1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 267A, Family #497.
Listed as Cleveland Cline, age 15, born in Feb 1884 in WV, in household of father, Harrison Cline.
2.1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #34.
Listed as A.C. Cline; age 25; born in WV; married 5 yrs; farmer; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #651; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Andrew Cleveland Cline; age 33; born on 23 Mar 1885; living at Panther, WV; farmer; nearest relative,
Mrs. Belle Cline, wife; medium height and build; hazel eyes and light hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #166.
Listed as A.C. Cline; age 35; born in WV; farmer; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #69.
Listed as A.C. Cline; age 44; born in WV; married at 20; farmer; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #16046; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Cleve Cline; age 70; born on 10 Mar 1884 at Panther, WV; married; carpenter; son of Harrison
and Cynthia Blankenship Cline; died on 21 Nov 1954 of a stroke at Bradhaw, McDowell Co, WV;
buried on 23 Nov 1954 in Greenbrier Cemetery; informant, John Cline.
1.1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #34.
Listed as Lillie Cline; age 20; born in VA; married 5 yrs; 2 children, both living; in household of
husband, Andrew C. Cline.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260B; Family #166.
Listed as Lillie Cline; age 30; born in WV;in household of husband, Andrew C. Cline.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #69.
Listed as Lilabel Cline; age 40; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Andrew C. Cline.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 012108; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Lillie Belle Cline; age 80; born 10 Sep 1888 in VA; widow; housewife; SS #232-15-2732; living in
Iaeger, WV; daughter of John and Nancy (Justice) Blankenship; died 19 Jul 1970 in Doctors
Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cerbrovascular acciden with arterioscleratic haert disease;
buried 22 Jul 1970 in Millers Cemetery, Panther, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260B; Family #166.
Listed as Roughny? Cline; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew C. Cline.
2. E-mail from Rodney Cline; 5 Jan 2021.
"... He (Maston Q. Cline) also has a sister listed as Roughny? Her name was Vonnie Cline..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #69.
Listed as Ginna Cline; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew C. Cline.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #69.
Listed as Lloyd Cline; age 5 yrs, 4? mons; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew C. Cline.
2. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Reed Cemetery, Coon Branch Mtn.
Edward Lloyd Cline; born in 1924 died in 1992; buried here.
1. E-mail from Rodney Cline; 5 Jan 2021.
"... He (Maston Q. Cline) also has a last member of the family not listed his name is Herbert J Cline
he was born about 1926...."
Anderson J. "Anse" Blankenship
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #35.
Listed as A.J. Blankenship; age 23; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WWI Draft Registration Card# 4149; Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
A.J. Blankenship; age 30; born on 6 Apr 1887 at Panther, WV; married; farmer; dependents, wife
and 4 children; short with slender build; blue eyes and brown hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #172.
Listed as A.J. Blankenship; age 33; born in WV; farmer; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as A.J. Blankenship; age 52 (sic); born in WV; married at 32(sic); farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 275A; Family #212.
Listed as Juda Blankenship; age 7; born in VA in Dec 1892; in household of father, John W.
Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #35.
Listed as Juda Blankenship; age 19; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 1 child, 1 living,
in household of husband, A.J. Blankenship.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #172.
Listed as Juda Blankenship; age 27; born in WV; in household of husband, A.J. Blankenship.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Juda Blankenship; age 37; born in WV; married at 27 (sic); in household of husband, A.J.
Blankenship.
5. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #16129; WV Archives Web Site.
Judia Blankenship; age 56; born on 1 Feb 1893 in VA; married; merchant; daughter of John W. and
Nancy J. Justice Blankenship; died on 1 Aug 1949 of heart attack at Johnny Cake, Iaeger, McDowell
Co, WV; buried on 3 Aug 1949 at Panther, WV; informant, Stella Terry (daughter).
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #35.
Listed as Walter Blankenship; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #172.
Listed as Walter Blankenship; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #73.
Listed as Walter Blankenship; age 21; born in WV; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #172.
Listed as Smith Blankenship; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Smith Blankenship; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #172.
Listed as Green Blankenship; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Green Blankenship; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22/23
Apr 1940; Page 755A; Image 24 of 35; Household #180.
Listed as Billy Blankenship; age 21; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in Welch,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; salesman in jewelry shop; in household of brother, George W.
Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Maston Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Lovice Blankenship; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Joe Blankenship; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Wirt Blankenship; age less than 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 260B;
Family #172.
Listed as Stella Blankenship; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 176A;
Family #76.
