukon, West Virginia
Death Date: 24 Jan 1990
Father: George K Spears
Mother: Laura A Harmon
SSN: 235261960
Notes: Mar 1940: Name listed as JOSEPH ELMER SPEARS;
20 Mar 1990: Name listed as JOSEPH E SPEARS"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Spears
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1923
Death Date: 23 Jan 1990
SSN: 235261960
Branch 1: N
Enlistment Date 1: 13 Apr 1943
Release Date 1: 24 Jan 1946
Branch 2: A
Enlistment Date 2: 9 Oct 1953
Release Date 2: 11 Feb 1954
Branch 3: A
Enlistment Date 3: 9 Jun 1954
Release Date 3: 16 Dec 1954"
4. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Elmer Spears
Race: White
Age at Death: 67
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1923
Death Date: 24 Jan 1990
Death Place: Hillsborough, Florida, United States"
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Joseph Elmer Spears"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Michael Ray Spears,
PO Box 280, Peebles, OH 45660-1027.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Joseph Elmer Spears"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Michael Ray Spears,
PO Box 280, Peebles, OH 45660-1027.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mazilla Spears
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1928
Residence County: Wood
Times Married: 2
Spouse's Name: Richard R Rosser
Spouse's Age: 58
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1917
Spouse's Residence County: Fairfield
Spouse - Times Married: 2
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1975
Marriage License County: Wood
Certificate Number: 22122
Volume Number: 8128"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mazilla Barney [Mazilla Spears] [Mazilla Rosser]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Greenup Co, Kentucky
Death Date: 12 Dec 2003
Claim Date: 6 Jul 1976
Father:
Charley Barney
Mother:
Josespine Ratcliffe
SSN: 404320167
Notes: Jan 1944: Name listed as MAZILLA BARNEY;
Dec 1955: Name listed as MAZILLA SPEARS;
29 May 1975: Name listed as MAZILLA ROSSER"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Joseph Elmer Spears"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Michael Ray Spears,
PO Box 280, Peebles, OH 45660-1027.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by John Miller; 19 Jan 2012.
" Charles T. Mahoney
Birth 1922
Death 1997 (aged 74–75)
Burial
Brick Meeting House Cemetery
Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 83704843"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "William Van Deskins"; Article; Page 140; submitted by Cledith Stewart,
22 E.S.R. 314, Rt 1, Centerburg, OH 43011.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Cleo Deskins Stiltner [Cleo Deskins Mahoney] [Cleo Mahoney] [Cleo Deskins Deskins]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Roderfield, West Virginia [Roderfield M??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Jul 2007
Father:
W V Deskins
Mother:
Bettie N Addair
SSN: 219206816
Notes: Sep 1942: Name listed as CLEO DESKINS STILTNER;
Feb 1969: Name listed as CLEO DESKINS MAHONEY;
11 Jul 2007: Name listed as CLEO MAHONEY "
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by John Miller; 19 Jan 2012.
" Cleo Deskins Mahoney
Birth 1920
Death 2007 (aged 86–87)
Burial
Brick Meeting House Cemetery
Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 83704874"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 112; WV Archives Website.
Ed Jackson; age 23; born in Knox Co, KY; single; lumber man; living at Blackey, VA; son of G.R. and
Minnie; married on 26 Jul 1912 at Iaeger, WV; Christina Kennedy; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Daniel and Victoria.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 252B, Family #239.
Listed as Tena Kenady, age 8, born in Jan 1891 in WV, in household of father, David Kenaday.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken 23 Apr 1910; Page 68B;
Image 8 of 28; Family #62/62.
Listed as Teena E. Kennedy; age 18; born in WV; farm laborer; in household of father Daniel
Kennedy.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 112; WV Archives Website.
Ed Jackson; age 23; born in Knox Co, KY; single; lumber man; living at Blackey, VA; son of G.R. and
Minnie; married on 26 Jul 1912 at Iaeger, WV; Christina Kennedy; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Daniel and Victoria.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Christena Kenedy Jackson [Christena Kenedy Kenedy]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1892
Birth Place: Bradshaw, West Virginia
Father:
Dan Kenedy
Mother:
Victoria Evans
SSN: 401681052
Notes: Nov 1964: Name listed as CHRISTENA KENEDY JACKSON"
5. www.familytreemaker.com, Descendents of Charles Kennedy, 2 Feb 2000.
Christina Kennedy born 9 Jul 1890 in McDowell Co, WV; married Edward P.
Jackson in 1910.
1.1930 Census, NcDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 131A;
Family #75/78.
Listed as Albert B. Boyd; age 32; born in VA; married at 25; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 497B;
Household #109.
Listed as Albert Boyd; age 43; born in VA; 2nd grade education; married; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; track bonder in coal mine; head of household.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Berwind; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #116.
Listed as Albert Boyd; age 53; born in VA; married; cleans cars at tipple for coal mine; head of
household.
1, 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 75A; Family #175/175.
Listed as Martha Compton; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, John M. Compton.
2.1930 Census, NcDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 131A;
Family #75/78.
Listed as Martha Boyd; age 22; born in VA; married at 15; in household of husband, Albert B. Boyd.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 497B;
Household #109.
Listed as Martha Boyd; age 33; born in VA; 4th grade education; married; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Albert B. Boyd.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Berwind; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #116.
