1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
James Daniel Underwood; age 17; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 12 Apr
1943 at Welch, WV; Helen Marie Church; age 14; born in Vivian; single; living at Welch, WV; with
consent of G.C. Underwood, father of James Daniel Underwood, and May Church, mother of Helen
Marie Church.
2. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Helen M Blevins
Gender Male
Residence Year 1957
Street Address 08 Hale
Residence Place Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Muriel E Blevins
Publication Title Fayetteville, North Carolina, City Directory, 1957"
3. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Helen Blevins
Spouse Muriel Blevins
Marriage Place USA
Divorce Date 24 Jul 1967
Divorce Place Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place Cumberland, USA"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Helen Marie Blevins [Helen Mar Flynn] [Helen Flynn] [Helen Marie Church]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 8 Mar 1929
Birth Place Vivian McDow, West Virginia [Vivian, West Virginia]
Death Date 15 May 2000
Father Rufus J Church
Mother Anna M Roark
SSN 234448647"
Notes Nov 1946: Name Listed As Helen Marie Blevins;
Mar 1970: Name Listed As Helen Mar Flynn;
16 Nov 1984: Name Listed As Helen Marie Flynn;
06 Jun 2000: Name Listed As Helen Flynn"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 19 Sep 2020.
"Helen Marie Church Blevins Flynn
Birth 7 Mar 1929
Vivian, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 May 2000 (aged 71)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 215830575"Additional Information Posted: "GADSDEN, Ala. - Helen M. Blevins Flynn, 71, of 129 Indian Camp Road, Gadsden, Ala, and formerly of McDowell County, died Monday, May 15, 2000, at an Atlanta, Ga. hospital. Born March 7, 1929 in Vivian, she was a daughter of the late Rufus James Church and Mae Roark Church.
"She had been a resident of Alabama since 1985. While residing in McDowell County, she attended the Trinity Temple in Welch and was a waitress at the Mountaineer Restaurant.
"In addition to her parents, one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
"Survivors include her former husband and beloved friend, Merle E. Blevins of Gadsden; six children, Alaina Sue Martinez and husband Jimmie of Princeton, Bill Church of Nacogdoches, Texas, William E. Blevins and wife Gail of Fayetteville, N.C., Carolyn White and husband Steve of Jacksonville, Fla., Danny Blevins and wife Mamie Lou of Gadsden, and Brenda Godsey and husband Donnie of Columbia, S.C.; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with Rev. Roger Walker officiating.
"Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell. Friends may call today from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
"Pallbearers will be friends of the family."
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Edgar Blevins
Race White
Age 22 [22]
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 4 Sep 1923
Birth Place Borderland, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 6 Sep 1945
Registration Place Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer None
Height 6 1
Weight 165
Complexion Ruddy
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin W E Blevins
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Muriel Edgar Blevins Self (Head)"
3. U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Edgar Blevins
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 4 Sep 1923
Birth Place Borderland, West Virginia
Residence Place Bradshaw, West Virginia, McDowell
Draft Registration Date 5 Sep 1950
Draft Registration Place Welch, West Virginia
Draft Location West Virginia, USA
Weight 160
Height 6 Ft. 1 In.
Physical Build Tattoo Left Arm
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Complexion Ruddy
Active Duty Date 2 Sep 1941
Active Duty Service Number Ra15408602
Active Duty Branch Army
Active Duty Unit 82nd Replacement Co. 82d Abn Div
Discharge Date 29 Sep 1950
Next of Kin Name Mrs William E. Blevins
Next of Kin Residence Place Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia
Has Children? Y
Draft Registration Number 461123872
Box Number 91"
4. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel E Blevins
Gender Female
Residence Year 1957
Street Address 08 Hale
Residence Place Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Occupation United States Army
Spouse Helen M Blevins"
Publication Title Fayetteville, North Carolina, City Directory, 1957"
4. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Blevins
Spouse
Helen Blevins
Marriage Place USA
Divorce Date 24 Jul 1967
Divorce Place Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place USA "
5. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel E Blevins (Divorced)
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 42
Birth Date abt 1926
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 12 Feb 1968
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father William Blevins
Mother Tish Harper
Spouse Muriel Branham Tolbert (Divorced)"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel E Blevins [M E Blevins]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 4 Sep 1923
Birth Place Borderland M, West Virginia
Death Date 23 Jul 2004
Father William E Blevins
Mother Fishue Harper
SSN 232440108
Notes Sep 1945: Name Listed As Muriel E Blevins;
26 Aug 2004: Name Listed As M E Blevins"
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 19 Sep 2020.
"Merle E. Blevins
Birth 1925
Death 13 Jul 2004 (aged 78–79)
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 215830675"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
James Daniel Underwood; age 17; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 12 Apr
1943 at Welch, WV; Helen Marie Church; age 14; born in Vivian; single; living at Welch, WV; with
consent of G.C. Underwood, father of James Daniel Underwood, and May Church, mother of Helen
Marie Church.
2. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Helen M Blevins
Gender Male
Residence Year 1957
Street Address 08 Hale
Residence Place Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Muriel E Blevins
Publication Title Fayetteville, North Carolina, City Directory, 1957"
3. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Helen Blevins
Spouse Muriel Blevins
Marriage Place USA
Divorce Date 24 Jul 1967
Divorce Place Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place Cumberland, USA"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Helen Marie Blevins [Helen Mar Flynn] [Helen Flynn] [Helen Marie Church]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 8 Mar 1929
Birth Place Vivian McDow, West Virginia [Vivian, West Virginia]
Death Date 15 May 2000
Father Rufus J Church
Mother Anna M Roark
SSN 234448647"
Notes Nov 1946: Name Listed As Helen Marie Blevins;
Mar 1970: Name Listed As Helen Mar Flynn;
16 Nov 1984: Name Listed As Helen Marie Flynn;
06 Jun 2000: Name Listed As Helen Flynn"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 19 Sep 2020.
"Helen Marie Church Blevins Flynn
Birth 7 Mar 1929
Vivian, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 May 2000 (aged 71)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 215830575"Additional Information Posted: "GADSDEN, Ala. - Helen M. Blevins Flynn, 71, of 129 Indian Camp Road, Gadsden, Ala, and formerly of McDowell County, died Monday, May 15, 2000, at an Atlanta, Ga. hospital. Born March 7, 1929 in Vivian, she was a daughter of the late Rufus James Church and Mae Roark Church.
"She had been a resident of Alabama since 1985. While residing in McDowell County, she attended the Trinity Temple in Welch and was a waitress at the Mountaineer Restaurant.
"In addition to her parents, one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
"Survivors include her former husband and beloved friend, Merle E. Blevins of Gadsden; six children, Alaina Sue Martinez and husband Jimmie of Princeton, Bill Church of Nacogdoches, Texas, William E. Blevins and wife Gail of Fayetteville, N.C., Carolyn White and husband Steve of Jacksonville, Fla., Danny Blevins and wife Mamie Lou of Gadsden, and Brenda Godsey and husband Donnie of Columbia, S.C.; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with Rev. Roger Walker officiating.
"Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell. Friends may call today from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
"Pallbearers will be friends of the family."
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Edgar Blevins
Race White
Age 22 [22]
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 4 Sep 1923
Birth Place Borderland, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 6 Sep 1945
Registration Place Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer None
Height 6 1
Weight 165
Complexion Ruddy
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin W E Blevins
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Muriel Edgar Blevins Self (Head)"
3. U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Edgar Blevins
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 4 Sep 1923
Birth Place Borderland, West Virginia
Residence Place Bradshaw, West Virginia, McDowell
Draft Registration Date 5 Sep 1950
Draft Registration Place Welch, West Virginia
Draft Location West Virginia, USA
Weight 160
Height 6 Ft. 1 In.
Physical Build Tattoo Left Arm
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Complexion Ruddy
Active Duty Date 2 Sep 1941
Active Duty Service Number Ra15408602
Active Duty Branch Army
Active Duty Unit 82nd Replacement Co. 82d Abn Div
Discharge Date 29 Sep 1950
Next of Kin Name Mrs William E. Blevins
Next of Kin Residence Place Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia
Has Children? Y
Draft Registration Number 461123872
Box Number 91"
4. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel E Blevins
Gender Female
Residence Year 1957
Street Address 08 Hale
Residence Place Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Occupation United States Army
Spouse Helen M Blevins"
Publication Title Fayetteville, North Carolina, City Directory, 1957"
4. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Blevins
Spouse
Helen Blevins
Marriage Place USA
Divorce Date 24 Jul 1967
Divorce Place Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place USA "
5. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel E Blevins (Divorced)
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 42
Birth Date abt 1926
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 12 Feb 1968
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father William Blevins
Mother Tish Harper
Spouse Muriel Branham Tolbert (Divorced)"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007' Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel E Blevins [M E Blevins]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 4 Sep 1923
Birth Place Borderland M, West Virginia
Death Date 23 Jul 2004
Father William E Blevins
Mother Fishue Harper
SSN 232440108
Notes Sep 1945: Name Listed As Muriel E Blevins;
26 Aug 2004: Name Listed As M E Blevins"
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 19 Sep 2020.
"Merle E. Blevins
Birth 1925
Death 13 Jul 2004 (aged 78–79)
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 215830675"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Muriel Branham Tolbert (Divorced)
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 37
Birth Date abt 1931
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 12 Feb 1968
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father George Branham
Mother Edna Matney
Spouse Muriel E Blevins (Divorced)"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 56B;
Image 42 of 57; Family #360/378.
