1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, page 219, Sam and Lou
Emma Muncy article, submitted by Sandra Muncy Rowe.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 241 B; Family #17/17.
Listed as Levi W, Crouse? (sic, Mullins?); age 66; born in NC; married at 19; farmer; head of
household.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, page 219, Sam and Lou
Emma Muncy article, submitted by Sandra Muncy Rowe.
2. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Jolo; taken 13 May 1940; Page 1240 B; Household #917.
Listed as Mary Mullins; age 76; born in VA; widow; 2nd grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son, Roy L. Mullins.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 016453; WV Archives Website.
Wiley Mullins; age 56; born 6 Jan 1903 in Paynesville, WV; married; coal miner; living at Bradhaw, WV;
son of Levi and Mary (Church) Mullins. died 29 Oct 1958 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to urema
with hypertensive cardiovascular disease and arteriolar nephrosclerosis; buried 1 Nov 1958 in
Mullens Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
1. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA; 13 District; Peeryville PO; taken on 19 Jul 1860; Page 122; Image
18 of 41; Family #105/105.
Listed as Moses Blankenship; age 1 mon; born in VA; in household of father, Conley Blankenship.
2. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA, Family 105.
"First Families of McDowell Co, West Virginia", Evans, page 18.
Married first Anna Cline, second Anna Peters. Died 15 Apr 1937.
Footnote page 45 gives birth date as 8 July 1860.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
Moses Blankenship Article, page 102.
Moses Blankenship was son of Conley (1828-1911) and Elizabeth Charles (died
in 1899 killed by train) Blankenship. Moses died in November 1937.
Moses had nine siblings: Thomas, David, Watkins, Nicodemus, Margaret
(married ________Bailey), Sarah (married _______Stacy), Armedia (married
______Riffe), Rebecca (married ________Bailey), and Lydia (married
_______Justice).
Moses first married Mary (Anna?) Cline. Children were: Lydia, Martha, Rosa,
Elias, Paris, Randolph, Margaret, and Conley. Moses married second Esther
Annie Runion Peters (daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Francis Privitt
Runion. Esther's first husband was Henry Peters.
Esther and Henry's children were: Charles, Walter, Carl and Henry (sic, Henderson).
Moses and Esther's children were: Moses Jennings, Bertha Elizabeth, Pearl,
and Elmer.
4. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Tug River PO; taken on 8 Aug 1870; Page
486A; Image 7 of 22; Family #43/43.
Listed as Moses Blankenship, age 9, in household of father, Conley Blankenship.
5. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV,...", page 14.
Marriage Records, Book 1, McDowell Co, WV, 1865-1896, page 109.
Moses Blankenship, age 19, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Conley and
Elizabeth Blankenship, married on 18 Mar 1880 Anna Cline, age 19, born in
Wyoming Co, WV, daughter of Earand and Luvenia Cline.
6. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 25/26 Jun 1880; Page 266C; Image 35
of 38; Family #273/273.
Listed as Moses Blankenship; age 21; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
7. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 265B, Family #473.
Listed as Moses Blankenship, age 39, born in Jul 1860 in WV, married 19 years, head of
household.
8. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 183A;
Image 21 of 56; Family #234/234.
Listed as Moses Blankenship; age 69; born in WV; merchant; head of household.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
"Moses Blankenship" article, page 102; submitted by Robert G. Tedder, III, Oneida, TN.
"...Moses married the second time, Ester Annie Runion Peters born December 1, 1864 and died in 1951 in Giles Co, VA. She had four sons by her first marriage to Henry Peters. They were Charles, Walter, Carl and Henry (sic, Henderson).
" Moses and Ester Annie had the following children: Moses Jennings born March 12, 1897, Bertha Elizabeth born Apr 22, 1899, Pearl born March 7, 1901, Elmer born April 25, 1908..."
"...Moses is buried in the Blankenship cemetery at Alnwick, WV. Esther Annie is buried in a church cemetery near New Castle, VA..."
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1885); Page 41; Line 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry L. Peters; age 22; born and living in Marecer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Christian and
Julina; married on 25 Feb 1885 in Mercer Co, WV; Anna E. Runion; age 20; born and living in
Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of Elizabeth and _______.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 265B, Family #472/472.
