1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Frank C. Blankenship Search, 25 Apr 2004, submitted by Sylvia Bragg,
sylvia.bragg@verizon.com.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Frank C. Blankenship; born in 1910; died in 1954; "LU 5850"; buried in Homer Cooke Cemetery,
Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, Davy Road, taken on 18 Apr 1910, Page 236B,
Family #9.
Listed as Frank C. Blankenship, age 1 month, born in WV, in household of father, Alonzo Blankenship.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 27 Jan 1920, Page 241B, Family #287.
Listed as Frank Blankenship, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Alonzo Blankenship.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 19 Apr 1930, Page 198A, Family #220.
Listed as Frank Blankenship, age 19, born in WV, in household of father, Alonzo Blankenship.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 490; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Clifford Blankenship; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Oceana, WV; son of Lon and
Zonia Blankenship; married on 23 Feb 1935 at Oceana, WV; Vivian Wyatt; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Charley and Eva Wyatt.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9636; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Blankenship; age 44; born 12 Apr 1910 at Oceana, WV; married; coal miner;
SS#233-14-4045; living at Oceana, WV; son of Lon and Zona (Fortner) Blankenship; died 9 Aug
1954 in Stevens Clinic,Welch, WV; due to Cardiac insufficiency from rheumatic heart disease; buried
11 Aug 1954 in family cemetery; informant, Vivian Blankenship.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 4 Nov 2005.
" Frank Clifford Blankenship
Birth 12 Apr 1910
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Aug 1954 (aged 44)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Homer Cook Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Inforamtion Posted; Death and Marriage Certificates; Obit:
"Son of Alonzo "Lon" Blankenship (1881-1959) and Zona Fortner Blankenship (1889-1950)."Brother of John "Johnny" Hamilton Blankenship (1908-Deceased), Lena Blankenship (1916-1936), Paul Blankenship (1918-Deceased), Polly Blankenship (1919-Deceased), Robert Blankenship (B. 1920), Ruth Blankenship-Young-Oliver (1921-1988), Ivan "Jack" Blankenship Sr (1922-1987), Nona Lee Blankenship (1925-2000), and Worley Blankenship (1935-1935).
"Married to Vivian M. Wyatt-Blankenship (1918-2005) on February 23, 1935 in Oceana, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1935, Page 490, Application Date: February 23, 1935).
"Father of Connie F. Blankenship (1937-1998), Shirley Blankenship, Anna Ruth Blankenship, Lonnie Charles Blankenship, Billy Joe Blankenship, James "Jimmy" L. Blankenship, and Raymond Blankenship.
"Frank Blankenship worked as a coal miner. He died at age 44 from cardiac insufficiency due to rheumatic heart disease (per WV Certificate of Death #9636 Dist #240 Serial #435)."
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Frank C. Blankenship Search, 25 Apr 2004, submitted by Sylvia Bragg,
sylvia.bragg@verizon.com.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Blackwolf, taken on 3 Jan 1920, Page 271B,
Family #301.
Listed as Vivian Wyatt, age 1 yr, 9 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Charles W. Wyatt.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 155A, Family #124.
Listed as Vivian Wyatt, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Charles W. Wyatt.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 490; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Clifford Blankenship; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Oceana, WV; son of Lon and
Zonia Blankenship; married on 23 Feb 1935 at Oceana, WV; Vivian Wyatt; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Charley and Eva Wyatt.
5. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital. "Born March 27, 1918, at Gary, she was the daughter of the late C.W. Wyatt and Eva Margaret Rose
Wyatt. "Mrs. Blankenship was a member of Oceana Church of God, Oceana Church of God Ladies
Auxiliary and was a former member of the executive board for the Council on Aging. She was a
resident of Wyoming County from 1935 until she moved to Raleigh County in 1990. "In addition to her parents, her husband, Frank Blankenship; a son, Connie Blankenship; four
brothers, Francis Wyatt, Mack Wyatt, William "Bill" Wyatt and Virgil Wyatt; a sister, Emma Frazier;
and a great-granddaughter, Carrie Cannady, preceded her in death. "Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley; a special
daughter-in-law, Maggie Blankenship of Oceana; three sisters, Virginia Zeravsky of Petersburg, Va.,
Mamie Willard of Eden, N.C., and Edith M. Smith of Gary; special caregiver, Regina Lester of
Amigo; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of
relatives and friends. "Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. J.L. Riffe and Jack
Gil-more officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "...Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley..."
