1. 1900 Census, Surry Co, NC; Bryan Township; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 8B; Image 16 of 45;
Family #115/116.
Listed as Zadoc Murphy; age 11; born in Oct 1888; in NC; in household of grandmother Pheoba
Wright, with mother.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #294.
Listed as Zedrick Murphy; age 23; born in NC; married once for 3 yrs; farmer; head of household.
3. 1940 Census; Greenbrier Co, WV; Meadoe Bluff District; Leslie; E.D.13-25; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 348B; Image 24 of 46; Household #198.
Listed as Zedrick A. Murphy; age 52; born in NC; married; no education; lived in Greenbrier Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
4. Greenbrier Co, WV; US WW II Draft Registartion Card #776.27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Zedrick Abraham Murphy; age 53; born on 9 Sep 1888 at Trap Hill (Wilkes Co), NC; living at
Leslie, Greenbrier Co, WV; person who will also know your address, Mrs. Ella Murphy; employed by
New River and Pocohontas Coal Co, Leslie, WV.
5. Greenbrier Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 017390; WV Archives Web Site.
Zedrick Abraham Murphy; age 70 yrs, 2 mons, 20 days; born 9 Oct 1888 in NC; widowed; retired miner;
SS# 235-10-1364; living at Quinwood, WV; son of Lewis F. and Charity L. (Wright) Murphy; died 29 Dec
1958 at Quinwood, WV; died 29 Dec 1958 at Quinwood, WV; due to carcimoma of lung; buried 4 Jan
1959 in Pine Grove Cemetery, McGraws, WV; informant, Cody Lyons, Quinwood, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Zedrick Abraham Murphy
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1888
Birth Place: Wilkes CO, North Carolina
Claim Date: 13 Aug 1953
Type of Claim: Life Claim
Notes: 11 Aug 1953: Name listed as ZEDRICK ABRAHAM MURPHY"
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #294.
Listed as Ella Murphy; age 26; born in WV; married twice, last time for 3 yrs; in household of
husband, Zedrick A. Murphy.
2. 1940 Census; Greenbrier Co, WV; Meadoe Bluff District; Leslie; E.D.13-25; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 348B; Image 24 of 46; Household #198.
Listed as Ella Murphy; age 69; born in WV; married; no education; lived in Greenbrier Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Zedrick A. Murphy.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1906); Page 372; WV Archives Web Site
T.A. Lyons; age 36; born in Pittsylvania Co, VA; widowed; laborer; living at Bradshaw, WV;
son of James and Jane; married on 12 Apr 1906 at the house of Dave Kennedy; Mary
Hagerman; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; daughter of John and Cora (sic, Cosby?).
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #294.
Listed as Ella Murphy; age 26; born in WV; married twice, last time for 3 yrs; in household of
husband, Zedrick A. Murphy.
2. 1940 Census; Greenbrier Co, WV; Meadoe Bluff District; Leslie; E.D.13-25; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 348B; Image 24 of 46; Household #198.
Listed as Ella Murphy; age 69; born in WV; married; no education; lived in Greenbrier Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Zedrick A. Murphy.
1. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charity L Wright
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1861
Age: 23
Race: White
Spouse: Lewis F Murphy
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 23 May 1884
Marriage County: Surry
Marriage State: North Carolina"
1. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charity L Wright
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1861
Age: 23
Race: White
Spouse: Lewis F Murphy
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 23 May 1884
Marriage County: Surry
Marriage State: North Carolina"
2. 1900 Census, Surry Co, NC; Bryan Township; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 8B; Image 16 of 45;
Family #115/116.
Listed as Charity L. Murphy; age 39; born in Oct 1860 in NC; married 16 yrs, 5 chrildren; 4 living; in
household of mother, Pheoba Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Surry Co, NC; Bryan Township; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 8B; Image 16 of 45;
Family #115/116.
Listed as Lelia P. Murphy; age 9; born in Aug 1890; in NC; in household of grandmother Pheoba
Wright, with mother.
1. 1900 Census, Surry Co, NC; Bryan Township; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 8B; Image 16 of 45;
Family #115/116.
