1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Milam Ridge; taken on 13 May 1910; Page 35B;
Family #95/107.
Listed as Wirt Bailey; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William Wheeler Bailey.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 29 Nov 2011.
" Wirt Randolph Bailey
Birth 25 Nov 1902
Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Aug 1945 (aged 42)
Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Shrader Cemetery
Niday, Bland County, Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rick; 16 Apr 2008.
" Sadie Emily Shrader Walker
Birth 23 Nov 1904
Round Bottom, Bland County, Virginia, USA
Death 22 Feb 2003 (aged 98)
York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Sadie Emily Shrader Bailey Walker
"YORK, Pa. - Sadie Emily Shrader Bailey Walker, 98, of 850 Taxville Rd., York, formerly of Crumpler and Mercer Co., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003 at her home in York, with Terry Brown, being her primary caregiver for the past 10 years."Born on Nov. 23, 1904, in Round Bottom, Va., she was a daughter of the late David N. and Alice Walker Shrader.
"She had been a resident of York for 15 years. She was a retired Justice of the Peace, and also worked as a secretary for her husband. She was a member of the Round Bottom Methodist Church.
"Besides her parents, her first husband, Wirt Bailey; her second husband, A. Otto Walker; a son, David Bailey; a grandson, William Bailey; seven stepsons, Lacy, Mason, Bernard, Paul, Jimmy, Arnold, and Ira Walker; three stepdaughters, Mary Mitchem, Sada Simmons, and Beulah Walker; two brothers, D.N. Shrader and Clarence Shrader; and four sisters, Edith Hamner, Nina Millirons, Clara Blankenship, and Margaret Clark preceded her in death.
"Survivors include sons, James Bailey of York, Jackie Bailey of York, Perry Eugene Bailey and wife Treva of Dallastown, Pa., Harold Bailey and wife Myrtle of Princeton; stepsons, Weldon Walker and wife Margie of Fort Pierce, Fla., Landon Walker and wife Margie of Clinton, Md., Shelby Walker and wife Julie of Clinton; daughters, Jewel Akel and special friend Terry Brown of York, and Virginia Phillips of Bluefield; 21 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren; 23 step-grandchildren and numerous step-great-grandchildren; and sister, Virginia Black of Roanoke, Va.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell with the Rev. Paul Hall and the Rev. Orville Harvey officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell where grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends called at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday."
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 401; Line #349; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles W. Sanders; age 21; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; living in Charleston, WV; married on
7 Feb 1946 in Charleston, WV; Virginia F. Eskew; age 22; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; living in
North Charleston, WV.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 401; Line #349; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles W. Sanders; age 21; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; living in Charleston, WV; married on
7 Feb 1946 in Charleston, WV; Virginia F. Eskew; age 22; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; living in
North Charleston, WV.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; Gary-Thorpe Road; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page
19A; Image 11 of 60; Family # 90/92.
Listed as James C. Nichols; age 42; born in NC; married at 30; carpenter boss for coal mine; head of
household.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; Gary-Thorpe Road; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page
19A; Image 11 of 60; Family # 90/92.
Listed as Maggie Nichols; age 44; born in VA; married at 14; in household of husband, James C.
Nichols.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; Gary-Thorpe Road; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page
19B; Image 12 of 60; Family # 90/92.
Listed as Edith Nichols; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, james C. Nichols.
1. GenealogyBuff,com; Wyoming Co, WV; Collestion #67; Obits; Posted 28 Jan 2018.
"Patricia Ann Kennedy Blackburn, 54, of Clear Fork, WV, went home to be with the Lord on September 7, 2014 in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. She was born January 2, 1960 in Simon, WV, a daughter of the late Martha Blankenship. Patricia was born and raised in Simon, WV where she met the love of her life Edward Blackburn. She attended church at the Pentecostal House of Prayer in Lynco, WV. Her most cherished moments were with her grandchildren and family. Her passions were working in her garden and tending her flowers. Those waiting to welcome her home with open arms are her mother Martha Blankenship; her brothers Rocky and Billy Kennedy; and sisters Athlene Harper, and May and Wendell Bock; a brother-in-law Dale Trent. Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband and best friend of 28 years Edward Blackburn of Clear Fork; stepsons Michael Copley of LaVergne, TN, and Shawn Blackburn of Simon; daughter Dianna and Jonathan Dillard of Pylesville, MD; son Ryan and Sarah Blackburn of Brenton; a loving sister Shirley of Marianna; brothers Paul and Loretta Kennedy of Gilbert, Larry and Cynthia Kennedy of Dearborn, MI; brother-in-law Bobby Harper of Detroit, MI; her most valued treasures were her grandchildren Daniel Vanwinkle, Cheyenne Copley, Daeden Copley. McKayla Kennedy, Hannah Hatfield, Kyle Dillard, Kaeden Dillard, expected baby Dillard, and Blake Blackburn; beloved life long friend Rocky Walls; and numerous family and friends. Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday September 12, 2014 at the Pentecostal House of Prayer, Lynco, WV with the Rev. Allen Blankenship officiating. She will be laid to rest in Trent cemetery, Shannon Mill Creek, Brenton, WV. Friends may gather with the family on Wednesday September 10, 2014 and Thursday September 11, 2014 after 6 at the church. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. "
2.U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Patricia Ann Kennedy Blackburn
Gender: Female
Death Age: 54
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1960
Birth Place: Simon, WV
Residence Place: Clear Fork, WV
Death Date: 7 Sep 2014
Death Place: Beckley, WV
Burial Date: 12 Sep 2014
Burial Place: Shannon Mill Creek, Brenton, WV
Obituary Date: 9 Dec 2014
Parents: Martha Blankenship
Spouse: Edward Blackburn
Child: Dianna Dillard
Jonathan Dillard
Sarah Blackburn
Ryan Blackburn
Siblings: Shirley
Wendell Bock
May Bock
Athlene Harper
Cynthia Kennedy
Paul Kennedy
Loretta Kennedy
Larry Kennedy
Billy Kennedy
Rocky Kennedy "
1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 294; WV Archives Website.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 26 Jan 1957 in
Yukon, WV; Irene Taylor; age 16; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Perry and
Virginia Blackburn, parents of Perry Blackburn, Jr; and Mary Taylor, mother of Irene Taylor, father
deceased.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #81-021306; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 42; born 12 Jan 1939 in Iaeger, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 3 Apr 1981; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery; Baisden, Mingo Co,
WV; son of Perry and Virginia (Bledsoe) Blackburn, Sr; married on 14 May 1981; in Lebanon, VA;
Imogene Evans; maiden name Mounts; age 47; born 11 Feb 1934 in Delbarton, WV; divorced; this is
her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended 31 Dec 1980; 12th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Baisden, WV; daughter of Greenway and Antha (Rowe) Mounts.
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Perry Blackburn, Jr., 82, of Oceana, WV passed away on February 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on
January 12, 1939 in McDowell County, WV a son of the late Perry Blackburn, Sr. and Virginia Marie Bledsoe
Blackburn. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a daughter Pansy Grace Blackburn; two sons
Thomas Gene Blackburn and Anthony Ray Blackburn; four grandchildren Harold Blackburn, Cassandra J.
Haines, Jonathan D. Blackburn, and Jacob Penley; two brothers James and Larry Blackburn; and two sisters
Imogene Toler and Lettie Faye Bowen. Survivors include his loving wife of four years Shirley Blackburn;
children Eugene Blackburn of PA, Ruby Penley of Princeton, Mary Scoppers of Oceana, Aretta Payne of Green
Camp, and Paul Blackburn of Lexington, NC; brothers Gary Blackburn (Barbara Jessie) of Simon, Marvin
(Lucile) Blackburn of Long Branch, Una Stepp of Oceana, Edward Blackburn of Clear Fork, Gary Blackburn of
Simon and Darrell (Peggy Hatfield) Blackburn of Brenton; thirty-seven grandchildren; fifty-eight great
grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held
at 1 pm on Monday March 8th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Bill Massey
and Rev. Nelson Belcher officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends
may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will
be Terry Cline, Hunter Lusk, Steven Hurley, Timmy Hester, Homer Stepp, and Anthony Hatfield. The family is
being served by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 294; WV Archives Website.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 26 Jan 1957 in
Yukon, WV; Irene Taylor; age 16; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Perry and
Virginia Blackburn, parents of Perry Blackburn, Jr; and Mary Taylor, mother of Irene Taylor, father
deceased.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #81-021306; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 42; born 12 Jan 1939 in Iaeger, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 3 Apr 1981; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery; Baisden, Mingo Co,
WV; son of Perry and Virginia (Bledsoe) Blackburn, Sr; married on 14 May 1981; in Lebanon, VA;
Imogene Evans; maiden name Mounts; age 47; born 11 Feb 1934 in Delbarton, WV; divorced; this is
her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended 31 Dec 1980; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery,
Baisden, WV; daughter of Greenway and Antha (Rowe) Mounts.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
Thomas Gene Blackburn, 62, of Oceana, WV passed away on December 15, 2020 unexpectedly in Logan
Regional Medical Center, Logan, WV. He was born on January 22, 1958 in McDowell County, West
Virginia, a son of Perry Blackburn, Jr. of Oceana and the late Irene Taylor Blackburn. In addition to his
mother he is preceded in death by a sister Pansy Grace Blackburn; a brother Anthony Ray Blackburn; and a
son Harold Blackburn. In addition to his father survivors include two brothers Eugene Blackburn of
Lancaster, PA and Paul Blackburn of Lexington, NC; three sisters Ruby Penley of Princeton, Mary
Schoppers of Chester, IA and Aretta Payne of Brenton; four children Pansy Hanes of Lexington, NC,
Montanna Taylor of Lexington, NC, Thomas Blackburn Jr. of Russell Springs, KY and Mark Blackburn of
Lexington, NC; and seven grandchildren Tyler Blackburn, Hope Stewart, Mercedes Stewart, Noah
Blackburn, Trevon Blackburn, Isaiah Stephens and Keidon Martin; and a host of other loving family and
friends. Funeral service will be held at 12 pm on Tuesday December 22nd in the Chapel of Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Allen Blankenship officiating. He will be laid to rest at the Paris
Lester Cemetery, Ikes Fork, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of services on
Tuesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by
Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV.
