McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Orville Terry Cooper

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-042271; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Orville Terry Cooper; age 19; born 1 May 1957 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at Rt 3, Tazewell, VA; son of Thurman David and Goldie (Cantrell) Cooper; married
on 19 Sep 1976 at Raven, VA; Mable Boyd; age 30; born 24 Oct 1945 in VA; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 728, Raven, VA; daughter of Robert and Ethel (Nipper)
Boyd.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oriville Terry Cooper
[Oriville Cooper]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 May 1957
Birth Place: McDowell Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: Oct 1982
SSN: 250047884
Notes: Jun 1970: Name listed as ORIVILLE TERRY COOPER;
04 Jan 1988: Name listed as ORIVILLE COOPER"
3. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Orville Terry Cooper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 25
Birth Date: 1 May 1957
Death Date: 20 Oct 1982
Death Place: Page, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1 Nov 1982
Father: Therman David Cooper
Mother: Goldie Cantrell
Spouse: Mable Boyd Cooper
Military Status: none"


Mable Boyd

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-042271; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Orville Terry Cooper; age 19; born 1 May 1957 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at Rt 3, Tazewell, VA; son of Thurman David and Goldie (Cantrell) Cooper; married
on 19 Sep 1976 at Raven, VA; Mable Boyd; age 30; born 24 Oct 1945 in VA; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 728, Raven, VA; daughter of Robert and Ethel (Nipper)
Boyd.


John Archie Horn

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #8605; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Archie Horn; age 70; born in Buchanan Co, VA; widowed; one previous marriage; unemployed;
living at Pilgrim Knob, VA; son of Joel and Nancy (Keene) Horn; married on 1 Apr 1958 in Grundy, VA;
Anna Belle Keene; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; housework;
living in Pilgrim Knob, VA; daughter of William Whitten and Julia (Church) Keene.


Anna Belle Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Annabelle Keen; age 14; born in VA; single; 2nd grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William W. Keene.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #8605; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Archie Horn; age 70; born in Buchanan Co, VA; widowed; one previous marriage; unemployed;
living at Pilgrim Knob, VA; son of Joel and Nancy (Keene) Horn; married on 1 Apr 1958 in Grundy,
VA; Anna Belle Keene; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; housework;
living in Pilgrim Knob, VA; daughter of William Whitten and Julia (Church) Keene.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anna Bell Keen
[Anna B Horn]
[Anna Keen]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1926
Birth Place: War West, Virginia
[War McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 7 Jan 2000
Father: William W Keen
Mother: Juley Church
SSN: 223920594
Notes: 28 Mar 1972: Name listed as ANNA BELL KEEN;
03 Feb 1978: Name listed as ANNA B HORN;
02 Feb 2000: Name listed as ANNA B KEEN"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anna B. Keen
SSN: 223-92-0594
Last Residence:
24740 Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Born: 25 Nov 1925
Died: 7 Jan 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1973)"
5. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anna Bell Keen
Death Date: 7 Jan 2000
Death Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA"


Robert Emmitt Vinson

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; "The Robert and Emma Vinson
Family"; Article; Page 256; submitted by Robert Edward Vinson, 205 Palmetto Ave, #203, Merritt
Island, FL 32953.
"...came to Coalwood in the early 1930's from Carroll County Virginia."


Bertha Emma McMillen

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; "The Robert and Emma Vinson
Family"; Article; Page 256; submitted by Robert Edward Vinson, 205 Palmetto Ave, #203, Merritt
Island, FL 32953.
"...came to Coalwood in the early 1930's from Carroll County Virginia."


Mary Harriett Vinson

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; "The Robert and Emma Vinson
Family"; Article; Page 256; submitted by Robert Edward Vinson, 205 Palmetto Ave, #203, Merritt
Island, FL 32953.


William Whitten Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Whitten Keen; age 45; born in VA; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; farmer; head of household.


Julia Church

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Julia Keen; age 33; born in VA; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William W. Keene.


Elna Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Elna Keen; age 16; born in VA; single; 2nd grade education; not attending school; lived in
same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William W. Keene.


Tessie Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Tessie Keen; age 12; born in VA; single; 2nd grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William W. Keene.


Stella Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Stella Keen; age 9; born in VA; single; 2nd grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William W. Keene.


Lou Emma Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Lou Emma Keen; age 7; born in VA; single; no education; not attending school; lived in
same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William W. Keene.


George Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as George Keen; age 5; born in VA; single; no education; not attending school; lived in
same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William W. Keene.


Leona Keene

1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; Dismal Spruce Pine; E.D. 14-5; taken 4 Jun 1940;
Page 147B; Image 61 of 83; Household #514.
Listed as Leona Keen; age 10 mons; born in VA; single; no education; not attending school; in
household of father, William W. Keene.


Carol Sue Sweeney

1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Carol Sue Sweeney Roberts, 65, of Bradshaw, WV, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at her residence.
"Carol was born July 26, 1951, in Jolo, WV, a daughter of the late Dillard and Sythia Atwell Sweeney.
" In addition to her parents, Carol was preceded in death by two sons, Ricky and Markus Roberts; four sisters, Lassie Hess, Essie Ball, Hessie Ball, and Patsy Jewell; and one brother, Marvin Sweeney.
"Survivors include one son, Ronnie Roberts of Bluefield, WV; two daughters, Patricia Roberts Sweeney and Teddy Sayers of Bluefield, VA, and Lisa Crigger and husband Adam of Davenport, FL; twelve grandchildren, Latahsa Blankenship, Ronnie Roberts, Jr., Shana Leifieht, Markus Gibson, Tabitha Horn, Colton Roberts, Laci Sweeney, Marya Sweeney, Samara Crigger, Selene Crigger, Evan Crigger and Liam Crigger; seven great-grandchildren, John Blankenship, Shane Blankenship, Randall Roberts, Amayah Roberts, Ronnie Roberts, III, Isabella Justus and Robbie Leifieht; one sister, Ellen Reed of Bradshaw, WV; and a host of nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at 1 o'clock with Reverend Jesse Estep, Reverend Jeremy Compton, Reverend Dean Hubbard and Reverend Roger Pete Woods officiating at the Jesus Church in Bartley, WV. Burial will follow in the Atwell Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV...."
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Atwell Cemetery, Raysal, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Patty Greene; 28 Nov 2016.
Carol Sue Sweeney Roberts; born 26 Jul 1951; died 24 Nov 2016; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
personal photo and obit posted.