1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Lobata; E.D. 30-8; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 232A;
Image 43 of 56; Household #366.
Listed as Ledia Lee; age ??; born in VA; widow; Negro; no education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son-in-law, Joe Harman.
1. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957; LDS Web Site.
James Harman married Jeter Bell Prude on 18 Jan 1892 in Shelby Co, AL.
2. 1910 Census, Shelby Co, AL; District 5; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 5 of 7; Family #391/391.
Listed as James Harmon; age 29; born in AL; married twice; last time for 7 yrs; Black; farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Matewan; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 225B; Image
2 of 20; Family #15/15.
Listed as James Harmon; age 47; born in AL; Negro; married at 30; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
4. Mingo Co, WV; Death Certificate #18080; WV Archives Web Site.
James Thomas Harman; age 54 yrs, 9 mons, 12 days; born 5 Mar 1883 in Bradford, Shelby Co, AL;
married; husband of Nancy Harmon; Colored; farmer; son of _________ and Fennie Honeycut; died
17 Mar 1937 in Matewan Clinic, Watewan, WV; due to abscess of prostate glands and inflamation;
buried in Matewan in 1937; informant, Nancy Harman, Matewan, WV.
1. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957; LDS Web Site.
James Harman married Jeter Bell Prude on 18 Jan 1892 in Shelby Co, AL.
1. 1910 Census, Shelby Co, AL; District 5; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 5 of 7; Family #391/391.
Listed as Clara Harmon; age 16; born in AL; single; Black; in household of father, James Harman.
1. 1910 Census, Shelby Co, AL; District 5; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 5 of 7; Family #391/391.
Listed as Lula Harmon; age 14; born in AL; Black; in household of father, James Harman.
1. 1910 Census, Shelby Co, AL; District 5; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 5 of 7; Family #391/391.
Listed as Mary Harmon; age 12; born in AL; Black; in household of father, James Harman.3. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Matewan; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 225B; Image
2 of 20; Family #15/15.
Listed as Mary Lee Ford; age 28; born in VA; Negro; married at 20; in household of father, James Harman.
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as Jeff Harlow; age 46; born in KY; married; farmer; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Anna; 4 Oct 2007.
" Jefferson “Jeff” Harlow
Birth 13 May 1873
Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Death 23 Nov 1961 (aged 88)
Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Montgomery Cemetery
Samaria, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 21949706"
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as Mary E. Harlow; age 34; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Jefferson Harlow.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Anna; 10 Oct 2007.
" Mary Ellen Hamilton Harlow
Birth 28 Aug 1886
Death 28 Mar 1920 (aged 33)
Burial
Montgomery Cemetery
Samaria, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 22089486"
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as David Harlow; age 14; born in KY; farm laborer; in household of father, Jefferson Harlow.
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117..
Listed as Elias N. Harlow; age 7; born in KY; in household of father, Jefferson Harlow.
1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as Earnest Harlow; age 12; born in KY; farm laborer; in household of father, Jefferson Harlow.
2. "Welch Daily News"; Welch, WV; Saturday Evening, 13 Jan 1940; Volume XVII, Number 35; Page 1.
"Start Grim Task of Removing Dead"
"28 Bodies At Bottom Of Mine Shaft"
"Relatives Prepare to Bury 92 Dead; All Bodies Will Not Be Out Before Monday"
"Revised List Of Dead"
"...Ern Harlow, 31,married, five children, loader..."
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5368; WV Archives Web Site.
Ern Harlow; age 32; born 23 Sep 1908 in Greenup, KY; married; husband of Mabel Harlow; coal
miner for Pond Creek Pocahontas Co; living; in House #1; son of unlisted parents; died 19 Jan
1940 ( at Bartley, WV); due to chrushing injuries and 3rd degree burns from gas explosion, mine
accident.; buried at English WV.(sic, see Ref 3)
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorail Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Jun 2014.
Ernest Harlow; born 23 Sep 1907; died 10 Jan 1940; buried here; headstone photo shown.
(Death certificate states he was born in 1908 and was buried at English, WV.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Ern Harlow; age 32; born in KY; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
coal miner; head of household.
(Ernest died 3 months before this census. Why was he shown here with his family?)
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Mabel Harlow; age 33; born in KY; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of husband, Ernest Harlow.
(He died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Haster Harlow; age 11; born in KY; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Paulina Harlow; age 8; born in OH; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Celestie Harlow; age 6; born in KY; no education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Max Harlow; age 4; born in IN; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Lettie Harlow; age 2; born in IN; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 233B,
Family #179.
Listed as Hugh Vanover, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Hiram Vanover.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page 1153A;
Image 7 of 64; Household #57.
Listed as Hugh Vanover; age 21; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; farm laborer; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Modfreak; 24 May 2019.
" Hugh Vanover
Birth 8 Nov 1919
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 29 Jan 1976 (aged 56)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Vanover Family Cemetery
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199431308"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page 1153A;
Image 7 of 64; Household #57.
Listed as May Vanover; age 21; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Hugh Vanover.
2. FindAGrace.com Website; submitted by Modfreak; 24 May 2019.
" Jettie Mae Taylor Vanover
Birth 28 Jul 1918
Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death 4 Mar 1995 (aged 76)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Vanover Family Cemetery
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199431633"Additional Information Posted"
"Jettie Mae Vanover
"Litwar - Mrs. Jettie Mae Vanover, 76, of Orchard Branch, near Litwar, was dead on arrival Saturday,
March 4, 1995, at a Welch hospital.
"Born at Lebanon, Va, she was the daughter of the late Dont and Sara (Thomas) Taylor, She was a homemaker and attended the Christ Cathedral Church in Iaeger. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Hugh Vanover; two sons, Clell "Bo" Vanover and John Henry Vanover; daughter Barbara Ellen Vanover; brother, George Honaker; seven sisters and one great-grandchild.
"Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Irma Runyon of Panther, Mrs. Hobert (Eunice) Reed of Iaeger, Mrs. Chloe Walker of Johnnycake; sons, Harless (Smokey) Vanover, Ronald Vanover, Hiram Vanover, Charles Vanover and Dave "Major" Vanover, all of Litwar; sisters, Mrs. Vergie Morgan of Pineville and Mrs. Reba Mills of Fairview, N.C.; two grandchildren she raised, Gary Vanover of Wyrhgeville, Va, and Sandy Vanover of Bradshaw; 35 additional grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Fanning funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger with the Rev, Doyle Riffe officating. Burial will follow at the Vanover Family Cemetery on Orchard Branch near Litwar.
"Friends may call today at the funeral home."
1. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James L. Wyatt; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; son of J.L.D. and R. Wyatt; married on 27 Feb 1876
in Tazewell Co, VA; Arminda Hankins; age 24; born in Tazewell Co, VA; daughter of A. and P.R.
Hankins.
1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 445.
Arminda Hankins; daughter of Abel and Polly Henkle Hankins; married James Wyatt; children:
Mollie R., Mattie R., Edward and Gyrtie.
2. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; Knob PO; taken on 11 Aug 1870; Page 278A;
Image 39 of 93; Family #254/254.
Listed as Arminda Hankins; age 19; born in VA; in household of father, Able Hankins..
3. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James L. Wyatt; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; son of J.L.D. and R. Wyatt; married on 27 Feb 1876
in Tazewell Co, VA; Arminda Hankins; age 24; born in Tazewell Co, VA; daughter of A. and P.R.
Hankins.