Listed as Pheoba Murphy; age 7; born in Feb 1893; in NC; in household of grandmother Pheoba
Wright, with mother.
1. 1900 Census, Surry Co, NC; Bryan Township; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 8B; Image 16 of 45;
Family #115/116.
Listed as Charles F. Murphy; age 4; born in Sep 1895; in NC; in household of grandmother Pheoba
Wright, with mother.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #294.
Listed as Roy Murphy; age 8; born in WV; in household of step-father, Zedrick A. Murphy.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 184; WV Archives Website.
Roy Lyons; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bolt, WV; son of Thomas Lyons; married on
21 Jul 1920 at the home of the bride; Blanch Duncan; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in
Bolt, WV; daughter of Charles Duncan.
3. Roane Co, WV Death Certificate #7082; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Lyons; age 32; born on 6 Jul 1902 in McDowell Co, WV; married; coal miner; husband of
Blanche Lyons; residing at Glen Rogers, WV; son of Tom and Ella Huffman Lyons, both born in
McDowell Co, WV; died on 16 May 1934 in the Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, Roane Co, WV
of "chronic alcololism"; entered hospital on 28 Apr 1938; buried on 17 May 1934 at Harper, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 3 May 1910, Page 273B, Family #229.
Listed as Blanchie Duncan, age 5, born in WV, in household of grandfather, John L. Duncan, with
father, Charles Otis Duncan.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 13/14 Feb 1920, Page 273B, Family
#128.
Listed as Blanch Duncan, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Charles Otis Duncan.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 184; WV Archives Website.
Roy Lyons; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bolt, WV; son of Thomas Lyons; married on
21 Jul 1920 at the home of the bride; Blanch Duncan; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in
Bolt, WV; daughter of Charles Duncan.
1. 1900 Census Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 61A; Family #74.
Listed as Troy Waddle; age 55; born in NC in Oct 1844; married 24 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #299.
Listed as Troy Waddell; age 65; born in NC; married twice, last time for 35 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 61A; Family #74.
Listed as Mary Waddle; age 57; born in NC in Mar 1843; married 24 yrs; 7 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, Troy Waddell.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #299.
Listed as Mary Waddell; age 65; born in NC; married twice, last time for 35 yrs; 5 children, 3 living;
in household of husband, Troy Waddell.
1. 1900 Census Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 61A; Family #74.
Listed as Luellen Waddle; age 14; born in NC in Apr 1886; in household of father, Troy Waddell.
1. 1900 Census Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 61A; Family #74.
Listed as Marion Waddle; age 16; born in NC in Feb 1884; in household of father, Troy Waddell.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #298.
Listed as Marion A. Waddell; age 27; born in NC; married once for 7 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #298.
Listed as Rebecca Waddell; age 32; born in NC; married once for 7 yrs; 5 children, 4 living; in
household of husband, Marion A. Waddle.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #298.
Listed as F. Evaline Waddell; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Marion A. Waddle.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #298.
Listed as Arthur Waddell; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Marion A. Waddle.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #298.
Listed as Clayton Waddell; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Marion A. Waddle.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #298.
Listed as Albert Waddell; age 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Marion A. Waddle.
1. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 757.
Center Township, page 003.
Listed as Nancy M.C. Wyatt, age 3, in household of father, Eli Wyatt.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book # 4; Page 279; WV Archives Web Site.
Pink Collins; age 23; born in KY; living in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 24 Aug 1894 at Eli Wyatt's;
Nancy Malvina Wyatt; age 17; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, page 88A, Family 14.
Listed as Nancy Hollins (sic Collins), age 23, in household of brother
William Wyatt.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book # __(1907); Page 440; WV Archives Web Site.
Wiley Goode; age 34; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Milton and Eliaz Goode; married
on 24 Mar 1907 at Wiley Goode's; Mrs. Nancy Holland; age 30 yrs; born and living in Wyoming Co,
WV.
5. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #301.
