1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 338; WV Archives Website.
Everett Eugene Watts; age 18; born 20 Jan 1947 at Bartley WV; no previous marriage; living at
Kopperston, WV; son of Everett and Carrie (Lester) Watts; married on 16 Jan 1966 in Kopperston,
WV; Liselotte Kinz; age 18; born 30 Sep 1947 in Germany; no previous marriage; living in
Schaafheim, Germany; daughter of George and Katharina (Rvimm) Kinz.
2. California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Everett E Watts
Spouse Name: Lisalott Kinz
Location: Monterey
Date: Jan 1967"
3. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #70 013448; Ancestry.com Website.
Everett Eugene Watts; age 23; born 20 Jan 1947 in WV; single; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd) marriage; 4
yrs HS education; living at Kopperston, WV; son of Everett and Carrie (Lester) Watts; married on 12
May 1970 in Woodbridge, VA; Janette Marie McDonald; age 24; born 15 Mar 1946 in VA; single; this
is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 44 South Gordon St, Alexandria, VA; daughter of
Edward S. and Mary M. (Yahraes) McDonald.
4. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Everett Eugene Watts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 24
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1947
Marriage Date: 12 May 1970
Divorce Date: 13 Jan 1972
Divorce Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Janette Marie McDonald
Certificate Number: 1972000015
Number of Children: 0"
5. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Everett Eugene “Squeak” Watts, 73, of Chapin, SC, formerly of Kopperston, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Columbia, SC."Born January 20, 1947 in Bartley, WV, he was the son of the late Everett Watts and Carrie Lester Watts.
"Everett was a proud veteran of the US Army and a Vietnam Veteran, where he earned a Purple Heart.
"Everett lived in Kopperston for over twenty-four years. He enjoyed coaching t-ball and volunteered to help maintain the ball fields. He was always very involved with the community and children. He was known to his neighbors as a person with a humble heart.
"He spent fifteen years working for Eastern Coal and was a member of the mine rescue team. After leaving Eastern, he and his wife moved to live on Lake Murray in Chapin, SC. where he loved to go fishing, water ski and ride jet skis.
"He enjoyed taking care of his home and took great pride in the work he did. His favorite pastime was working along side his grandson on his 1976 Corvette Stingray, which they lovingly referred to as their baby.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie and Dorothy and two brothers, Robert and Frank.
"Everett is survived by his loving wife of forty-one years, Drema Edwards Watts, his son, Everett E. “Gene” Watts II and grandson, Benjamin Aldan Watts, both of whom were his pride and joy. He is also survived by his sister, Roberta Hurman and a host of nieces and nephews."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 338; WV Archives Website.
Everett Eugene Watts; age 18; born 20 Jan 1947 at Bartley WV; no previous marriage; living at
Kopperston, WV; son of Everett and Carrie (Lester) Watts; married on 16 Jan 1966 in Kopperston, WV;
Liselotte Kinz; age 18; born 30 Sep 1947 in Germany; no previous marriage; living in Schaafheim,
Germany; daughter of George and Katharina (Rvimm) Kinz.
2. California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Everett E Watts
Spouse Name: Lisalott Kinz
Location: Monterey
Date: Jan 1967"
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Roosevelt Osborne; age 19; born in Boone Co, WV; single; living at Lorado, WV; son of McKinley
and Mae Osborne; married on 2 May 1949 in Logan, WV; Beulah Gibson; age 16; born in Boone
Co, WV; single; living in Lorado, WV; daughter of Clifford and Goldie (Blankenship) Gibson.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Roosevelt Osborne; age 19; born in Boone Co, WV; single; living at Lorado, WV; son of McKinley
and Mae Osborne; married on 2 May 1949 in Logan, WV; Beulah Gibson; age 16; born in Boone
Co, WV; single; living in Lorado, WV; daughter of Clifford and Goldie (Blankenship) Gibson.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Arabelle Gibson Harris, 87 of Lexington passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, May 08, 2020. Arabelle
was born March 21, 1933 to the late Clifford Gibson and Goldie Blankenship Gibson in Logan County, West
Virginia. Arabelle worked many years in the Home Health field and always loved assisting her patients; she was
also a self-employed business owner of the Du Drop Inn in Chicago. Arabelle got great joy from reading and
gardening, it always brought a smile to her face. She was such a loving mother, sister, grandmother,
great-grandmother and friend, she will be greatly missed. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by
one daughter, Diana Kay Daniels; one sister, Beulah May Osborne; one brother, Arnold Lee Gibson; and one
granddaughter, Angela Chandler. Surviving are her two sons, Ronnie Daniels and wife Mary of Lexington; William
Daniels, Jr. of Cyclone, WV, four daughters, Carolyn Chandler and husband Clarence of Vermilion, OH, Patricia
Evans and husband Charles of Cyclone, WV, Donna Daniels of Brandywine, WV and Teresa Paynter of Cyclone, WV;
two brothers, Van Gibson and wife Priscilla of Alabama and Jimmy Gibson of Oklahoma; one sister, Barbara
Osborne of WV; she also leaves behind many beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren. A family visitation will be held on Tuesday May 12th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV. She will be laid to rest in Home Sweet Home Cemetery, Buffalo Creek, WV. Online condolences
may be sent to the family at www.jcgreenandsons.com The Family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8286; WV Archives Website.
