1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 192; WV Archives Website.
S. A. Calhoun; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; bookkeeper; Black; living at Keystone, WV; son of
A.S. and Queen; married on 10 Apr 1918 in Welch, WV; Goldy L. Hargas; age 18; born in Tazewell
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of James and Carrie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 37; WV Archives Website.
Stewart A. Calhoun; age 50; born and living in Keystone, WV; widowed; Colored; married on 23 Dec
1947 at Maybeury, WV; Celestial H. King; age 34; born in Kyle, WV; divorced; Colored; living at
Maybeury, WV.
3. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Stewart Allen Calhoun
Race: Black
Age: 44
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1897
Birth Place: Keystone, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Keystone, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Keystone, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Self
Height: 5 4
Weight: 182
Complexion: Light Brown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Goldie Calhoun
Household Members Age Relationship
Stewart Allen Calhoun 45 Self (Head)"
4. "Welch and Its People"; "Stewart Allen Calhoun"; Article; Rose Marino; 1985; Page 11.
"CALHOUN, STEWART A. He was born in August 1897 in Keystone the son of Allen Calhoun. His father had built a home in Keystone and held excessive real estate there."Stewart attended West Virginia Teachers College, Bluefield State Teachers College and received his law degree from Howard University Law School, Washington, DC.
"In the late 1920's he served two terms as Keystone City Attorney and in 1930 was elected to the West Virginia Hou·se of Delegates for two successive terms.
"From 1925 to 1965 he practiced law in Keystone. January 1943 he was named assist~nt prosecuting attorney under Judge Jack A; Marinari. He served thirty two years.
"He married Goldie Oliver of Welch. She died October 31, 1944.
"1965 he was a member of the Democratic state executive committee. He was an active member of the Elks Lodge, past exalted ruler-of the Keystone local lodge, a member of the West Virginia and McDowell bar associations, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Mount Chapel Baptist Church of Keystone.
"His second wife was named Celestial. His children were Harold 0., Chicago, IL; Allen D., New York; Mrs. Celestial Owens, Wheeling and Mrs; Carole Harris,-Charleston. His sister was Mrs. Thelma Perkins, New York and his brothers Burnice, Bluefield, VA and Alfred, Detroit, MI.
"He died Friday November 19, 1965 in Harold's home in Chicago while attending the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Ola Hammond. He was buried at Maple Wood Cemetery, Tazewell, VA.
"In 1974 his name was placed on a plaque honoring noted Welch attorneys. She resides in Keystone.
"Son Harold was born in Keystone and graquated from Kimball High School. He received his B.A. ?egree fro!11 Ohio University, Athens, OH and 1n 1950 his law degree from Howard University, Washington, DC.
"January 1,1955 to June 1, 1957 he was a member of the legal ·division of the state workmen's compensatiqn department. He served as legal ·technician. and trial examiner .
June 1957 he opened a·Iaw office in the Vicks building in: Welch.· He later moved to Chicago, IL where he is special council and trial attorney for the US Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service.
"His son Walter .S.tewart·was born in 1958 at Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch. He attended New Trier High school, Wesleyan College, Middletown CT· and in June 1983 graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Ml.
"July 1983 he took his Illinois bar examination. He is an associate member of the Chicago law firm of Jacobs, Williams and Montgomery. They specialize in insurance law.
"November 4, 1984 daughter Celestial married Deacon Samuel L. Johnson of Kimball. She was given in marriage by her daughters Carole Ferrell and Celestial Pegram, both of Charleston. His brother James R. Johnson, Bluefield, was best man Thev reside in Kevstone."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 37; WV Archives Website.
Stewart A. Calhoun; age 50; born and living in Keystone, WV; widowed; Colored; married on 23 Dec
1947 at Maybeury, WV; Celestial H. King; age 34; born in Kyle, WV; divorced; Colored; living at
Maybeury, WV.
2. "Welch and Its People"; "R.E. Black"; Article; Rose Marino; 1985; Page 8.
1. "Welch and Its People"; "Stewart Allen Calhoun"; Article; Rose Marino; 1985; Page 11.
1. "Welch and Its People"; "R.E. Black"; Article; Rose Marino; 1985; Page 8.
2. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Allen D Calhoun
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1965
Marriage Place: New York, USA
Spouse: Yoland R Hoursey
Certificate Number: 64350
Records Sharing Certificate Number:
Name
Yoland R Hoursey
Allen D Calhoun "
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Allen Calhoun
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1938
Death Date: 15 Jul 1993
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 111302239
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 2 Apr 1957
Release Date 1: 12 Nov 1959"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Douglas Calhoun
[Allen Douglas Calhoun]
[Allen Calhoun]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1937
Birth Place: Kimball Mcdo, West Virginia
[Kimball, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Jul 1993
Father: Andrew L King
Mother: Celestial Hamilton
SSN: 111302239
Death Certificate Number: NEW YORK STATE 0066555
Notes: Jul 1955: Name listed as DOUGLAS CALHOUN;
Apr 1957: Name listed as ALLEN DOUGLAS CALHOUN;
19 Jun 1998: Name listed as ALLEN D CALHOUN"
5. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Allen D Calhoun
Service Info.: AB US AIR FORCE
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1938
Death Date: 15 Jul 1993
Service Start Date: 3 Apr 1957
Interment Date: 20 Jul 1993
Cemetery: Calverton National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 210 Princeton Boulevard Rt 25 Calverton, NY 11933
Buried At: Section 71 Site 2332"
1. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Yoland R Hoursey
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1965
Marriage Place: New York, USA
Spouse: Allen D Calhoun
Certificate Number: 64350
Records Sharing Certificate Number:
Name
Yoland R Hoursey
Allen D Calhoun "
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Yeolanda Jacquliner Hoursey
[Yeolanda R Calhoun]
[Yeolanda Calhoun]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1938
Birth Place: Mineola Nass, New York
Death Date: Jun 1993
Father: Julius F Hoursey
Mother: Elsie V Peters
SSN: 123301217
Notes: Sep 1955: Name listed as YEOLANDA JACQULINER HOURSEY;
Mar 1968: Name listed as YEOLANDA R CALHOUN;
22 Apr 1977: Name listed as YEOLANDA ROCHELE CALHOUN;
08 Sep 1993: Name listed as YEOLANDA CALHOUN"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #29082; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kermit Lee Sparks; age 21; born in Wolford, VA; truck miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of Dave and
Hattie (Ferne) Sparks; married on 5 Sep 1959 in Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Lee Gibson; age 16; born in
Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Earnie and Nancy B. (Hagerman) Gibson.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #29082; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kermit Lee Sparks; age 21; born in Wolford, VA; truck miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of Dave and
Hattie (Ferne) Sparks; married on 5 Sep 1959 in Lebanon, VA; Dorothy Lee Gibson; age 16; born in
Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Earnie and Nancy B. (Hagerman) Gibson.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dorothy Lee Gibson Sparks, 75 , of Jolo, WV, went to be with the Lord December 21, 2018, in the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Tazewell, VA."Dorothy was born August 19, 1943 in Bradshaw, WV, a daughter of the late Earnie and Nancy Belle Hagerman.
"In addition to her parents Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Reverend Kermit Lee Sparks; one son, Acie (Red) Sparks, one sister, Mary C. Keene; and four brothers, George H., Thomas D., Ernie A. and Willie M. Gibson.
"Survivors include one son, Earnie D. Sparks of Lebanon, VA; one sister, Joann Riffe of North Kingsville, OH; one grandson, Steven Sparks of Lenoir NC; and numerous nieces and nephews who thought of her as a mother and grandmother.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 28, 2018 at 1 o’clock with Reverend Roger Pete Woods, Reverend Jimmy Kelly, Reverend Charles Rose and Reverend Ann Mullins officiating at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV. Burial will follow in Tom Day Cemetery on Keene Ridge Road near Paynesville, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Keene; age 21; born in Dwight, VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 25 Feb 1952 at
Yukon, WV; Mary Caroline Gibson; age 18; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; with
consent of Earnie and Nancy Bell Gibson; parents of Mary Caroline Gibson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Keene; age 21; born in Dwight, VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 25 Feb 1952 at
Yukon, WV; Mary Caroline Gibson; age 18; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; with
consent of Earnie and Nancy Bell Gibson; parents of Mary Caroline Gibson.
