1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 270; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Anderson Vance; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Troy
G. and Virginia Mae (Craft) Vance; married on 3 Feb 1950 in Baileysville, WV; Ruby Barnett; age 22;
born in Asco, WV; single; living in Baileysville, WV; daughter of Walter and Florence (Sexton) Barnett.
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Friday 15 Jan 2005, Newspaper Obit.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 270; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Anderson Vance; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Troy
G. and Virginia Mae (Craft) Vance; married on 3 Feb 1950 in Baileysville, WV; Ruby Barnett; age 22;
born in Asco, WV; single; living in Baileysville, WV; daughter of Walter and Florence (Sexton) Barnett.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #72 020773; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roger Dale Vance; age 19; born 7 Jun 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 152, Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV; son of Troy Anderson and Ruby Anna
(Barnette) Vance; married on 3 Jun 1972 in Grundy, VA; Helen Diana Lester; age 16; born 30 May
1956 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; living at Box 104, Steeles, Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of
Francis Cleveland and Imogene (Mullins) Lester.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Katherine Lou Hoosier
Gender Female
Spouse's Name Roger Dale Vance
Spouse Gender Male
Marriage Date 1965
Marriage Place Logan, West Virginia, United States"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #72 020773; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roger Dale Vance; age 19; born 7 Jun 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 152, Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV; son of Troy Anderson and Ruby Anna
(Barnette) Vance; married on 3 Jun 1972 in Grundy, VA; Helen Diana Lester; age 16; born 30 May
1956 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; living at Box 104, Steeles, Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of
Francis Cleveland and Imogene (Mullins) Lester.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Helen D Gibson
Birth Date: 31 May 1957
Phone Number: 938-2500
Address: PO Box 599, Iaeger, WV, 24844-0599 (1995)
[PO Box 565, Hanover, WV, 24839-0565 (1995)] "
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Diana Gibson
Also Known As: Helen Diana Gibson
Event Date: 01 Jun 1999
Event Place: Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date: 31 May 1957
Address: Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date: 01Jun 1999
2nd Address: Hanover, West Virginia 24839
2nd Address Date: 01 Aug 1995-01 Jun 2000
3rd Address: Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
3rd Address Date: 01 Dec 1993-13 Nov 2000
Affiliate Identifier: 304450343
4. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Helen "Diana" Gibson, 62, of Butler, TN, passed away on Thursday August 29, 2019 at Johnson City Area Medical Center. She was born on May 31, 1957 in Welch, WV a daughter of the late Francis C. Lester and Imogene Mullins Lester England."In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her step father Bobby England; an infant son Clayton Anderson Vance, a sister Carolyn Debra Lester Myers; a brother Donald Francis (sic, Franklin) Lester; and two nephews David Lee Aldridge and Brian C. Lester.
'Survivors include her companion of eleven years Alan Mitchem and his children of Arkansas; a sister Peggy L. Lester of Welch; five nieces and nephews; eight great nieces and nephews; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins who all loved her dearly.
"Funeral services will be held at 2PM on Sunday September 8th at the Pad Fork Freewill Baptist
Church, Pad Fork, WV with Pastor Dennis Lester and Rev. Gary Walker officiating and special singing by Donna Jean Mullins. She will be laid to rest in the Emily Green Cemetery, Pad Fork, WV."Friends may gather with the family from 12PM until time of services on Sunday at the Church. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. 1900 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Blacksburg District; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 78A; Image
18 of 46; Family #169/169.
Listed as Charles B. Clemins; age 17; born in Feb 1883 in VA; day laborer; in household of father,
Charles P. Clemmons.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 87B; Image 2 of 24;
Family #20/20.
Listed as C.B. Clemins; age 26; born in VA; married once for 2 yrs; laborer in coal mine; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 260; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles B. Clemins; age 30; born in Montgomery Co, VA; widowed; (saw)miller; living at Filbert, WV;
son of Mary and Charley; married on 29 Jun 1914 in Welch, WV; Ella Christian; age 41; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; widow; daughter of William and Susan Day.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2253; 12 Sep 1918; LDS Web Site.
Charles Betty Clemins; age 34; born 25 Jan 1884; permanent home address, Blacksburg, VA;
miner for US Coal Co, Anawalt, WV; nearest relative, Alicy Clemins, Anawalt, WV; tall with
slender build; brown eyes and Black hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 129B;
Image 4 of 36; Family 334/34.
Listed as Charles B. Climans; age 36; born in VA; married; machine operator in coal mine;
head of household.
6. Alleghany Co, NC; Marriage Registry; Vol #--(1921); Page __; Line 4; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Beaty Clemins; age 38; living in Gary (?), WV; married on 17 Dec 1921 at the Allegany Court
House; Lettie Simpson; age 21; living in Galax, VA.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 7B; Image
14 of 26; Family #127/140.
