1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1880.
J.K. Ellison was born on 21 Jul 1880 to Emily H. Ellison.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 25 Apr 1910, Page 220A, Family #118.
Listed as John K. Ellison, age 29, born in WV, married 8 yrs, farmer, head of household.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV, Vol 6, No 287, Haga, page 28.
John Kenna Ellison, age 21, son of Emily H., married on 10 Apr 1902 Almira Jewell, age 16,
daughter of J.M. and Nellie C.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 31; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Emily H. Belcher; married
on 23 Mar 1923 at th home of Nancy Belcher; Eliza L. Bishop; age 18; born and living in Wyoming
Co, WV; daughter of John H. and Charlotte.
5. Raleigh Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1361; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 38; born 21 Jul 1880; living at Hotchkiss, Raleigh Co, WV; mining coal for
Slab Fork Coal Co; nearest relative, Eliza Ellison, Hotchkiss, WV; tall with stout build; blue eyes and
dark brown hair.
6. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 7 Feb 1920; Page 163A; Image
35 of 37; Family 368/370.
Listed as John R. Ellison; age 39; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image
1 of 56; Family #7/7.
Listed as John K. Ellison; age 49; born in WV; married at 31; manager of retail dry goods store;
head of household.
8. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 404; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 56; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Alpoca, WV; son of Emily Ellison;
married on 5 Oct 1936 at Pineville, WV; Fanny Hill; age 27; born in VA; living at Alpoca, WV;
daughter of Green and Dora Howington.
9. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as J. Ken Ellison; age 59; born in WV; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; transfer truck driver; head of household.
10. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-978; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 61; born 21 Jul 1880 at Oceana, WV; living at Mullens, WV; self employed
person who will always know address, Mrs. J.K. Ellison, Mullens, WV; 6' 3 1/2" tall; 181 lbs; blue
eyes; gray hair and light complexion.
11. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #6513; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 62 yrs, 6 mons, 17 days; born on 21 Jul 1880 at Keyrock, WV; married;
husband of Fanny Ellison; living at Mullens, WV; son of C. and Emmaline Hambric; died on 7 Feb
1943 in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV from a coronary occulison; buried on 10
Feb 1943 in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Tralee, WV; informant C.A. Ellison, Itmann, WV.
12. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
John K. Ellison; born on 28 Jul 1880 (conflicts with birth record); died on
7 Feb 1943; buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
13. E-mail response from Barbe Cook, Wilmington, NC, barbecook@aol.com
Emily H. Ellison; born on 4 Sep 1855; died in 1925; two sons, John Kenna
Ellison and Chester A. Ellison, born before her marriage to Anderson
Whitenack on 25 Oct 1884. Twin sons, William Madison and Joseph Elsworth
Ellison were born on 29 Apr 1885, just six months after Emily's married to
Anderson.
John Kenna Ellison; born in 1881; died aft 1911; married first, Elmira F.
Jewell on 10 Apr 1902; second, Elizabeth L. Bishop on 23 Mar 1911.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 31; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Emily H. Belcher; married
on 23 Mar 1923 at th home of Nancy Belcher; Eliza L. Bishop; age 18; born and living in Wyoming
Co, WV; daughter of John H. and Charlotte.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 7 Feb 1920; Page 163A; Image
35 of 37; Family 368/370.
Listed as Eliza Ellison; age 26; born in WV; married; in household of husband, John K. Ellison.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image
1 of 56; Family #7/7.
Listed as Eliza Ellison; age 36; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, John K. Ellison.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #11324; WV Archives Web Site.
Eliza Ellison; age 37 yrs, 10 mons, 14 days; born on 11 Oct 1893 in WV; married; wife of J.K. Ellison;
daughter of John T. and Charlotte (Lester) Bishop; died on 25 Aug 1936 at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV
from carcenoma of colon; buried on 26 Aug 1931 at Bud, WV; informant, J.K. Ellison, Bud, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image
1 of 56; Family #7/7.
Listed as Lessie I Ellison; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John K. Ellison.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as Ivan Ellison; age 15; born in WV; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John K. Ellison.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image
1 of 56; Family #7/7.
Listed as Charliane Ellison; age 1 yr 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John K. Ellison.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as Charlene Ellison; age 11; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John K. Ellison.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 215B;
Family #27.