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mary C Keene
Gender: Female
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: 19 May 1935
Birth Place: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1952
Marriage Place: Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Residence Place: Ashtabula, North Dakota, USA
Death Date: 27 Jan 2010
Newspaper Title: Star Beacon
Newspaper Place: Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Lawrence Keene
Parents: Ernie and Nancybelle (Hagerman) Gibson
Children: John (Ellen) Keene and Bobby (Wendy) Keene
Siblings: George Gibson; Willie Mack (Carol) Gibson of Bartley, W.VA"
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #66 018467; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Willie Mack Gibson; age 19; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; no previous marriage; son of Earnie
and Nancy Belle (Hagerman) Gibson; married on 4 Jun 1946 in Castlewood, VA; Billy Jean Lester;
age 18; born in Psintsville, KY (marked out, WV typed in); single; housewife; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of Troy and Mildred Evelyn (Turner) Lester.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Willie Mack Gibson"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Earnie and Willie Jo
Gibson, Son's (sic Willie Jo is a daughter), Nancy, Daughter, Box 420, Jolo, WV 24850.
3. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willie M. Gibson
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1946
Residence Place: Raysal, West Virginia
Death Date: 1 Mar 2011
Death Place: Raysal, West Virginia"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Willie Mack Gibson"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Earnie and Willie Jo
Gibson, Son's (sic Willie Jo is a daughter), Nancy, Daughter, Box 420, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #66 018467; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Willie Mack Gibson; age 19; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; no previous marriage; son of Earnie
and Nancy Belle (Hagerman) Gibson; married on 4 Jun 1946 in Castlewood, VA; Billy Jean Lester;
age 18; born in Psintsville, KY (marked out, WV typed in); single; housewife; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of Troy and Mildred Evelyn (Turner) Lester.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Willie Mack Gibson"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Earnie and Willie Jo
Gibson, Son's (sic Willie Jo is a daughter), Nancy, Daughter, Box 420, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. "The Register-Herald"; Beckley, WV; Saturday, March 1, 2008; Newspaper Obit.
"LEWISBURG - James Herschel Reeves, 66, of Lewisburg, passed away Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following an extended illness."Born May 11, 1941, at Caretta, he was a son of Stella O'Brien Reeves Tucker and the late Wansell Alfred Reeves.
"Mr. Reeves worked in computer operations at West Virginia University and was of the Protestant faith.
In addition to his father, James was preceded in death by his stepfather, George Tucker; and a daughter, Sherry Reeves.
"Survivors include his wife, Ann Hart Reeves; mother, Stella O'Brien Reeves Tucker of Fairlea; a son, Scott Reeves of Chesapeake, Va.; stepson, Will Hamrick of Lewisburg; granddaughter, Victoria Reeves of Chesapeake; stepgrandson, Derek Hamrick of Alliance, Ohio; and aunt, Nell Moore of Huntington.
"Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, March 3, at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Janice Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenbrier Memorial Gardens, Lewisburg...,"
1. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #67-016179; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William C. Small; age 53; born in McVeth, SC; widowed; Colored; one previous marriage; special
police; living at 2907, 5th Street, SE; Washington, DC; son of Caesar and Louise (Pushia) Small;
married on 13 Jun 1967 in Alexandria, VA; Georgia Banks; age 41; born in Elbert, WV; divorced; one
previous marriage; Colored; personal clerk; living at 4480, C Street, SE, Washington DC; daughter of
Georgia and Etta (McMillian) Banks.
1. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #67-016179; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William C. Small; age 53; born in McVeth, SC; widowed; Colored; one previous marriage; special
police; living at 2907, 5th Street, SE; Washington, DC; son of Caesar and Louise (Pushia) Small;
married on 13 Jun 1967 in Alexandria, VA; Georgia Banks; age 41; born in Elbert, WV; divorced; one
previous marriage; Colored; personal clerk; living at 4480, C Street, SE, Washington DC; daughter of
Georgia and Etta (McMillian) Banks.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Georgia Banks Montgomery
[Georgia B Small]
[Georgia Banks Banks]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1925
Birth Place: Elbert McDow, West Virginia
[Elbert McKdo??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 1 Aug 2003
Father: George W Banks
Mother: Francis L Reed
SSN: 577567539
Notes: Sep 1959: Name listed as GEORGIA BANKS MONTGOMERY;
17 Mar 1975: Name listed as GEORGIA B SMALL"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Georgia B. Small
SSN: 577-56-7539
Last Residence:
20018 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
BORN: 1 Oct 1925
Last Benefit: 20018, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Died: 1 Aug 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: District of Columbia (1958-1959"