McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


James M. Brown

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Death Certificate #3953; Ancestry.com Website.
James M. Brown; age 77 yrs, 10 mons, 28 days; born 5 feb 1866 in Tazewell Co, VA; widowed;
husband of Caroline; farmer; living at Roth, VA; son of James and Hanna (Johnson) Brown, both born
in Tazewell Co, VA; died 4 Jan 1944 at Roth, VA; due to heart failure, coronary thrombosis; buried 6
Jan 1944 in Brown Cemetery; informant, Mr. Tom Brown, Roth, VA.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sue Lapp; 11 Sep 2005.
" James M Brown
Birth 5 Feb 1867
Death 4 Jan 1944 (aged 76)
Burial
Brown Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 11730312"


Virginia Caroline Deskins

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sue Lapp; 11 Sep 2005.
" Virginia Caroline Deskins Brown
Birth 22 Jul 1869
Death 11 Aug 1926 (aged 57)
Burial
Brown Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 11730304"


Clyde Dennis Brown

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #25319; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Dennis Brown; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Luther and Chloe (Perkins) Brown; married on 15 Jun 1940 in Grundy, VA;
Helen Margaret Snyder; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Bartley, WV; daughter of George and Leola (Marrs) Snyder.


Helen Margaret Snyder

1. Facebook Posting; 20 Nov 2014; Margaret Brown Puckett.
"...my grandparents George Snyder and Leola Marrs Snyder... William Marrs and his wife Molly Burress was my grandmother's parents. These was my mother's parents her name was Helen Snyder Brown My Grandfather George died at Bartley, WV around 1943. Had a son Charles who was killed in WWII. My Grandmother was originally from Tazewell, VA"
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 98; Image
24 of 29; Family #195/197.
Listed as Helen Snyder; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Snyder.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #25319; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Dennis Brown; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Luther and Chloe (Perkins) Brown; married on 15 Jun 1940 in Grundy, VA;
Helen Margaret Snyder; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Bartley, WV; daughter of George and Leola (Marrs) Snyder.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Margaret Brown [Helen Brown] [Helen Margaret Snyder]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1921
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 7 Apr 1992
Father:
George W Snyder
Mother:
Leola Marrs
SSN: 232866337
Notes: Mar 1968: Name listed as HELEN MARGARET BROWN;
10 Jun 1992: Name listed as HELEN BROWN"


William Marion Marrs

1. McDowell, Co, WV; Death Certificate #15005; WV Archives Website.
William Marrs; age 75 yrs, 3 mons, 19 days; born 22 Jul 1863 in Tazewell Co, VA; married; husband
of Mary Ellen Burress; time keeper for N.R.& P. C. Co. (New River & Pochontas Coal Co); living at
Canebrake, WV; son of Henry and _____(Day) Marrs, both born in Tazewell Co, VA; died 11 Nov 1938
in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to coronary occlusion, chronic myocarditis and bronchitis; buried
13 Nov 1938 in Tazewell, VA; informant, Arthur Marrs, Canebrake, WV.
2. Facebook Posting; 20 Nov 2014; Margaret Brown Puckett.
"...my grandparents George Snyder and Leola Marrs Snyder... William Marrs and his wife Molly Burress was my grandmother's parents. These was my mother's parents her name was Helen Snyder Brown My Grandfather George died at Bartley, WV around 1943. Had a son Charles who was killed in WWII. My Grandmother was originally from Tazewell, VA"


Mary Ellen "Molly" Burress

1. Facebook Posting; 20 Nov 2014; Margaret Brown Puckett.
"...my grandparents George Snyder and Leola Marrs Snyder... William Marrs and his wife Molly Burress was my grandmother's parents. These was my mother's parents her name was Helen Snyder Brown My Grandfather George died at Bartley, WV around 1943. Had a son Charles who was killed in WWII. My Grandmother was originally from Tazewell, VA"