Listed as Martha Boyd; age 43; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Albert B. Boyd.
1.1930 Census, NcDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 131A;
Family #75/78.
Listed as Arthur J. Boyd; age 5; born in VA; n household of father, Albert B. Boyd.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 497B;
Household #109.
Listed as Arthur Boyd; age 16; born in VA; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Albert B. Boyd.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Berwind; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #116.
Listed as Arthur Boyd; age 26; born in VA; single; bone picker in coal mine;in household of father,
Albert B. Boyd.
4. Salem, VA; Death Certificae #78 003074; Ancestry.com Website.
Arthur Junior Boyd; age 53; born 7 Apr 1924 in VA; never married; laborer; served in WW II; living at
Berwind, WV; son of Albert and Martha E. (Compton) Boyd; died 29 Jan 1978 in the VA Hospital, Salem,
VA; due to thrombosis of cerebral vessel with hypertension; buried in Grandview Memory Gardens,
Bluefield, VA.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Berwind; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 498A;
Household #109.
Listed as Ray Boyd; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Albert B. Boyd.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Berwind; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #116.
Listed as Ray Boyd; age 18; born in WV; single; in household of father, Albert B. Boyd.
3. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #19694; Ancestry.com Website.
Raymond Boyd; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of Albert
and Martha (Compton) Boyd; married on 7 Jul 1952 in Clintwood, VA; Deloris Tester; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single (sic, divorced); living at War, WV; daughter of Cecil and Mary (Harsany)
Tester.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; E.D. 24-20; taken 26 Apr 1940;
Page 388A; Image 35 of 62; Household #279.
Listed as Delores Tester; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Cecil Tester.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 350; WV Archives Wev Site.
Lloyd E. Campbell; age 21; born in Lex, WV; single; living in Warriormine, WV; married on 27 Sep
1947 in Lex, WV; Deloris June Tester; age 17; born in Yukon, WV; single; living in Warriormine, WV;
with consent of Mary Tester, mother of Deloris June Tester.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-001647; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd Eugene Campbell; age 59; born 14 Apr 1926 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd (sic, 3rd)
marriage; last marriage ended 1 Apr 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; son of
William Clyde and Elle (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 Jan 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Loretta
Blankenship; age 24; born 31 Oct 1962 in FL; this is her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at
Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of Doyal Ray and Rosa Bell (Thornsbury) Blankenship.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 350; WV Archives Wev Site.
Lloyd E. Campbell; age 21; born in Lex, WV; single; living in Warriormine, WV; married on 27 Sep
1947 in Lex, WV; Deloris June Tester; age 17; born in Yukon, WV; single; living in Warriormine, WV;
with consent of Mary Tester, mother of Deloris June Tester.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-017846; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd E. Campbell; age 49; born 14 Ap 1926 at Lex, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Caretta, WV; son of Clyde and Ella (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 May 1975 in
Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Ellen Mullins; maiden name, Hagerman; age 40; born 30 Sep 1934 in Jolo,
WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of
Ules and Fannie (Cooper) Hagerman.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-001647; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd Eugene Campbell; age 59; born 14 Apr 1926 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd (sic, 3rd)
marriage; last marriage ended 1 Apr 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; son of
William Clyde and Elle (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 Jan 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Loretta
Blankenship; age 24; born 31 Oct 1962 in FL; this is her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at
Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of Doyal Ray and Rosa Bell (Thornsbury) Blankenship.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by David A. Swiger; 30 Mar 2013.
" Loyd Eugene Campbell, Sr
Birth 14 Apr 1926
Death 2 Mar 1999 (aged 72)
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Payne Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Inscription: S1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #86-001647; Ancestry.com Website.
Loyd Eugene Campbell; age 59; born 14 Apr 1926 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd (sic, 3rd)
marriage; last marriage ended 1 Apr 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 48, Caretta, WV; son of
William Clyde and Elle (Payne) Campbell; married on 3 Jan 1986 in Buchanan Co, VA; Loretta
Blankenship; age 24; born 31 Oct 1962 in FL; this is her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at
Box 48, Caretta, WV; daughter of Doyal Ray and Rosa Bell (Thornsbury) Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Avondale, taken on 4 Mar 1920, Page 244B,
Family #199.
Listed as Daisy Addair, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas M. Adair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 254B,
Family #231.
Listed as Donna Adair, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas M. Adair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 103; WV Archives Website.
Carl Hughes; age 22; born in Russell co, VA; single; railroader; living at Lex, WV; son of W,E. and
Lucy E. married on 3 Mar 1936 at Garland, WV; Dena Lee Addair; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Lex, WV; daughter of Thomas and Bettie.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dona Lee Hughes [Dona L Hughes] [Dona Lee Addair]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Lex McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Feb 1994
Father:
Tommy Addair
Mother:
Betty M Addair
SSN: 232965020
Notes: 06 Jun 1972: Name listed as DONA LEE HUGHES;
03 Jun 1994: Name listed as DONA L HUGHES"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10784; WV Archives Website.
Shirley Fay Hughes; age 11 mons, 9 days; born 19 Sep 1940 at Carlos, McDowell Co, WV; living at
Lex, WV; daughter of Carl and Donna (Addair) Hughes; died 27 Aug 1941 in Grace Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to whooping cough with acute infectious diarrehea; buried 29 Aug 1941 in Shortridge
Cemetery, Avondale, WV.