1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; E.D. 24-19; taken 19 Apr 1940;
Page 348A; Image 1 of 46; Household #5.
Listed as Eugene Turpen; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Walter M. Turpin.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Eugene Tracy Turpin
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1937
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 29 Dec 1956
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father W M Turpin
Mother Rachel Keene
Spouse Shirley Ann Ramsey
Certificate Number 1956038933"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Shirley Ann Ramsey
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 16
Birth Date abt 1940
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 29 Dec 1956
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father P C Ramsey
Mother Ruth Horne
Spouse Eugene Tracy Turpin
Certificate Number 1956038933"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; E.D. 24-19; taken 19 Apr 1940;
Page 348A; Image 1 of 46; Household #5.
Listed as James Turpen; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Walter M. Turpin.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name James Franklin Turpin
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1934
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 29 Dec 1956
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father W M Turpin
Mother Rachel Keene
Spouse Peggy Elaine Myers
Certificate Number 1956038934"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Peggy Elaine Myers
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 18
Birth Date abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 29 Dec 1956
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father E C Myers
Mother Ann Dillon
Spouse James Franklin Turpin
Certificate Number 1956038934"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robin R Bryant
Birth Date 6 Jan 1955
Address 2015 Hidden Valley Dr
Residence Place Clayton, North Carolina, USA
Zip Code 27527-9158"
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robin Rene Bryant
Birth Date Jan 1955
Residence Date 1992-2020
Address 2015 Hidden Valley Dr
Residence Clayton, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code 27527
Second Residence Date 1988-2004
Second Address 1314 Farm Rd 21
Second Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code 27603
Third Residence Date 1988-2004
Third Address 1314 Farm Rd Apt 21
Third Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code 27603"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The Norton Children"; Article;
Page 214; submitted by Anita Norton Hughes, Sunbury, OH.
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Betsy Lynn Bryant [Betsy Jaycox Scarberry] [Betsy L Scarberry]
Birth Date Jun 1953
Residence Date 1992-2020
Address 2015 Hidden Valley Dr
Residence Clayton, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code 27527
Second Residence Date 1987-1996
Second Address 1314 Farm Rd Apt 21
Second Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code 27603
Third Residence Date 1991
Third Address 1314 Farm Rd Apt 6
Third Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Third Postal Code 27603"
3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Betsy L Bryant [Betsy Scarberry] [Betsy Bryant]
Birth Date 11 Jun 1953
Residence Date 1993
Address 2015 Hidden Valley Dr
Residence Clayton, NC
Postal Code 27527-9158
Second Residence Date 1993
Second Address 2015 Hidden Valley Dr
Second Residence Clayton, NC
Second Postal Code 27527-9158
Third Residence Date 1987
Third Address 1314 Farm Rd # 21
Third Residence Raleigh, NC
Third Postal Code 27603-4108
Fourth Residence Date 1987
Fourth Address 1314 Farm Rd # 21
Fourth Residence Raleigh, NC
Fourth Postal Code 27603-4108"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #70 049523; Ancestry.com Website.
Randy David Mcgovern; age 19; born 7 Sep 1951 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Asco, WV; son of Robert Lee and Josephine Estelle (Boyd) McGovern; married
on 23 Dec 1970 in Grundy, VA; Catherine Dianne Bishop; age 19; born 9 Mar 1951 in WV; single;
this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 7610 Plim Rd, Galena, Delaware Co, OH;
daughter of Ernest and Helen Frances (Norton) Bishop.
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Randy David McGovern
Birth Date Sep 1951
Residence Date 1983-2020
Address 2313 Tamarack CT
Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code 27612"
Catherine Dianne "Cathy" Bishop
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The Norton Children"; Article;
Page 214; submitted by Anita Norton Hughes, Sunbury, OH.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #70 049523; Ancestry.com Website.
Randy David Mcgovern; age 19; born 7 Sep 1951 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Asco, WV; son of Robert Lee and Josephine Estelle (Boyd) McGovern; married
on 23 Dec 1970 in Grundy, VA; Catherine Dianne Bishop; age 19; born 9 Mar 1951 in WV; single;
this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 7610 Plim Rd, Galena, Delaware Co, OH;
daughter of Ernest and Helen Frances (Norton) Bishop.
3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Cathy D McGovern
Birth Date 9 Mar 1951
Residence Date 1993
Address 2313 Tamarack CT
Residence Raleigh, NC
Postal Code 27612-2374"
4. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Catherine Diane McGovern [Catherine Mc Govern] [Catherine B McGovern] [Cathy Diane McGovern]
Birth Date Mar 1951
Residence Date 1983-2020
Address 2313 Tamarack CT
Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code 27612
Second Address 5944 Carmel Ln
Second Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code 27609"
1. Giles Co, VA; Mariage License #66 045269; Ancestry.com Website.
Roger Harold Hodson; age 25; botn in Maben; single; machinist; living at Box 324, Oceana, WV;
son of Eugene Astor and Wilma Kathel (Sizemore) Hodson; married on 16 Dec 1966 in Pearisburg,
VA; Phyllis Ann Maynor; age 18; born in Coal Mountain, WV; single; clerk' living at Box 31, Oceana,
WV; daughter of Walter and Rosalee (Banther)Maynor, Jr.