Listed as Lewis Belcher, age 2, born in Jan 1898 in WV, in household of father, Noah Belcher.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 13 May 1910; Page 208A;
Family #217.
Listed as Louis Belcher; age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Noah Belcher.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #581: Pineville, WV Draft Board, 12 Sep 1918.
Lewis Belcher; age 19; born on 7 Feb 1898; living at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer;employed by
Noah Belcher at Bud, WV; nearest relative, Noah Belcher, Bud, WV; 5'6"; stout build; brown eyes
and brown hair.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 402; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Belcher; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of Noah Belcher; married
on 20 Apr 1919 at bride's parents; Cora Lusk; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV;
daughter of William Lusk.
5. 1920 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, Bud, taken on 7 Feb 1920, Page 180A,
Family #305.
Listed as Louis Belcher, age 22, born in WV, carpenter for coal company, head of household.
6. 1930 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 100B,
Family #211.
Listed as Lewis Belcher, age 31, born in WV, married at 21, farmer, head of household.
7. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #14358; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Belcher; age 42 yrs, 10 mons, 4 days; born in Wyoming Co, WV on 7 Jan (no yr); married;
husband of Cora Lusk, age 38; miner; son of Noah and Roda Bell Belcher; died on 11 Oct 1941 at
Bud, Wyoming Co, WV from terminal pneumonia; buried on 13 Oct 1941 in Hickory Ridge Cemetery;
informant, Cora Belcher, Bud, WV.
8. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Lewis Belcher; born on 7 Jan 1898; died on 11 Oct 1941: "Father"; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
Cora (________) Belcher; born 16 Aug 1903; died 14 May 1993; "Mother"; buried next to Lewis.
9. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
Lewis Belcher: married Cora Lusk, daughter of William and Ona McKinney Lusk, in 1919.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 5 May 1910,
Page 201A, Family #93.
Listed as Cora Lusk, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William Lusk.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
Lewis Belcher: married Cora Lusk, daughter of William and Ona McKinney Lusk, in 1919.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 402; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Belcher; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of Noah Belcher; married
on 20 Apr 1919 at bride's parents; Cora Lusk; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV;
daughter of William Lusk.
4. 1920 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, Bud, taken on 7 Feb 1920, Page 180A,
Family #305.
Listed as Cora Belcher, age 18, born in WV, in household of husband, Lewis Belcher.
5. 1930 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 100B,
Family #211.
Listed as Cora Belcher, age 27, born in WV, married at 17, in household of husband, Lewis Belcher.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1951); Page 80; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Bishop; age 61; born in living at Bud, WV; widowed; son of J.T. and Charlotte Bishop; married
on 1 Jan 1951 at Herndon Heights, WV; Cora Belcher; age 47; born at Herndon, WV; living at Bud,
WV; widow; daughter of William and Ona Lusk.
7. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Cora Belcher; born 16 Aug 1903; died 14 May 1993; "Mother"; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
8. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cora Bishop
[Cora Luck] (sic, Lusk)
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1903
Birth Place: Herndon Wyom, West Virginia
Death Date: 14 May 1993
Father: William Luck (sic, Lusk)
Mother: Ona McKinney
SSN: 232968695
Notes: 18 Jul 1972: Name listed as CORA BISHOP
1. 1930 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 100B, Family #211.
Listed as Sadie P. Belcher, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis Belcher.
1. 1930 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 100B, Family #211.
Listed as Tross Belcher, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis Belcher.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Troas T. Belcher; born on 24 May 1923; died on 11 Aug 1948; buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming
Co, WV.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
Lewis Belcher: married Cora Lusk, daughter of William and Ona McKinney Lusk, in 1919.
Son, Leon Ross Belcher; born on 16 Dec 1934; died on 7 Nov 1944.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Leon Ross Belcher; born 6 Dec 1934; died 7 Nov 1944; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, page 214B, Family 18.
Listed as Ray B. Bishop, age 10, born in Jan 1890, in household of father,
John Bishop.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 23 May 1910;
Page 212B, Family #289.