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Frank C. Blankenship Search, 25 Apr 2004, submitted by Sylvia Bragg,
sylvia.bragg@verizon.com.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Connie F. Blankenship; born in 1937; died in 1998; buried in Homer Cooke Cemetery,
Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
2. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "In addition to her parents, her husband, Frank Blankenship; a son, Connie Blankenship; four
brothers, Francis Wyatt, Mack Wyatt, William "Bill" Wyatt and Virgil Wyatt; a sister, Emma Frazier;
and a great-granddaughter, Carrie Cannady, preceded her in death..."
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "...Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley..."
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "...Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley..."
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "...Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley..."
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "...Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley..."
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..." "...Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Goodwin of Petersburg, Va., and Anna Ruth Crouch and
her husband, Rupert "Pidge," of Clayton, Ala.; four sons, Lonnie Charles Blankenship of Cleveland,
Ohio, Billy Joe Blankenship and his wife, Joy, of Orlando, Fla., James L. "Jimmy" Blankenship and
his wife, Linda, of Floyd, Va., and Raymond Blankenship and his wife, Marsha, of Beckley..."
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Frank C. Blankenship Search, 25 Apr 2004, submitted by Sylvia Bragg,
sylvia.bragg@verizon.com.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Ivan "Jack" Blankenship; born in 20 May 1922; died on 25 Sep 1987; buried in Homer Cooke
Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 19 Apr 1930, Page 198A, Family #220.
Listed as Jack Blankenship, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Alonzo Blankenship.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Frank C. Blankenship Search, 25 Apr 2004, submitted by Sylvia Bragg,
sylvia.bragg@verizon.com.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Dorothy B. Blankenship; born on 13 Feb 1925; died on 29 Jul 1982; "Wife of Ivan "Jack" Blankenship;
buried in Homer Cooke Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Ivan Blankenship Jr; born in 1956; died in 1980; buried in Homer Cooke Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming
Co, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 209B;
Family #96/96.
Listed as James A. Meadows, Jr; age 6; born in WV in Sep 1893; in household of father, James A.
Meadows
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 16 Apr 1910;
Page 184A, Family #20.
Listed as James Meadows, age 16, born in WV, in household of mother, Louisa
Birchfield Meadows.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3749; 5 Jun 1917.
James Alexander Meadows; age 25; born on 7 Sep 1892 at Davy, WV; miner; living at Davy, WV;
employed by Superior Pocahontas Coal Co at Davy, WV; dependent wife; short with medium build;
gray eyes and brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 10 Jan 1920, Page 215B,
Family #116.
Listed as James Meadows, age 28, born in VA, coal miner, head of household. (No children)
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Davy, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 41B,
Family #107.
Listed as James A. Meadows, age 36, born in WV, married at 20, coal miner, head of household.
(No children)
6. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #102; 1942.
James Alexander Meadows; age 49; born on 7 Sep 1892 in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV; employed ay Wyoming Mining Coal Corp, Oceana, WV; person who will always
know address, Mrs. Ora Meadows, Oceana, WV.
7. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #8887; WV Archives Web Site.
James A. Meadows; age 60; born on 7 Sep 1892 in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Oceana, Wyoming
Co, WV; married; coal miner; son of James and Lovas Birchfield Meadows; died on 17 Jul 1953 in
Stevens Clinic, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from arteriolar nephrosclerosis with high blood pressure
and heart disease; buried on 19 Jul 19523 in Cook Cemetery; informant, Ora Meadows.
8. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
James A. Meadows; born on 7 Sep 1892; died on 17 Jul 1953; buried in Homer
Cooke Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV. Believe this is his wife, Ora
(_______); born on 7 Feb 1898; died on 9 May 1988; also buried here. Per
Social Security Death Index, Ora was born on 27 Sep 1892; died on 9 May 1988
residing at Asco, McDowell Co, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 10 Jan 1920, Page 215B,
Family #116.
Listed as Ora Meadows, age 21, born in KY, in household of husband, James A. Meadows.
(No children)
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Davy, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 41B,
Family #107.
Listed as Ora E. Meadows, age 30, born in KY, married at 16, in household of husband, James A.
Meadows.
(No children)
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
James A. Meadows; born on 7 Sep 1892; died on 17 Jul 1953; buried in Homer Cooke Cemetery,
Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
His wife, Ora (_______); born on 7 Feb 1898; died on 9 May 1988; also buried here.
4. Social Security Death Index
Ora was born on 27 Sep 1892; died on 9 May 1988,residing at Asco, McDowell Co, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 27 Jan 1920, Page 241B, Family #285.
Listed as Rosco Maynor, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, John Maynor.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 193A, Family #121.
