1. 1860 Census, Logan Co, WV, Page 253, Family #341.
Listed as Jane Hatfield, age 6, born in VA, in household of father, Madison Hatfield.
2. 1870 Census Logan Co, WV, Magnolia Township, Rich Creek PO, taken on 22 Aug
1870, Page 541B, Family #107.
Listed as Lydda Hatfield, age 16, born in KY, in household of father, Madison Hatfield.
1. "Genealogy of WV-KY Hatfields" page 189.
Joseph Barrett Hatfield, b 20 May 1862, m Anne Hatfield.
2. 1880 Census, Logan Co, WV, Magnolia District, taken on 23 Jun 1880, Page 300B, Family #125
Listed as Barnett Hatfield, age 21, , born in VA, in household of father, Madison Hatfield.
3. "Descendents of Ephriam Hatfield", familytreemaker.com.
Page 1 of 10.
Joseph Barrett Hatfield was born on 20 May 1862, m Anne Hatfield.
4. 1860 Census, Logan Co, WV, Page 253, Family #341.
Listed as Barrett Hatfield, age 1, born in VA, in household of father,
Madison Hatfield.
5. 1870 Census Logan Co, WV, Magnolia Township, Rich Creek PO, taken on 22 Aug
1870, Page 542A, Family #107.
Listed as Barrett Hatfield, age 11, born in VA, in household of father,
Madison Hatfield.
1. Mingo Co, WV Death Certificate #2220; WV Archives Web Site.
Leck Hatfield; age 21 yrs, 15 days; born on 9 Feb 1904 in Mingo Co, WV; single; motorman; son of
Barrett and Anna Hatfield Hatfield; died on 24 Feb 1925 at Red Jacket, mingo Co, WV from accident,
run over by motor (in mines); buried on 26 Feb 1925 at Meador, WV; informant, Bill Harth, Meador,
WV.
1. "Genealogy of WV-KY Hatfields" page 189.
Lee Hatfield, m Yantis Chafin.
2. 1880 Census, Logan Co, WV, Magnolia District, taken on 23 Jun 1880, Page 300B, Family #125
Listed as R.E. Lee Hatfield, age 18, born in VA, in household of father, Madison Hatfield.
3. 1870 Census Logan Co, WV, Magnolia Township, Rich Creek PO, taken on 22 Aug
1870, Page 542A, Family #107.
Listed as Robert L. Hatfield, age 9, born in VA, in household of father, Madison Hatfield.
4. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__ (1893); Page 52; Line 9; WV Archives Web Site.
R.L. Hatfield; age 30; born in Logan Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Logan Co, WV; son of M.
and N. (Ferrell) Hatfield; married in Jun (no day listed) 1893 in Logan Co, WV; Yantis Chafin; age 17;
born in Logan Co, WV; single; living in Logan Co, WV; daughter of L. and H. (Varney) Chafin.
1. "Genealogy of WV-KY Hatfields" page 189.
Lee Hatfield, m Yantis Chafin.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__ (1893); Page 52; Line 9; WV Archives Web Site.
R.L. Hatfield; age 30; born in Logan Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Logan Co, WV; son of M.
and N. (Ferrell) Hatfield; married in Jun (no day listed) 1893 in Logan Co, WV; Yantis Chafin; age 17;
born in Logan Co, WV; single; living in Logan Co, WV; daughter of L. and H. (Varney) Chafin.
3. Mingo Co, WV Death Certificate #14874; WV Archives Web Site.
Yantis Jane Hatfield; age 81 yrs, 3 mons, 17 days; born on 8 Aug 1868 in WV; married; living at Varney,
WV; daughter of Lewis and Mahulda (Varney) Chafin; died on 25 Nov 1949 in Williamson Memorial
Hospital, Williamson, Mingo Co, WV from a stroke; buried on 27 Nov 1949 in Hatfield Cemetery;
informant, Charles Hatfield.
1. "Genealogy of WV-KY Hatfields" page 189.
Crockett Hatfield, b 22 Sep 1867.
2. 1880 Census, Logan Co, WV, Magnolia District, taken on 23 Jun 1880, Page 300B, Family #125
Listed as Crockett S. Hatfield, age 14, born in VA, in household of father, Madison
Hatfield.
3. Mingo Co, WV Death Certificate #5045; WV Archives Web Site.
Crockett Hatfield; age about 58; born in WV; married; carpenter; son of Madison and (_______)
Hatfield; died on 15 Apr 1925 in the Williamson Hospital, Williamson, Mingo Co, WV from pnuemonia;
buried on ___Apr 1925 at Ragland, WV; informant, Lewis Hatfield, Ragland, WV.
1. "Genealogy of WV-KY Hatfields" page 189.
James Elva Hatfield, b 26 Mar 1871.
2. 1880 Census, Logan Co, WV, Magnolia District, taken on 23 Jun 1880, Page 300B, Family #125
Listed as James E. Hatfield, age 12, born in VA, in household of father, Madison Hatfield.
1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Listed as head of household as a farm laborer.
1. 1870 Census, Logan Co, WV, Triadelphia District, Rich Creek PO, taken on 29 ___ 1870, Page 545A,
Family #16.
Listed as Mary J. Hornsby, age 16, born in VA, in household of father, Joshua Hornsby.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District, taken on 18 Apr 1910;
Page 215B, Family #34.
Listed as Arnett P. Browning, age 4, born in WV, in household of father,
Ballard P. Browning.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana Township, taken on 5/6 Jan 1920, Page 226A, Family #31.
Listed as Arnet Browning, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Ballard P. Browning.
3. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 3 Apr 1930, Page 228A, Family #8.
Listed as Arnet P. Browning, age 24, born in WV, coal miner, boarder,in household of Grant Brown.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 410; WV Archives Web Site.
Arnett P. Browning; age 28; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Mead, WV; son of Ballard and Dora
Browning; married on 29 Aug 1936 in Pineville, WV; Velma Cook; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living in Baileysville, WV; daughter of Wayne and Mollie Cook.
5. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; Bartley; E.D. 55-1; taken 2 May 1940; Page 15A;
Image 32 of 48; Household #212.
Listed as Arnett Browning; age 32; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in Raleigh Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
6. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Serial #1942; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arnet Preston Browning; age 33; born 1 Apr 1907 in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Baileysville, WV;
employed by Red Jacket Jr Coal Carp'n (?) in Wyoming, Wyoming Co, WV; person who will always
know address, Mrs. Velma Browning, wife; 6' tall; 160 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion;
ring finger on left hand amputated.
7. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
Arnett Preston Browning; age 56; born in Rockview, WV; single; living in Brenton, WV; son of Ballard
and Dora Browning; married on 24 Jul 1961 in Pineville, WV; Velma Cook Short; age 42; born in
WIndom, WV; divorced; living in Brenton, WV; daughter of Wayne and Mollie Cook.
8. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Arnett Browning; born in 1905; died in 1964; buried in Miller Cemetery, Brenton, Wyoming Co, WV
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 196; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Short; age 26; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Baileysville, WV; son of David and Polly
Short; married on 1 Nov 1935 in Baileysville, WV; Velma Cook; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
daughter of Wayne and Mollie Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 410; WV Archives Web Site.
Arnett P. Browning; age 28; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Mead, WV; son of Ballard and Dora
Browning; married on 29 Aug 1936 in Pineville, WV; Velma Cook; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living in Baileysville, WV; daughter of Wayne and Mollie Cook.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; Bartley; E.D. 55-1; taken 2 May 1940; Page 15A;
Image 32 of 48; Household #212.
Listed as Zelma Browning; age 22; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Arnett Browning.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
Arnett Preston Browning; age 56; born in Rockview, WV; single; living in Brenton, WV; son of Ballard
and Dora Browning; married on 24 Jul 1961 in Pineville, WV; Velma Cook Short; age 42; born in
WIndom, WV; divorced; living in Brenton, WV; daughter of Wayne and Mollie Cook.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Velma Edna Browning
[Velma Edna Frost]
[Velma Campbell]
[Velma Edna Cook]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Pineville WY, West Virginia
[Windom Wyo, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Dec 1993
Claim Date: 4 Apr 1973
Father: Roy W Cook
Mother: Mollie V Miller
SSN: 232341951
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: 1945: Name listed as VELMA EDNA BROWNING;
Jun 1965: Name listed as VELMA EDNA FROST;
Jan 1969: Name listed as VELMA EDNA CAMPBELL;
29 Mar 1973: Name listed as VELMA E CAMPBELL"
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; Bartley; E.D. 55-1; taken 2 May 1940; Page 15A;
Image 32 of 48; Household #212.
