1. 1860 Census, Spartenburg Co, SC; Southern Division; Wallace Factory PO; taken on 26 Sep
1869; Page 414A; Image 194 of 226; Family #1684/1684.
Listed as Martha J. Brown; age 4; born in SC; in household of father, Burrell Brown.
2. 1870 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Forks of Pigeon Township and PO; taken on 9 Aug 1870;
Page 211B; Image 24 of 27; Family #172/174.
Listed as Martha Brown; age 14; born in NC; at home; in household of mother, Nancy A. Staton
Brown Sorrells.
3. 1880 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township' taken on 19 Jun 1880; Page 168A;
Image 17 of 32; Family #186/186.
Listed as Martha J. Brown; age 23; born in NC; single; at home; in household of mother, Nancy A. Burton.
4. Buncombe Co, Death Certificate #180; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Martha J. Smathers; age abt 79; born in SC; married; housewife; daughter of Burl and Armina (Staton)
Brown; died 3 Dec 1935 in Beaverdam, Canton, NC; due to lobar pneumonia; buried 5 Dec 1935 in
Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, NC; informant, J.E. Henderson, Canton, NC.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Lost Generation; 21 Jul 2011.
Mattie J. : born 31 Oct 1856; died 3 Dec 1935; buried here; headstone photo shown; "Wife of Jasper
Smathers".
1. Gregory-Page Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Weldon F. "Bucky" Holliday, age 43, who resided at 1237 Eldridge Street in Bluefield, WV, was born May 28, 1976. He was the son of Brenda J. Evans Holliday of Welch, and the late Reverend Weldon F. Holliday Sr. He was a 1994 graduate of Mount View High School, had attended Bluefield State College and graduated from Valley College in Princeton, WV. He was a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Welch. During his time of employment, he was a customer service representative at Turner-Vision in Bluewell, WV, area supervisor for Papa John's Pizza and a CNA at Glenwood Park Nursing Center both in Princeton, WV."In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by both his maternal and paternal grandparents; special cousin, raised as his sister, Taneka Stallworth Lockett; his uncles: Jasper Evans, Andrew, Anthony, Billy and Paul Holliday.
"On Monday, October 21, 2019 Bucky was called from labor to reward in the comforts of his home on Eldridge Street in Bluefield, following an extended illness.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Brenda; his son, Mendoza A.D. Holliday of the home; his only brother, Damien D. (Jobina) Holliday Sr. of Bluefield, WV; the mother of his son, Selena Jenks and former wife; special uncles: Joseph (Kathy) Evans of Chesapeake, VA, James (Mary) Holliday of Bethlehem, PA and Demetrius (Minister Karen) Holliday of Gary, WV; he was the very special uncle of DJ., Grayson and Mason Holliday; god parents of his son, James and Angel Webster of Myrtle Beach, SC; special friend, Darryl Rutledge of Kyle, WV; several generations of cousins and his friends for life: Chris Miller,and Seward Bush Jr. both of Bluefield and William Fedele' of Cincinnati, OH. .
"A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Welch, with the Reverend George Masterson officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., until the time of Service at the Church. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers..
"In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to either the American Diabetes or American Heart Association"
1, McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Volume #__(1935); Page 400; WV Archives Web Site.
Gaylord Sammons; age 21; born in Rush, KY; single; miner; living at Hemphill, WV; son of Logan
and Ida; married on 26 Jan 1935 in Hemphill, WV; bessie Day; age 18; born in Wise Co, VA; single;
living at Hemphill, WV; daughter of Frank and Landia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken 20 May 1940;
Page 776A; Iamage 22 of 31; Household #169.
Listed as Gaylord Sammons; age 26; born in KY; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; motor man in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken 20 May 1940;
Page 776A; Iamage 22 of 31; Household #169.
Listed as Bessie Sammons; age 23; born in VA; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Gaylord Sammons.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken 20 May 1940;
Page 776A; Iamage 22 of 31; Household #169.
Listed as Frank Sammons; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Gaylord Sammons.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frank Eugene Sammons
[Frank Sammons]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1937
Birth Place: Hemphill Mcd, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 18 Aug 1997
Father: Gaylord E Sammons
Mother: Bessie A Day
SSN: 232568580
Notes: Jan 1953: Name listed as FRANK EUGENE SAMMONS;
26 Aug 1997: Name listed as FRANK SAMMONS"
1. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Varney Precinct; taken 20 May 1910; Page 162A;
Image 52 of 52; Family #416/427.
