McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Warren Harding Keaton

1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Warren Harding Keaton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1921
Residence Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Employer: Pond Creek Poca Coal Co
Weight: 149
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Thelma Keaton
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Warren Harding Keaton Self (Head)
Thelma Keaton Wife"
2. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 722; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Warren keaton; PFC US Army; born 7 Mar 1921; entered service 24 Jul 1944; served at Camp
Fannin, TX and in Europe; awarded three Battle Stars; attended Iager HS; protestant; son of M/M
Vivian Keaton, Iaeger, WV; husband of Mrs. Thelma Trent Keaton, Iaeger, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 010399; WV Archives Web Site.
Warren Harding Keaton; age 45; born 7 Mar 1921 in Iaeger, WV; married; machine helper in coal
mine; SS#234-22-1107; served in WW II; living at Iaeger, WV; son od Vivian and Bessie (McCoy)
Keaton; died 13 3 Jul 1966 at Panther, WV; due to crushing injuries from rock fall in Jr. (Poca?)
mine; buried 16 Jul 1966 in Reed Cemetery, iaeger, WV; informant, Don Keaton, Iaeger, WV.
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Warren Keaton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1921
Death Date: 13 Jul 1966
SSN: 234221107
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Jul 1944
Release Date 1: 23 Oct 1945"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Professional Family Trees; 5 Feb 2007.
"PFC Warren Harding Keaton
Birth 7 Mar 1921
USA
Death 15 Jul 1966 (aged 45)
USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


Thelma Sarah Trent

1. United States Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 55
Given Name Thelma
Surname Keaton
Birth Date 21 Apr 1921
State West Virginia
Last Place of Residence Chauncey, Logan, West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 25612
Event Date Jan 1976"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Professional Family Trees; 5 Feb 2007.
" Thelma Sarah Trent Keaton
Birth 21 Apr 1921
USA
Death 6 Jan 1976 (aged 54)
USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


James Riley Keaton

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Riley Keaton
[James R Keaton]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1944
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Jul 2006
SSN: 307483139
Notes: Oct 1962: Name listed as JAMES RILEY KEATON;
07 Jul 2006: Name listed as JAMES R KEATON"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James R. Keaton
Last Residence:
24836 Gary, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Born: 17 Jun 1945
Died: 3 Jul 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (1962)"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Karl Hamlin; 21 Jun 2013.
" James Riley Keaton
Birth 17 Jun 1945
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Jul 2006 (aged 61)
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "


Robert Rex Cline

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 387; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Rex Cline; age 21; born and living at Mohawk, WV; single; married on 29 Nov 1952 at
Mohawk, WV; Mary Maglene Cline; age 19; born at Isaban, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; with
consent of Nora (sic, Cora) Cline, mother of Mary Maglene Cline.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69 050075; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert rex Cline; age 34; born 16 Feb 1935 in WV' divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 520, Mohawk, WV; son of Robert and Margaret (Cline) Cline; married on 27
Dec 1969 in Grundy, VA; Mary louise Damron; age 23; born 20 Feb 1946 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 6th grade education; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Luther and Pearl (Kennedy)
Damron.
3. Mounts Funeral Home; Gilbert, WV; Posted Obit.
"Robert Rex Cline, 79 of Mohawk, departed this life on Thursday, April 10, 2014, from CAMC General Hospital in Charleston.

"Born on February 16, 1935, at Mohawk, he was the son of the late Robert “Bob” and Margaret Cline.

"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Cline; one son, Terry Harold Cline; two sister, Florence Lester and Berchie Branch Reynolds; and five brothers: Harold, Wendell, Butler, Clyde and George “Jay” Cline.

"Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He was a retired coal miner and of the Old Regular Baptist faith. He enjoyed spending time with his wonderful family and friends and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

"Those left to love and cherish the memory of Robert include his three daughters: Linda (Junior) Robinette of Iaeger, Bonnie Lester and Connie (Rickey) Lester, both of Mohawk; his three sons: Robert Cline of Mooresville, Stevie Ray (Shauna) Cline of Mohawk and Rodney (Krisie) Cline of Mooresville; his sister, Betty (Eddie) Cline of Peterstown; his three brothers: Lawrence Cline of Panther, Darrell (Edith) Cline of Mohawk and Gordon (Rene) Cline of Tazewell VA; his fourteen grandchildren: Lynne Long, Peggy Abbott, Denny Lester, Keith Robinette, McKee Lester, Santana Blankenship, Jeremy Cline, Joshua Cline, Jennifer Cline, R. J. Cline, Dylan Cline, Chase Cline, Brandon Cline and Tommy Dotson; his twelve great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law, Naomi Cline of Mohawk; a special friend, Doris Mullins of Wythville VA; and a host of other dear family and friends.

