1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Edith Elizabeth Davis Thompson
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 40
Birth Date 20 May 1940
Marriage Registration Place Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 1 Nov 1980
Marriage Place Pearisburg, Virginia, USA
Father William Travis Davis
Mother Ruth Adlaid Wolford
Spouse Calvin Samuel Collins
Certificate Number 1980053646"
(This was her 3rd marriage)
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Beth Davis [Edith E Leonard] [Edith Thompson] [Edith Collins]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 20 May 1940
Birth Place Mullens Wyom, West Virginia [Mullens, West Virginia]
Death Date 6 Jul 1993
Father William T Davis
Mother Ruth A Wolford
SSN 233663800
Notes Apr 1959: Name Listed As Beth Davis;
Jun 1961: Name Listed As Edith E Leonard;
Sep 1966: Name Listed As Edith Elizabeth Thompson;
11 Dec 1980: Name Listed As Edith E Collins;
06 Mar 1981: Name Listed As Edith E Thompson
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Calvin Samuel Collins
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 39
Birth Date 2 Aug 1941
Marriage Registration Place Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 1 Nov 1980
Marriage Place Pearisburg, Virginia, USA
Father Joseph Samuel Collins
Mother Lillian Ruth Kane
Spouse Edith Elizabeth Davis Thompson
Certificate Number 1980053646"
(This was his 3rd marriage)
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Calvin Samuel Collins [Calvin S Collins]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 2 Aug 1941
Birth Place Dobson Surry, North Carolina [Lumberton Ro??, North Carolina]
Death Date 13 Feb 2002
Father Joseph W Collins
Mother Lillian R Cane
SSN 244624601
Notes May 1958: Name Listed As Calvin Samuel Collins;
02 Jun 1986: Name Listed As Calvin S Collins"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Edith Elizabeth Davis Thompson
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 40
Birth Date 20 May 1940
Marriage Registration Place Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 1 Nov 1980
Marriage Place Pearisburg, Virginia, USA
Father William Travis Davis
Mother Ruth Adlaid Wolford
Spouse Calvin Samuel Collins
Certificate Number 1980053646"
(This was her 3rd marriage)
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Beth Davis [Edith E Leonard] [Edith Thompson] [Edith Collins]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 20 May 1940
Birth Place Mullens Wyom, West Virginia [Mullens, West Virginia]
Death Date 6 Jul 1993
Father William T Davis
Mother Ruth A Wolford
SSN 233663800
Notes Apr 1959: Name Listed As Beth Davis;
Jun 1961: Name Listed As Edith E Leonard;
Sep 1966: Name Listed As Edith Elizabeth Thompson;
11 Dec 1980: Name Listed As Edith E Collins;
06 Mar 1981: Name Listed As Edith E Thompson
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Bill Ray Collins
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 25
Birth Date 19 May 1945
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 6 Feb 1971
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Woodrow Collins
Mother Ethel Collins
Spouse Pauline Hurley Blankenship
Certificate Number 1971004526"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Billy R. Collins, 77, of Princeton, WV, formerly of Mile Branch passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at the McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV."Billy was born May 19, 1945 a son of the late Woodrow Sampy Collins and Ethel Marie Collins. He enjoyed hunting and the outdoors and was a member of the Athens Church of God at Athens, WV.
"Billy was preceded in death by his parents.
"Survivors include his loving wife of 24 years, Mildred Collins; three children, Michelle Graves of Tazewell, TN, Angie Cline and husband Mark of Iaeger, WV, and Marvin Potter Jr. and wife Anna of Beckley, WV; eight grandchildren, Angel Stacy and husband Ethan, Brittany Rotenberry and husband Scott, Marvin Potter and companion Caitlin Cook, Cheyenne Potter and companion Josh Boothe, Jayson Ratliff and wife Kimberly, Meghan Ratliff, Kyler Potter, and Shaelee Potter; ten great grandchildren; one brother, George Collins and wife Deborah of Princeton, WV; four sisters, Joan Blankenship and the late Clyde of Elkton, MD, Rosetta Proffitt and husband Dennis of Mile Branch, WV, Barbara Trent and husband Dexter of Monticello, KY and Kathy Edwards and husband Carol of Maxie, VA.