Listed as Randolph Browning; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry R.
Browning.
2. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Varney Precinct; taken 9 Jan 1920; page 121A;
Image 5 of 68; Family #38/44.
Listed Randolph Browning; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Henry R. Browning..
3. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; E.D. 30-15; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 349B; Image
38 of 42; Household #232.
Listed as Randolph Browning; age 35; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same
house; on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of mother, Sarah A. Hatfield Browning, with wife.
4. Browning-Bender Family Tree; submitted by Raymond Browning; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Rudolph Browning
1908–
Birth ABT 1908 • West Virginia
Death Unknown"
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; E.D. 30-15; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 349B; Image
38 of 42; Household #232.
Listed as Mary Jane Browning; age 22; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in Grundy
VA; on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother-in-law, Sarah A. Hatfield Browning, with husband.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 242; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Townsel; born in 1903 in Stanley Co, NC; single; Colored; living in Jenkinjones, WV; son of Oliver
and Pattie; married on 21 Oct 1939 in Jenkinjones, WV; Quiine Lyons; born 14 Apr 1921 in Wise Co,
VA; single; Colored; living in Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Ervin and Nannie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 242; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Townsel; born in 1903 in Stanley Co, NC; single; Colored; living in Jenkinjones, WV; son of Oliver
and Pattie; married on 21 Oct 1939 in Jenkinjones, WV; Quiine Lyons; born 14 Apr 1921 in Wise Co,
VA; single; Colored; living in Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Ervin and Nannie.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Page 244B, Family #104.
Listed as Grover C. Atwell, age 6, born in Oct 1893 in WV, in household of father, William Henry Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 413; WV Archives Web Site.
Cleveland Atwell; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Excelsior, WV; son of
William H. and Susan; married on 16 Jul 1919 at War, WV; Cora Brewster; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William H. and Mary C.
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Elizabeth Reed Eanes; 25 May 2011.
" Cleveland Atwell
Birth 13 Oct 1893
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Apr 1966 (aged 72)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cove Cemetery
War, McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek Township, taken on 21 Jun 1900, Page 84B,
Family #206.
Listed as Cora Brewster, age 1 month, born in May 1900 in WV, in household
of father, William B. Brewster.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, Susanna, taken on 26 May
1910, Page 183B, Family #143.
Listed as Cora B. Brewster, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Brewster.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 413; WV Archives Web Site.
Cleveland Atwell; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Excelsior, WV; son of
William H. and Susan; married on 16 Jul 1919 at War, WV; Cora Brewster; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William H. and Mary C.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cora Belle Atwell
[Cora Atwell]
[Cora Belle Brewster]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 May 1900
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
[War McDowell|]
Death Date: 16 Dec 1996
Claim Date: 1 May 1962
Father: William H Brewster
Mother: Mary C Harmon
SSN: 233406029
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 21 Nov 1978: Name listed as CORA BELLE ATWELL; 28 Mar 1962: Name listed as CORA ATWELL; 26 Dec 1996: Name listed as CORA B ATWELL"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestrt.com Web Site.
"Name: Cora B. Atwell
SSN: 233-40-6029
Last Residence:
24501 Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
BORN: 8 May 1900
Died: 16 Dec 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
6. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Elizabeth Reed Eanes; 25 May 2011.
" Cora Brewster Atwell
Birth 8 May 1900
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Dec 1996 (aged 96)
Burial
Cove Cemetery
War, McDowell County, West Virginia,"
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Grover Cleveland Atwell
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Yukon, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1925
Residence Place: War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 22 Jan 1943
Employer: Bill Wade
Weight: 123
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: Cora Atwell
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Grover Cleveland Atwell Self (Head)
Cora Atwell Mother"
2. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Grover C Atwell
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 9 May 1944
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Grover Clevland Atwell
[Grover C Atwell]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1925
Birth Place: Yukon McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 22 Jul 1945
Father: Cleveland Atwell
Mother: Cora B Brewster
SSN: 236288303
Notes: Feb 1941: Name listed as GROVER CLEVLAND ATWELL;
07 Feb 1997: Name listed as GROVER C ATWELL"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Grover Atwell
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1925
Death Date: 22 Jul 1945
SSN: 236288303
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 8 May 1944
Release Date 1: 22 Jul 1945"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 28 May 2011.
" Grover C. Atwell
Birth 13 Feb 1925
Death 22 Jul 1945 (aged 20)
Burial
Cove Cemetery
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "