1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Wilson Anderson
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1919
Residence Place: Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Weight: 135
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Horton Stuart
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Thomas Wilson Anderson Self (Head)"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Wilson Anderson
[Thomas Anderson]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1918
Birth Place: McDowell CO, West Virginia
[McDowell CO|]
Death Date: 26 Feb 1999
Claim Date: 19 Jul 1975
Father: John H Anderson
Mother: Effie A Blevins
SSN: 186109601
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Mar 1937: Name listed as THOMAS WILSON ANDERSON;
08 Jul 1975: Name listed as THOMAS ANDERSON;
04 Mar 1999: Name listed as THOMAS W ANDERSON"
3. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Wilson Anderson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Number: 186109601
Father's Last Name: Anderson
Age: 80 Years
Date of Birth: 15 Jun 1918
Residence City: Burnsville
Residence County: Catawba
Residence State: North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 28610
Education: 9th grade
Occupation: Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics
Industry: Trucking service
Date of Death: 26 Feb 1999
Death City: Hickory
Death County: Catawba
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed
Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death
Institution: Hospital Inpatient
Hospital Name: CATAWBA MEM HOSP
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in-state
Recorded Date: 17 Mar 1999
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics"
1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 178B; Family #133.
Listed as Sadie Conlin; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in VA; in household of father, William G. Conley.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 60B;
Family #47.
Listed as Sadie Conley; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, William G. Conley.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Donald Edward Wright
[Donald E Wright]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1945
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 1 Jun 1997
SSN: 230628104
Notes: May 1963: Name listed as DONALD EDWARD WRIGHT;
01 Jul 1997: Name listed as DONALD E WRIGHT"
2. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Donald Edward Wright
Race: White
Age at Death: 51
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1945
Death Date: 1 Jun 1997
Death Place: Palm Beach, Florida, United States"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie E. Cole"; article; Page 122; submitted by Reva Cole Hagerman,
Paynesville, WV; 24873.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 92B; Image 12 of 24;
Family #99/99.
Listed as George Pack; age 28; born in VA; married once for 8 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 92B; Image 12 of 24;
Family #99/99.
Listed as Lissie Pack; age 25; born in VA; married once for 8 yrs; 4 children; all living; in household of
husband, George W. Pack.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 164B; Image 22 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as Lissie Pack; age 35; born in VA; widow; farmer; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 15; WV Archives Web Site.
J.M. Hooker; age 48; born in Patrick Co, VA; widowed; farmer; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of J.M. and
Ann; married on 30 May 1920 at Wilcoe, WV; Lissie Pack; age 35; born in Patrick Co, VA; widow;
daughter of Stewart and Caroline.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 92B; Image 12 of 24;
Family #99/99.
Listed as Rober L. Pack; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Pack.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 164B; Image 22 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as Robert Pack; age 17; born in WV; farm laborer; in household of mother, Melissa J, Pack.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 92B; Image 12 of 24;
Family #99/99.
Listed as Ellis Pack; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Pack.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 165A; Image 23 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as Ellis Pack; age 15; born in WV; in household of mother, Melissa J, Pack.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 165A; Image 23 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as Charlie Pack; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Melissa J, Pack.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 165A; Image 23 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as James Pack; age 7; born in WV; in household of mother, Melissa J, Pack.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 165A; Image 23 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as Catherine Pack; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of mother, Melissa J, Pack.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; taken 5 Feb 1920; Page 165A; Image 23 of
23; Family #504/537.
Listed as Shirley Pack; age 1 yr, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of mother, Melissa J, Pack.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 135A, Family #6.
Listed as Edith Morgan, age 10 months, born in WV, in household of father, Pleasant B. Morgan.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 75 A; Family # 65/65.
Listed as Edith Morgan; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, Pleasant B. Morgan.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville; Laurel Branch Rd; taken 24 Apr 1940; Page 8 B;
Household #107.
Listed as Edith Morgan; age 21; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; unemployed; in household
of mother, Annie Morgan.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Banther; age 33; born in McDowell Co, NC; widowed; living at Oceana, WV; son of Columbus
and Emma Banther; married on 18 Oct 1943 at Oceana, WV; Edith Morgan; age 23; born and living
at Oceana, WV; single; daughter of Pleas and Annie Morgan.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #7003; WV Archives Web Site.
Edith Banther; age 28 yrs, 0 mons, 13 days; born on 1 Apr 1919 in Wyoming Co, WV; married; wife of
J.D. Banther; daughter of Ples and Annie A. (Brunty) Morgan; died on 14 Apr 1947 at Oceana, WV;
from TB; buried on 16 Apr 1947 in Laurel Branch Cemetery, Oceana, WV; informant, J.D. Banther,
Lynco, WV.
6. Woming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Susie Edith Morgan; born on 1 Apr 1919; died on 14 Apr 1945; "Daughter of Pleasant Buren and
Virginia Angeline Brunty Morgan, wife of Herbert Morgan(sic, Brunty)"; buried in William Walker
Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
(Conflicting information)
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 28 Feb 2014.
"Susan Edith “Susie” Morgan Banther
Birth 1 Apr 1919
Sun Hill, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Apr 1947 (aged 28)
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial William Walker Cemetery
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 125718441"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Pleasant Buren Morgan and Virginia Angeline "Annie" Brunty"Sister of Lacy Morgan (1908-Deceased), Lizzie Morgan (1910-Deceased) and Lewis Morgan(1913-Deceased).
"Married to James Dillard "J.D." Banther, Sr. (1910-1981) on October 18, 1943 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1943, Page 246, Application Date: October 13, 1943).
"Stepmother of Elsie Mae Banther-Abshire (1930-Deceased), Mary Lou Banther-Lambert (1931-1997), James Dillard "J.D." Banther, Jr. (1937-2012), and John Banther (1939-Deceased).
"Edith Banther died at age 28 from pulmonary tuberculosis."