1. 1910 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion Township; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 45A; Image 29 of 36; Family #239/242.
Listed as Lewis Ramsey; age 26; born in VA; married once for 4 yrs; odd job laborer; head of household.
2. Smyth Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #1116; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lewis Benjamin Ramsey; age 35; born 4 Jul 1883; livin in Chilhowie, VA; N&W Railroad laborer at Chilhowie, VA;
nearest relative, Cora A. Ramsey, Chilhowie, VA; medium height and build; brown eyes and dark hair.
3. 1920 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; Chilhowie Village; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 64A; Image 9 of
22; Family #91/96.
Listed as Lewis Ramsey; age 39; born in VA; married; railroad laborer; head of household.
4. Smyth Co, VA; Death Certificate #68 007018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lewis Benjamin Ramsey; age 84; born 4 Jul 1883 in TN; married; husband of Cora Martin; hotel proprietor;
living in Chilhowie, VA; son of Charlie and Rebecca (Estep) Ramsey; died 18 Feb 1968 in the Smyth County
Hospital, Marion, VA; due to cerebral vascular accident; buried in Mount Rose Cemetery, Washington Co, VA;
informant, Mrs. L.B. Ramsey.
1. 1910 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion Township; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 45A; Image 29 of 36; Family #239/242.
Listed as Cora Ramsey; age 22; born in VA; married once for 4 yrs; in household of husband, Lewis Ramsey.
2. 1920 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; Chilhowie Village; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 64A; Image 9 of
22; Family #91/96.
Listed as Cora Ramsey; age 30; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Lewis Ramsey.
1. 1910 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 45A; Image 29 of 36; Family #239/242.
Listed as Mary Ramsey; age 10 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Lewis Ramsey.
2. 1920 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; Chilhowie Village; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 64A; Image 9 of
22; Family #91/96.
Listed as Mary Ramsey; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Lewis Ramsey.
1. 1920 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; Chilhowie Village; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 64A; Image 9 of
22; Family #91/96.
Listed as Linwood Ramsey; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Lewis Ramsey.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 164B;
Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as J.O. Meadows; age 32; born in WV; married at 19; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com; Sunset Memorial Park; Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by Tammy Ezakovich;
25 Nov 2012; maintained by BeVera.
James Orde Meadows, Sr; born 11 Feb 1898 at Dunns, WV; died 23 Dec 1964 in Besco, WV; buried here;
double headstone photo shown with wife, Annie Marie Cooper Meadows; personal and newspaper obit
photos also shown.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 164B;
Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as Marie Meadows; age 29; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, James O. Meadows.
2. FindAGrave.com; Sunset Memorial Park; Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by Tammy Ezakovich;
25 Nov 2012.
Annie Marie Cooper Meadows; born 30 May 1900; died 29 Nov 1981; buried here; personal photo and newspaper
obit shown.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 164B;
Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as Danease Meadows; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, James O. Meadows.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 164B;
Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as James Meadows; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, James O. Meadows.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 164B;
Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as Christine Meadows; age 4 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James O. Meadows.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 164B;
Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as Kenneth Meadows; age 2 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James O. Meadows.
1. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 1; WV Archives Web Site.
Conard Leigh Whitt; age 22 born and living in Raleigh Co, WV; son of Garrett and Amanda Whitt;
married on 22 Nov 1934 in Winding Gulf, WV; Doris Loraine McGraw; age 17 on 30 Jun 1934; born
in Raleigh Co, WV; daughter of J.W. McGraw ,deceased, and Hazel McGraw Lester; information
given by Hazel McGraw Lester, Greenbrier Co, WV.
1. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 1; WV Archives Web Site.
Conard Leigh Whitt; age 22 born and living in Raleigh Co, WV; son of Garrett and Amanda Whitt;
married on 22 Nov 1934 in Winding Gulf, WV; Doris Loraine McGraw; age 17 on 30 Jun 1934; born
in Raleigh Co, WV; daughter of J.W. McGraw ,deceased, and Hazel McGraw Lester; information
given by Hazel McGraw Lester, Greenbrier Co, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jana Hertz; 15 Aug 2014.
" Dorothy L Whitt
Birth 30 Jun 1917
Death 3 Mar 2008 (aged 90)
Burial
Farley Hill Cemetery
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 134396930"Additional Information Posted:
"Register-Herald, The (Beckley, WV) - Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Dorothy L. Whitt
KOPPERSTON - Dorothy Lorraine Whitt, 90, departed this life Monday, March 3, 2008, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness."Dorothy was born June 30, 1917, at Farley Hill to the late James Whitley McGraw and Hazeltine Bailey McGraw.
"Dorothy was a homemaker, lived in Kopperston for 56 years, was a longtime member of Farley Hill Community Church and attended Family Praise and Worship Center in Oceana. She loved her family and attending church. She also enjoyed reading and keeping up with current events. She studied and read God's word daily.
"In addtion to her parents, she was prededed in death by her husband, Leigh Whitt; a son, John Duane Whit; eight brothers, Wesley McGraw, Clyde McGraw, Luke McGraw, George McGraw, Brennan McGraw, John McGraw, Gene McGraw and Willard McGraw; two grandchildren, Misty Smith and John Smith; a great-granddaughter, Maria Beth Stover; and a son-in-law, Oliver Ray Smith.