Listed as Anna Peters, age 35, born in Dec 1864 in VA; widow; 6 children, all living; farmer; head of
household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 183A;
Image 21 of 56; Family #234/234.
Listed as Anna Blankenship; age 64; born in WV; in household of husband, Moses Blankenship.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
"Moses Blankenship" article, page 102; submitted by Robert G. Tedder, III, Oneida, TN.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, taken 1 Jun 1900, Big Creek Township, Page 73A, Family #6.
Listed as Walas? Blankenship, age 16, born Apr 1884, in household of father, Mathias Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1903); Page 91; WV Archives Web Site.
Wallace Blankenship; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Avondale, WV; son
of Mathias and Louisa; married on 7 Dec 1903 at the house of Henry Addair; Susan E. Addair; age
20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Catherine.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Perryville; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 162B;
Family #51/51.
Listed as J. W. Blankenship; age 26; born in WV; married once for 6 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; Johnnycale Road; taken 12 Mar 1920;
Page 247A; Image 24 of 35; Family #248/252.
Listed as Wallace Blankenship; age 35; born in WV; married; laborer for coal company; head of
household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; taken 29 Apr 1930; Page 125A; Image
49 of 52; Family #426/430.
Listed as Wallace Blankenship' age 47; born in VA; married at 19; policeman for coal mine; head of
household.
6. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Wallace Blankinship
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1888
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1938
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Mothise Blankinship
Mother: Louisa Deskins
Spouse: Ida Mae Beavers Johnson
Certificate Number: 1938018421"
7. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #12809; WV Archives Web Site.
John Wallace Blankenship; age 66; born in Apr 1885 in McDowell Co, WV; married; retired;
son of Tice and Louise Deskins Blankenship; died on 27 Sep 1951 at War, McDowell Co, WV
of a stroke; buried on 30 Sep 1951in Lomax Cemetery; informant, Mrs. J.W. Blankenship.
Susan Elizabeth "Lizzie" Addair
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 244A, Family #94.
Listed as Susan E. Adair, age 17, born in Apr 1883, in household of father, Henry Adair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1903); Page 91; WV Archives Web Site.
Wallace Blankenship; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Avondale, WV; son
of Mathias and Louisa; married on 7 Dec 1903 at the house of Henry Addair; Susan E. Addair; age
20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Catherine.
3. "Welch and Its People" "Henry Addair" article, by Rose Marino, Page 6.
Susie Elizabeth married (_______) Blankenship.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Perryville; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 162B;
Family #51/51.
Listed as Lizzie Blankenship; age 27; born in WV; married once for 6 yrs; 4 children, all living;
in household of husband, John W. Blankenship.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; Johnnycale Road; taken 12 Mar 1920;
Page 247A; Image 24 of 35; Family #248/252.
Listed as Lizzie Blankenship; age 32; born in WV; married; in household of husband, John W.
Blankenship.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; taken 29 Apr 1930; Page 125A; Image
49 of 52; Family #426/430.
Listed as Lizzie Blankenship; age 48; born in VA; married at 20; in household of husband, John W.
Blankenship.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joetta Collins and Dewey
Edmond Hooker"; Article; Page 172; submitted by Joetta Collins Hooker, 10144 Hooker Heights,
King George, VA 22485.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 006051; WV Archives Website.
Elizabeth Blankenship; age 88; born in WV; widow; housewife; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Henry
and Katie (Short) Addair; died 5 Apr 1972; DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute
myocardial infarction with undignosed tumor of abdomen; buried 7 Apr 1972 in Short Ridge
Cemetery, Garland, McDowell Co, WV.
T.Jefferson "Jeff" Blankenship
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Perryville; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 162B;
Family #51/51.
Listed as T. J. Blankenship; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; Johnnycale Road; taken 12 Mar 1920;
Page 247A; Image 24 of 35; Family #248/252.
Listed as Jeff Blankenship; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Blankenship.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Perryville; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 162B;
Family #51/51.
Listed as Clarence Blankenship; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; Johnnycale Road; taken 12 Mar 1920;
Page 247A; Image 24 of 35; Family #248/252.
Listed as Clarence Blankenship; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; Johnnycale Road; taken 12 Mar 1920;
Page 247B; Image 25 of 35; Family #248/252.
Listed as Dewey Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; taken 29 Apr 1930; Page 125A; Image
49 of 52; Family #426/430.
