1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Echo Waldron; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of
____ and Connie; married on 14 Mar 1920 at Shrader, WV; Annie May Altizer; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of R.C. and Lilia.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 185 A; Family #95/109.
Listed as Echo Waldron; age 28; born in VA; married at 20; assistant mine foreman; head of
househild.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Echo Waldron
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 64
Birth Date abt 1902
Marriage Registration Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 31 May 1966
Marriage Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father Conner Peery
Mother Ellie Waldron
Spouse Lanie Elizabeth Fritz Patton
Certificate Number 1966015331
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jim Boley; 23 Jun 2015.
"Echo “Eck” Waldron
Birth 26 Jan 1902
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 Feb 1981 (aged 79)
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Plot Sec. 56 Lot 249
Memorial ID 148191796"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Echo Waldron; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of
____ and Connie; married on 14 Mar 1920 at Shrader, WV; Annie May Altizer; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of R.C. and Lilia.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #2263; Ancestery.com Website.
Glen Brewster; age 49; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; logger; livin
at Bishop, VA; son of Crockett and Polly Ann Brewster; married on 21 Jan 1954 in Tazewell Co, VA'
Annie Altizer; age 51; born in McDowel Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living in Bishop,
VA; daughter of Richard and Lettie Altizer.
3. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website. "Name Annie Altizer
Gender Female
Race White
Divorce Age 68
Birth Date 31 May 1902
Marriage Date 21 Jan 1954
Divorce Date 11 Sep 1970
Divorce Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse Glen Brewster
Certificate Number 1970008643
Number of Children 0"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Lonesome Drifter; 19 Feb 2012; maintained by Mander.
"Anna Mae Altizer Brewster
Birth 31 May 1903
Death 30 Jan 1995 (aged 91)
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Grassy Spur Church Cemetery
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85212374"Additional Information Posted: "Daughter of Richard Crouse Altizer and Lilly Love Altizer, wife of Glen Brewster and Echo Waldron."
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Terence Lee Salmons, 58, of Pineville, WV went home to be with the Lord on Monday March 4, 2019 in
Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, WV. He was born on August 31, 1960 in Iaeger, WV a son of the
late Wesley Burns and Georgia Adkins Sammons. Terence is a member of the UMWA and a 1980 graduate of
Pineville High School. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a nephew Christopher Lester;
and sister-in-law Bonnie Kay Sammons. Survivors include a daughter Miranda Leigh (Donald) Dempsey of
Mallory; two sisters Judy (Cecil) Lester of Pineville and Shawnee (Bruce) Sammons of Kannapolis, NC; four
brothers Larry Sammons of Skin Fork, Jerry (Judy) Sammons of Skin Fork, Eddie (Brenda) Salmons of Key
Rock and Robert Salmons of Jesse; two grandchildren Cierra Salmons and Chase Dempsey; and a host of
other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Thursday March 7th in the Chapel of
Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Tommy Knotts officiating. He will be laid to rest in
Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV...."
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Paul A Toler
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1971
Address: PO Box 1837, Oceana, WV, 24870-1837 (1993)
[PO Box 17, Kopperston, WV, 24854-0017 (1993)]
[PO Box 1836, Oceana, WV, 24870-1836]
[PO Box 519, Oceana, WV, 24870-0519 (1994)] "
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Paul Anthony Toler, 47, of Oceana, WV passed away on March 4, 2019 surrounded by those who loved him
in Winston Salem, NC from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on June 16, 1971 in
Beckley, WV a son of Carlos Roy Toler of Kopperston and the late Susan Sanders Toler. Those left to cherish
his memory include his daughter Alyssa Brooke (Chris) of Matheny and his one year old beloved grandson
Bryson; a brother Carlos (Tonia) Toler of Kopperston; two nieces Caitlin and Courtney of Cincinnati, OH; a
great niece Gracelynn; special cousins Mark Cline, Tonya Knutson and Kevin Toler; and a host of aunts,
uncles, cousins, family and friends who loved him dearly. (Your heart can be empty because you can't see
him or you can be full of the love that you shared.) Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Saturday March
9th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Johnny Jones officiating. He will
be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV...."
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Carlos R Toler
Also Known As Carlos R Toler
2nd Also Known As Name Carlos R Toler
3rd Also Known As Name Carlos Roy Toler
Event Date 01 Oct 1998
Event Place Kopperston, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 05 Nov 1944
Address Kopperston, West Virginia 24854
Address Date 01 Oct 1998
2nd Address Kopperston, West Virginia 24854
2nd Address Date 01 May 1995
3rd Address Oceana, West Virginia 24870
3rd Address Date 18 Nov 1988-05 Dec 2008
Affiliate Identifier 171330812"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 221A;
Image 15 of 26; Family #120/120.
Listed as Billy H. Ball; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, John W. Ball.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 241A; Image 1 of
51; Family #6/6.
Listed as Bill Ball; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Ball.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; McDowell Co Historical Society",
1999.
"Frank Ball" Article; Page 164; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw, WV.
"Frank Ball was rthe son of John Wesley and Roxie Blankenship Ball. His brothers were: Bill Ball
and Ira Ball. He had one sister, Rachel Ball Smith. Frank married Dude Blankenship, the daughter
of Henry and Okie Blankenship. Frank and Dude had one daughter, Lucy Blankenship."
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; McDowell Co Historical Society",
1999.
"William "Bill" Ball" Article; Page 164; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw, WV.
"Bill Ball was the son of John Wesley and Roxie Blankenship Ball. He was a brother to Ira, Frank
and Rachel Ball Smith. He married Caroline Blankenship. Bill and Caroline's children are: Jessie,
Allen, Hershal, Lawson; Tootsie, Goldie and William. They live at Panther, WV. Bill died in 1996."
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Ball
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Jun 1912
Death Date: 28 Mar 1996
Claim Date: 11 Sep 1971
SSN: 232126744"
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Ball
SSN: 232-12-6744
Last Residence:
24872 Panther, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Born: 4 Jun 1912
Died: 28 Mar 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
7. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 27 Mar 2014.
" William B Ball
Birth 4 Jun 1912
Death 28 Mar 1996 (aged 83)
Burial Ball Family Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "Wyoming County WV Hertiage", WGS 1995, "Woodrow and Ruby Jones Cameron" Article, Page 92.
" WOODROW AND RUBY JONES
CAMERON
"My name is Ruby Jones Cameron, born
August 9, 1923 at home to parents Richard
and Siggie Bertha Blankenship Jones with
midwife Mickey Ty England attending.
"My parents were farmers. I grew up on a
farm in the head of Pad Fork in Wyoming
County. We raised big gardens, and canned
everything we could for the winter months,
including fruit and Blackberries, laying away
apples, cabbages and potatoes in a large
hole in the ground, usually under the house,
covered securely to keep from freezing.
Nothing was wasted in those days.
"My paternal grandparents, Johnny and
Mary Jones were from Kentucky and my
maternal grandparents Lewis and Muby
Patsy Blankenship were born and raised in
and around Wyoming County.
"I met and married Woodrow Wilson
Cameron, born September 26, 1922 son of
Seth and Mary Richmond Cameron on May
28, 1943. The day we were married at the
Pineville courthouse, they called a preacher
Rob Dameron, who had been painting. He
came right over, looking very colorful with
paint all over him.
"We moved to Cub Creek at Baileysville in
1949. Woodrow worked in the coal mines,
mainly at Red Jacket, Twin Branch, and for
Leck Addair around thirty years retiring in
1968. His hobbies were hunting, mostly
squirrel and deer, and Ginsenging. Bad
health has forced him to stay home now, so
his only hobby is playing the lottery and hop-
ing to win the Power Ball someday. He also
loves to make quilts.
"Woodrow has two sisters Dora and Lau-
rie, seven brothers; Council, Silas “Moody”,
John and Jacob twins, Jacob is deceased,
Charlie, deceased, Wiley, deceased, and
Callis deceased. He knows barely anyone
beyond an uncle whose name is Bill and a
few cousins.
"To our marriage were born the following
children: Calvin died shortly after birth, Wal-
ton who lived in Michigan, died May З0,
1990. Franklin lives in Wisconsin, Wanda
lives in Woodbridge, Va. She is in sen/ice,
soon to retire. Truman Lee married Marietta
Fritz and lives at Cub Creek. Eleanor mar-
ried Eugene Dunnigan of McDowell County.
They live at Twin Branch, and daughter Ellen
whom we raised, whose mother, who was
Woodrow’s first cousin, had died at her birth.
She married Okey Miller. Ellen has been with
the public school system for twenty-seven
years teaching at Bailysville Elementary and
Junior High Schools. She lives in Sophia.
"In 1980, while we were away, our house
burned. We lost everything. We built back in
1981. Our family and friends gave us a
household shower and a lot of our old pho-
tographs were replaced.
" My hobbies have been sewing, making
hundreds of quilts in my lifetime, but my great-
est joy has been Ginsenging with my buddies,
Ruby Vance and Juanita Barnett. We’ve dug
lots of Ginseng and killed numerous Copper-
heads and Rattlesnakes. Getting into Yellow
Jackets were worse than the snakes.
"One day we decided to go up the hollow
to do some “sangin”, but somehow we got
turned around on a point and ended up over
in Huff Creek. We made it home at dark after
a three-hour walk via of the roadway. Submit-
ted by: Ruby Cameron "
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Truman Lee Cameron, 65, of Brenton, WV passed away on Wednesday March 6, 2019 in Raleigh General
Hospital, Beckley, WV. He was born on December 17, 1953 in McDowell County, WV a son of the late
Woodrow and Ruby Cameron. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a grandson Colton
Cameron. Survivors include his loving wife of nine years Loucinda Opal Collins Cameron; a daughter Leanna
Cameron of Oceana; step daughter Brianna Weaver (Matt) Ferrell of Charleston; two step sons Nathan W.
McCoy of Beckley and Todd Addison of Baileysville; five grandchildren Braxton Cameron, Tyler Cameron,
Aleaha Marcum, Brodie Marcum and Tabitha Addison; and a host of other loving family and friends. In
keeping with his wishes he will be cremated...."