1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #65-025657; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Boffman, Jr; age 22; born and living in Jenkinjones, WV; single; Colored; no previous marriage;
soldier; son of Fred and Fannie Kent (Wade) Boffman; married on 10 Jul 1965 in Tazewell Co, VA;
Alma Jean Cecil; age 19; born in Thorpe, WV; single; Colored; no previous marriage; unemployed;
daughter of Mack and Neva (Edwards) Cecil.
2. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Fredrick Boffman Jr
Gender: Male
Race: African American, Not Hispanic (Black)
Age: 56
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1942
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 3 Nov 1998
Death Hospital: Hospital/Inpatient
Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, USA
Inquest Hospital: OSU Medical Ctr
Registrar's Certificate Number: 087534
Father: Boffman
Mother: Wade
Inquest Questions: Certifier: Physician; Time of Death: 09:30 AM
Education: 12
Military Service: Yes
Military Service Branch: Army
Industry: Labor unions
Occupation: Managers, service organizations, not elsewhere classified"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dave Diavisson; 27 Apr 2011.
" Fredrick Boffman Jr.
Birth 16 Jul 1942
Death 3 Nov 1998 (aged 56)
Burial
Green Lawn Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 68988431"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #65-025657; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Boffman, Jr; age 22; born and living in Jenkinjones, WV; single; Colored; no previous marriage;
soldier; son of Fred and Fannie Kent (Wade) Boffman; married on 10 Jul 1965 in Tazewell Co, VA;
Alma Jean Cecil; age 19; born in Thorpe, WV; single; Colored; no previous marriage; unemployed;
daughter of Mack and Neva (Edwards) Cecil.
1. 1910 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 50A; Image 8 of 41;
Family #40/40.
Listed as Leonard Boffman; age 32; born in VA; married once for 9 yrs; Black; farmer; head of
household.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones, WV; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 158A;
Image 17 of 36; Family #174/185.
Listed as Lenard Boffman; age 52; born in VA; married at 25; Negro; coal miner; in household of
nephew, Joe Price.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-11; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
194A; Image 5 of 59; Household #39.
Listed as Leonard Boffman; age 60; born in VA; Negro; 8th grade education; single; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son, Fredrick Boffman.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Andrew M. Hamblin; 9 Dec 2012.
" William L Boffman
Birth 1882
Death 1955 (aged 72–73)
Burial
Mount Airy United Methodist Church Cemetery
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 101944052"
1. 1910 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 50A; Image 8 of 41;
Family #40/40.
Listed as Lucy Boffman; age 30; born in VA; married once for 9 yrs; Black; 6 children, 5 living; in
household of husband, William L. Boffman.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Andrew M. Hamblin; 9 Dec 2012.
" Lucy Henry Boffman
Birth 1884
Death 1955 (aged 70–71)
Burial
Mount Airy United Methodist Church Cemetery
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 101943888"
1. 1910 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 50A; Image 8 of 41;
Family #40/40.
Listed as Lewis Boffman; age 8; born in VA; Black; in household of father, William L. Boffman.
1. 1910 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 50A; Image 8 of 41;
Family #40/40.
Listed as Howard M. Boffman; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, William L. Boffman.
1. 1910 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 50A; Image 8 of 41;
Family #40/40.
Listed as Clay Boffman; age 2 mons; born in VA; in household of father, William L. Boffman.
1. 1910 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn District; taken 20 Apr 1910; Page 50A; Image 8 of 41;
Family #40/40.
Listed as Ray Boffman; age 2 mons; born in VA; in household of father, William L. Boffman.
1. Montgomery Co, VA; Delayed Birth Certificate #11786; Ancestry.com Website.
William Leonard Boffman, Jr; born 30 jan 1917 in Auburn District, Montgomery Co, VA; parents;
William Leonard Boffman, age 39; Black; laborer; living in Riner, VA; and Lucy Henry; age 37; born
in VA; Black; housewife; living in Riner, VA; 9 children with 8 living.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 281B; Image
12 of 34; Family #133/137.
Listed as Odohlia Suttle; age 24; born in NC; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 281B; Image
12 of 34; Family #133/137.
Listed as Sallie Suttle; age 28; born in VA; married; Black; in household of husband, Odohlia Suttles.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 281B; Image
12 of 34; Family #133/137.
Listed as Sallie Suttle; age 28; born in VA; married; Black; in household of husband, Odohlia Suttles.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones, WV; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 158A;
Image 17 of 36; Family #174/185.
Listed as Fredrick Boffman; age 19; Negro; single; tipple man in coal mine;in household of cousin,
Joe Price.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 292; WV Archives Website.