Listed as Charles B. Clemens; age 47; born in VA; married at 20; electrician in coal mine; head of
household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card; #U-1500; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Bettie Clemins; age 60; born 25 Feb 1883 in Blacksburg, VA; living at Mohegan, WV;
employed by Berwind White Coal Co, Caples, WV; person who will always know address, Lettie
Clemins, Mohegan, WV; 5'*' tal; 160 lbs; brown eyes, Black hair; ruddy complexion.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1936; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Beaty Clemins; age 64 yrs, 10 mons, 29 days; born 25 Feb 1883 in Blacksburg, VA;
married; husband of Lettie Simpson Clemins; age 44; miner; living at Capels, WV; son of
Charles P. and Mary (Anderson) Clemins; died 23 Jan 1948 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from
cardiac failure due to myocardial degeneration from arteriosclerosis with silicosis; buried 26 Jan
1948 in Iaeger Memorial , Roderfield, WV.
10..FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 1 Aug 2012; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Charles Beaty Clemins; born 25 Feb 1883; died 23 Jan 1948; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Garden District, page 338B.
Listed as Ali Day, age 12, born in VA, in household of father, William L. Day.
2. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 32.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 119.
Henry P. Christian, age 19, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Hiram and
Lucinda Christian, married on 25 Jul 1889 Alcy Ann Day, age 18, born in
Buchanan Co, VA, daughter of William and Susan Day.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 260; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles B. Clemins; age 30; born in Montgomery Co, VA; widowed; (saw)miller; living at Filbert, WV;
son of Mary and Charley; married on 29 Jun 1914 in Welch, WV; Ella Christian; age 41; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; widow; daughter of William and Susan Day.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 129B;
Image 4 of 36; Family 334/34.
Listed as Ailey A. Climans; age 45; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Charles B. Clemins.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Shirley Ann Bullington, 84, of Oceana, WV, gained her angel wings and went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday September 10, 2019 at the Raleigh Center, Daniels, WV following a long courageous battle. She
was born on July 10, 1935 in Eccles, WV a daughter of the late Rev. Author and Ada Gouge Ruth. Shirley
was a lifelong and the last living charter member of Joseph Baptist Church. She was very active within her
community, such as she started Community Action, ran the Senior Citizen Co-op selling arts and crafts for
senior citizens, wrote programs to bring Vista into the area and took senior citizens arts and crafts to the
State Fair for over twenty years. She worked as a custodian for Wyoming County Schools at Road Branch
and Council on aging until she was seventy years old. She loved spending time and cooking for her family.
as well as gardening and watching the WV Mountaineers. She always had a smile and had everyone
laughing at her joke able personality. Anyone who ever met her, immediately fell in love."In addition to her
parents she is preceded in death by her sons Jimmy and Joe Bullington; sisters Louise Kirk, Pauline Worley,
Geneva Redden, June Thornsbury and Ada "Sis" Meadows; and a brother George "Jim" Ruth. Those left to
cherish her memory and forever hold on tight ar her loving family a daughter Patty (David) Massey of
Oceana; four grandchildren Russell "Rusty" (Lisa) Massey of Peterstown, Brandi Massey of Oceana, Tyler
(Krissi) Bullington of Huntington and Alex Ford of SC; great grandchildren Marissa (Dakota), Kayla, Kelsi,
Taylor, Kameron, Trevor, Collin, Morgan, Carsen and Xavier; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving
family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1PM Friday September 13th at the Joseph Baptist
Church, Lynco, WV with Pastor William Cook officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens,
Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 6-9PM on Thursday September 12th in the Chapel
of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. Pallbearers will be Gary Redden, Billy Lewis, George Beck,
Terry Tackett, Ricky Hicks, James York, Dean Thornsbury, Trevor Massey, Colin Massey and Kameron York.
The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; John Davis District #6; taken 10-12 Jan 1920; Page 226B; Image 8 of
14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Bazie Davis; age 27; born in KY; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; John Davis District #6; taken 10-12 Jan 1920; Page 226B; Image 8 of
14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Ada Davis; age 22; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Bazie Davis.
1. Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William B Davis
Date of Birth: 11 Sep 1916
Birth Place: Martin, Kentucky, USA
Mother's name: Adie Small
Volume Number: 109
Certificate Number: 54156
Volume Year: 1916"
2. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; John Davis District #6; taken 10-12 Jan 1920; Page 226B; Image 8 of
14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Bennie Davis; age 3 yrs, 9 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Bazie Davis.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947' Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bennie Davis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1916
Birth Place: Martin
Residence Place: Pilgrim, Martin, Kentucky, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Kentucky, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 138
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Ada Davis
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Bennie Davis Self (Head)
Ada Davis Mother"
1. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; John Davis District #6; taken 10-12 Jan 1920; Page 226B; Image 8 of
14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Lacy Davis; age 3 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Bazie Davis.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lacy Davis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1919
Birth Place: Inez, Kentucky
Residence Place: Lovely, Martin, Kentucky, USA
Registration Date: 15 Nov 1940
Registration Place: Kentucky, USA
Employer: Civilian Conservation Corps
Weight: 125
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Ada Davis
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Lacy Davis Self (Head)
Ada Davis Mother"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lacy Davis
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1919
Death Date: 26 Jun 1998
Claim Date: 1 Jul 1969
SSN: 401140893"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lacy Davis
SSN: 401-14-0893
Last Residence:
24854 Kopperston, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Born: 23 Oct 1919
Died: 26 Jun 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 31 Jul 2018.