Listed as Dewie Blankenship; age 19; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of father, John W.
Blankenship.
1. 1880 Census, Carver Co, MN; Town of Dahlgren; taken 22 Jun 1880; Page 299D; Image 15 of 16;
Family #193/199.
Listed as John P. Thornquist; age 17; born in Sweden, single; servant, farm laborer; in household
of August, Nord. (Not certain this is the same John P. Thornquist)
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1898); Page 27; WV Archives Web Site.
John P. Thornquist; age 32; born in Carver Co, MN; living at Panther, WV; son of Swan (sp?)
and Annie; married on 16 Feb 1898 at residence of W.R. Estep, minister; Sarah E. Dale; age
22; born in Buchanan Co, VA; daughter of Cummans and Betty.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19/20 Jun 1900; Page 248B; Image
20 of 68; Family #175/175.
Listed as John Thornquist; age 35; born in Oct 1864 in MN; married 3 yrs; day laborer in saw logs;
head of household.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Taken 11 May 1910; page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #271/273.
Listed as John Thornquist; age 44; born in MN; married once for 15 yrs; odd job laborer; head of
household.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna precinct; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page
35B; Image 28 of 47; Family #265/274.
Listed as John Thornquist; age 54; born in MN; married; coal miner; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken 22 Apr 1930; Page 60B; Image 61
of 89; Family #49/52.
Listed as John Thornquist; age 67; born in MN; married at 28; coal miner; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5285; WV Archives Web Site.
John Peety Thornquest; age 66 yrs, 4 mons, 25 days; born 7 oct 1864 in MN; married; husband of
Sarah Dales; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of unlisted parents; died 2 Mar 1931 in Yukon, WV; due
to "organic heart", angina pectoris; no burial information; informant, Barney McCoy.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1898); Page 27; WV Archives Web Site.
John P. Thornquist; age 32; born in Carver Co, MN; living at Panther, WV; son of Swan (sp?)
and Annie; married on 16 Feb 1898 at residence of W.R. Estep, minister; Sarah E. Dale; age
22; born in Buchanan Co, VA; daughter of Cummans and Betty.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19/20 Jun 1900; Page 248B; Image
20 of 68; Family #175/175.
Listed as Sarah Thornquist; age 25; born in Sep 1874 in VA; married 3 yrs; 3 children, 2 living; in
household of husband, John P. Thornquist.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Taken 11 May 1910; page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #271/273.
Listed as Sarah Thornquist; age 34; born in WV; married once for 15 yrs; 8 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, John P. Thornquist.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna precinct; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page
35B; Image 28 of 47; Family #265/274.
Listed as Sarah Thornquist; age 44; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John P.
Thronquist.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken 22 Apr 1930; Page 60B; Image 61
of 89; Family #49/52.
Listed as Sarah Thornquist; age 55; born in WV; married at 19; in household of husband, John P.
Thornquist.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19/20 Jun 1900; Page 248B; Image
20 of 68; Family #175/175.
Listed as Anna E. Thornquist; age 2; born in Jun 1897 in WV; in household of father, John Perry
Thornquist.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Taken 11 May 1910; page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #271/273.
Listed as Mary F. Thornquist; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John P. Thornquist.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Taken 11 May 1910; page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #271/273.
Listed as Albert R.Thornquist; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, John P. Thornquist.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna precinct; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page
35B; Image 28 of 47; Family #265/274.
Listed as Albert Thornquist; age 16; born in WV; single; brakeman in coal mine; in household of
father, John P. Thronquist.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken 22 Apr 1930; Page 60B; Image 61
of 89; Family #49/52.
Listed as Albert Thornquist; age 25; born in WV; single; brakeman in coal mine; in household of
father, John P. Thornquist.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Taken 11 May 1910; page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #271/273.
Listed as May Thornquist; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John P. Thornquist.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Taken 11 May 1910; page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #271/273.
Listed as Lonnie Z.Thornquist; age 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John P. Thornquist.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna precinct; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page
35B; Image 28 of 47; Family #265/274.
Listed as Lainie (sp?) Thornquist; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, John P. Thronquist.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna precinct; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page
35B; Image 28 of 47; Family #265/274.
Listed as Oto Thornquist; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, John P. Thronquist.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken 22 Apr 1930; Page 60B; Image 61
of 89; Family #49/52.
