McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


William Joseph Blanchard

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 295; WV Archives Web Site.
William Joseph Blanchard; age 23; born in Odd, WV; single; living in Basin, WV; son of Jesse E. and
Icie Susan (Meadows) Blanchard; married on 23 Nov 1954 in Basin, WV; Beulah Ethel McKinney;
Age 16; born and living in Basin, WV; single; daughter of Carl and Rosy McKinney.


Beulah Ethel McKinney

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 295; WV Archives Web Site.
William Joseph Blanchard; age 23; born in Odd, WV; single; living in Basin, WV; son of Jesse E. and
Icie Susan (Meadows) Blanchard; married on 23 Nov 1954 in Basin, WV; Beulah Ethel McKinney;
Age 16; born and living in Basin, WV; single; daughter of Carl and Rosy McKinney.
2. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, WV; Posted Obit.
"Beulah Ethel Blanchard, 81, of Soak Creek, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in a Beckley hospital.

"Services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens. Burial will follow in the Odd Cemetery, Odd.

'Friends may call one hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home.

"Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com.

"The family of Beulah Blanchard is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens."


Robert "Rhudy" Williams

1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 013022; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Rudy Williams; age 32; born 9 Aug 1937 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at Box 50, Maybeury, WV; son of Ed and Eleva (Arnold) Williams; married on 15 Apr
1970 in Lebanon, VA; Patty Jo Branson; age 27; born 12 Apr 1943 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Welch, WV; daughter of John and Edna (Crissman) Branson.
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert Rudy Williams
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1937
Death Date: 6 Feb 2002
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 223469114
Enlistment Branch: AF
Enlistment Date: 19 Oct 1954
Discharge Date: 18 Oct 1962
Page number: 1"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert Rudy Williams [Robert R Williams]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1937
Birth Place: Jenkin Jones, West Virginia
Death Date: 6 Feb 2002
Father: Edward L Williams
Mother: Aleva S Arnold
SSN: 223469114
Notes: Jul 1953: Name listed as ROBERT RUDY WILLIAMS;
13 Feb 2002: Name listed as ROBERT R WILLIAMS"


Patty Jo Branson

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 171-173; "Tommy Branson" article; submitted by Tommy Branson,
1612 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40205.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 013022; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Rudy Williams; age 32; born 9 Aug 1937 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at Box 50, Maybeury, WV; son of Ed and Eleva (Arnold) Williams; married on 15 Apr
1970 in Lebanon, VA; Patty Jo Branson; age 27; born 12 Apr 1943 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Welch, WV; daughter of John and Edna (Crissman) Branson.


Henry C. Williams

1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Henry Williams
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1900
Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1917
Marriage Place: Jackson, Ohio, USA
Father: J J Williams
Mother: Jennie Sheperd
Spouse: Lucinda Richards
Film Number: 001307813"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 5/6 Apr
1940; Page 748A; Image 9 of 35; Household #71.
Listed as Henry Williams; age 43; born in OH; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 69; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Williams; age 47; born in OH; widowed; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 24 Feb 1944
at Capels, WV; Elsie Bishop; age 21; born at Shannon Branch, WV; single; living at Mohegan, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 013415; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry C. Williams; age 69; born 29 Mar 1897 in Jackson, OH; married; retired miner; living at Davy,
WV; son of Joseph and Jennie (Shepherd) Williams; died 19 Aug 1966 in Grace Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to cerebral thrombosis with encephalomalacia; buried 22 Aug 1966 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Keneth Bowen; 15 Aug 1912; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Henry Williams; born 9 Mar 1897; died 19 Aug 1966; buried here; headstone photo shown.


Elsie Bishop

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 69; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Williams; age 47; born in OH; widowed; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 24 Feb 1944
at Capels, WV; Elsie Bishop; age 21; born at Shannon Branch, WV; single; living at Mohegan, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elsie Bishop Williams
[Elsie Williams]
[Elsie Bishop Bishop]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1923
Birth Place: Shannon Bran, West Virginia
[Capels, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Dec 1988
Father: Noah Bishop
Mother: Cindy Bishop
SSN: 236867335
Notes: Mar 1969: Name listed as ELSIE BISHOP WILLIAMS;
28 Sep 1977: Name listed as ELSIE WILLIAMS"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elsie Williams
SSN: 236-86-7335
Last Residence:
24828 Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 10 Jan 1923
Died: 26 Dec 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1968)
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elsie Bishop Williams
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1923
Death Date: 25 Dec 1988
Cemetery: Justice Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Asco, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."


Rex Allen Passwater

1. Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rex Allen Passwater
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Birth Date: abt 1952
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 22 Jun 2000
Marriage Place: Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA
Father: Tedd Passwater
Mother: Mary Evelyn Passwater
Spouse: Lisa Marie Mullins
Certificate Number: 27720"


Lisa Marie Akeman

1. Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lisa Marie Mullins
[Lisa Marie Akemon]
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1957
Birth Place: California
Marriage Date: 22 Jun 2000
Marriage Place: Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA
Father: Jerry Akemon
Mother: Rinda Akemon
Spouse: Rex Allen Passwater
Certificate Number: 27720"


Homer Wallace Richards

1. McDowell Co, WV: Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 494; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer W. Richards; age 21; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Asco, WV; married on 3 Jun 1946
at Welch, WV; Nannie Mullins; age 23; born and living at Davy, WV; single;.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Homer Richards; age 25; born in WV; married; coal loader in coal mine head of household.


