1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Fred Grayson Painter
Race White
Age 33 [33]
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 19 Apr 1907
Birth Place Worth, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Worth, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Worth, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer United Pocahontas Coal Company
Height 5 7
Weight 160
Complexion Ruddy
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin Eulla Felty Brown
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Fred Grayson Painter Self (Head)"
2. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ocie P Bolden
Gender Female
Marriage Age 52
Birth Date abt 1916
Birth Place Virginia
Marriage Date 20 Sep 1968
Marriage Place Gratis, Randolph, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date 1968
Spouse Fred Gragson (sic, Grayson) Painter
Notes 2 N
Reference Number 1 Bx1453
Reference Number 2 Tr8495
Certificate Number 68-038231
Box Number Box 4"
3. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Fred G. Painter
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Age 74
Birth Date 19 Apr 1907
Birth Place Virginia
Death Date 23 Jul 1981
Death Place Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date 1981
Father J. C. Painter
Mother Jane M. Chandler
Spouse Ocie Painter"
1, Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #29180; Ancestry.com Website.
Luther Rakes; age 35; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; no previous mariage; miner; living at
Boissevain, VA; son of W. G. and Sallie (Adkinson) Rakes; married on 3 Aug 1936 in Tazewell, VA;
Ocie Frazier; age 21; born in Wytheville, VA; single; no previous marriage; living at Pocahontas, VA;
daughter of J.H. and Vertie (Hanks) Frazier.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 25; WV Archives Website.
Paul Bolden; age 29; born and living in Marytown, WV; single; married on 20 Jan 1949 at McDowell,
WV; Ocie Frazier Rakes; age 33; born in VA; widow; living at Worth, WV.
3. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ocie P Bolden
Gender Female
Marriage Age 52
Birth Date abt 1916
Birth Place Virginia
Marriage Date 20 Sep 1968
Marriage Place Gratis, Randolph, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date 1968
Spouse Fred Gragson (sic, Grayson) Painter
Notes 2 N
Reference Number 1 Bx1453
Reference Number 2 Tr8495
Certificate Number 68-038231
Box Number Box 4"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by DSON1492; 25 Oct 2012.
"Ocie Pearl Painter
Birth 1915
Death 1983 (aged 67–68)
Burial Fountain Park Cemetery
Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Memorial ID 99589095"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 26; WV Archives Website.
Turner Nathaniel Holland; age 35; born at Tide Water, Kimball, WV; single; colored; living at Vivian,
WV; married on 3 Feb 1949 in Kimball, WV; Marie Heilig; age 31; born and living in Kimball, WV;
divorced; collored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 26; WV Archives Website.
Turner Nathaniel Holland; age 35; born at Tide Water, Kimball, WV; single; colored; living at Vivian,
WV; married on 3 Feb 1949 in Kimball, WV; Marie Heilig; age 31; born and living in Kimball, WV;
divorced; collored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Joseph Matthews; age 22; born at Plum Tree, NC; single; colored; living at Kyle, WV; married on
2 Feb 1949 at Powhatan, WV; Juanita Webb; age 19; born and living in Powhatan, WV; single;
colored; with consent of Bessie Webb, sister and legal guardian of Juanita, Webb.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Joseph Matthews; age 22; born at Plum Tree, NC; single; colored; living at Kyle, WV; married on
2 Feb 1949 at Powhatan, WV; Juanita Webb; age 19; born and living in Powhatan, WV; single;
colored; with consent of Bessie Webb, sister and legal guardian of Juanita, Webb.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 478; WV Archives Website.
William Levon Malone, Jr; age 21; born and living at Caretta, WV; single; colored; married on 24
Sep 1949 at Welch, WV; Julia Mae Wilson; age 21; born and living in Berwind; single; colored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 478; WV Archives Website.
William Levon Malone, Jr; age 21; born and living at Caretta, WV; single; colored; married on 24
Sep 1949 at Welch, WV; Julia Mae Wilson; age 21; born and living in Berwind; single; colored.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; Cub Creek; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 179B;
Image 10 of 22; Family #88/89.