Listed as Roscoe Maynor, age 17, born in WV, in household of father, John Maynor.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Roscoe Maynor; born on 19 Mar 1913; died on 1989; buried in Homer Cook Cemetery, Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV. His wife, Hattie Mae (_______) Maynor; born on 9 May 1912; died on 15 May 1983;
also buried here.
4. Social Security Death Index
Roscoe Maynor; born on 19 Mar 1913; died on 3 Oct 1989 at Coal Mtn, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co...", Haga, 1884.
Guy Cooke was born at Oceana on 20 Mar 1884 to John W. and Martha Cooke.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; Oceana; taken on 4 Jan 1900; Page 265B;
Family #33/34.
Listed as Guy D. Cook; age 16; born in WV in Mar 1884; in household of father, John W. Cook.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Guy Cook; born in 1884; died in 1949; buried in Homer Cook Cemetery, Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV. His wife, Rosa (______) Cook; born on 27 Mar 1885; died on 19 Dec 1919;
also buried here.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 15 Apr 1910, Page 259A, Family #1.
Listed as Guy Cook, age 26, born in WV, single, in household of father, John W. Cook.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 22 Jan 1920, Page 237B, Family #229.
Listed as Guy Cook, age 35, born in WV, widowed, in household of brother-in-law, Preston Brown.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Guy Cook; born in 1884; died in 1949; buried in Homer Cook Cemetery, Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV. His wife, Rosa (______) Cook; born on 27 Mar 1885; died on 19 Dec 1919; also buried here.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 22 Jan 1920, Page 237B, Family #229.
Listed as Annie Cook, age 7, born in WV, in household of uncle, Preston Brown, with father, Guy Cook.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 193B, Family #124.
Listed as Anna Cook, age 18, born in WV, in household of uncle, Preston Brown.
1. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, Vol 4, page 708.
Oceana Township, page 001.
Listed as Burnette Cooke, age 3, in household of father, Lewis B. Cooke.
2. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History", Mary K. Bowman, page 401.
Burnette Cook married Effie Dillon of Monroe Co, VA.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District, taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 269B, Family #168.
Listed as Alf B. Cook, age 33; born in WV, married once for 12 yrs, farmer, head of household.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Oceana, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 194B,
Family #146.
Listed as Burnett Cook, age 53, born in WV, married at 21, tippleman at coal mine, head of
household.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #9432; WV Archives Web Site.
Alf Burnette Cook; age 66 yrs, 9 mons, 27 days; born on 8 Sep 1876 at Oceana, WV; married,
husband of Effie M. Cook, age 65; carpenter; son of Lewis B. and Marinda Elkins Cook; died on
5 Jul 1943 at Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV of "coronary occlusion"; buried on 8 Jul 1943 at Oceana,
WV; informant, Effie M. Cook, Oceana, WV.
1. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History", Mary K. Bowman, page 401.
Burnette Cook married Effie Dillon of Monroe Co, VA.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District, taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 269B, Family #168.
Listed as Effie M. Cook, age 33; born in WV, married once for 12 yrs, 5 children, 4 living, in household
of husband, Alfred B. Cook.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Oceana, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 194B,
Family #146.
Listed as Effie M. Cook, age 52, born in WV, married at 20, in household of husband, Alfred B. Cook.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District, taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 269B, Family #168.
Listed as Leah M. Cook, age 9; born in WV, in household of father, Alfred B. Cook.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District, taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 269B, Family #168.
Listed as Maggie B. Cook, age 4 mons; born in WV, in household of father, Alfred B. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Oceana, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 194B, Family #146.
Listed as Villa? Willa? Cook, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Alfred B. Cook.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District, taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 269B, Family #168.
Listed as Thomas M. Cook, age 6; born in WV, in household of father, Alfred B. Cook.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Oceana, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 194B,
Family #147.
Listed as Mason Cook, age 26, born in WV, motorman in coal mine, head of household.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Mason Cook; born on 29 Oct 1903; died on 17 Jun 1943; buried in L.B. Cook Cemetery, Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Vada Cook; born on (no date); died on 21 Aug 1929; buried in L.B. Cook Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Oceana, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 194B, Family #147.
Listed as Dallas Cook, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Mason Cook.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Oceana District, Family #72.
Listed as Phill M. Poe, age 12, in household of father, Levi Marshall Poe.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries;http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Phillip N. Poe; born (no date); died (no date); "Company B, US Signal Corps" buried in L.B.Cook
Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 2 Jun 1900, Page 265A, Family #26.
