McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Robert Lee Clay Rev

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 8 Jun 1900, Page 286A, Family #85.
Listed as Robert Lee Clay, age 15, born in WV in May 1885, in household of mother, Almeda J.
Clay.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1905); Page 242; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Clay; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Gary, WV; son of ____ and
Jane; married on 27 Feb 1905 at No. 4 Mine, US Coal and Coke; Gary, McDowell Co, WV; Mollie
Pendry; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Morgan
and Louse.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 283A,
Family #64.
Listed as R. Lee Clay, age 23, born in WV, married 5 yrs, laborer in lumber mill, head of household.
4. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Wyoming Co, WV, Draft Board, Pineville, WV, Reg.
Card 1340.
Robert Lee Clay; age 33; born on 28 May 1885; living at Maben, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer;
nearest relative, Mollie Clay; tall with stout build; gray eyes and dark brown hair; 12 Sep 1918.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 2/3 Feb 1920, Page 268A,
Family #36.
Listed as Robert L. Clay, age 34, born in WV, works in lumber yard, head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 254A,
Family #142.
Listed as Lee Clay, age 43, born in WV, married at 18, farmer, head of household.
7. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-12; Page 316B; Image 32 of
82; Household #248.
Listed as Lee Clay; age 52; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; farmer; saw miller; head of household.
8. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, Lee Clay search, 20 Sep 2001, Social Security Death Index.
Lee Clay; born on 28 May 1885; died in Sep 1975; living in Maben, Wyoming Co, WV.
9. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Robert Lee Clay; born on 28 May 1885; died on 27 Sep 1975; buried in Cox Cemetery, Twin Falls
State Park, Wyoming Co, WV.


Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Pendry

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #59.
Listed as Mary E. Pendry, age 11, in household of father, Morgan Pendry.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1905); Page 242; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Clay; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Gary, WV; son of ____ and
Jane; married on 27 Feb 1905 at No. 4 Mine, US Coal and Coke; Gary, McDowell Co, WV; Mollie
Pendry; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Morgan
and Louise.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 283A,
Family #64.
Listed as Mollie Clay, age 19, born in WV, married 5 yrs, 2 children, both living, in household of
husband, Robert L. Clay.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 2/3 Feb 1920, Page 268A,
Family #36.
Listed as Mollie Clay, age 30, born in WV, in household of husband, Robert L. Clay.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 254A,
Family #142.
Listed as Mollie Clay, age 40, born in WV, married at 16, in household of husband, Robert L. Clay.
6. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-12; Page 316B; Image 32 of
82; Household #248.
Listed as Millie Clay; age 52; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert L. Clay.
7. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary Clay; born 21 Apr 1889; died in Jun 1983; last residence, Maben, Wyoming Co, WV;
SS #232-96-3315; card issued in NC or WV in 1973.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Tilley-Tolliver Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by
Gloria; 6 Aug 2009.
Mary Elizabeth Pendry Clay; born 21 Apr in Raleigh Co, WV; died 29 Jun 1983 in Beckley, Raleigh
Co, WV; wife of Robert Lee Clay; daughter of Morgan and Flora (Phillips) Pendry; buried here.


Basil Clay

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 254A, Family #142.
Listed as Basil Clay, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Robert L. Clay.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-12; Page 316B; Image 32 of
82; Household #248.
Listed as Basil Clay; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert L. Clay.


Garland Don Clay

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 254A, Family #142.
Listed as Don Clay, age 2 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Robert L. Clay.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-12; Page 316B; Image 32 of
82; Household #248.
Listed as Garland Clay; age 10; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert L. Clay.


William Aaron Toler

1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Bralholm; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 135A;
Family #167/190.
Listed as EarronToler, age 3 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Perry B. Toler.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville; Piegon Creek; E.D. 55-1; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 7B; Image 14 of 45; Household #90.
Listed as Aaron Toler; age 13; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Perry B. Toler.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1947); Page 253; WV Archives Web Site.
William Aaron Toler; age 20; born in Logan Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Perry B.
and Pina Toler; married on 7 Jan 1947 at Baileysville, WV Sarah Aretta Brewster; age 16; born in
Baileysville, WV; single; living at Wolfpen, WV; daughter of Buel and Sarah Ellen Brewster.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries, Barker's Ridge, Milam.
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
William Aaron Toler; born on 26 Dec 1926; died on 31 Aug 1962; buried in
Beaver Cemetery, Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV.


