McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Tanya Lee Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.
"...reside at Hillsville, VA..."
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #86-022558; Ancestry.com Website.
Christopher Columbus Pack; age 37; born 29 Jan 1949 in Marion (Co), WV; divorced; this is his 2nd
marriage; first marriage ended in 1981; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery, Davy, WV;
son of Rufus and Paralee (Pack) Pack; married on 9 May 1986 in Lebanon, VA; Tanya Lee Shaw;
age 27; born 18 Dec 1958 in Welch, WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended in
1980; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery, Davy, WV; daughter of James and Nellis
(Marshall) Shaw.
3. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Tanya Lee Pack
Maiden Name: Shaw
Divorce Date: 13 Jun 1996
Divorce Place: Carroll, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Christopher Columbus Pack"
4. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Tanya Lee Shaw Smith
Gender: Female
Death Age: 59
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1958
Death Date: 18 Apr 2018
Parents: James Shaw; Nellie Shaw
Spouse:
George H. Smith
Child:
Jonah M. Smith
Sherry Mullins
Amanda Smith
Nicholas W. Smith
Joseph M. Smith
Siblings:
Christopher Shaw
Robert Shaw
Paul Shaw
James H. Shaw
Jared
Christina Lovell
Margie Shaw"


Sherry Mullins

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.
"...reside at Hillsville, VA..."


Emory Milton Shaw

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 159; WV Archives Website.
Emory M. Shaw; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; miner; living at Switchback, WV; single; son of
Roscoe and Louise; married on 17 Feb 1934; Hazel M. Comer; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living in Maybeury, WV; daughter of Luther and Lonie.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Friday; 23 Feb 1934; Page 8; Newspapers.com Website.
"Newly-weds Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Comer, of Maybeury, announce the marriage of their daughter, Hazel Mae to Mr. Emory Shaw, of Switchback. The marriage was performed at Welch, February 17, by the Rev. Mr. Padgett. Mrs. Shaw was a popular student of Elkhorn high echool. Mr. Shaw is employed by the Mill Creek Coal company of Maybeury. At present Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are making their home with the
groom's parents at Switchback,"
3. FindAGrave.com Website.; submitted by F. Hylton; 16 Jul 2012.
" Emory M Shaw
Birth 21 Apr 1914
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death Sep 1981 (aged 67)
Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 93721344"
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Hazel Mae Comer

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 11 Jan 1920; Page 75B; Family #142/143.
Listed as Hazel Comer; age 2 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Luther S. Comer.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 159; WV Archives Website.
Emory M. Shaw; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; miner; living at Switchback, WV; single; son of
Roscoe and Louise; married on 17 Feb 1934; Hazel M. Comer; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living in Maybeury, WV; daughter of Luther and Lonie.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hazel Mae Shaw [Hazel M Shaw] [Hazel Mae Comer]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Maybeury McD, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Mar 1996
Father:
Luther S Comer
Mother:
Lonie J Perdue
SSN: 466704698
Notes: Sep 1960: Name listed as HAZEL MAE SHAW;
16 Apr 1996: Name listed as HAZEL M SHAW "
4. FindAGrave.com Website.; submitted by F. Hylton; 16 Jul 2012.
" Hazel Mae Comer Shaw
Birth 28 Jan 1917
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Mar 1996 (aged 79)
Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 93721473"
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Norma Jean Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Peggy Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Virginia Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Mary Louise Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Benny Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Donald Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Floyd Shaw

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James R. and Nellie Mae Shaw, Miner"; Article; Page 239; submitted by James
Shaw, Box 15; Davy, WV; 24828.


Edgar Mullins

1. "Hertiage of McDowell County, WV 1858-1999, Vol II, "Everett and Linnie Mullins" article page 215.
Everett Mullins; born on 2 Feb 1911; died on 8 Nov 1995; son of Lucinda Mullins and L. Howard
Payne; married Linnie Vance, daughter of David and Cosby Lester Vance in Nov 1928.
Linnie Vance; born on 19 Sep 1911; children: Edna, Edith, Edgar, Lindburg, Corina, Ralph, David,
Carolyn, and Brenda.
Edgar Mullins; born on 1 Jan 1933; served 2 yrs in US Marine Corps; married Virgie L. Horne on
21 Mar 1953; living in Roanoke, VA.


Florence Hensley

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Clarence and Ellen Hensley Hicks"; Article; Page 197; submitted by Clarence
Perry "Buster" Hicks, Jr, 1011 Moana Dr., San Diego, CA 92107-4106.