John W. Ramsey; age 27; born 24 Sep 1918 in Wadesboro, NC; single; Colored; miner; living at
Vivian, WV; son of George W. and Mary E. (Saunders) Ramsey; father born in Salisbury, NC; mother
born in Chester, SC; died 26 Jul 1946 at Vivian, WV; due to broken neck, caused by electrocution in
mine; buried 28 Jul 1946 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Pearl Ramsey, Vivian, WV.
1. Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King R Tye
Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Mother's name: Lucy Smith
Volume Number: 117
Certificate Number: 58425
Volume Year: 1917"
2. 1920 Census; Whitley Co, KY; Popular Creek precinct; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 279A;
Image 3 of 11; Family #29/32.
Listed as Robert Smith; age 2 yrs, 9 mons; born in KY; in household of step-father (sic?,step grandfather?),
William Wells.
3. 1930 Census, Laurel Co, KY; London; Manchester Road; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 16B;
Image 32 of 41; Family #396/410.
Listed as Robert Smith; age 12; born in KY; in household of mother, Lucy Smith
of household.
4. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King R Tye
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1917
Address: PO Box 391, Williamsburg, KY, 40769-0391 (1988)
[PO Box 391, Williamsburg, KY, 40769-0391]
[7980 E Highway 92, Williamsburg, KY, 40769-8261 (1993)] "
5. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name King R Tye
Residence Date 01 Jan 2002-01 Feb 2002
Residence Place Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States
Birth Date 19 Aug 1917
Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
Address Date 01 Jan 2002-01 Feb 2002
2nd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 1996-01 Apr 1996
3rd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
3rd Address Date 01 Sep 1988-13 Nov 2000
Possible Relatives Katharina Tye
Record Number 93979898"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King Robert Tye
[Robert King Smith]
[King Tye]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Vervne Whitl, Kentucky
[Polliton Whi??, Kentucky]
Death Date: 22 May 2005
Father: James C Tye
Mother: Lucy A Smith
SSN: 494306191
Notes: Jun 1963: Name listed as KING ROBERT TYE; Sep: Name listed as ROBERT KING SMITH; 07 Jun 2005: Name listed as KING R TYE"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King R. Tye
Last Residence:
40769 Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
BORN: 19 Aug 1917
Died: 22 May 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)"
8. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King Tye
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1917
Death Date: 22 May 2005
Cause of Death: Natural
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 4 Mar 1957
Release Date 1: 28 Feb 1958"
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Jun 2014.
King Robert Tye; born 19 Aug 1917; died 22 May 2005; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"SOLDIER OF FORTUNE 1937 TO 1956".
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Katharina Tye
Residence Date 01 Dec 1993
Residence Place Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States
Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
Address Date 01 Dec 1993
2nd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1991
3rd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
3rd Address Date 01 Oct 1988
Possible Relatives King R Tye
Record Number 93957846"
2. United States Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 64
Given Name Katharina
Surname Tye
Birth Date 06 Mar 1927
State Alaska
Last Place of Residence Whitley, Kentucky
Previous Residence Postal Code 40769
Event Date Dec 1991"
3. Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999; LDS Web Site.
"Name Katharian Tye
Event Type Death
Event Date 24 Dec 1991
Event Place Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Age 64
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927"