1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B; Image
4 of 48; Family #40/45.
Listed as Jim Ross; age 42; born in Italy; married; alien; immigranted to US in 1907; coal miner; head
of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E,D, 24-20; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 379B; Image 18 of 62; Household #146.
Listed as James Ross; age 56; born in Italy; widowed; no education; naturalized citizen; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of sister (sic, sister-in-law), Orpha Reynolds Ross.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #34978; VA Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Roos age 77; born in Italy; widowed; one previous marriage; living at War, WV; son of Anthony and Polly
(Tobey) Ross; married on 9 Nov 1959 at Lenanon, VA; Orpha Ross; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow;
one previous marriage; Maiden name, Orpha Reynolds; living at War, WV; daughter of Elisha and Polly (Hicks)
Reynolds.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 002066; WV Archives Web Site.
James Ross; age 84; born 19 Dec 1881 in Cellere, Italy; married; SS# 234-28-3717; living at War, WV;
son of Toney and Polly Ross; died 25 Feb 1965 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to arteriosclerotic
heart disease with congestive failure; buried 28 Feb 1965 in Grandview Memory Garden, Bluefield, VA.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Grandvie Memory Garden, Bluefield, Tazewell Co, VA; submitted by Sammie
Wade; 13 May 2012.
James Ross; born 19 Dec 1881 in Italy; died 25 Feb 1965 at Welch, WV; buried here; no grave marker photo
shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 293; WV Archives Web Site.
John Nardi (later, Ross); age 29; born in Italy; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Tony ans Appolina ;
married on 9 Jan 1917 at Caretta, WV; Orpha Reynolds; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter
of W.E. and Polly.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E,D, 24-20; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 379B; Image 18 of 62; Household #146.
Listed as Orpha Ross; age 35; born in WV; widow; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
no listed occupation; head of household.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #34978; VA Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Roos age 77; born in Italy; widowed; one previous marriage; living at War, WV; son of Anthony and Polly
(Tobey) Ross; married on 9 Nov 1959 at Lenanon, VA; Orpha Ross; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow;
one previous marriage; Maiden name, Orpha Reynolds; living at War, WV; daughter of Elisha and Polly (Hicks)
Reynolds.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Orpha Reynolds Ross
[Orpha Ross]
[Orpha Reynolds Reynolds]
SSN: 235280133
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Sep 1903
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: Jan 1978
Father: William Reynolds
Mother: Polly Hicks
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Apr 1940: Name listed as ORPHA REYNOLDS ROSS; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ORPHA ROSS"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2210; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Lawrence Addair, Jr; age 18; born in Raysal, WV; single; student; living in Yukon, WV;
son of Thomas Lawrence and Virginia (Sparks) Addair; married on 25 Jan 1960 in Lebanon,
VA; Norma Jean Mullins; age 17; born in Iaeger, WV; single; student; living in Coalwood, WV;
daughter of Wilson and Carrie (Goins) Mullins.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Lawrence Addair Jr
[Thomas Addair Jr]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1942
Birth Place: Raysal McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: Sep 1979
Father: Tom L Addair
Mother: Virginia L Sparks
SSN: 235649448
Notes: Sep 1958: Name listed as THOMAS LAWRENCE ADDAIR JR;
30 Dec 1987: Name listed as THOMAS ADDAIR"
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Larry Addair
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1942
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 11 Sep 1979
Death Place: West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Riffe Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2210; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Lawrence Addair, Jr; age 18; born in Raysal, WV; single; student; living in Yukon, WV;
son of Thomas Lawrence and Virginia (Sparks) Addair; married on 25 Jan 1960 in Lebanon,
VA; Norma Jean Mullins; age 17; born in Iaeger, WV; single; student; living in Coalwood, WV;
daughter of Wilson and Carrie (Goins) Mullins.
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage License #6258; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Wesley King; age 38; born in Wythe Co, VA; divorced; miner; living at Austinville, VA;
son of John Henry and Mollie (Groseclose) King; married on 5 Mar 1938 at Wytheville, VA;
Edith Thelma Walls; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; living in Austinville, VA; daughter
of William J. and Lillian Jane (Martin) Walls.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12171; WV Archives Website.
Charles Wesley King; age 46 yrs, 8 mons, 11 days; born 12 Feb 1900 in Austinville, VA; married;
husband of Edith Walls King; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of John and ____King; died 23 Oct
1946; due to crushing injuries to chest and head from a slate fall; buried 26 Oct 1946 in Whitetop
Cemetery, Austinville, VA; informant. Mrs. Edith King, Coalwood, WV.