Listed as Norma Browning; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Arnett Browning.
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Monday 1 Aug 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"DENTON, N.C. -- Iven Ira Browning, 61, of Bringle Ferry Road, Denton, N.C., died Saturday, July 30,
2005, at his residence. "Mr. Brown was born Aug. 30, 1943 in Wyoming County, to Arnette Preston Browning and Velma Edna
Cook Browning. "He was a retired welder and a veteran of the U.S. Army. "Survivors include his wife, Kathy Runyon Browning of the home; his sons, Wayne Browning of Lenior,
Shane Browning of Elizabethtown, Tenn., Jimmy Browning and Billy Browning, both of Denton, N.C.;
his daughters, Marie Kriesmer of Spartansburg, S.C., Shannon Walker of Phoenix, Ariz., and Elizabeth
Browning of Denton, N.C.; his brother, Bud Browning of Denton, N.C.; his sister, Norma Runyon of
Denton, N.C.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. "Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Cooper Memorial Baptist Church in Brenton. Interment
will follow in the Cook Cemetery in Brenton...."
1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Thornhill Precinct, taken on 20 April 1910, Page 119B, Family #118.
Listed as Willie Gills, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Robert G. Gills.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 12 Jun 1900, Page 221A, Family #244.
Listed as William R. Gills, age 6, born in WV in Jul 1893, in household of father, Robert G. Gills.
3. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, Goodwill, taken on 9/10 Jan1920, Page 177B,
Family #133.
Listed as Willie R. Gills, age 26, born in WV, coal miner, head of household.
4. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Mercer Co, WV, Draft Board, Reg. Card 1388.
Willie Gills; age 23; born on 12 Jul 1894; living at Manning, MercerCo, WV; born at Montcalm, WV;
coal miner; nearest relative, wife; talll with medium build; gray eyes and brown hair; 5 Jun 1917.
5. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #5717; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Gills; age 32 yrs, 9 mons, 10 days; born on 12 Jul 1893 at Duhring, WV; married; husband
of Ethel Davis; employed as coal miner for Turkey Gap Coal Co; son of Robert G. and Sarah E. Scott
Gills; died on 22 Apr 1926 at Modoc, Mercer Co, WV from a "Premature blast, crushing skull"; buried
on 25 Apr 1926 at Montcalm (Mercer Co), WV; informant, Robert G. Gills, Montcalm, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, Goodwill, taken on 9/10 Jan1920, Page 177B,
Family #133.
Listed as Ethel J. Gills, age 19, born in WV, in household of husband, William R. Gills.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 8/9 Apr 1930, Page 160A, Family #215.
Listed as Ethel East, age 28, born in WV, in household of husband, Jesse East.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, Goodwill, taken on 9/10 Jan1920, Page 177B,
Family #133.
Listed as Robert R. Gills, age 2 yrs, 1 mon, born in WV, in household of father, William R. Gills.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 8/9 Apr 1930, Page 160A, Family #215.
Listed as Robert Gills, age 12, born in WV, in household of step-father, Jesse East.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, Goodwill, taken on 9/10 Jan1920, Page 177B,
Family #133.
Listed as Dora Allen Gills, age 4 mons, born in WV, in household of father, William R. Gills.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 8/9 Apr 1930, Page 160B, Family #215.
Listed as Dora Gills, age 10 born in WV, in household of step-father, Jesse East.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 8/9 Apr 1930, Page 160A, Family #215.
Listed as Jesse East, age 24, born in VA, brakeman in coal mine, head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, Goodwill, taken on 9/10 Jan1920, Page 177B,
Family #133.
Listed as Ethel J. Gills, age 19, born in WV, in household of husband, William R. Gills.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 8/9 Apr 1930, Page 160A, Family #215.
Listed as Ethel East, age 28, born in WV, in household of husband, Jesse East.