1. Giles Co, VA; Mariage License #66 045269; Ancestry.com Website.
Roger Harold Hodson; age 25; botn in Maben; single; machinist; living at Box 324, Oceana, WV;
son of Eugene Astor and Wilma Kathel (Sizemore) Hodson; married on 16 Dec 1966 in Pearisburg,
VA; Phyllis Ann Maynor; age 18; born in Coal Mountain, WV; single; clerk' living at Box 31, Oceana,
WV; daughter of Walter and Rosalee (Banther)Maynor, Jr.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #80-032250; Ancestry.com Website.
Dennis Mark McGraw; age 62; born 14 Jul 1918 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 7 Jan 1980; 3rd grade education; living at General Delivery, McGraws, WV son of
Okey Johnson and Laura (Cook) McGraw; married on 21 Jul 1980 in Pembroke, VA; Wilma Kethel
Sizemore; maiden name Sizemore; age 66; born 9 Dec 1913 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd
marriage; last marriage ended 15 Nov 1974; 12th grade education; living at Box 1306 McGraws, WV;
daughter of William Henry and Luella (Lemon) Sizemore.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 17 Feb 1920; Page 274A; Family #137.
Listed as Kethel Sizemore; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William H.H. Sizemore.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 282B; Family #233.
Listed as Kethel W. Sizemore; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, William H.H. Sizemore.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #80-032250; Ancestry.com Website.
Dennis Mark McGraw; age 62; born 14 Jul 1918 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 7 Jan 1980; 3rd grade education; living at General Delivery, McGraws, WV son of
Okey Johnson and Laura (Cook) McGraw; married on 21 Jul 1980 in Pembroke, VA; Wilma Kethel
Sizemore; maiden name Sizemore; age 66; born 9 Dec 1913 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd
marriage; last marriage ended 15 Nov 1974; 12th grade education; living at Box 1306 McGraws, WV;
daughter of William Henry and Luella (Lemon) Sizemore.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 17 Feb 1920; Page 274A; Family #137.
Listed as Kethel Sizemore; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William H.H. Sizemore.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 282B; Family #233.
Listed as Kethel W. Sizemore; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, William H.H. Sizemore.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #80-032250; Ancestry.com Website.
Dennis Mark McGraw; age 62; born 14 Jul 1918 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 7 Jan 1980; 3rd grade education; living at General Delivery, McGraws, WV son of
Okey Johnson and Laura (Cook) McGraw; married on 21 Jul 1980 in Pembroke, VA; Wilma Kethel
Sizemore; maiden name Sizemore; age 66; born 9 Dec 1913 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd
marriage; last marriage ended 15 Nov 1974; 12th grade education; living at Box 1306 McGraws, WV;
daughter of William Henry and Luella (Lemon) Sizemore.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 327; WV Archives Website.
John Calvin Milam; age 20; born in Maben, WV; single; living at Ravencliff, WV; son of Dillard and
Loretta Milam; married on 29 Sep 1956 at Ravencliff, WV; Linda Sue Hodson; age 17; born in
Meban, WV; single; living at McGraws, WV; daughter of ________ and Kethel Hodson Sizemore.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pamela Pomeroy; 3 Jul 2015.
"John Calvin Milam
Birth 24 Feb 1936
Maben, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Oct 2009 (aged 73)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA; Latitude: 37.8387667, Longitude: -81.1924139
Memorial ID 148637070"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 327; WV Archives Website.
John Calvin Milam; age 20; born in Maben, WV; single; living at Ravencliff, WV; son of Dillard and
Loretta Milam; married on 29 Sep 1956 at Ravencliff, WV; Linda Sue Hodson; age 17; born in
Meban, WV; single; living at McGraws, WV; daughter of ________ and Kethel Hodson Sizemore.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pamela Pomeroy; 3 Jul 2015.
"Linda Sue Hodson Milam
Birth 7 May 1939
Maben, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Aug 2019 (aged 80)
Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA; Latitude: 37.8387667, Longitude: -81.1924139
Memorial ID 202330155"Additional Information Posted:
"Linda Sue Milam, 80, of Beckley, WV passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. She was born on April 7, 1939 in Maben, WV to her late parents Eugene A. and Wilma K. (Sizemore) Hodson. Linda is preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Mr. John Calvin Milam; brothers Roger Hodson and John Sizemore; step-brother Lee Sizemore; and her parents. Those left behind to cherish her memory are her daughter Susan L. (Billy Joe) Bailey; grandson Justin R. Bailey and his fiancé Samantha Jones; 3 great-grandchildren Brayden R. Bailey, Jazmin I. Bailey, and Brooklyn E. Bailey; step-brother Roland Sizemore; step-sister Rosemary Tolliver; sisters-in-law Phyllis Hodson and Shelia Sizemore; and many nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss her dearly. Linda was a committed and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent her life caring for others. She enjoyed flower gardening, collecting angels and other collectibles throughout the years. Most importantly, she loved to care for her family and have holiday gatherings at her home. Her passion in life was her husband and family. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens where Linda will be laid to rest with her late husband John. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Burial arrangements have been entrusted to Blue Ridge Funeral Home."Linda Sue Milam was born on May 7, 1939 and passed away on August 20, 2019."