Listed as Ralph B. Bishop, age 20, born in WV, in household of father,
John T. Bishop.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #176; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Ray Bogle Bishop; age 27; born on 1 Jan 1890 at Bud, WV; miner for Thermo Pocahontas Coal Co;
at Bud, WV; single; tall with medium build; ____eyes and dark hair; "clubbed right hand".
4. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry Book#_____(1919); Page 407; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray B. Bishop; age 26; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Bud; son of D.C. and J.T.Bishop; married
on 26 Apr 1919 at residence of bridegroom; Bertha Knuckles; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Bud; daughter of J.C. Knuckles.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 25 Feb 1920, Page 163B,
Family #378.
Listed as Ray B. Bishop, age 28, born in WV, coal miner, head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 101A,
Family #218.
Listed as Ray B. Bishop, age 38, born in WV, married at 27, mine electrician, head of household.
7. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
Lewis Belcher: married Cora Lusk, daughter of William and Ona McKinney Lusk, in 1919.
Cora Lusk married second, Ray Bogle Bishop in 1942 (sic, after 1944).
8. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1009.
Ray Bogle Bishop; age 52; born on 1 Jan 1890 (birth place not listed); living at Alpoca, Wyoming Co,
WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Bertha Bishop, wife; employed by Gaston Coal
Co, Alpoca, WV.
9. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1951); Page 80; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Bishop; age 61; born in living at Bud, WV; widowed; son of J.T. and Charlotte Bishop; married
on 1 Jan 1951 at Herndon Heights, WV; Cora Belcher; age 47; born at Herndon, WV; living at Bud,
WV; widow; daughter of William and Ona Lusk.
10. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Ray B. Bishop; born on 1 Jan 1890; died on 10 Nov 1983; buried in Lusk Cemetery, Wyoming Co,
WV.
11. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Ray Bishop; born on 1 Jan 1890; died in Nov 1983; living at New Richmond, Wyoming Co, WV at
death
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 5 May 1910,
Page 201A, Family #93.
Listed as Cora Lusk, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William Lusk.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
Lewis Belcher: married Cora Lusk, daughter of William and Ona McKinney Lusk, in 1919.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 402; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Belcher; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of Noah Belcher; married
on 20 Apr 1919 at bride's parents; Cora Lusk; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV;
daughter of William Lusk.
4. 1920 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, Bud, taken on 7 Feb 1920, Page 180A,
Family #305.
Listed as Cora Belcher, age 18, born in WV, in household of husband, Lewis Belcher.
5. 1930 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge Disrtict, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 100B,
Family #211.
Listed as Cora Belcher, age 27, born in WV, married at 17, in household of husband, Lewis Belcher.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1951); Page 80; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Bishop; age 61; born in living at Bud, WV; widowed; son of J.T. and Charlotte Bishop; married
on 1 Jan 1951 at Herndon Heights, WV; Cora Belcher; age 47; born at Herndon, WV; living at Bud,
WV; widow; daughter of William and Ona Lusk.
7. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Cora Belcher; born 16 Aug 1903; died 14 May 1993; "Mother"; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
8. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cora Bishop
[Cora Luck] (sic, Lusk)
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1903
Birth Place: Herndon Wyom, West Virginia
Death Date: 14 May 1993
Father: William Luck (sic, Lusk)
Mother: Ona McKinney
SSN: 232968695
Notes: 18 Jul 1972: Name listed as CORA BISHOP
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 13 May 1910,
Page 208B, Family #219.
Listed as Walter C. Lester, age 3, born in WV, in household of father,
William Floyd Lester.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1927); Page 31; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter C. lester; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of W.F. Lester; married on
3 Mar 1927 at bud, WV; Isabella Belcher; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV;
daughter of J.W. and Nancy Belcher.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Walter C. Lester; born on 25 Aug 1906; died on 31 May 1967; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 148A, Family #34.
Listed as Isabelle Belcher, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, John W. Belcher.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1927); Page 31; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter C. lester; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of W.F. Lester; married on
3 Mar 1927 at bud, WV; Isabella Belcher; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV;
daughter of J.W. and Nancy Belcher.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Isabella Lester; born on 4 Mar 1911; died on 4 Feb 1962; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #1442; WV Archives Web Site.
Leona Lester; born on 17 Sep 1927 in Bud, WV; daughter of Walter and Isabel Belcher Lester; died
on 21 Jan 1928 at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV; "found dead in bed"; buried on 23 Jan 1928 at Bud, WV.
