William Christopher Columbus Penn Jr
1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver pond District; Bluefield; taken 28 Apr 1910; Page 82A; Image
15 of 18; Family #100/109.
Listed as William C. Penn, Jr; age 4; born in WV; mulatto; in household of father, William C.C. Penn.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken 9 Jan 1920; Page 92A; Image
11 of 18; Family #90/200.
Listed as William Penn; age 14; born in WV; mulatto; in household of mother, Pearl L. (Cisco) Penn.
3. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 56A; Image 9
of 14; Family #77/101.
Listed as William Penn; age 23; born in WV; single; Negro; presser in shop; in household of mother,
Pearl L. (Cisco) Penn.
4. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page 17; Line #13; WV Archives Web Site.
William C. Penn; age 25; born in WV; single; Colored; living at Bluefield, WV; married on 13 Jul 1931
in Bluefield, WV; Marcie Hardette; age 25; born in WV; single; Colored; living in Princeton, WV.
5. Mercer Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #65; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Christopher Penn; age 35; born 10 Sep 1905 in Bluefield, WV; living at 1612 Main St,
Princeton, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Marcie Penn, wife; same address;
employed by George B. Halstead, Virginian Railway, Princeton, WV; Negro; 5' 10 1/4" tall; 170 lbs;
brown eyes; Black hair; dark brown complexion.
6. Frankln Co, OH; Marriage Record #49629; Page 115; LDS Web Site via Ancestry.com Web Site.
William C. Penn; age 41; born 10 Sep 1905 in Bluefield, WV; married twice before; bioler maker
helper; living at 541 Previtte St, Columbus, OH; son of W.C. and Pearl (Sisco) Penn; married on 7
Jun 1947 in Franklin Co, OH; Elmaree Kelly; age 32; born 14 Jun 1912 in Longview, TX; married
once before; widow of Amos Kelly; press operator; living at same address; daughter of Ben and
Reba (Walker) Denton.
1. Frankln Co, OH; Marriage Record #49629; Page 115; LDS Web Site via Ancestry.com Web Site.
William C. Penn; age 41; born 10 Sep 1905 in Bluefield, WV; married twice before; bioler maker
helper; living at 541 Previtte St, Columbus, OH; son of W.C. and Pearl (Sisco) Penn; married on 7
Jun 1947 in Franklin Co, OH; Elmaree Kelly; age 32; born 14 Jun 1912 in Longview, TX; married
once before; widow of Amos Kelly; press operator; living at same address; daughter of Ben and
Reba (Walker) Denton.
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #31666; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Lester; age 19; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; well driller; living at
Paynesville, WV; son of Frank and Susie (Mullins) Lester; married on 30 Nov 1950 in Clintwood, VA;
Dena Justice; age 20; born in WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Paynesville, WV; daughter
of Lawson and Maggie (Justice) Justice.
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #31666; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Lester; age 19; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; well driller; living at
Paynesville, WV; son of Frank and Susie (Mullins) Lester; married on 30 Nov 1950 in Clintwood, VA;
Dena Justice; age 20; born in WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Paynesville, WV; daughter
of Lawson and Maggie (Justice) Justice.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #74-001480; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gary Avery Brown; age 50; born 26 Apr 1923 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 6th grade
education; living at Paynesville, WV; son of Henry and Della (Perkins) Brown; married on 10 Jan
1974 in Grundy, VA; Dena Lester, maiden name Justice; born 23 Feb 1930 in WV; divorced; this is
her 2nd marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 108, Paynesville, WV; daughter of Lawson and
Maggie (Justice) Justice.
3. Virginia Funeral Home; Grundy, VA; Posted Obit.
"Dena Justice Lester, age 88 of Grundy, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Grundy, Virginia."Born February 23, 1930 at Panther, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lawson and Maggie Justice. Dena loved to cook for family and friends. She loved cooking pinto beans and corn bread, especially for her sons. She worked cleaning houses and offices and was an avid fan of “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” television programs.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, Leonard Justice, Paul Justice, Hazel Justice Samson, Earl Justice, Mae Justice Wagner, Ralph Justice, Huelling (Hulen) Justice and Cynthia Justice Mullins.
"SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
One Daughter
Betty Lester Looney of Grundy, Virginia
Two Sons
Jackie D. Lester and wife Karen of Grundy, Virginia
William Scott “Scotty” Lester and wife Dora of Grundy, Virginia
Five Grandchildren
Chasity Looney of Bristol, Tennessee
Kelli Lester of Grundy, Virginia
Jessica Stacy and husband Jake of Grundy, Virginia
Katelyn Blankenship and husband Michael of Maxie, Virginia
Alyson Meadows and husband Wesley of Grundy, Virginia
Nine Great Grandchildren
Brady, Brandon, Brett, Emily, Logan, Mason, Aidan, Connor, and Maddox
One Sister
Margie Justice Gose of Missouri"Funeral services for Dena Justice Lester will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018, 1:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy, Virginia, with Gene Addair officiating. The burial will follow at the Lawrence Mullins Cemetery, Panther Ridge Road, Paynesville, West Virginia...."
1. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Angelo Bonacci
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1904
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Katherine Mancin
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 21
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1926
Marriage Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia"
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry,com.
"Name: Angelo John Bonacci
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 31
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1908
Residence Place: Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Weirton Steel Company
Weight: 260
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Catherine Bonacci
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Angelo John Bonacci Self (Head)
Catherine Bonacci Wife"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Angelo J Bonacci
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1908
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
[McDowell|]
Death Date: 27 Nov 1995
Claim Date: 8 Aug 1970
Father: Rosario Bonacci
Mother: Filomena Marra
SSN: 232037458
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000017818
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 23 Aug 1994: Name listed as ANGELO J BONACCI"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by E.M. Smith; 30 Mar 2015.
" Angelo John Bonacci
Birth 6 Nov 1908
Death 27 Nov 1995 (aged 87)
Burial
Saint Paul Catholic Cemetery
Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA "
1. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Angelo Bonacci
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1904
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Katherine Mancin
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 21
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1926
Marriage Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by E.M. Smith; 30 Mar 2015.
" Caterina Mancini Bonacci
Birth 12 Apr 1906
Kyle, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Aug 1971 (aged 65)
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Saint Paul Catholic Cemetery
Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA"
1. West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Samuel Urlest Bonacci
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 May 1927
Birth Place: Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia
Birth County: Hancock
Father: Angelo Bonacci
Mother: Katherine Mancan
FHL Film Number: 858821"
1. Virginia Funeral Home; Grundy, VA; Posted Obit.
"Harold Dean Vance, age 73 of Hurley, Virginia passed away on Wednesday,
February 7, 2018 at his home."Born April 22, 1944 at Paynesville West Virginia, he was the son of
the late Stewart and Vicey Lester Vance. He was a retired coal miner
and veteran having served in the U S Marines."In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife,
Laura ‘Wee Wee” Vance, two brothers, William “Bill” Vance and
Olen Vance, three Sisters, Jean Kennedy, Mattie Christian, and
Emma Dora Williams."SURVIVORS INCLUDE:
His Wife – Judy Vance of Hurley, Virginia
Three Sons
Clifford “Chip” Vance and wife Susan Vance of Castlewood, Virginia
David Vance of Hurley, Virginia
James Amon of St. Louis, Missouri
One Daughter
Robin Amon of St. Louis, Missouri
Two grandsons
Jacob Vance of Castlewood, Virginia
David Vance II of Hurley, Virginia
Two Granddaughters
Allison Moore of Hurley, Virginia
Tiffany Horn of Hurley, Virginia
Three Great Granddaughters and one Great Grandson
Two Sisters
Linda Matney and Dessie Ashby both of Hurley, Virginia"Funeral services for Harold Dean Vance will be held on Monday, February 12, 2018, 11:00 AM at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel at Grundy, Virginia, with Ezra Davis, Jr. and Jack Cantrell officiating, with burial to follow in the Charlie Davis Cemetery on Hoover Camp Road at Hurley, Virginia...."