"Thomas Gene Blackburn, 62, of Oceana, WV passed away on December 15, 2020 unexpectedly in Logan
Regional Medical Center, Logan, WV. He was born on January 22, 1958 in McDowell County, West
Virginia, a son of Perry Blackburn, Jr. of Oceana and the late Irene Taylor Blackburn. In addition to his
mother he is preceded in death by a sister Pansy Grace Blackburn; a brother Anthony Ray Blackburn; and a
son Harold Blackburn. In addition to his father survivors include two brothers Eugene Blackburn of
Lancaster, PA and Paul Blackburn of Lexington, NC; three sisters Ruby Penley of Princeton, Mary
Schoppers of Chester, IA and Aretta Payne of Brenton; four children Pansy Hanes of Lexington, NC,
Montanna Taylor of Lexington, NC, Thomas Blackburn Jr. of Russell Springs, KY and Mark Blackburn of
Lexington, NC; and seven grandchildren Tyler Blackburn, Hope Stewart, Mercedes Stewart, Noah
Blackburn, Trevon Blackburn, Isaiah Stephens and Keidon Martin; and a host of other loving family and
friends. Funeral service will be held at 12 pm on Tuesday December 22nd in the Chapel of Stafford Family
Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Allen Blankenship officiating. He will be laid to rest at the Paris
Lester Cemetery, Ikes Fork, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11 am until time of services on
Tuesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by
Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 294; WV Archives Website.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 26 Jan 1957 in
Yukon, WV; Irene Taylor; age 16; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Perry and
Virginia Blackburn, parents of Perry Blackburn, Jr; and Mary Taylor, mother of Irene Taylor, father
deceased.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #81-021306; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 42; born 12 Jan 1939 in Iaeger, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 3 Apr 1981; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery; Baisden, Mingo Co,
WV; son of Perry and Virginia (Bledsoe) Blackburn, Sr; married on 14 May 1981; in Lebanon, VA;
Imogene Evans; maiden name Mounts; age 47; born 11 Feb 1934 in Delbarton, WV; divorced; this is
her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended 31 Dec 1980; 12th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Baisden, WV; daughter of Greenway and Antha (Rowe) Mounts.
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Perry Blackburn, Jr., 82, of Oceana, WV passed away on February 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on
January 12, 1939 in McDowell County, WV a son of the late Perry Blackburn, Sr. and Virginia Marie Bledsoe
Blackburn. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a daughter Pansy Grace Blackburn; two sons
Thomas Gene Blackburn and Anthony Ray Blackburn; four grandchildren Harold Blackburn, Cassandra J.
Haines, Jonathan D. Blackburn, and Jacob Penley; two brothers James and Larry Blackburn; and two sisters
Imogene Toler and Lettie Faye Bowen. Survivors include his loving wife of four years Shirley Blackburn;
children Eugene Blackburn of PA, Ruby Penley of Princeton, Mary Scoppers of Oceana, Aretta Payne of Green
Camp, and Paul Blackburn of Lexington, NC; brothers Gary Blackburn (Barbara Jessie) of Simon, Marvin
(Lucile) Blackburn of Long Branch, Una Stepp of Oceana, Edward Blackburn of Clear Fork, Gary Blackburn of
Simon and Darrell (Peggy Hatfield) Blackburn of Brenton; thirty-seven grandchildren; fifty-eight great
grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held
at 1 pm on Monday March 8th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Bill Massey
and Rev. Nelson Belcher officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends
may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of service on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will
be Terry Cline, Hunter Lusk, Steven Hurley, Timmy Hester, Homer Stepp, and Anthony Hatfield. The family is
being served by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #81-021306; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Perry Blackburn, Jr; age 42; born 12 Jan 1939 in Iaeger, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 3 Apr 1981; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery; Baisden, Mingo Co,
WV; son of Perry and Virginia (Bledsoe) Blackburn, Sr; married on 14 May 1981; in Lebanon, VA;
Imogene Evans; maiden name Mounts; age 47; born 11 Feb 1934 in Delbarton, WV; divorced; this is
her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended 31 Dec 1980; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery,
Baisden, WV; daughter of Greenway and Antha (Rowe) Mounts.