2. Ibderic Family Tree; posted by valleyave; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Leona E Lester
1927–1928
Birth 6 SEPT 1927 • Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Death 21 JAN 1928 • Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States"
1. Ibderic Family Tree; posted by valleyave; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Virginia Ilene Lester
1930–1992
Birth 4 JAN 1930 • Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Death 10 OCT 1992 • York County, Pennsylvania, United States"
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 212B;
Family #290/290.
Listed as John W. Belcher; age 25; born in WV; married once for 3 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #520: Pineville, WV Draft Board, 12 Sep 1918.
John Wesley Belcher; age 38; born on 15 Jul 1880; living at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV; employed by
Virginian RR at Bud, WV; nearest relative, Nancy Belcher, Bud, WV; 5'11"; medium build; blue
eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 147B, Family #34/34.
Listed as John W. Belcher, age 36, born in WV, married, farmer, head of household.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as John W. Belcher; age 45; born in WV; married at 21; laborer; head of household.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1589: Apr 1942.
John Wesley Belcher; age 61; born in 1881 in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV;
farmer; person who will always know address, Mrs. Nancy Belcher, wife, Bud, WV.
6. "Families of Wyoming Co, WV" Vol 17, Issue #3, 2003, published by Sally
Seaman-Williams, page 93; "Descendants of William Floyd Belcher, Jr, con'td".
John Wesley Belcher; born on 14 Dec 1888; died on 22 Sep 1947.
(These birth and death dates are those of John Henry Belcher, son of Noah)
7. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
John W. Belcher; born in 1884; died in 1962; "Father"; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
8. Ancestry.com Web Site, John Wesley Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
John Wesley Belcher; son of William F. and Polly Bishop Belcher; married
Nancy Jane O'Neal on 7 Oct 1905.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 212B;
Family #290/290.
Listed as Nancy Belcher; age 24; born in WV; married once for 3 yrs; 2 children, both living; in
household of husband, John W. Belcher.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 147B, Family #34/34.
Listed as Nancy Belcher, age 37, born in WV, married, in household of husband,
John W. Belcher.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Nancy Belcher; age 43; born in WV; married at 19; in household of husband,
John W. Belcher.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Nancy J. Belcher; born in 1884; died in 1959; "Mother"; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site, John Wesley Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
John Wesley Belcher; son of William F. and Polly Bishop Belcher; married
Nancy Jane O'Neal on 7 Oct 1905.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 148A, Family #34.
Listed as Lon B. Belcher, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, John W. Belcher.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Ray Belcher; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Belcher.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 148A, Family #34.
Listed as Willie R. Belcher, age 6 months, born in WV, in household of father,
John W. Belcher.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Willie Belcher; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Belcher.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Willie Belcher; born on 30 Jun 1919; died on 15 Feb 1991; "PFC US Army, WW II";
buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Aaron Belcher; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Belcher.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Rosa Belcher; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Belcher.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 14 May 1910; Page 209A,
Family #228.
Listed as Dona Lester, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Alexander M. Lester.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 147A, Family #25.
Listed as Dona Lester, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Alexander M. Lester.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Donnie Lester; age 24; born in WV; married at 20;in household of father-in-law,
John W. Belcher.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol # 5; Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Dona Lester; age 56; born on 13 May 1906 in WV; married; welder for gas company; living at Bud,
WV; son of Alexander and Annie Mae (Lane) Lester; died on 4 May 1964 at Baileysville, WV from a
concussion with a fractured neck suffered in in a car wreck; buried on 6 May 1964 in Hickory Ridge
Cemetery; informant, Elzie Lester.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Dona Lester; born on 13 May 1906; died on 4 May 1964; buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery,
Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 212B;
Family #290/290.
Listed as Lina J. Belcher, age 1 yr, 7 mons, born in WV, in household of father, John W. Belcher.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, taken on 5 Jan 1920,
Page 148A, Family #34.
Listed as Eliza J. Belcher, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, John W. Belcher.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Eliza Lester; age 20; born in WV; married at 16;in household of father, John W. Belcher.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eliza J. Lester; born on 8 Dec 1908; died on 26 Dec 1991; last residence, Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
SS # 232-78-0341; card issued in NC or WV in 1964.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Eliza J. Lester; born on 11 Dec 1908; died on 26 Dec 1991; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A;
Family #321/321.