Daniel Glenn Scott

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


Vondatta ilkerson

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


Norvell Marion "Scotty" Scott

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


Joann Dalton

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


James "Jim" Peslis

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


Phyllis Faye Scott

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


Phillip Louis Peslis

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mallie and Dixie Scott"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Nada L. Smith, 1529 1/2
Jackson St, Charleston, WV 25311.


Milton Bjerke

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.


Judith Gale "Judy" Riley

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.


Todd Bjerke

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.


Mark Bjerke

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.


Gerald David Mullins

1.. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Gerald and Latella Mullins Country Boy Singer"; Article; Page 215; submitted by
Latella Vance Mullins, PO Box 512, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Gerald David Mullins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1948
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 May 1969
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Mother: Merbie Ellen Keen
Spouse: Georgia Louise Mullins
Certificate Number: 1969015387"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Gerald David Mullins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1948
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1987
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Edwin Mullins
Mother: Merbie Ellen Keen
Spouse: Latella Denise Vance
Certificate Number: 1987026506"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Delcia Clifton Alderson; 19 Nov 2011.
" Gerald David Mullins
Birth 17 Oct 1948
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 18 Nov 2011 (aged 63)
Mountain Home, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Vance Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 80725294"

Additional Information Posted:
"PAYNESVILLE — Gerald David Mullins, age 63, Paynesville, W.Va., passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 surrounded by his family at VA Medical Center at Mountain Home, Tenn. following a short, courageous battle with cancer. Born October 17, 1948 at Pilgrim Knob, Va.,

"he was the son of the late Harold H. Cole

"and step father Edwin Mullins

"and mother Merbie Keen Mullins.

"Gerald was a retired coal miner and truck driver, as well as a veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the United States Air Force. He was a 1967 graduate of Iaegar High School where he played football and also attended Bluefield State College. Gerald loved singing and hunting. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son and infant grandson.

"Survivors Include his loving wife of almost 25 years, Latella Denise Vance Mullins of Paynesville, W.Va.;

"one daughter, Angela Stress and husband Eddie of War, W.Va.;

"two sons, Braxton Mullins and girlfriend Rebecca Key of Paynesville, W.Va., Jerry Mullins of Avondale, W.Va.;

"six grandchildren, Popaw's baby girl Brooklyn Matney Payton Stress, Preston Mullins, Reagan Stafford, David Williams and Samantha Stevenson;

"three sisters, Loretta Mullins and husband Jim of Lebanon, Va., Dianna Jones and husband Buck of Abingdon, Va., Anita Mullins of Lutz, Fla.;

"two half sisters, Barbara Cole Maxwell and husband Joe of Pulaski, Va., Carold Cole Owenby and husband Don of Waxsaw, N.C.;

"special aunt, and uncle who were like second parents, Dillard and Lillian Keen of Lutz, Fla.;

"mother and father-in-law, Hestel and Floria Vance of Jolo, W.Va.;

"three nephews, Buck Jones, James Mullins and Nolan Mullins;

"one great-nephew, Tanner Jones; and a host of friends.

"Funeral services for Gerald David Mullins will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 1 p.m. at the Bradshaw Mountain Community Church at Paynesville, W.Va. with Hobert Kennedy and Willis Osborne officiating. Burial to follow in the Vance Cemetery at Paynesville, W.Va. The family will receive friends Monday evening at the church at 6 p.m. where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Serving as pallbearers will be Ralph Roberts, Dennis Mullins, Buck Jones, Jim Mullins, Braxton Mullins and Thurman Payne. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Delbert Kiser, Brock Whitt, Charles Thomas, Joe Ford, Steven Justus, Rodney Bryant, Tony Dotson and the Blackwater Outlaws. The family requests donations to be made to the Mountain Home VA Medical Center Volunteer Services and American Cancer Society / Melanoma Research. Military graveside rites will be conducted at the cemetery by American Legion Post 175 of Bradshaw and VFW 1164 of Iaegar.

"Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of arrangements"


Georgia Louise Mullins

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Georgia Louise Mullins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1950
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 May 1969
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Thomas Clyde Mullins
Mother: Wanda Lee Hawkins
Spouse: Gerald David Mullins
Certificate Number: 1969015387"


Jerry Mullins

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Douglas and Pamela Mullins"; Article; Page 215; submitted by Joyce Reed,
1581 Maiden Woods Circle. Maiden, NC 28650.