Listed as Stella Blankenship; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, A.J. Blankenship.
1. 1850Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 10? Sep 1850, Page 291A, Family #1026.
Listed as John Blankenship, age 9, born in VA, in household of step-mother, Rachel Sanders
Blankenship.
2. 1860 Census, Clay Co, VA (WV), Court House PO, taken on 1 Aug 1860, page 112, Family #290.
Listed as John Blankenship, age 20, born in VA,in household of brother, Clinton Blankenship.
3. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 275A; Family #212.
Listed as John W. Blankenship; age 54; born in VA in Nov 1845; married 12 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #33.
Listed as John W. Blankenship; age 67; born in KY; married 25 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1914); Page 7; Sandy River District; WV Archives Web Site.
John Wesley Blankenship; age 71 yrs, 11 mons, 25 days; born at Panther, WV (sic, Tazewell Co, VA);
married; farmer; died 5 Mar 1914 in the Sandy River District; due to complicated diseases and dropsy.
5. E-mail; Scott Hill; 7 Sep 2015.
"I am trying to identify the following cemetery – Panther Cemetery in Panther, WV. I have the Union Army Civil War tombstone records for John Wesley Blankenship Sr. He served - Private, Company F, 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment, UA.
"His date of death was 5 Mar 1914, however the tombstone wasn’t ordered until 1934 per the file that I have attached. I think George W Blankenship was his grandson, son of his daughter Judia “Judy” Blankenship, wife of Ance H “AJ” Blankenship...."
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 275A; Family #212.
Listed as Nancy J. Blankenship; age 36; born in VA in May 1864; married 12 yrs; 7 children, 5 living;\
in household of husband, John W. Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #33.
Listed as Nancy J. Blankenship; age 45; born in VA; married 25 yrs; 7 children, 5 living;
in household of husband, John W. Blankenship.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 275A; Family #212.
Listed as Elizabeth Blankenship; age 10; born in VA in Oct 1889; in household of father, John W.
Blankenship.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 275A; Family #212.
Listed as William G. Blankenship; age 6; born in VA in Jul 1893; in household of father, John W.
Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #33.
Listed as William J. Blankenship; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Blankenship.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 275A; Family #212.
Listed as Landon M. Blankenship; age 2 days; born in VA in May 1900; in household of father, John W.
Blankenship.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site; submitted by Sharon Hurley; 16 Mar 2005.
John Sherman Dotson; born on 1 May 1844 in Johnson Co, TN.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "William Henderson Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Cecil Cline, 3249
Benicia Court, Napels, FL 34109.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site; submitted by Sharon Hurley; 16 Mar 2005.
Rhoda Dotson; born on 6 Feb 1847 at Feds Creek, (Pike Co) KY.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "William Henderson Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Cecil Cline, 3249
Benicia Court, Napels, FL 34109.
1. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 8, Family #51
Listed as Eli Lester, age 3, in household of father, Jacob R. Lester.
2. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 19 Jun 1880; Page 362D; Family #199.
Listed as Eli Lester; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Jacob R. Lester.
3. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 16 Jun 1900; Page 198A; Family #160.
Listed as Eli Lester; age 30; born in VA in Feb 1870(sic?); widowed; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 16 Jun 1900; Page 198A; Family #160.
Listed as Harrison Lester; age 8; born in VA in Oct 1891; in household of father, Eli Lester.
1. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 8, Family #51
Listed as Elisha Lester, age 9 months, in household of father, Jacob R. Lester.
2. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 19 Jun 1880; Page 363A; Family #199.
Listed as Elisha Lester; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Jacob R. Lester.
3. "Marriage Register", Book 1; 1869-1896; McDowell Co, WV; Page 128.
Elisha Lester; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; married on 31 Mar 1893 Elizabeth
Lester; age 17; single; born in Buchanan Co, VA; both living in McDoweel Co, WV; parents not given.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Jul 1900; Page 268A; Family #516.
Listed as Lisha Lester; age29; born in WV in 1871; married 8 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #36.
Listed as Elisha Lester; age 37; born in WV; married once for 17 yrs; farmer; head of household.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #161/164.
Listed as Elisha Lester; age 54; born in VA; widowed; farmer; head of household.
1. "Marriage Register", Book 1; 1869-1896; McDowell Co, WV; Page 128.
Elisha Lester; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; married on 31 Mar 1893 Elizabeth
Lester; age 17; single; born in Buchanan Co, VA; both living in McDoweel Co, WV; parents not given.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Jul 1900; Page 268A; Family #516.
