1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
Page 853B; Image 2 of 27; Household #12.
Listed as Clyde S. Atkin; age 23; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1
Apr1935; coal loader in coal mine; in household of mother, India Bowman Atkins.
2. World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clyde S Atkins
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: United States Marine Corps
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1917
Service Date: Apr 1939
Parent 1 Name: Mrs. India Atkins
Spouse Name: Mrs. Jean Carroll Atkins
State: Virginia"
3. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mr Clyde S Atkins
Race: White
Age: 35
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1917
Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1952
Marriage Place: Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Zoe Ann Marsh"
4.. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clyde S. Atkins
Last Residence:
64083 Raymore, Cass, Missouri
BORN: 8 Mar 1917
Died: 15 Oct 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clyde Stevens Atkins
[Clyde S Atkins]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1916
Birth Place: Big Four Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Oct 2005
Father: Harry Atkins
Mother: India Bowman
SSN: 232185043
Notes: Jan 1937: Name listed as CLYDE STEVENS ATKINS;
22 Oct 2005: Name listed as CLYDE S ATKINS"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Audree Jean Wray
[Audree Wray Richardson]
[Audree Dehart]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1930
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia
[McDowell CO, West Virginia]
Death Date: 28 Jun 2003
Father: Willian G Wray
Mother: Hattie A Bateman
SSN: 228388194
Notes: Apr 1950: Name listed as AUDREE JEAN WRAY;
Nov 1950: Name listed as AUDREE WRAY RICHARDSON;
Mar 1963: Name listed as AUDREE RICHARDSON DEHART;
10 Jul 2003: Name listed as AUDREE R DEHART"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by larry eanes; 29 May 2012.
" Audree Jean Wray DeHart
Birth 31 Jan 1930
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jun 2003 (aged 73)
Danville City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Danville Memorial Gardens
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"DANVILLE, Va. - Audree Wray DeHart, 73, of Danville was called home by her Lord on June 28, 2003. She was born January 31, 1930 in Eckman, West Virginia where she lived for 17 years; most of her adult life was lived in Danville, where she and her husband were the founders of the Big Daddy Drive-In and the Old 97 Steak House."She was married to Russell DeHart, who died April 22, 1988. Survivors include three sons, Michael Wray Richardson (Roxanne), Tracy "Dean" DeHart (Betty) and Henry Russell DeHart II ; daughter, Robin DeHart Gregory; sister, Betty Lawson; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
"Interment will be in Danville Memorial Gardens."
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Audree Jean Wray
[Audree Wray Richardson]
[Audree Dehart]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1930
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia
[McDowell CO, West Virginia]
Death Date: 28 Jun 2003
Father: Willian G Wray
Mother: Hattie A Bateman
SSN: 228388194
Notes: Apr 1950: Name listed as AUDREE JEAN WRAY;
Nov 1950: Name listed as AUDREE WRAY RICHARDSON;
Mar 1963: Name listed as AUDREE RICHARDSON DEHART;
10 Jul 2003: Name listed as AUDREE R DEHART"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by larry eanes; 29 May 2012.
" Audree Jean Wray DeHart
Birth 31 Jan 1930
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jun 2003 (aged 73)
Danville City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Danville Memorial Gardens
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"DANVILLE, Va. - Audree Wray DeHart, 73, of Danville was called home by her Lord on June 28, 2003. She was born January 31, 1930 in Eckman, West Virginia where she lived for 17 years; most of her adult life was lived in Danville, where she and her husband were the founders of the Big Daddy Drive-In and the Old 97 Steak House."She was married to Russell DeHart, who died April 22, 1988. Survivors include three sons, Michael Wray Richardson (Roxanne), Tracy "Dean" DeHart (Betty) and Henry Russell DeHart II ; daughter, Robin DeHart Gregory; sister, Betty Lawson; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
"Interment will be in Danville Memorial Gardens."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 273; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Clyde Abel; age 22; born and living at Havaco, WV; single; married on 12 Feb
1955 at Vivian, WV; Ruby Irene Carter; age 26; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Havaco, WV.
2. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #73-015071; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Raymond Clyde Able; age 40; born 9 Aug 1932 in WV; divorced; this was his 2nd marriage;
4 yrs HS education; living at 648 1/2 Pendleyon Street, Marion, Smyth Co, VA; son of Doran
Clyde and Nannie (Baker) Able; married on 12 Apr 1973 in Smyth Co, VA; Helen Louise Reynolds;
maiden name Welch; age 40; born 26 Dec 1932 in WV; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 650 Pendleton Street, Marion, VA; daughter of Ray Donald and Frances Louise
(Whitt) Welch.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Raymond Clyde Able
[Raymond C Able]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1932
Birth Place: Havaco McDow, West Virginia
[Havaco McDow|]
Death Date: 25 Apr 1993
Claim Date: 18 Mar 1976
Father: Doran Able
Mother: Nan Baker
SSN: 233449250
Death Certificate Number: 721 SEAVER BROWN FH MARION
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Jun 1946: Name listed as RAYMOND CLYDE ABLE; 08 Mar 1976: Name listed as RAYMOND C ABLE"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 491; WV Archives Web Site.
James Randolph Reybolds; age 30; born at Havaco, WV; single; living at Welch, WV;
married on 3 Aug 1953 at Wilcoe, WV; Helen Louise Welch; age 21; born at Bartley, WV;
single; living at Welch, WV.
2. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #73-015071; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Raymond Clyde Able; age 40; born 9 Aug 1932 in WV; divorced; this was his 2nd marriage;
4 yrs HS education; living at 648 1/2 Pendleyon Street, Marion, Smyth Co, VA; son of Doran
Clyde and Nannie (Baker) Able; married on 12 Apr 1973 in Smyth Co, VA; Helen Louise Reynolds;
maiden name Welch; age 40; born 26 Dec 1932 in WV; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 650 Pendleton Street, Marion, VA; daughter of Ray Donald and Frances Louise
(Whitt) Welch.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ray Welch, Miner"; Article; Page
261; submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Welch, Box 75, Mavisdale, VA 24627.
1. 1940 Census, Chatham Co, NC; Capr fear Township; taken on 13 Apr 1940; E.D. 19-7; Page 77B;
Image 12 of 32; household #94.
Listed as Thomas Watson; age 4; born in NC; in household of father, Calvin A. Warson.
1. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elroy E Gravely
Birth Year: 1920
Race: Negro, citizen (Black)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Franklin
Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1943
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Columbus
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: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled occupations in the manufacture of miscellaneous products
Marital status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elroy Gravely
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1920
Birth Place: McDowell Cou, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Dec 1991
Father: William R Gravely
Mother: Lucy Dixon
SSN: 234075329
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as ELROY GRAVELY"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elroy Gravely
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1920
Death Date: 12 Dec 1991
SSN: 234075329
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 9 Aug 1943
Release Date 1: 26 Nov 1945"
4. California, Death Index, 1940-1997; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elroy Eugene Gravely
Social Security #: 234075329
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1920
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Dec 1991
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Dickerson"