Nannie Mae Mullins

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 228B;
Image 71 of 75; Family #28/29.
Listed as Nannie Mullins; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Kelly Mullins.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; Page 697B; Image
11 of 57; Household #96.
Listed as Nannie Mullens; age 16; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Kelly Mullins.
3. McDowell Co, WV: Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 494; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer W. Richards; age 21; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Asco, WV; married on 3 Jun 1946
at Welch, WV; Nannie Mullins; age 23; born and living at Davy, WV; single.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Nannie Richards; age 26; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Homer
Richards.
5. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Nannie Richards
Residence Date 29 Oct 2007
Residence Place Bunker Hill, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 26 May 1923
Phone Number ..."
"Phone Number Recorded Date 29 Oct 2007
Address 83 Remington Ct
Address Continued Bunker Hill, West Virginia 25413
Address Date 29 Oct 2007
2nd Address Fairmont Trlr 10
2nd Address Continued Davy, West Virginia 24828
2nd Address Date 01 Oct 1998
3rd Address 411 RR 1 Box
3rd Address Continued Davy, West Virginia 24828
3rd Address Date 01 Dec 1996
Possible Relatives Homer Wallace Richards, Linda Lou Richards, Melissa Ann Richards"
6. Social Security Death Index: LDS Web Site.
"Age 82
Given Name Nannie
Surname Richards
Birth Date 26 May 1923
State West virginia
Last Place of Residence Mercer, West virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 24740
Event Date 02 Dec 2005"
7. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nannie Mae Mullins
[Nannie Mae Richards]
[Nannie Richards]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 May 1923
Birth Place: Davy Davy Mc, West Virginia
[Davy Mcd, West Virginia]
Death Date: 2 Dec 2005
Father: Kelley Mullins
Mother: Rosa Walker
SSN: 235308414
Notes: Jan 1942: Name listed as NANNIE MAE MULLINS;
Jun 1954: Name listed as NANNIE MAE RICHARDS;
09 Dec 2005: Name listed as NANNIE RICHARDS"


Jimmy L. Richards

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Jimmy L. Richards; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Homer Richards.


Lawrence Edward Stacy

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Edward Stacy; age 18; born 3 Sep 1946 in Welch, WV; single; living at Wyoming, WV son of
William Russell and Elizabeth (McCoy) Stacy; married on 4 Sep 1965 at Wyoming, WV; Brenda Faye
Newsome; age 17; born 15 Dec 1947 in KY; single; living at Brenton, WV; daughter of Edward and Ollie
(Tackett) Newsome.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lawrence Edward Stacy, 70, of Pineville, WV passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Raleigh General
Hospital, Beckley, WV. He was born on September 3, 1946 in Welch, WV a son of the late William Russell
and Elizabeth McCoy Stacy. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Roger Lee Stacy.
Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years Brenda Faye Newsome Stacy; two sons William Edward Stacy
of Statesville, NC and Lawrence Edward Stacy of Cornelius, NC; a brother Grant (Stella) Stacy of Itman;
three grandchildren Savannah Stacy, Gabby Stacy and Reagan Stacy; and a host of other loving family and
friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in the Chapel of Stafford
Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Bro. Russell McCoy officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm
Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. ...


Brenda Faye Newsom

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Edward Stacy; age 18; born 3 Sep 1946 in Welch, WV; single; living at Wyoming, WV son of
William Russell and Elizabeth (McCoy) Stacy; married on 4 Sep 1965 at Wyoming, WV; Brenda Faye
Newsome; age 17; born 15 Dec 1947 in KY; single; living at Brenton, WV; daughter of Edward and Ollie
(Tackett) Newsome.


Charles White

1. Boone Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 259; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie White; age 24; born 3 Aug 1922 in Wharton, WV; living at Bald Knob, WV; married
on 28 Jul 1947 at Bald Knob, WV; Eva Osborne; age 25; born 14 Jul 1922 at Buffalo, Logan
Co, WV; living at Bald Knob, WV.


Eva Marie Osborne

1. Boone Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 259; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie White; age 24; born 3 Aug 1922 in Wharton, WV; living at Bald Knob, WV; son of Kemper
and Emma White; married on 28 Jul 1947 at Bald Knob, WV; Eva Osborne; age 25; born 14 Jul
1922 at Buffalo, Logan Co, WV; living at Bald Knob, WV daughter of Charlie and Manerva Osborne.


John H. White

1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"John H. White, 76, of Wharton, WV went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at his home. He was born on August 17, 1949 in Bald Knob, WV a son of the late Charlie and Eva Marie Osborne White. Johnny loved to go fishing and mow yards. He was a member of Browns Branch Church in Gordon, WV. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by brothers Roger, Virgil, Mont and Carlos, and a sister-in-law Eileen White. Survivors include his four nephews Rodney (Tracie) White with whom he made is home, Charles (Julie) White, Troy White and Kevin White all of Wharton, two nieces Judy (Michael) Lusk of Cyclone and Gabrielle (Clayton) Stover of Clear Fork, and a host of great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews, and other loving family and friends. In keeping with his wishes, he will be cremated. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."


Mont Carl White

1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mont Carl White, 64, of Greenwood, WV went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Pikeville
Medical Center, Pikeville, KY after a long illness. He was born on December 12, 1952 in Bald Knob, WV a son
of the late Charlie and Eva Marie Osborne White. He was an active church member of Brown's Branch
Freewill Baptist Church. He loved to go fishing, camping and putting smiles on people's faces. In addition
to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Virgil White; and grandparents Charlie Osborne,
Manervia Osborne Dempsey and Kemper and Emma White; step grandfather Charlie Dempsey. Survivors
include three brothers Roger (Eileen) White of Bald Knob, John White of Greenwood and Carlos (Debbie)
White of Greenwood; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at Noon on
Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Brown's Branch Freewill Baptist Church, Gordon, WV with Pastor Phil Rowe
officiating. He will be laid to rest in Jasper Workman Cemetery, Greenwood, WV...."