"The family would like to thank Encompass Health Princeton and McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their care during his last days.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 1 o’clock with Reverend John Wheeler and Reverend Stanley Metz officiating at the Independent Church of God at Avondale, WV. Burial will follow in the Bowles Cemetery at Mile Branch. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Friends may visit with the family Monday evening April 10, 2023 after 6 p.m. at the Independent Church of God at Avondale. Evening services will be held at 7 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pauline Hurley
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1926
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 25 Aug 1945
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Flem Hurley
Mother Mary Endicott
Spouse Conley Blankenship
Certificate Number 1945019585"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pauline Hurley Blankenship
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 35
Birth Date 8 Sep 1935
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 6 Feb 1971
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Flem Hurley
Mother Mary Endicott
Spouse Bill Ray Collins
Certificate Number 1971004526 "
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pauline Collins [Pauline Hurley]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 8 Sep 1925
Birth Place Hurley Bucha, Virginia
Death Date 15 Apr 1995
Father Flem Hurley
Mother Mary Indicot
SSN 236983407
Notes 31 Aug 1973: Name Listed As Pauline Collins "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Conley Blankenship; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Conley Blankenship
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 28
Birth Date abt 1917
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 25 Aug 1945
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Burb Blankenship
Mother Rebecca Blankenship
Spouse Pauline Hurley
Certificate Number 1945019585"
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Death Certificate #70 024505; Ancestry.com Website.
Conley Blankenship; age 50; born 1 Apr 1917 in Buchanan Co, VA; married; husband of Mrs Wallean
Blankenship; timber cutter laborer; living in Hurley, VA; son of Burb and Rebecca (Blankenship)
Blamkenship; died 5 Aug 1970 in Grundy, VA; due to lobar pneumonia with emphyima; buried in
Harlen Blankenship Cemetery, Hurley, VA; informant, Mr. Paul Blankenship.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pauline Hurley
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1926
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 25 Aug 1945
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Flem Hurley
Mother Mary Endicott
Spouse Conley Blankenship
Certificate Number 1945019585"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pauline Hurley Blankenship
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 35
Birth Date 8 Sep 1935
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 6 Feb 1971
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Flem Hurley
Mother Mary Endicott
Spouse Bill Ray Collins
Certificate Number 1971004526 "
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Pauline Collins [Pauline Hurley]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 8 Sep 1925
Birth Place Hurley Bucha, Virginia
Death Date 15 Apr 1995
Father Flem Hurley
Mother Mary Indicot
SSN 236983407
Notes 31 Aug 1973: Name Listed As Pauline Collins "
1. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy District, page 358C.
Listed as Fleming Hurley, age 3, born in VA, in household of father, Jonathan Hurley.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Flemon Hurley
Race White
Marriage Age 25
Birth Date abt 1886
Marriage License Place Gabriel Endicott, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 13 Apr 1911
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony H. Fuller
Parent 1 Johnathan Hurley
Parent 2 Alafair Hurley
Spouse Mary L. Endicott
Occupation Farmer"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary L. Endicott
Race White
Marriage Age 18
Birth Date abt 1893
Marriage License Place Gabriel Endicott, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 13 Apr 1911
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony H. Fuller
Parent 1 Josh Endicott
Parent 2 Matilda Endicott
Spouse Flemon Hurley"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Henry Houck
Gender Male
Marriage Date 10 Oct 1896
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Bettie Trivett
Spouse Gender Female
Event Type Marriage"
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #6776; WV Archives Website.
Henry Alexander Houck; age 73 yrs, 8 mons and 0 days; born in Baldwin, NC; married; husband of
Virginia Housck, age 69; farmer; living at Sophia, WV for past 26 yrs; son of George W. and Adaline
(Scott) Houck; died 30 Apr 1947 in Sophia, WV; due to coronary disease; buried 3 May 1947 in Mt.