Listed as Otto Thornquist; age 14; born in WV; single; in household of father, John P. Thornquist.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 250A, Family #198.
Listed as William R. Steel, age 15, born in Apr 1885 in WV, in household of
father, Samuel Steel.
2. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Tabitha Mullins Steele" article, page 246.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Dostrict, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 231A,
Family #124.
Listed as Roderfield Steel, age 45, born in WV, married at 22, farmer, head of household.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 7 Jan 1920, Page 261A, Family #81.
Listed as Roderfield Steele, age 36, born in WV, farmer, head of household.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Reed Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Amanda at
ProfessionalFamilyTrees.com; 5 Feb 2007.
William R. Steele; born in 1885; died in 1962; buried here.
1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Tabitha Mullins Steele" article, page 246.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Dostrict, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 231A, Family #124.
Listed as Bitha Steel, age 36, born in WV, married at 13, in household of husband, William R. Steele.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 7 Jan 1920, Page 261A, Family #81.
Listed as Tabitha Steele, age 26, born in WV, in household of husband, William R. Steele.
1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Tabitha Mullins Steele" article, page 246.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 7 Jan 1920, Page 261A, Family #81.
Listed as Jesse Steele, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, William R. Steele.
1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Tabitha Mullins Steele" article, page 246.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 7 Jan 1920, Page 261A, Family #81.
Listed as Inez Steele, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, William R. Steele.
3. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #8838; WV Archives Web Site.
Inaz Steele; age 10 yrs estimated; schoolgirl; daughter of Roderfield and Bitha (Mullins) Steele;
died on 7 Nov 1921 at Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV from cardo-renal sclerosis; buried on 8 Nov 1921 in
Reed Cemetery; informant, Howard Steele, Iaeger, WV.
1. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 739.
Center Township, page 012.
Listed as Christeene Ramey, age 5, in household of grandfather, Matthew
Ramey, with mother Minerva Ramey.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 27 Jun 1900, Page 238B, Family #215.
Listed as Teen Rainey (sic Ramey), age 25, born in Aug 1874, single, 2 children, both living, in household of mother,
Minerva Ramey.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 27 Jun 1900, Page 238B, Family #215.
Listed as Maud S. Rainey (sic Ramey), age 5, born in Apr 1895, in household of grandmother, Minerva Ramey, with
mother, Christina Ramey.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 27 Jun 1900, Page 238B, Family #215.
Listed as Bertha L. Rainey (sic Ramey), age 2, born in Jun 1897, in household of grandmother, Minerva Ramey, with
mother, Christina Ramey.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Oceana District, Family #81.
Listed as Kemper Cook, age 8, in household of father, Winfield Scott Cooke.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 2 May 1910, Page 272A, Family #206.
Listed as Kemper Cook, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, Winfield S. Cook.
1. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy District, page 361B.
Listed as Harvey Blankenship, age 3 months, born in VA, in household of father, Alfred Blankenship.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Nunber 4; Dwelling #36.
Listed as George W. Mullins; age 61; born in VA; married; unable to work; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 246B, Family #134.
Listed as America Hagerman, age 11, born in Apr 1889 in WV, in household of
father, Moses Hagerman.
1. "McDowell Co, WV, Web Site", www.scioto.org/McDowell
"McDowell County-Internet Links", "Brenda Collins Dillion, Appalachian
Mountain Families", "Early Collins Research".
John W. Collins married first, per "The Riffe Book", in Grainger Co,
TN, Lydia Toner (sic Toney?); second Mary Roark/O'Roark. John was the son of
Meredith and Polly Holloway Collins.
2. "Descendents of Meridith Collins" web site, by Brenda Collins Dillion,
www.rootsweb.com/~wvnichol/familytree/NicholasFamily/Meridith_Collins/
(cont'd)meridith_collins.html
Meridith Collins was born in 1760 in VA; died in 1841 in Pike Co, KY;
married first, Unknown bef 1786 in NC or VA; second, Margaret Holloway in
1795 in NC or VA; and third, met, Milly Johnson after 1818 in Pike Co, KY.
1. E-mail from Brenda Collins Dillion 13 Mar 2004
Amy Collins; daughter of Meredith and Unknown mother; born in 1788 in NC.