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 533; WV Archives Web Site.
George L. Cobb; age 21; born in Wilkinson, WV; single; living at Christian, WV; son of Claude and
Bessie Mae (Anderson) Cobb; married on 23 Feb 1954 in McConnell, WV; Rosa Wanda Lusk; age
18; born in Cyclone, WV; single; living at Davin, WV; daughter of Fred and Mercedes (Cook) Lusk.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 533; WV Archives Web Site.
George L. Cobb; age 21; born in Wilkinson, WV; single; living at Christian, WV; son of Claude and
Bessie Mae (Anderson) Cobb; married on 23 Feb 1954 in McConnell, WV; Rosa Wanda Lusk; age
18; born in Cyclone, WV; single; living at Davin, WV; daughter of Fred and Mercedes (Cook) Lusk.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wanda Rosa Lusk Cobb, 80, of Cyclone, WV departed this life on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. She was born March 21, 1938 in Clear Fork, WV a daughter of the late Fredrick Gene "Fred" and Mercedes Cook Lusk. Rosa was a member of the Lacoma Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by two daughters Judy Cobb and Karen Paugh; a son Mark Cobb; a granddaughter Erin Cobb; and a great grandson Evan Cooper. Survivors include her loving husband of 64 yeras George Leslie Cobb; a son Jerry (Sandra) Cobb of Oceana; a daughter Kara Cooper of Cyclone; two sisters Mavis Toler of Man and Charlotte (Dallas) Beatty of Orlando, FL; three brothers Robert Lusk of Davin, Gene Fredrick (Peggy) Lusk of VA ad Joe Lusk of Davin; three grandchildren Miranda Paugh, Melody Paugh and Stacey Cobb; three great grandchildren Sebastion, Brody and Scarlett; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 1PM on Friday June 15th at the Lacoma Baptist Church, Cyclone, WV, with Rev. Doc Adkins and Pastor Ron Lee officiating. She will be laid to rest in Highland Memory Gardens, Logan, WV. Friends may gather with the family 6-9:00 PM on Thursday June 14th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Ret. Sgt. Robert and Marie Brownfield" article; Page 174; submitted by Marie
Brownfield, PO Box 9, Raysal, WV 24879.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Marie Brownfield"; Article; Page 107; submitted by Marie Christian Akers Brownfield, Box 9,
Raysal, WV 24879.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Brownfield
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1919
Birth Place: Huntre Monro, Arkansas
[Hebersprings, Arkansas]
Death Date: 26 Oct 2003
Father: Jim Brownfield
Mother: Ethel Davis
SSN: 539229063
Notes: Oct 1943: Name listed as ROBERT BROWNFIELD"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Brownfield
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1917
Death Date: 26 Oct 2003
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 3 Oct 1940
Release Date 1: 31 Aug 1967"
5. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Davis A, Swiger; 22 Feb 2013; maintained by Roger Hicks.
"Name: Robert Lee Brownfield
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1917
Death Date: 26 Oct 2003
Death Place: Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Tom Sparks Cemetery"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"John W. and Mae Christian, Miner" article; Page 119; submitted by Marie Brownfield, Raysal, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 492; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Marshall; age 24; born in Allock, KY; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 20 Jan 1951 at
Bradshaw, WV; Marie Christian; age 18; born and living in Bartley, WV; single; with consent of Mae
Christian, mother of Marie Christian.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Ret. Sgt. Robert and Marie Brownfield" article; Page 174; submitted by Marie
Brownfield, PO Box 9, Raysal, WV 24879.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Marie Brownfield"; Article; Page 107; submitted by Marie Christian Akers Brownfield, Box 9,
Raysal, WV 24879.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Marie Brownfield"; Article; Page 107; submitted by Marie Christian Akers Brownfield, Box 9,
Raysal, WV 24879.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "Marie Brownfield"; Article; Page 107; submitted by Marie Christian Akers Brownfield, Box 9,
Raysal, WV 24879.