Tabor Cemetery; Mt. Tabor, WV; informant, L.M. Houck, Sophia, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by historianne; 29 Oct 2012; maintained by Terry Collins.
"Henry Alexander Houck
Birth 30 Sep 1873
Baldwin, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 30 Apr 1947 (aged 73)
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Calfee Cemetery
Mount Tabor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 99830405"
Virginia Elizabeth "Betty" Trivett
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Bettie Trivett
Gender Female
Marriage Date 10 Oct 1896
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Henry Houck
Spouse Gender Male
Event Type Marriage"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Terry Collins; 4 Sep 2012; maintained by John M. Campbell.
"Virginia Elizabeth “Betty” Trivett Houck
Birth 18 Sep 1877
Baldwin, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 19 Feb 1958 (aged 80)
MacArthur, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Calfee Cemetery
Mount Tabor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 96523000"
1. Franklin Co, OH; Marriage License #64758; Page 479; Ancestry.com Website.
James H. Swindell; age 41, born 14 Jan 1909 in Jacksonville, OH; occupation as a buffer; living at
118 Innis St, Columbus, OH; one previous marriage; widower; son of Willia and Mae (Kearns)
Swindell; married on 4 Aug 1950 in Columbus, OH; Iren Thornhill; age 28; born 10 Feb 1922 in
Louisa, KY; divorced; previous married name was Mrs. Arnold Hale; seamstree; living at same
address; daughter of Charles and Bessie (Moore) Thornhill.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Irene Preece
Social Security Number 401-34-6315
Birth Date 10 Feb 1922
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State Kentucky
Last Residence 41553, Phelps, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Death Date 8 Sep 2002"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Irene Thornhill [Irene Thornhill Swindell] [Irene Preece]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 10 Feb 1922
Birth Place Louisa Lawre, Kentucky [Louisa Lawer??, Kentucky]
Death Date 8 Sep 2002
Father Charlie Thornhill
Mother Bessie Moore
SSN 401346315
Notes Mar 1945: Name Listed As Irene Thornhill;
Aug 1950: Name Listed As Irene Thornhill Swindell;
17 Dec 1974: Name Listed As Irene Preece"
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 5 Jun 1900, Page 283B, Family #43.
Listed as Lacey Harper Brooks, age 6, born in WV in Mar 1894, in household of father, Leander S.
Brooks.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 10/11 May 1910, Page 293B,
Family #258.
Listed as Lacy H. Brooks, age 16, born in WV, in household of mother, Sarah Bailey Brooks.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 113; WV Archives Website.
Lacy Brooks; age 19; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of L.S. and Sarah P.; married on
11 Jan 1913 in a Public Road near Laurell Bridge, Slab Fork District, Wyoming Co, WV; Elsie Cook;
age 16; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of I,J, and Cornelia J.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #166; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Lacy H. Brooks; age 23; born on 18 Mar 1895 at McGraws, Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV;
lumberman for W.M. Ritter Lumber Co, Maben, WV; married; dependent wife and 2 children;
medium height and build; blue eyes and dark hair; "???? and right eye had?"
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 263; WV Archives Website.
Lacy Brooks; Age 33; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Toney Fork, WV; married on 24 Mar 1928 at
Toney Fork, WV; Maggie Walker; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Toney Fork, WV.
1.1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 16 Jan 1920, Page 233B, Family #158.
Listed as Maggie Walker, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, William S. Walker.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 263; WV Archives Website.
Lacy Brooks; Age 33; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Toney Fork, WV; married on 24 Mar 1928 at
Toney Fork, WV; Maggie Walker; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Toney Fork, WV.
3. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Jean Lusk; 29 Apr 2010; maintained by KenR Jr-CW Cryptic
Thanatology.
"Maggie Ray Walker Brooks
Birth 14 Jul 1910
Crany, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Aug 1928 (aged 18)
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery
Ravencliff, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 51775748"