Listed as Elizabeth Lester; age 26; born in VA in 1874; married 8 yrs; 4 children, all living;
in household of husband, Elisha Lester.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #36.
Listed as Elizabeth Lester; age 36; born in WV; married once for 17 yrs; 9 children, all living;
in household of husband, Elisha Lester.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Jul 1900; Page 268A; Family #516.
Listed as Louellin Lester; age 7; born in WV in Feb 1893; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #36.
Listed as Glewallyn Lester; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Jul 1900; Page 268A; Family #516.
Listed as Noah Lester; age 3; born in WV in Feb 1897; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #36.
Listed as Noah Lester; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 96B;
Family #36.
Listed as George Lester; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #161/164.
Listed as George Lester; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #36.
Listed as Eli Lester; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #161/164.
Listed as Eli Lester; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'56 012943; WV Archives Website.
Eli Lester; age 46; born 10 Mar 1910 in Panther, WV; married; coal miner; SS# 228-10-4321; living
at Big Sandy, WV; served in WW II; son of Elisha and Lizzie (Lester) Lester; died 16 Oct 1956 in
Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to coronary thrombosis; buried 20 Oct 1956 in Bailey
Cemetery; informant, Arnold Bailey.
4. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Eli Lester
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1910
Service Number: 35 135 844
Service Branch: Army
Unit: BTRY O, 376th PRCHT FA BN
Enlistment Date: 24 Mar 1942
Discharge Date: 29 Sep 1945
Death Date: 16 Oct 1956
Cemetery: Long Pole
Cemetery Location: Mohawk, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #161/164.
Listed as Phiness Lester; age 4? yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Elisha Lester.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 797.
Sandy River Township, page 011.
Listed as Daniel Roberts, age 18, in household of father, Riley Roberts.
2. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 785.
Sandy River Township, page 019.
Listed as Daniel Roberts, age 18, a farm laborer,in household of William A. Justice.
Daniel was listed two times in this census.
3. Internet e-mail, 22 Dec 1999, Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY.
Daniel married first, Sarah (______); second, Lovisa "Vicie" Blankenship,
born 1880, daughter of Henry and Nancy.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 17 Jul 1900,
Page 270A, Family #557.
Listed as Daniel Roberts, age 38, born in KY in Feb 1862, widowed, farmer,
head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1901); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Roberts; age 30; born in Floyd Co, KY; widowed; farmer; living at Panther, WV; son of
Riley and Matilda; married on 14 Mar 1901 at Panther, WV; Louisa Blankenship; age 21; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Nancy.
6. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #37.
Listed as Daniel Roberts; age 43; born in WV; married twice, last time for 14 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
7. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 146A; Image 35 of
60; Family #205/307.
Listed as Danil Roberts; age 56; born in KY; married; farmer; head of household,
8. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Knox District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of 40;
Family #77/81.
Listed as Daniel Roberts; age 67; born in KY; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
9. McDowell Co, WV Web Site, www.geocities.com/mcdowellcounty/cemeteries
Daniel Roberts; born on 18 Feb ??; died on 28 Dec 1914; buried in Bailey
Family Cemetery, Panther, McDowell Co, WV.
1. Internet e-mail, 22 Dec 1999, Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY.
Daniel married first, Sarah (______); second, Lovisa "Vicie" Blankenship,
born 1880, daughter of Henry and Nancy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1901); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Roberts; age 30; born in Floyd Co, KY; widowed; farmer; living at Panther, WV; son of
Riley and Matilda; married on 14 Mar 1901 at Panther, WV; Louisa Blankenship; age 21; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Nancy.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #37.
Listed as Lavisa Roberts; age 36; born in WV; married once for 14 yrs; 7 children, 6 living;
in household of husband, Daniel Roberts.
3. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 146A; Image 35 of
60; Family #205/307.
Listed as Vicey Roberts; age 43; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Daniel Roberts.
4. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Knox District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of 40;
Family #77/81.
Listed as Lavicie Roberts; age 55; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Daniel
Roberts.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #37.
Listed as Zelba? Roberts; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 146A; Image 35 of
60; Family #205/307.
Listed as Zalie? Roberts; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #37.
Listed as Virgie Roberts; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 146A; Image 35 of
60; Family #205/307.
Listed as Virgie Roberts; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 146A; Image 35 of
60; Family #205/307.
Listed as Willis Roberts; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Knox District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of 40;
Family #77/81.