Sarah Aretta Brewster

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1947); Page 253; WV Archives Web Site.
William Aaron Toler; age 20; born in Logan Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Perry B.
and Pina Toler; married on 7 Jan 1947 at Baileysville, WV Sarah Aretta Brewster; age 16; born in
Baileysville, WV; single; living at Wolfpen, WV; daughter of Buel and Sarah Ellen Brewster.


William Al Miller

1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Wednesday 17 Aug 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE -- Ella Mae Halsey Miller, 93, of Pineville, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, in
Raleigh General Hospital following a 15-month illness. "Born Jan. 18, 1912, near Pineville on Coon Fork, she was the daughter of the late Andrew A. and
Sarah E. Farley Halsey. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Al Miller..."


Ella Mae Halsey

1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Wednesday 17 Aug 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE -- Ella Mae Halsey Miller, 93, of Pineville, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, in
Raleigh General Hospital following a 15-month illness. "Born Jan. 18, 1912, near Pineville on Coon Fork, she was the daughter of the late Andrew A. and
Sarah E. Farley Halsey. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Al Miller; a stepson,
Hursie Paul Miller; three brothers, Earl, Carson and Cash Halsey; and a sister, Carrie Halsey. "Survivors include two sons, Darrell Miller and his wife, Janice, of Pineville and Don Miller and his
wife, Nellie, of Clendenin; a daughter-in-law, Joyce Miller of Pineville; a brother, Harry Halsey of
Beckley; two sisters, Wanda Morgan and her husband, Grey, of Pineville and Pansy Halsey of
Pineville; five grandchildren, David Miller and his wife, Susan, Mimi Krysiak and her husband,
Josef, Shelia Mann and her husband, Frank, Kenny Miller and his wife, Tammy, and Cindy Boyce
and her husband, Max; eight great-grandchildren, Laura, Meredith, Seth and Daniel Miller, and
Jacob, Ashley, Kelsey and Kylee Boyce. "Also ranking as survivors are over 20 classes of her former Pineville Grade School second-graders.
She was highly regarded by those pupils who span Pineville High School graduating classes of
1959 through 1982. She is thought to have been the oldest surviving graduate of Pineville High
School and is known to be the last member of the class of 1931. "She had compiled a sizable collection of local history and genealogy and was a prolific quilter.
"Committal service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum B, Beckley, with the
Rev. Clay Phillips officiating..."


Carson Dale Halsey

1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Wednesday 17 Aug 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE -- Ella Mae Halsey Miller, 93, of Pineville, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, in
Raleigh General Hospital following a 15-month illness...
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by... three brothers, Earl, Carson and Cash
Halsey; and a sister, Carrie Halsey..."


Harry J. Halsey

1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Wednesday 17 Aug 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE -- Ella Mae Halsey Miller, 93, of Pineville, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, in
Raleigh General Hospital following a 15-month illness... "Survivors include a brother, Harry Halsey of Beckley; two sisters, Wanda Morgan and her husband,
Grey, of Pineville and Pansy Halsey of Pineville..."


Lewis Lindsey Rose

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 101A;
Family #302.
Listed as Lewis L. Rose; age 18; born in WV in 1882; in household of father, Emanuel Rose.
2. USGENWEB PROJECT, Wyoming Co, WV, "Marriage Records", by Doris Slaughter.
Book 7, page 451.
Lewis Linsey Rose, age 22, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Marvel (sic, Manuel) Rose,
married on 21 Apr 1907 Rosebella Graham, age 22, born in Wyoming Co, WV,
daughter of Pleasant and Sarah E. Graham.
3. McDowell Co, WC; WW I Draft Registration Card #4245; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Louis Rose; age 36; born in 1882; living at Eckman, WV; timberman for John Milam; nearest relative,
Gilbert Rose, Eckman, WV; short with medium build; dark eyes and brown hair.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kim Duffey; 27 May 2009.
"Lewis L Rose
Birth 1879
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Sep 1966 (aged 86–87)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Jarrett Cemetery
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "


Rosa Belle Graham

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #99.
Listed as Rosabelle Graham, age 13, in household of father, Pleasant Graham.
2. USGENWEB PROJECT, Wyoming Co, WV, "Marriage Records", by Doris Slaughter; Book 7, page 451.
Lewis Linsey Rose, age 22, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Marvel Rose,
married on 21 Apr 1907 Rosebella Graham, age 22, born in Wyoming Co, WV,
daughter of Pleasant and Sarah E. Graham.
3. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #4611; WV Archives Web Site.
Rosa Bell Rose; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; married; daughter of Pleasant and Sarah
(Howerton) Graham; died on 24 Apr 1917 in McDowell Co, WV; from post partum hemorrage; buried
on 26 Apr 1917 in McDowell Co, WV; informant, Louis Rose, Eckman.