"Friends may gather with the family at the Mount Zion Old Regular Baptist Church at Mohawk on Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th after 6:00 pm.

"Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday April 14th at the Mount Zion Old Regular Baptist Church with Elders: Arthur Short, Fred Bailey, Charles Hunt, Herbert May, Phillip Estep, Gary Estep, George Baker and Hobart Hamilton officiating.

"Burial will follow in the Bob Cline Cemetery at Mohawk...."


Mary Louise Damron

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69 050075; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert rex Cline; age 34; born 16 Feb 1935 in WV' divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 520, Mohawk, WV; son of Robert and Margaret (Cline) Cline; married on 27
Dec 1969 in Grundy, VA; Mary louise Damron; age 23; born 20 Feb 1946 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 6th grade education; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Luther and Pearl (Kennedy)
Damron.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mary Loueise Damron
[Mary Loueise Cline]
[Mary Cline]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1946
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
[Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Oct 1997
SSN: 236706835
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000016391
Notes: Nov 1962: Name listed as MARY LOUEISE DAMRON; 12 Sep 1997: Name listed as MARY LOUEISE CLINE; 22 May 1998: Name listed as MARY L CLINE"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mary L. Cline
SSN: 236-70-6835
Last Residence:
24862 Mohawk, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Born: 20 Feb 1946
Died: 15 Oct 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1962)"


Joda Cline

1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joda Cline
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Baisden Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1914
Residence Place: Baisden, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Long Pole Lumber Co
Weight: 137
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Ethel Cline
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Joda Cline Self (Head)
Ethel Cline Wife"


Ethel Lane

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 207B; Family #98/99.
Listed as Ethel Lane; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Floyd W. Lane.


Edward Lionel Vivian Keaton

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 85A; Image 13
of 31; Family #111/113.
Listed as Edward V. Keaton; age 20; single; locomotive fireman; in household of father, William H.
Keaton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 204; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward V. Keaton; age 30; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; coal operator; living at Avondale, WV; son
of W. H. and L. D.; married on 7 Aug 1920 in Iaeger, WV; Bessie McCoy; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of W.Z. and Lucinda.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vivian Keaton
SSN: 719-03-7020
Last Residence:
24844 Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Born: 4 Oct 1889
Died: Apr 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)"
4 FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Professional Family Trees; 5 Feb 2007.
" Edward Lionel Vivian Keaton
Birth 4 Oct 1889
Willowton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Apr 1967 (aged 77)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Hansford Keaton";
Article; Page 180; submitted by Foza Keaton, Iaeger, WV 24844.


Bessie McCoy

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Professional Family Trees; 5 Feb 2007.
"Bessie McCoy Keaton
Birth 21 Oct 1900
West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Apr 1988 (aged 87)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


Donald Christian

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #26466; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald Christian; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; janitor; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of Julius O. and Lena (Bowles) Christian; married on 31 Jul 1964 at Grundy, VA;
Barbara Ann keaton; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; housework;
living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Warren harding and Thelma (Trent) Keaton.


Barbara Ann Keaton

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #26466; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald Christian; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; janitor; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of Julius O. and Lena (Bowles) Christian; married on 31 Jul 1964 at Grundy, VA;
Barbara Ann keaton; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; housework;
living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Warren harding and Thelma (Trent) Keaton.


Felix Bailey Repass Sr

1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Felix Bailey Repass
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1902
Residence Place: Spanishburg, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Employer: Virginian Railroad
Weight: 194
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: W R Repass
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Felix Bailey Repass Self (Head)"
2. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Roberta Dalton; 30 Jan 2018.
" Felix Bailey Repass, Sr
Birth 23 Aug 1902
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 18 Jan 1957 (aged 54)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "


Vada Pauline Jackson

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken 2 May 1910; Page 155B;
Image 66 of 77; Family #585/663.
Listed as Vada Jackson; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, David M. Jackson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 259; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Dillow; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; railroad fireman; living in Keystone, WV;
son of John E. and America; married on 11 Nov 1919 at Bluefield, WV; Vada Pauline Jackson; age
17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.M. and Matilda.
3. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 384; WV Archives Web Site.
William M. Collins; age 58; born in Monroe Co, WV; living in Peterstown, WV; son od M/M G.L.
Collins; married on 19 Mar 1960; at Rocp Camp, Methodist Parsonage; Vada Repass; age 56;
born in ____; living in Athens, Mercer Co, WV; daughter of M/M I. A. Jackson.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vada Repass Collins
[Vada P Collins]
[Vada Repass Jackson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 May 1903
Birth Place: Northfork Mc, West Virginia
[Keystone Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Oct 1996
Father: David M Jackson
Mother: Alice I Dunn
SSN: 235800635
Notes: May 1966: Name listed as VADA REPASS COLLINS;
May 1972: Name listed as VADA P COLLINS"
5. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Roberta Dalton; 30 Jan 2018.
" Vada Pauline Jackson Repass
Birth 25 May 1903
Northfork, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Oct 1996 (aged 93)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot The Last Supper"


Velma Elois Repass

1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Roberta Dalton; 30 Jan 2018.
" Velma Elois Repass Pedneau
Birth 9 Mar 1926
West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Feb 1981 (aged 54)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Plot The Last Supper"


Felix Bailey Repass Jr

1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Roberta Dalton; 30 Jan 2018.
" Felix Bailey Repass, Jr
Birth 30 Jan 1928
West Virginia, USA
Death 18 Nov 2001 (aged 73)
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "


William Robert Dillow

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 259; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Dillow; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; railroad fireman; living in Keystone, WV;
son of John E. and America; married on 11 Nov 1919 at Bluefield, WV; Vada Pauline Jackson; age
17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.M. and Matilda.


Vada Pauline Jackson

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken 2 May 1910; Page 155B;
Image 66 of 77; Family #585/663.
Listed as Vada Jackson; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, David M. Jackson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 259; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Dillow; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; railroad fireman; living in Keystone, WV;
son of John E. and America; married on 11 Nov 1919 at Bluefield, WV; Vada Pauline Jackson; age
17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.M. and Matilda.
3. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 384; WV Archives Web Site.
William M. Collins; age 58; born in Monroe Co, WV; living in Peterstown, WV; son od M/M G.L.
Collins; married on 19 Mar 1960; at Rocp Camp, Methodist Parsonage; Vada Repass; age 56;
born in ____; living in Athens, Mercer Co, WV; daughter of M/M I. A. Jackson.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vada Repass Collins
[Vada P Collins]
[Vada Repass Jackson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 May 1903
Birth Place: Northfork Mc, West Virginia
[Keystone Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Oct 1996
Father: David M Jackson
Mother: Alice I Dunn
SSN: 235800635
Notes: May 1966: Name listed as VADA REPASS COLLINS;
May 1972: Name listed as VADA P COLLINS"
5. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Roberta Dalton; 30 Jan 2018.
" Vada Pauline Jackson Repass
Birth 25 May 1903
Northfork, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Oct 1996 (aged 93)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot The Last Supper"


William Harry Dillow Sr

1. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Saturday, 8 May 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"PETERSTOWN -- William Harry Dillow, Sr., age 86, of Bozoo Road, Peterstown, W.Va., passed away peacefully Thursday evening, May 6, 2010 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital, Pearisburg, Va. after a brief illness. Born January 11, 1924 at Keystone, W.Va., he was the son of the late William Robert Dillow and Vada Jackson Dillow Repass Collins. He was a member of the Peterstown Christian Church, retired from Appalachian Power Company at the Glen Lyn Power Plant as a maintenance mechanic, served in the U.S. Navy 112th Seabees during World War II in Hawaii and the South Pacific, and was a member of the Peterstown Rowe Jones Post 145. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Christine Dillow Allen and Velma Repass Pedneau; one brother, Felix Baily "Junior" Repass, Jr.; and one granddaughter, Michelle Lee White.

"Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, Maggie Woodyard Dillow; three daughters, Patricia D. White and husband Ted of Abingdon, Va., Miranda K. Dillow at home, and Vada Pauline "Polly" Tate and Gregg Rish of Batesburg, S.C.; two sons, William Harry Dillow, Jr. and wife Pam of Princeton, W.Va. and Robert Eugene Dillow and wife Stacey if Mechinicsville, Va.; one sister, Martha "Bobbi" Deeds; one brother-in-law, Harry Allen; and one sister-in-law, Neva Davis Repass; nine grandchildren, Steven White, Denise McCreight, Michele Harman, Brittany Dillow, Brandon Dillow, Tasha George, Shantel George, Alex Dillow and Courtney Dillow; eleven great-grandchildren, Madeline, Joshua, Lindsey, Foster, A.J., Jacob, Emily, Arihana, Raven, Riley and Callista.

"Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2010 at the Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Tony Reed and Minister Donald Henegar officiating. Burial with military rites by Pembroke VFW Post 311, Narrows VFW Post 6000, Narrows American Legion Post 68 and Peterstown Rowe Jones Post 145 will follow in the Sunset View Cemetery, Bozoo, W.Va. Friends may call from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations of sympathy be made to the Peterstown Rowe Jones Post 145, c/o Danny Lively, HC 77 Box 31A, Peterstown, WV 24963. ..."