1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Oma Ball Kennedy"; Article; Page 207; submitted by Oma Ball Kennedy,
Btadshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Oma Ball Kennedy"; Article; Page 207; submitted by Oma Ball Kennedy,
Btadshaw, WV 24817.
1. 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"
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. 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.