Listed as Willis Roberts; age 19; born in WV; single; railroad construction laborer; in household of
father, Daniel Roberts.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 146A; Image 35 of
60; Family #205/307.
Listed as Wade Roberts; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
2. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Knox District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of 40;
Family #77/81.
Listed as Wade Roberts; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
1. 1850 Census, Wyoming Co, VA, Family 119.
Listed as Riley Swiney, age 12, in household of Jesse Roberts.
Relationship unknown.
2. 1860 Census, Floyd Co, KY, Family #457.
Listed as Riley Roberts, age 24, a laborer, head of household.
3. 1870 Census, Floyd Co, KY.
Listed as Riley Roberts, age 32, head of household.
4. "Pioneers of Eastern and SE KY", Kozart, page 174
Is this the Riley Swiney who married Catherine Cavins on 11 Aug 1853 in Pike
Co, KY? Probably not
5. "Marriage Index:Kentucky, 1851-1900", CD233, Borderband Software, Inc.
There also was a Riley Swiney who married Cosbi Gibson on 26 May 1858 in
Pike Co, KY.
6. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 797.
Sandy River Township, page 011.
Listed as Riley Roberts, age 43, born in KY, head of household.
7. Internet e-mail, 22 Dec 1999, Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY.
James Riley Roberts, probably born in Floyd Co, KY, son of James Roberts Jr;
grandson of James Roberts Sr; greatgrandson of Cornelius Roberts.
Cornelius Roberts was born about 1745 and was killed by Indians in Jun 1788
in Russell Co, VA.
James Riley Roberts died in 1912 on Panther Creek, McDowell Co, WV.
Parentage in question. Thought to be son of James Roberts, Jr and Tabitha
(Gipson) Swiney. James Riley was reared by Jesse Roberts. He is listed as
Riley Swiney in household of Jesse Roberts in the 1850 Census for Wyoming Co,
WV. He married first Matilda Caudill; second, Nellie Runyon; third, Rittie
Bailey Roberts, daughter of Gordon and Ritty Bailey and widow of Harvey
Roberts.
8. E-mail message, 24 Feb 2001, from Rodney Veitschegger, grandson of Jacob and
Phylo Godfrey Roberts.
Riley (Roberts) Swiney was born out of wedlock to Tabitha Swiney and James
Roberts, Jr. His descendents go by the Roberts name in Panther Creek,
McDowell Co, WV.
9. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 17 Jul 1900,
Page 270A, Family #551.
Listed as Riley Roberts, age 57, born in Sep 1842 in KY, farmer, head of
household.
10. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #38.
Listed as Riley Roberts; age 68; born in KY; married three times, last time for 8 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #38.
Listed as Charley Roberts; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, James R. Sweeney Roberts.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 97A;
Family #38.
Listed as William H. Roberts; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, James R. Sweeney Roberts.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 396; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Blankenship; age 23; born at Itmann, WV; single; living at New Richmond, WV; son of Mrogan and Mae
Blankenship; married on 15 Dec 1956 at Matheny, WV; Mildred Combs; age 16; born at Keyrock, WV; single;
living at Hatcher, WV; daughter of Teddy and Ama Combs.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Saturday, 20 Jul 2013; Newspaper Obit.
"Robert Lee (Bob) Blankenship, 79, born and raised in Wyoming County, passed away July 15, 2013, in Clemmons, N.C."Born November 11, 1933, he was the son of Preacher Morgan and Cordia Adkins Blankenship.
"He honorably served in the U.S. Army as a medic and worked many years as an insulator.
"He was a longtime resident of Greensboro, N.C.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Euglanwa, and five brothers, Eugene, Coy, Roy, Dennis and Morris.
"He is survived by two daughters, Robin White of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Teresa Kimbrough of East Bend, N.C.; a son, David Blankenship of Gainsville, Fla.; two sisters, Letha Allen of Ravencliff and Pauletta Shrewsbury of Mocksville, N.C.; three brothers, James and Theodore Blankenship of Pineville and Elden Blankenship of Brenton. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
"He will be dearly missed.
"A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013, in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Ronald Adkins officiating..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 396; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Blankenship; age 23; born at Itmann, WV; single; living at New Richmond, WV; son of Mrogan and Mae
Blankenship; married on 15 Dec 1956 at Matheny, WV; Mildred Combs; age 16; born at Keyrock, WV; single;
living at Hatcher, WV; daughter of Teddy and Ama Combs.