Listed as Oscar Morgan; age 4; born in WV; in household of mother, Hattie Morgan.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 51; WV Archives Web Site.
William Oscar Morgan; age 22; born and living at North Spring, WV; divorced; married on
12 Feb 1949 at North Spring, WV; Janet Morgan; age 21; born at Capels, WV; divorced;
living at Iaeger, WV.
(Suspect they divorced and this was their remarriage)
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name William Oscar Morgan
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 52
Birth Date 17 Sep 1926
Marriage Registration Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1978
Marriage Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father Ottaway Morgan
Mother Hattie Browning
Spouse Ruby Stacy Shelton"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Rosie McNaughton; 3 Jul 2014.
William Oscar Morgan, Sr; born 17 Sep 1926 in North Spring, WV; died 30 Jun 2014 in Princeton,
WV;
buried here; gravemarker photo shown; person photo and obit posted; "TEC 5 * US ARMY";
"Mr. Morgan passed away at his home in Princeton, on June 30 and will be very much missed by his
family. He was the son of Ottoway and Hattie Morgan who preceded him in death."He was a veteran, having served our country in the armed forces in WWII for which we are grateful.
.A family man, he was a retired coal operator and a member of the Rich Creek Baptist Church."Also preceding him in death are two sisters, Elsie Justice and Ernie Trent and two brothers,
Sampie and Nathan Morgan."William is survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, a stepdaughter, three stepsons, 15
grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren..."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ruby Stacy Shelton
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 47
Birth Date 5 Mar 1931
Marriage Registration Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1978
Marriage Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father Vince Stacy
Mother Alma Cleo Christian
Spouse William Oscar Morgan"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Paynesville, taken on 14 Feb 1920,
Page 233A, Family #337.
Listed as Vince Stacy, age 7, born in WV, in household of step-father, Lawrence Mullins, with
mother, Rebecca Mullins Stacy Mullins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 25 Apr 1930, Page 216A,
Family #242.
Listed as Vince Stacy, age 18, born in WV, in household of step-father, Lawrence Mullins, with
wife, Cleo.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #15323; Ancestry.com We Site.
Sherman Allen; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; laborer; living
at Paynesville, WV; son of Elias and Lucy (Hall) Allen; married on 21 Jul 1937 in Grundy, VA;
Cleo Stacy; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; widowed (sic?); no previous marriage; maiden
name Cleo Christian; living in Paynesville, WV; daughter of Harve and Mary (Stacy) Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 467; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Curtis Christie; age 24; born in Keystone, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 1 Sep
1949 at Welch, WV; Mary Ruth Hall; age 19; born in Lawsonville, NC; single; living at Welch, WV; with
consent of Mrs.Lucy Hall, mother of Mary Ruth Hall.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 467; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Curtis Christie; age 24; born in Keystone, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 1 Sep
1949 at Welch, WV; Mary Ruth Hall; age 19; born in Lawsonville, NC; single; living at Welch, WV; with
consent of Mrs.Lucy Hall, mother of Mary Ruth Hall.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 468; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Christian Auer; age 23; born in Mullens, WV; single; living at Rich Creek, VA; married on 2
Sep 1949 in Welch, WV; Helen Rae Eddins; age 24; born in Kimball, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 468; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Christian Auer; age 23; born in Mullens, WV; single; living at Rich Creek, VA; married on 2
Sep 1949 in Welch, WV; Helen Rae Eddins; age 24; born in Kimball, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 469; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Clyde Sykes; age 21; born and living in Bluefield, WV; single; married on 7 Sep 1949 in
Welch, WV; Betsy Jane Cloyd; age 19; born in Logan, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; with consent
of Mrs. Frances McNutt Cloyd, mother of Betsy Jane Cloyd.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 469; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Clyde Sykes; age 21; born and living in Bluefield, WV; single; married on 7 Sep 1949 in
Welch, WV; Betsy Jane Cloyd; age 19; born in Logan, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; with consent
of Mrs. Frances McNutt Cloyd, mother of Betsy Jane Cloyd.