1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 904 McDowell St; taken on 2 Apr
1930; Page 247B; Family #7/15.
Listed as Darwin Short; age 1 yr 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Short.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; E.D. 55-1; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 49; Household #256.
Listed as Odarwin Collins; age 11; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Bessie Ford Short.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Darwin Lee Short
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1928
Birth Place: Davy, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 13 Sep 1946
Registration Place: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Purity Maid Bakery
Weight: 135
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Bessie Short
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Darwin Lee Short Self (Head)"
4. E-mail from Karen Russell; 25 Mar 2020;
"I have information on a person. Edna Jean Morgan, daughter of Hallie Beatrice Kenny and Edwin
Clyde Morgan. Born September 25,1932 died November 27, 2006 I am the daughter of her and
Darwin Lee Short son of Mary and Joseph short of Wyoming county. Darwin lee short died
September 10, 1999"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Darwin Short
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1928
Death Date: 8 Sep 1999
SSN: 234368480
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Feb 1952
Release Date 1: 19 Feb 1954"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Darwin Lee Short
[Darwin L Short]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1926
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 8 Sep 1999
Father: Joseph Short
Mother: Bessie Fond (sic, Ford)
SSN: 234368480
Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as DARWIN LEE SHORT; 18 Sep 1999: Name listed as DARWIN L SHORT
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by An Ashland Genealogist; 8 Nov 2009.
" Darwin L. Short
Birth 12 Sep 1928
Death 8 Sep 1999 (aged 70)
Burial
County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
Ruther Glen, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 44087636"
8. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"You already have listed my father, Darwin Lee Short. My mother was Bessie Sue Justice. They were not married. She was the daughter of Timothy David Justice (already listed) and Cora Florence Walker Justice, (I believe her named is incorrectly listed as Cora Frances Justice.)..."
1. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"You already have listed my father, Darwin Lee Short. My mother was Bessie Sue Justice. They were not married. She was the daughter of Timothy David Justice (already listed) and Cora Florence Walker Justice, (I believe her named is incorrectly listed as Cora Frances Justice.)..."
2. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"There were five children of Timothy David and Cora (Walker) Justice:
"1 - Franklin Justice married to Pearl
"2 - Raymond Justice married to Edith Kiser
"3 - Bessie Sue Justice (my mother) married to Rona ld Gary Justice Sr. of Asco, WV
Married on 6/13/58 & They have 3 children:
1) Ronald Gary Justice, Jr. born 7/31/59 & died 11/05/2009
2) James Howard Justice born 2/19/67
3) Rhonda Gaye Justice born 3/6/65
"4 - Harold David Justice married to Patricia Smith (divorced)
then married, Carolyn Bailey.
"5 - Doris Janet Justice married to Raymond Seagraves."
1. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"There were five children of Timothy David and Cora (Walker) Justice:
"1 - Franklin Justice married to Pearl
"2 - Raymond Justice married to Edith Kiser
"3 - Bessie Sue Justice (my mother) married to Rona ld Gary Justice Sr. of Asco, WV
Married on 6/13/58 & They have 3 children:
1) Ronald Gary Justice, Jr. born 7/31/59 & died 11/05/2009
2) James Howard Justice born 2/19/67
3) Rhonda Gaye Justice born 3/6/65
"4 - Harold David Justice married to Patricia Smith (divorced)
then married, Carolyn Bailey.
"5 - Doris Janet Justice married to Raymond Seagraves."
1. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"There were five children of Timothy David and Cora (Walker) Justice:
"1 - Franklin Justice married to Pearl
"2 - Raymond Justice married to Edith Kiser
"3 - Bessie Sue Justice (my mother) married to Rona ld Gary Justice Sr. of Asco, WV
Married on 6/13/58 & They have 3 children:
1) Ronald Gary Justice, Jr. born 7/31/59 & died 11/05/2009
2) James Howard Justice born 2/19/67
3) Rhonda Gaye Justice born 3/6/65
"4 - Harold David Justice married to Patricia Smith (divorced)
then married, Carolyn Bailey.
"5 - Doris Janet Justice married to Raymond Seagraves."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 171; WV Archives Website.
Michele Muscatello; age 21; born in Italy; single; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Domenico
and Carmlo; married on 3 Jun 1917 in Powhatan, WV; Rosina Rotella; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Guiseppe and Marrangelia.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 171; WV Archives Website.
Michele Muscatello; age 21; born in Italy; single; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Domenico
and Carmlo; married on 3 Jun 1917 in Powhatan, WV; Rosina Rotella; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Guiseppe and Marrangelia.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4255; WV Archives Website.
Male baby; born and died 29 Mar 1923 at Switchback, WV; premature birth; prenatal injury; parents,
Michael and Rosa (Rowtella) Muscatello; no burial information.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17167; WV Archives Website.
James Muscatello; age 4 days; born 8 Dec 1930 at Wilcoe, WV; son of Mike and Rosa (Rotello)
Muscatello; died 12 Dec 1930 at Wilcoe, WV of unknown cause; buried 13 Dec 1930 in Gary #5,
Cemetery; informant, Mike Muscatello.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Darwin Altizer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1936
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 May 1958
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Riley William Altizer
Mother: Ethel Baldwin
Spouse: Sarah Ann Patterson "
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Darwin Altizer
[Jack D Altizer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1936
Birth Place: Mar McDowell, West Virginia
[Warriormine, West Virginia]
Death Date: 12 May 2007
Father: William R Altizer
Mother: Ethel Baldwin
SSN: 226382407
Notes: 02 Jun 1983: Name listed as JACK DARWIN ALTIZER;
30 May 2007: Name listed as JACK D ALTIZER"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sarah Ann Patterson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1941
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 May 1958
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Bruce Patterson
Mother: Pearl Elizabeth Hopstock
Spouse: Jack Darwin Altizer "
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; "Sterling L. Ward, Miner"; Article;
Page 259; submitted by Virginia and son Sterling J. Ward, PO Box 11, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ira Dale Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Date: 27 Aug 1990
Divorce Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Sherry Lynn Ward
Certificate Number: 1990017680
Number of Children: 0"
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #92-060483; Ancestry.com Website.
Ira Dale Ward; age 35; born 18 Oct 1957 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; son of Sterling Leroy and Virginia Mae (Bellamy);
Ward; married on 23 Nov 1992 in Grundy, VA; Barbara Sue Hagerman; maiden name, Austin; age
38; born 24 Apr 1954 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 8th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Oakley and Verlie (Addair) Austin.
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Sherry Lynn Ward
Maiden Name: Phillips
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Date: 27 Aug 1990
Divorce Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Ira Dale Ward
Certificate Number: 1990017680
Number of Children: 0"