Listed as Lariue Lester; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, John W. Belcher.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 13 May 1910,
Page 208A, Family #211.
Listed as Andrew J. O'Neal; age 3, born in WV, in household of father, William O'Neal.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 416; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Oneal; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of William Oneal; married on
23 Dec 1928 at home of brides parents; Laura E. Mitchem; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Bud, WV; daughter of S.P. Mitchem.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #11099; WV Archives Web Site.
Andrew jackson O'Neal; age 45 yrs,11 mons; born on 27 Aug 1906 at Bud, WV; married; coal miner;
living at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV; son of William and Eliza O' Neal; died on 13 Aug 1952 at Alpoca,
Wyoming Co, WV from a mine accident; buried on 17 Aug 1952 in Hickory Ridge Cemetery; informant,
Laura O'Neal.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Andrew J. O'Neal; born on 24 Aug 1906; died on 13 Aug 1952; "Father";
buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
5. Ancestry.com, Web Site, Alexander Adkns search, 1 Apr 2001, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Andrew J. O'Neal was born on 27 Aug 1906; died 2 Aug 1996 (conficts with
gravestone inscription) ; married Laura E. Mitchem.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 23 May 1910;
Page 213A, Family #302.
Listed as Laura Mitchem, age 1 yr 1 mon, born in WV, in household of father, Samuel P. Mitchem.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 23 Jan 1920, Page 152A,
Family #129.
Listed as Laura Mitchem, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Samuel P. Mitchem.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 416; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Oneal; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of William Oneal; married on
23 Dec 1928 at home of brides parents; Laura E. Mitchem; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Bud, WV; daughter of S.P. Mitchem.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Laura E. O'Neal; born on 25 Dec 1908; died on 15 Jun 1987; "Mother";
buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
5. Ancestry.com, Web Site, Alexander Adkns search, 1 Apr 2001, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Andrew J. O'Neal was born on 27 Aug 1906; died 2 Aug 1996 (conficts with
gravestone inscription) ; married Laura E. Mitchem.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #3215; WV Archives Web Site.
Elizabeth O'Neal; age 25 days; born on 10 Dec 1936 at Bud, WV; daughter of Andrew J. and Laura Mitchem O'Neal died
on 4 Jan 1937 at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV from pneumonia; buried on 5 Jan 1937 at Bud; informant, J. H. Penn.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #11.
Listed as Ralph Lane, age 7, in household of father, Alexander Lane.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 13 May 1910,
Page 208A, Family #218.
Listed as Ralph Lane, age 17, born in WV, in household of father, Alexander M. Lane.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1194; Pineville Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Ray Bogle Lane; age 23; born on 11 Jul 1893 at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; living at Bud, WV;
dependent wife and child; medium height and build; blue eyes and dark hair.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 146A, Family #8.
Listed as Ray B. Lane, age 26, born in WV, farmer, head of household.
5. Ancestry.com, Web Site, Alexander Adkns search, 1 Apr 2001, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Virginia Frances Stanley, daughter of John Wesley and Margaret Jane Bishop
Stanley, was born on 9 Apr 1897; died on 5 Dec 1972; married Ray Bogle Lane
on 22 Apr 1916.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Ray B. Lane; born on 12 Jul 1893; died on 8 Dec 1929; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
(There is an error in the birth dates of William Floyd and Ray Bogle Lane. Their gravestone
birth dates are only 3 months apart. Either they are not brothers or the dates are in error)
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #35.
Listed as Virginia F. Stanley, age 4, in household of father, John W.
Stanley.
2. Ancestry.com, Web Site, Alexander Adkns search, 1 Apr 2001, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Virginia Frances Stanley, daughter of John Wesley and Margaret Jane Bishop
Stanley, was born on 9 Apr 1897; died on 5 Dec 1972; married Ray Bogle Lane
on 22 Apr 1916.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 13 May 1910,
Page 208B, Family #222.
Listed as Virginia F. Stanley, age 13, born in WV, in household of father,
John W. Stanley.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Virginia F. Lane; born on 9 Apr 1897; died on 5 Dec 1971; buried in
Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 146A, Family #8.