Listed as Edeth Fisher, age 9, born in May 1891 in WV, in household of father, John F. Fisher.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Town of Oceana, Main Street, taken on 15 Apr 1910,
Page 259B, Family #21.
Listed as Edith M. Fisher, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, John F. Fisher.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 14 Jan 1920, Page 232A, Family #140.
Listed as Edith Poe, age 28, born in WV, widow, in household of father, John F. Fisher.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 14 Jan 1920, Page 232B, Family #140.
Listed as Homer Poe, age 9 mons, born in WV, in household of grandfather, John F. Fisher, with
mother, Edith Fisher Poe.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 283B, Family #70.
Listed as Leland L. Tilley, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Marion E. Tilley.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 5/6 1920, Page 269B, Family #61.
Listed as Leland L. Tilley, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Marion E. Tilley.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 253B, Family #136.
Listed as Leland Tilley, age 25, born in WV, in household of father, Marion Tilley.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1932); Page 251; WV Archives Web Site.
Leland Tilley; age 27; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living in Saulsville, WV; son of M.E. Tilley;
married on 7 Oct 1932 at Pineville, WV; Vada Clay; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Maben, WV; daughter of Lee Clay.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1938); Page 380; WV Archives Web Site.
Leland Lillard Tilley; age 33; born in Raleigh Co, WV; divorced; son of Marion and Virginia Tilley;
married on 7 May 1938 at residence of G.P. Goode, minister; Agnes Poe; age 26; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Phillip and Edith Poe.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate; WV Archives Web Site; Certificate #'70 003071.
Leland Lillard Tilley; age 65; born on 20 Nov 1904; married; grocery store; merchanthusband of
Nettie Poe Tilley; son of Marion and Virginia Buckland Tilley; died on 7 Feb 1970 at Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV of liver cancer; buried on 10 feb 1970 in Cook Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co,
WV.
7. Social Security Death Inde; LDS Web Site.
Leland Tilley; born on 20 Nov 1904; died in Feb 1970.
8. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Leland Tilley; born in 1904; died on in 1970; buried in L.B. Cook Cemetery, Oceana, Wyoming Co,
WV.
9. "DeRieux Family Tree"; posted by Ryan DeRieux; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Leland Lillard Tilley
1904–1970
Birth 20 NOVEMBER 1904 • Maben, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 7 FEBRUARY 1970 • Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 14 Jan 1920, Page 232A, Family #140.
Listed as Agnes Poe, age 7, born in WV, in household of grandfather, John F. Fisher, with mother,
Edith Fisher Poe.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Agnes Tilley; born in 1912; died in 1987; "Wife of Leland Tilley"buried in L.B. Cook Cemetery, Oceana,
Wyoming Co, WV.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
AgnesTilley; born on 14 Feb 1912; died in Jan 1987, living at Oceana, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. "Wyoming County Heritage", WGS, Don L. Cooke article page 99.
Don L. Cooke was son of Isaac Linford and Mahulda Bailey Cooke.
Born in 1886, died on 24 Oct 1863.
Married Zetta Mahone, daughter of Lee and Mary Walker Mahone.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Oceana District, Family #64.
Listed as Don Cook, age 14, in household of father, Isaac L. Cooke.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 287A; Family #137.
Listed as Don Cook; age 24; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; laborer in lumber mill; head of
household.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Jan 1920, Page 230B, Family #111.
Listed as Don Cook, age 33, born in WV; farmer; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Page 195A, Family #156.
Listed as Don L. Cook, age 44, born in WV, married at 22, carpenter, head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Oceana District, Family #51.
Listed as Jettie Mahone, age 8, in household of father, Leander Mahon.
2. "Wyoming County Heritage", WGS, Don L. Cooke article page 99.
Don L. Cooke was son of Isaac Linford and Mahulda Bailey Cooke.
Born in 1886, died on 24 Oct 1863.
Married Zetta Mahone, daughter of Lee and Mary Walker Mahone.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 287A; Family #137.
Listed as Zetie Cook; age 17; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 1 child, 1 living;
in household of husband, Don L. Cooke.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Jan 1920, Page 230B, Family #111.
Listed as Zettie Cook, age 27, born in WV; in household of husband, Don L. Cooke.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Page 195A, Family #156.
Listed as Zettie Cook, age 36, born in WV, married at 14, in household of husband, Don L. Cooke.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 287A; Family #137.
Listed as Gracie Cook; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Don L. Cooke.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Jan 1920, Page 230B, Family #111.
Listed as Gracie Cook, age 11, born in WV; in household of father, Don L. Cooke.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Page 195A, Family #156.
Listed as Elaine Cook, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Don L. Cooke.