"Those left to cherish her memory are five daughters, Barbara "Faye" Davis and her husband, Richard, Norma "Dolly" Smith, Brenda Cook and her husband, Connie, Connie Stickler and her husband, Tom, and Vickie Mathis and her husband, Larry, all of Kopperston; 16 grandchildren, Jeff Davis and his wife, Debbie, Pamela Linn and her huband, Dane, Lynn Bowles, Leigh Smith and his wife, Debbie, Christy Fleishman and her husband, Tim, Michael Smith and his wife, Heather, Brandy Bailey and her husband, Joey, Dale Cook and his wife, Kelly, Belenda Prudhomme and her husband, Joe, Rachel Stover and her husband, Bobby, Heather Stickler, Thomas Sticker, Jason Mathis and his wife, Deborah, and David Mathis; 17 great-grandchildren, Garrett, Jeremy and Adam Davis, Lauren Linn, Benny Ray Bowles, Mandy Fleanor and her husband, Chris, Chandler Smith, Amber Colucci and her husband, Nick, Bryce, Kaleb and Kerri-Anne Cook, Ainsley, Alessandra Prudhomme, Cassandra and Isaiah Stover and Abigail Mathis and Joseph Conner due anytime; two great-great grandchildren, Evan and Isabella Colucci; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
"A celebration of Dorothy's life will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with Pastor Tim Brewster and grandson, Michael Smith, Dale Cook and Jason Mathis officiating. Dorothy will be laid to rest at Farley Hill Cemetery, Coal City.
"Service will also be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at Farley Hill Community Church in Raleigh County.
Casketbearers will be grandsons."The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
"Services entrusted to Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home, Oceana."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 31 May 2014.
" Darrie Jackson Foster
Birth 31 Jul 1926
Yukon, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 May 2005 (aged 78)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 130663278 "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E,D, 24-20; taken on 23 Apr
1940; Page 379B; Image 18 of 62; Household #146.
Listed as Betty Jean Ross; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of aunt (mother/), Orpha Reynolds Ross.
2, Fanning Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Betty Jean "Pat" Foster, 85, of War, WV, passed away Friday, August 05, 2016, at her residence. Born June 14, 1931 in Crumpler, WV, she was the daughter of the late, James "Jim" and Orpha Reynolds Ross."She had a lifetime of service to God, feeding those in need, and always had an open door to anyone. She served as a Sunday School Teacher and PTO President, and she was a councilwoman for the Town of War and the War Women's Club President and a freelance writer for the Welch Daily News.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Darrie J. Foster; one son, Johnny Michael Foster; three grandsons, Mark E. Foster, Frankie J. Foster, and Joshua E. Foster; one granddaughter, Tabitha L. Foster.
"Survivors include six sons, Darrie Jimmy Foster and wife Barbara, Randall G. Foster and wife Carla, Ronald A. Foster and wife Karen, Kenneth R. Foster and wife Joyce, Riley J. Foster, and wife Jennifer, and Darrell R. Foster, and wife Sharon. Four daughters, Penny S. Robinette and husband Joe, Brenda J. Wilson and husband Paul, Joyce E. Adams and husband Claude, Kathie A. Whitt and husband Paul. Daughter-in-Law Crystal Foster; twenty-two Grandchildren, and thirty-four Great Grandchildren and one sister, Nellie Tickle.
"Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 11 A.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in War, WV with Pastors Dan Cyphers and Kenneth Rush Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield VA...."
(L. Smith Note-Betty Jean's mother, Ruth Reynolds Ross, died when she was only 3 yrs old. She must have been raised by her father, James Ross and her aunt, Orpha Reynolds Ross. Orpha had previously married James' brother, John Ross. Orpha was widowed in 1932. James and Orpha later married in 1959).
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 8 Aug 2016.
" Betty Jean “Pat” Ross Foster
Birth 14 Jun 1931
Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Aug 2016 (aged 85)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 167915871"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Betsy Ann Marshall Mullens, , 78, of Matheny, WV passed away on Friday May 10, 2019 at Bowers Hospice
House, Beckley, WV. She was born on May 22, 1940 in Mill Creek, WV a daughter of the late Jack and Leslie
Marshall. Betsy is a 1959 graduate of Oceana High School. In addition to her parents she is preceded in
death by five brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her loving husband of 59 years John Verdon
Mullens; two sisters Melda Stewart and Donna Fisher; and a host of other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Monday May 13th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Lynco, WV with Rev. Jerry Graham officiating. She will be laid to rest in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley,
WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12PM until time of the funeral on Monday at the funeral
home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lisa Freeman; 10 Jun 2015.
" William B “Jack” Marshall
Birth 1899
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1978 (aged 78–79)
Burial
Stewart Cemetery
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lisa Freeman; 10 Jun 2015.
" Leslie “Lessie” Treadway Marshall
Birth 16 Dec 1912
Pax, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Apr 1976 (aged 63)
Burial
Stewart Cemetery
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "