1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Garfield Atkins; age 59; born in WV; married; no education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; farmer; "small garden"; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #19837; WV Archives Web Site.
Garfield Atkins; age 83; born 14 Feb 1880 in lincoln Co, WV; widowed; retired; living at Capels, WV;
son of Blackburn and Judy (Lovejoy) Atkins; died 17 Aug 1963 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to generalized arteriosclerosis, hypertension, cardio vascular disease and senility; buried
20 Aug 1963 in Belcher Mtn Cemetery, WV; informant, Mrs Floyd Smitln (sp?), Capels, WV
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 15 Feb 2016.
" Garfield Adkins
Birth 1870
Death 17 Aug 1963 (aged 92–93)
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Lenna Atkins; age 50; born in OH; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Garfield, Atkins.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 15 Feb 2016.
" Lena Sharp Adkins
Birth unknown
Death 22 Feb 1963
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Thomas Atkins; age 20; born in WV; single; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garfield, Atkins.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 15 Feb 2016.
" Thomas Green Adkins
Birth 16 Nov 1917
West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Aug 1961 (aged 43)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; Crumpler; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 196B
Family #167/178.
Listed as Curtis A. Reed; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Ira B. Reed.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 379; WV Archives Web Site.
Kertis Reed; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Herdon, WV; married on 16 May 1923 in
Herndon, WV; Mary Shrewsbury; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Herndon, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 019529; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis Ausbin Reed; age 61; born 28 Aug 1902 in WV; married; retired coal miner; living at Crumpler,
WV; son of of Ira and Ocie Reed; died 24 Dec 1963 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cor
pulmonale, chronic pulmonary insufficiency and severe pulmonary emphysema, pneumonitis,
right base; buried 27 Dec 1963 in Bailey Cemetery, Crumpler, WV; informant Kertis E, Reed, Jr,
1436 Walbridge Ave, Toledo, OH.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 195A, Family #1.
Listed as Mary E. Shrewsbury, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Isaiah W. Shrewsbury.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 160A;
Family #297/299.
Listed as Mary E. Shrewsbury; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Isaiah W. Shrewsbury.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 379; WV Archives Web Site.
Kertis Reed; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Herdon, WV; married on 16 May 1923 in
Herndon, WV; Mary Shrewsbury; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Herndon, WV.
4, McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 485; WV Archives Web Site.
Kermiss G. W. Simmons; age 58; born 16 Jan 1907 in Surry Co, NC; widowed; one previous
marriage; living at Crumpler, WV; son of Lacy Alexander and Celia Jane (Mays) Simmons; married
on 4 Dec 1965 in Welch, WV; Mary Ethel Reed; age 60; born 5 Sep 1905 in Herndon, VA (sic, WV);
widow; one previous marriage; living at Crumpler, WV; daughter of Winton and Arminta (Little)
Shrewsbury.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 100; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Eugene Jackson; age 19; born and living at Fanrock, WV; single; son of Hershell and Burley
Jackson; married on 24 Jul 1959 at Pineville, WV; Barbara Sue Lester; age 18; born at Itmann, WV;
single; living at Fanrock, WV; daughter of Floyd Robert and Jean Lester.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Larriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 174; WV Archives Website.
James Redgel Osborne; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; son of Oza and
Liza Osborne; married on 12 Nov 1933 at Cyclone, WV; Leola May Brown; age 18; born in Wyoming,
Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Elsworth and Jennie Brown.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name James Reggie Osborne
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 52
Birth Date abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place Wise, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 21 May 1966
Marriage Place Wise, Virginia, USA
Father Oza Osborne
Mother Eliza Bailey
Spouse Martha Maynard Blankenship
Certificate Number 1966015470"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 8 Dec 2008.
"James Redgel “Reggie” Osborne
Birth 1913
West Virginia, USA
Death 1976 (aged 62–63)
USA
Burial Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 32037591"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Ozie Osborne (1889-1958) & Louisa "Liza" Bailey-Osborne (1895-1949)."Brother of Alda "Aldie" Osborne (1915-1991), Baby Chess Osborne (1916-1917), Murvan Osborne (1919-1962), & Inez Osborne-Bailey (1920-Deceased).
"Married to Leola Mae Brown-Osborne (1916-1966) on November 12, 1933 in Cyclone, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1933, Page 174, Application Date: November 11, 1933).
"Father of James Roland Osborne (1937-2020), Jimmy Osborne (Deceased), Jessie Osborne (Deceased), Oza Osborne, Melva Jean Osborne (1948-1950), Edna Mae Osborne-Elswick (1949-1996) & Larry Osborne (1950-1950).
"Also married to Martha Maynard-Blankenship-Osborne (1916-2008).
"Stepfather of Athlene Blankenship-Hicks (Deceased), Jearldine Blankenship (Deceased, Teddy Blankenship (Deceased), Wannielee Blankenship, Jerry "Bear" Blankenship and Freddy Blankenship."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Larriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 174; WV Archives Website.
James Redgel Osborne; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; son of Oza and
Liza Osborne; married on 12 Nov 1933 at Cyclone, WV; Leola May Brown; age 18; born in Wyoming,
Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Elsworth and Jennie Brown.