Listed as Francis Lane, age 22, born in WV, in household of husband, Ray B. Lane.
6. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Family #214/214.
Listed as Francis Lane; age 33; born in WV; widow; farm laborer; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 146A, Family #8.
Listed as Howerd Lane, age 2yrs, 1 month, born in WV, in household of father, Ray B. Lane.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Family #214/214.
Listed as Harvey Lane; age 13; born in WV; in household of mother, Virginia Stanley Lane.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 146A, Family #8.
Listed as Homer Lane, age 5 months, born in WV, in household of father, Ray B. Lane.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Family #214/214.
Listed as Horace Lane; age 10; born in WV; in household of mother, Virginia Stanley Lane.
1. "Wyoming Heritage...", WGS, James D. Lane article, page 129.
Eugene Lane, son of Simeon and Lucinda Lane, was shot and killed on 6 Aug (sic, 1 Sep)
1920 while defending his father-in-law in an argument with another man.
Eugene Lane was born in 1895 (sic 1891) to Simeon and Lucinda Ramey Lane.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #292.
Listed as William E. Lane, age 8, in household of father, Simeon Lane.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 217B, Family #65.
Listed as William E. Lane, age 18, born in WV, in household of mother, Lucinda Ramey Lane.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV,Center District, taken on 24,26 & 27 Jan 1920,
Page 200A, Family #79.
Listed as Eugene W. Lane, age 28, born in WV, married, farmer, head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #1759; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Lane; age 28; born in 1892; married; farmer; no parents listed; died on 1 Sep 1920 in Welch
Emergency Hospital #1, Welch, McDowell Co, WV; from gunshot wound to abedomin with ruptured
spleen and extensive hemorahage; shot at Keystone, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 21 Jun 1900, Page
235A, Family #156.
Listed as Elva Green, age 1, born in Feb 1899 in WV, in household of father,
Joshua Green.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 14 May 1910, Page 229B, Family #271.
Listed as Elva Green, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Joshua F. Green.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV,Center District, taken on 24,26 & 27 Jan 1920,
Page 200A, Family #79.
Listed as Elva Lane, age 20, born in WV, married, in household of husband,
William Eugene Lane.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV,Center District, taken on 24,26 & 27 Jan 1920,
Page 200A, Family #79.
Listed as Powell Lane, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, William E. Lane.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #1757; WV Archives Web Site.
Unnamed female Lane; age 1 day; born on 13 (sic, 11) Feb 1920 at Keystone; daughter of W.E. and
Elva (Greene) Lane; died on 12 Feb 1920 at Keystone, McDowell Co, WV; premature birth.
1. "Marriage Records of Wyoming...", Vol 6, No 258, Haga, page 41.
James William Lawson, age 23, born in Lee Co, VA, son of Floyd and L.A.
Lawson, married on 25 Dec 1901, Gracie M. Hatfield, age 18, daughter of
Anderson and Octavia Hatfield.
1. "Wyoming County Births" 1853-1884, transcribed by Pauline A. Haga, year
1883.
Grace May Hatfield; born in 1883 (no date given); daughter of Anderson and
Octavia Hatfield.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Baileysville District, Family #122.
Listed as Gracie Hatfield, age 17, in household of father, Anderson
Hatfield.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming...", Vol 6, No 258, Haga, page 41.
James William Lawson, age 23, born in Lee Co, VA, son of Floyd and L.A.
Lawson, married on 25 Dec 1901, Gracie M. Hatfield, age 18, daughter of
Anderson and Octavia Hatfield.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, Precinct #6, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 234B, Family #140.
Listed as Grace M. Richards, age 36, born in WV, in household of husband, Walter Richards.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, Welch Ward #2, McDowell Street, taken on 9 Apr 1930,
Page 215A, Family #2.
Listed as Grace Richards, age 47, born in WV, married at age 33, in household of husband, Walter Richards.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, Precinct #6, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 234B, Family #140.
Listed as Virgil A. Lawson, age 17, born in WV, in household of step-father, Walter Richards.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, Precinct #6, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 234B, Family #140.
Listed as Lena F. Lawson, age 14, born in WV, in household of step-father, Walter Richards.