" Lacey Davis
Birth 1919
USA
Death 1998 (aged 78–79)
USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 31 Jul 2018.
" Katie “Katie Bug” Johnson Davis
Birth 22 Feb 1930
Kentucky, USA
Death 2 Nov 2015 (aged 85)
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Katie Davis, 85, of Mary’s Garden, Oak Hill, formerly of Kopperston was reunited with her husband in Heaven on Monday, November 2, 2015. Mrs. Davis was a former member of Oceana Freewill Baptist Church for forty years, where she sang in the choir and was a member of the Ladies’ Aid Auxiliary. She attended The Family Praise and Worship Center in Oceana, until Alzheimer’s kept her from doing so. She was very dedicated to her churches and took pride in all that she did. She adored her children and grandchildren."Born February 22, 1930 in Oppy, KY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Johnson (Deceased) and Mary Smith-Johnson (Deceased). Mrs. Davis was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lacey Davis (1919-1998); grandson, Chad Davis (Deceased); son-in-law, Dennie “Chico” Osborne (Deceased); brothers, Homer Johnson (Deceased), Joe Johnson (Deceased), Willis Johnson (Deceased) and Ben Johnson (Deceased); sisters, Dora Johnson (Deceased), Sadie Johnson-Hensley (Deceased), Goldie Johnson-McNeely (Deceased) and Ola "Granny" Johnson-Muncy (Deceased).
"Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Joan Carol Davis-Aliff (1950-2019) and Shelia Davis-Osborne of Oceana, Nina Davis-Brewster & husband Timothy "Timmy" Brewster of Beckley; sons, Danny Davis & wife Susan Davis of Grandview, Kenny Davis & wife Rhonda Davis of Davis, SC; grandchildren, Danny M. Davis, Aaron Osborne, Crystal Underwood, Matt Brewster, Lacey Davis and Cassidy Davis; great-grandchildren, Austin Underwood, Emily Underwood, Brayden Underwood, Kinley Underwood, Kylee Underwood, Raegan Davis and Kennedy Davis; a special sister-in-law, Elsie Jwell; and a host of family and friends."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 435; WV Archives Web Site.
Clifford Allen Palmer; age 21; born 2 May 1945 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Eckman, WV; son of Frank and Alice (King) Palmer; married on 21 Sep 1965 in Vivian, WV;
Loiyresa Paulette Owens; age 17; born 2 Apr 1948 in Eckman, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Roy and Georgia (Torres) Owens.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 435; WV Archives Web Site.
Clifford Allen Palmer; age 21; born 2 May 1945 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Eckman, WV; son of Frank and Alice (King) Palmer; married on 21 Sep 1965 in Vivian, WV;
Loiyresa Paulette Owens; age 17; born 2 Apr 1948 in Eckman, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of Roy and Georgia (Torres) Owens.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Loiyresa P Palmer
Phone Number: 334-6315
Address: RR 2 POB 3224, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1993)
[RR 3 POB 82m, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1992)]
[POB 3224, Oakland, MD, 21550]
[POB 1329, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1996)]
[POB 1349, Oakland, MD, 21550 (1996)] "
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-014243; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold Lee Owens; age 21; born 5 dec 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 373, Eckman, WV; son of Roy Lee and Georgia Ruth (Torres) Owens;
married on 1 Apr 1974 in the United Methodist Church, Tazewell, VA; Cynthia Ann French; age 17;
born 22 Jul 1956 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Bluefield, WV;
daughter of Billy Dempsey and Joyce Elizabeth (French) Mann.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-014243; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold Lee Owens; age 21; born 5 dec 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 373, Eckman, WV; son of Roy Lee and Georgia Ruth (Torres) Owens;
married on 1 Apr 1974 in the United Methodist Church, Tazewell, VA; Cynthia Ann French; age 17;
born 22 Jul 1956 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Bluefield, WV;
daughter of Billy Dempsey and Joyce Elizabeth (French) Mann.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pat Parks Owensby; 6 Apr 2017.
" John Franklin Owens
Birth 7 Feb 1879
Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Death 30 Mar 1946 (aged 67)
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lambert's
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Eureka Hollow"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pat Parks Owensby; 6 Apr 2017.
"Fannie Anne Brewster Owens
Birth Jul 1887
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Oct 1948 (aged 61)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lambert's
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Eureka Hollow"