Lucy Rose

1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #4611; WV Archives Web Site.
Lucy Rose; age 1 1/2 hr; born on 24 Apr 1917; daughter of Louis and Rosa Bell Graham Rose; died
on 24 Apr 1917 in McDowell Co, WV; premature; buried on 26 Apr 1917 in McDowell Co, WV;
informant, Louis Rose, Eckman, WV.


Charles Grat Rose

1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 110B; Image 20
of 44; Family #168/168.
Listed as Charles G. Rose; age 10; born in VA in Apr 1890; in household of father, William P. Rose.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 170B; Image 12
of 41; Family #103/104.
Listed as Grat Rose; age 18; born in VA; in household of father, William P. Rose.
3. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Grat Rose married Fannie Alberty in 1923 in McDowell Co, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #5349; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Grat Rose; age abt 47; born at Bishop, WV; miner; married; husband of Mrs. Fanny Rose;
living at Welch, WV; son of William and Frankie Rose; died on 10 Apr 1940 in the Grace Hospital,
Welch, McDowell Co, WV from fractured pelvis, ruptured bladder and ruptured uretha; crushed by
mining machine on 6 Apr 1940 at Hemphill, WV; buried on 14 Apr 1940 in Toms Mtn Cemetery;


Fannie Alberty

1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Register; Book #____(1923); Page 37; WV Archives Web Site.
Grat Rose; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Hemphill, WV; son of
William and Frankie; married on 7 Dec 1923 at Welch, WV; Fannie Alberty; age 21; born and living in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Columbus and Rhoda.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Wilcoe, taken on 18 April 1930, Page 42A, Family #492.
Listed as Fanny Rose, age 26, born in WV, married at 18, in household of husband, Charles G. Rose.


Robert Azel Bailey

1. E-mail from David Bailey, 2 Jun 2001, DaveBailey618@aol.com
Azel Robert Bailey was born on 21 Mar 1913; died in Sep 1985.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 23 Jan 1920, Page 238A, Family #234.
Listed as Azel Bailey, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Robert B. Bailey.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Big Huff Creek, taken on 7 Apr 1930, Page 190B,
Family #81.
Listed as Azel Bailey, age 17, born in WV, in household of father, Robert B. Bailey.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1935); Page 42; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Azel Bailey; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; son of R.B. and Priscilla
Bailey; married on 27 Apr 1935 at Cyclone, WV; Elsie Lusk; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Hayes and Orpha Lusk.
5. E-mail Message, 5 May 2003, Dave Bailey, dbailey25@neo.rr.com.
Azel Robert Baiely; born on 21 Mar 1913; died on 15 Sep 1985; married Elsie Lusk.


Elsie M. Lusk

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Ocena District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 191A, Family #87.
Listed as Elsie Lusk, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Elmer H. Lusk.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1935); Page 42; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Azel Bailey; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cyclone, WV; son of R.B. and Priscilla
Bailey; married on 27 Apr 1935 at Cyclone, WV; Elsie Lusk; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Hayes and Orpha Lusk.
3. E-mail from RickyNJ58; 20 Aug 2005.
"Cyclone
"November 2, 2002
"Elsie M. Bailey, 82, of Cyclone, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2002, at Logan General
Hospital. She was born February 4, 1920, at Cyclone, a daughter of the late Hayes and Orpha
Brown Lusk. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Azel Bailey in 1985;
one son, Robert “Pondy” Bailey; two grandsons, Robert Grady Bailey and Rev. Sammy Bailey; one
great- granddaughter, Miranda Bailey, and three brothers, Shelley Lusk, Andy Lusk and Joe Lusk.
Mrs. Bailey was a lifelong resident of Cyclone, a homemaker and a member of The Church of God
at Cyclone. "Survivors include one daughter, Latha (Earless) Lusk of Cyclone; two sons, Harmon (Wanda)
Bailey of Cyclone and Rev. Valdus (Brenda) Bailey of Oceana; one sister, Dorothy Brown of Verner;
one brother, Kester Lusk of Cyclone; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and six
great-great- grandchildren. "Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at The Church of God with Rev. Kennis
Lusk and Rev. Jackie Lusk officiating. Burial will follow in the Brown Cemetery at Cyclone..."