Listed as James D. Underwood; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Grover C.
Underwood.
2. 1940 Cenus, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 785B; Image 16 of 36; Household #99.
Listed as J.D. Underwood; age 14; born in WV; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Grover C. Underwood.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 445; WV Archives Website.
James Daniel Underwood; age 17; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 12 Apr
1943 at Welch, WV; Helen Marie Church; age 14; born in Vivian; single; living at Welch, WV; with
consent of G.C. Underwood, father of James Daniel Underwood, and May Church, mother of Helen
Marie Church.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 41; WV Archives Website.
James Daniel Underwood;age 23; born in Davy, WV; divorced; living at Premier, WV; married on
4 Feb 1949 at Roderfield, WV; Joan Romans; age 17; born in Hensley, WV; single; living in Premier,
WV: with consent of Bertha Romans, mother of Joan Romans.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #164.
Listed as J.D. Underwood; age 24; born in WV; married; unemployed; in household of father,
Grover C. Underwood, with wife and child.
6. Fauquier Co, VA; Marriage License #12692; Ancestry.com Website.
James Daniel Underwood; age 36; born at Twin Branch, WV; divorced' 2 previous marriages; truck
driver; living in Midland, VA; son of Grover Clevenand and Ella (Lawler, sic, Law) Underwood;
married on 23 May 1963 in Fauquier Co, VA; Joan R. Underwood; maiden name Romans; age 31;
born at Hensley, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; daughter of Thomas Allen and Bertha (Hager)
Romans.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 41; WV Archives Website.
James Daniel Underwood;age 23; born in Davy, WV; divorced; living at Premier, WV; married on
4 Feb 1949 at Roderfield, WV; Joan Romans; age 17; born in Hensley, WV; single; living in Premier,
WV: with consent of Bertha Romans, mother of Joan Romans.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #164.
Listed as Joan Underwood; age 18; born in WV; married; in household of father-in-law; Grover C.
Underwood, with husband and child.
3. Fauquier Co, VA; Marriage License #12692; Ancestry.com Website.
James Daniel Underwood; age 36; born at Twin Branch, WV; divorced' 2 previous marriages; truck
driver; living in Midland, VA; son of Grover Clevenand and Ella (Lawler, sic, Law) Underwood;
married on 23 May 1963 in Fauquier Co, VA; Joan R. Underwood; maiden name Romans; age 31;
born at Hensley, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; daughter of Thomas Allen and Bertha (Hager)
Romans.
1. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Blackwell
Record Type Military Service
Birth Date 15 May 1896
Military Date 12 Dec 1918
Residence Place Algoma, W VA"
2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Blackwell
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Race Black
Age 27
Birth Date 1896
Birth Place Ruffin, NC
Marriage Date 05 Apr 1923
Marriage Place Danville, VA
Father Tom Blackwell
Mother Lou Blackwell
Spouse Roberta Lawson
FHL Film Number 888942
Reference ID 209 p 150"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Roberta Lawson
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Race Black
Age 27
Birth Date 1896
Birth Place Ruffin, NC
Marriage Date 05 Apr 1923
Marriage Place Danville, VA
Father Tom Lawson
Mother Jane Lawson
Spouse Thomas Blackwell
FHL Film Number 888942
Reference ID 209 p 150"
2. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Roberta Blackwell
Death Date 23 Oct 1968
Death Place Raleigh, West Virginia
Marital Status Married
Father Name Thomas Lawson
Mother Name Jane King
Spouse Name Tom Blackwell
FHL Film Number 1992195"
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 015727; WV Archives Website.
Roberta Blackwell; age 69; born 15 Dec 1968 in NC; married; wife of Thom Blackwell; housewife;
Negro; living at Box 84, Algoma, WV; daughter of Thomas and Jane (King) Lawson; died 23 Oct
1968 in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, WV; due to cerebral thrombosis;
generalized arterosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and colon cancer; buried 27 Oct 1968 in Restlawn
Memorial Estate, Littlesburg Rd, WV; informant, Thomas Blackwell, PO Box 84, Algoma, WV.
1. Rockingham Co, NC' Marriage Registry Vol #__(1871); Page __; Line #__; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas Lawson; son of Peter and Lidie Lawson; married on 8 Dec 1871 in Rockingham Co, NC;
Jennie King; daughter of Henry and E. King.
1. Rockingham Co, NC' Marriage Registry Vol #__(1871); Page __; Line #__; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas Lawson; son of Peter and Lidie Lawson; married on 8 Dec 1871 in Rockingham Co, NC;
Jennie King; daughter of Henry and E. King.