Fredrick Boffman; age 21; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Jenkinjones,
WV; married on 23 Aug 1930 in Gary, WV; Fannie Kent Wade; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; Black; living at Jenkinjones; daughter of Kent and Sallie.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-11; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
194A; Image 5 of 59; Household #39.
Listed as Fred Boffman; age 28; born in VA; married; 6th grade education Negro; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 281B; Image
12 of 34; Family #133/137.
Listed as Fannie Wade; age 5; born in VA; Black; in household of step-father, Odohlia Suttles.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 292; WV Archives Website.
Fredrick Boffman; age 21; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Jenkinjones,
WV; married on 23 Aug 1930 in Gary, WV; Fannie Kent Wade; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; Black; living at Jenkinjones; daughter of Kent and Sallie.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-11; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
194A; Image 5 of 59; Household #39.
Listed as Fannie Boffman; age 25; born in VA; married; 1st grade education Negro; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Fredrick Boffman.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 016766; WV Archives Website.
Fannie Boffman; age 49 yrs, 11 mons, 22 days; born 24 Nov 1915 in Pocahontas, VA; married;
Negro; housewife; living at Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Kent and Sally (Leftwich) Wade; died 2 Nov
1963 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to uremia; gangrene of right foot; uncontrolled
diabetes; buried 6 Nov 1963 in Rest Lawn Estate, Littlesburg, WV; informant, A.D. Tuttle;
Jenkinjones, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Judy Robertson; 20 Sep 2018.
" Fannie Boffman
Birth unknown
Death Nov 1963
Burial
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Devotion, 24--D, 1
Memorial ID 193255198"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-11; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
194A; Image 5 of 59; Household #39.
Listed as William Boffman; age 6; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; Negro; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Fredrick Boffman.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Thomas Boffman
[William T Boffman]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1932
Birth Place: Jenkin Jones, West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Feb 1992
Father: Fred Boffman
Mother: Fannie K Wade
SSN: 234467451
Notes: Apr 1948: Name listed as WILLIAM THOMAS BOFFMAN;
03 Jun 1993: Name listed as WILLIAM T BOFFMAN"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 182; WV Archives Website.
Virgil Bower; age 23; born in Raleigh Co, WV; single; miner; living in Coal City, WV; son of Luther and
Lessie Bower; married on 5 Jul 1930 in Crumpler, WV; Grace Howerton; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; divorced; living in Coal City, WV; daughter of G.W. and Elizabeth Howerton.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 29 Apr 1910,
Page 200A, Family #80.
Listed as Gracie Howerton, age 11 months, born in WV, in household of father, George W. Howerton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 182; WV Archives Website.
Virgil Bower; age 23; born in Raleigh Co, WV; single; miner; living in Coal City, WV; son of Luther and
Lessie Bower; married on 5 Jul 1930 in Crumpler, WV; Grace Howerton; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; divorced; living in Coal City, WV; daughter of G.W. and Elizabeth Howerton.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 241; WV Archives Website.
Marshall Bowles; age 21; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; miner; living ay Maybeury, WV; son of
George and Vina; married on 29 Jul 1930 at Crumpler, WV; Daisy Florence Bradley; age 16; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of W.R. and Ada.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 241; WV Archives Website.
Marshall Bowles; age 21; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; miner; living ay Maybeury, WV; son of
George and Vina; married on 29 Jul 1930 at Crumpler, WV; Daisy Florence Bradley; age 16; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of W.R. and Ada.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 424; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Lee Miller; age 22; born in Narrows, VA; single; living in Pageton, WV; married on 31 May
1955 at Anawalt, WV; Lorraine Loretta Miller; age 19; born and living in Anawalt, WV; single; with
consent of Ethel Miller; mother of Lorraine Loretta Miller, father deceased.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 424; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Lee Miller; age 22; born in Narrows, VA; single; living in Pageton, WV; married on 31 May
1955 at Anawalt, WV; Lorraine Loretta Miller; age 19; born and living in Anawalt, WV; single; with
consent of Ethel Miller; mother of Lorraine Loretta Miller, father deceased.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 296; WV Archives Website.
Bert Boyd; age 24; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Jenkinjones, WV; son of Ed and
Elizabeth; married on 14 Feb 1930 in Welch, WV; Amelia Warf; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA;
single; living at Jenkinjones; daughter of Thomas and Georgia.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones Precinct; taken on 7 Jan 1920;
Page 277B; Family #41/44.
Listed as Amelia Warf; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas J. Warf.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 296; WV Archives Website.
Bert Boyd; age 24; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Jenkinjones, WV; son of Ed and
Elizabeth; married on 14 Feb 1930 in Welch, WV; Amelia Warf; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA;
single; living at Jenkinjones; daughter of Thomas and Georgia.