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage License #6258; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Wesley King; age 38; born in Wythe Co, VA; divorced; miner; living at Austinville, VA;
son of John Henry and Mollie (Groseclose) King; married on 5 Mar 1938 at Wytheville, VA;
Edith Thelma Walls; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; living in Austinville, VA; daughter
of William J. and Lillian Jane (Martin) Walls.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Charlotte L. and Curtis Like";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Vickie Hagerman, Box 3470, Bluewell, WV 24701.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert and Loree Likens"
Article; Page 191; submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Likens, 350 Lake Seminary Circle, Maitland,
FL 32751.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; Columbis Apts; Apt #3; E.D. 24-13;
taken 8 May 1940; Page 645A; Image 15 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Robert Lewis Likens; age 32; born in WV; married; 4 yrs college education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; public school teacher; head of household.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Lewis Likens
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1905
Birth Place: Bluefield Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Coalwood, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Coalwood, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Board Of Education McDowell County W Va
Weight: 186
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Loree Cagle Likens
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Lewis Likens Self (Head)
Loree Cagle Likens Wife"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert L Likens
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1905
Death Date: 21 Dec 2000
Claim Date: 20 Jul 1970
SSN: 227245617"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert and Loree Likens"
Article; Page 191; submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Likens, 350 Lake Seminary Circle, Maitland,
FL 32751.
2. North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Loree Marvine Cagle
Gender: Female
Race: White
Event Type: Delayed Birth
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1912
Birth County: Rutherford
Parent1 Name: Jack Cox Cagle
Parent2 Name: Myrtle Dora Allison
Roll Number: NCVR_B_C086_68001
Volume: 19
Page: 164"
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; Columbis Apts; Apt #3; E.D. 24-13;
taken 8 May 1940; Page 645A; Image 15 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Loree M. Likens; age 28; born in NC; married; 4 yrs college education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert Lewis Likens.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Loree Cagle Likens
[Loree C Likens]
[Loree Cagle Cagle]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1912
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina
[Rutherford|]
Death Date: 6 Apr 2003
Claim Date: 27 May 1975
Father: Jack C Cagle
Mother: Myrtle D Allison
SSN: 227245625
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 25 May 1989: Name listed as LOREE CAGLE LIKENS;
21 May 1975: Name listed as LOREE C LIKENS"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; Columbis Apts; Apt #3; E.D. 24-13;
taken 8 May 1940; Page 645A; Image 15 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Robert Lewis Likens III; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Robert Lewis Likens.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 31 Jul 2009.
" Freda Mae Kennedy-Toler Lusk
Birth 1 May 1943
Simon, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 8 Dec 2001 (aged 58)
Kopperston, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 40089974"Additional Information Posted:
"KOPPERSTON - Freda Mae Lusk, 58, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001."Born May 1, 1943, in Simon, she was the daughter of Dorothy Combs-Kennedy (Deceased) of Hanover and the late Edgar Kennedy (Deceased).
"Mrs. Lusk was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Wyoming County. She was also preceded in death by a son, Brian Keith Toler (Deceased); a brother, Earl Kennedy (Deceased); and a sister, Karen Kennedy (Deceased).
"Other survivors include her husband, Boyd Stacey Lusk; a son, Ricky Lusk and his wife, Cindy Lusk, of Hanover; three daughters, Diana Lusk-Hood and her husband, Barry Hood, of Kopperston, Lesa Lusk-Walls and her husband, Stephon Walls, of Oceana and Deborah Lusk-Kennedy and her husband, Jody Kennedy, of Simon; sisters, Patricia Kennedy-Williams Virginia Kennedy-Brooks of Simon and Kathy Sue Kennedy-Steeles (1955-2017); brothers, Okey Lee Kenneda (1953-2015), Earvin Kennedy and Eddie Kenneda; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
"Service will be 1:00 p.m. today at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. Randy Bowles officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 428; WV Archives Web Site.
John Liddle; age 22 (sic, 16); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Worth, WV; son of
Robert and M.M.; married on 6 Jun 1915 in Crumpler, WV; Thelma Harman; age 20; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of J. W. and Elizabeth.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 007379; WV Archives Web Site.
John Harvey Liddle; age 71; born 25 Sep 1899 in VA; married; husband of Thelma Harmon; retired
coal miner; SS#236-09-5081; living in Worth, WV; son of Robert J. and Mary (Wyrick) Liddle; died
6 May 1971 in Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to carcinoma of left lung; buried
8 May 1971 in Roselawn Cemetery, Princeton, WV; informant, Mrs Frank Crouch, Bluefield, WV.
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 21 Mar 2012.
" John Harvey Liddle
Birth 25 Sep 1899
Virginia, USA
Death 6 May 1971 (aged 71)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 87133222"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 428; WV Archives Web Site.
John Liddle; age 22 (sic, 16); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Worth, WV; son of
Robert and M.M.; married on 6 Jun 1915 in Crumpler, WV; Thelma Harman; age 20; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of J. W. and Elizabeth.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
Mary Elizabeth "Sister" Liddle
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Robert Jckson Liddle";
Article; Page 190; submitted by Gerald E. Liddle, 7809 Wanymala Rd, Richmond, VA 23229.