Listed as Nancy Goode; age 36; born in WV; married twice, last time for 5 yrs; 6 children, all living;
in household of husband, Wiley Goode.
6. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 164; WV Archives Website.
Robert Bailey; age 39; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Slab Fork, WV; married on 3 Oct 1915 at
Lester, WV; Nancy M. Wyatt; age 35; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Slab Fork, WV.
7. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 11/12 Feb 1920, Page 272A,
Family #103.
Listed as Nancy M. Bailey, age 38, born in WV, in household of husband, Robert L. Bailey.
8. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate; WV Archives Web Site, Registration #9808.
Nancy Melvina Bailey; age 67 yrs, 7 mons, 18 days; born on 3 Nov 1879 in Wyoming Co, WV;
married; wife of R.L. Bailey; daughter of Eli and Julia Carrico Wyatt; died on 21 Jun 1947 of "cardiac
decompemsation"; buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Glen Rogers (Ravencliff), Wyoming Co, WV.
(E-mail from her granddaughter, (Stierman); 27 Jun 2006; death was caused by a blow to the head
from baseball bat. When she came home someone was hiding behind the door and hit her over
the head to rob the house. Robert Lee Bailey was a very profitable moonshiner and everyone
thought they had money hidden in the house or yard.)
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #301.
Listed as Lu Goode (sic); age 14; born in WV; in household of step-father, Wiley Goode.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #301.
Listed as Virgil Goode (sic); age 7; born in WV; in household of step-father, Wiley Goode.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #301.
Listed as Lake Goode (sic); age 2; born in WV; in household of step-father, Wiley Goode.
1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, Rock View, Family 47.
2. "Wyoming County Heritage", Betty Jo Oliver Webber Article, page 182.
Isaac Aden Adkins (1872-1944), son of Greenberry and Sarah Scarberry Adkins,
married Cynthia Bower (10 Sep 1870-78 Feb 1909).
3. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 688.
Barkers Ridge Township, page 007.
Listed in household of father, Greenberry Adkins, age 13, with step-mother,
Arminta Shrewsbury.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #305.
Listed as I.A. Adkins; age 43; born in WV; married twice, last time for less than a yr; farmer; head of
household.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 194A; Family #89.
Listed as Ade Adkins; age 55; married; farmer; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #10490; WV Archives Web Site.
I. A. Adkins; age 81; born in WV; married, husband of Martha Adkins, age 58; farmer; son of
Greenberry and Martha Baugs (sic) Adkins; died on 8 July 1944 at Keyrock, Wyoming Co, WV of
chronic myocarditis; buried on 10 Jul 1944 in cemetery at Keyrock, WV; informant, Frank Adkins,
Itmann, WV.
7. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Isaac Aden Adkins; born in 1872 (sic 1866 per Census); died in 1944; buried
in Privett Cemetery Keyrock, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV...", Vol 2, No 221, Haga, page 28.
Robert Ward Whitten Cooke, age 29, married on 1 Aug 1885, Rosa Jane Barton,
age 22, born in Grayson Co, VA.
2. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, Vol 4, page 737.
Center Township, page 005.
Listed as Rosa Barton, age 17, in household of step-father, Jonathan L. Pendry.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, page 122A, Family 43.
Listed as R.J. Cook, age 37, born in Dec 1862 in VA, in household of husband, Robert W. Cooke.
(They indicated they had had no children.)
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #305.
Listed as Rosey J. Adkins; age 46; born in VA; married twice, last time for less than a yr; no children;
in household of husband, Isaac A. Adkins.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 194A; Family #89.
Listed as Rosie J. Adkins; age 57; married; in household of husband, Isaac A. Adkins.
1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, Rock View, Family 47.
2. "Wyoming County Heritage", Betty Jo Oliver Webber Article, page 182.
Isaac Aden Adkins (1872-1944), son of Greenberry and Sarah Scarberry Adkins,
married Cynthia Bower (10 Sep 1870-78 Feb 1909).
3. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 688.
Barkers Ridge Township, page 007.
Listed in household of father, Greenberry Adkins, age 13, with step-mother,
Arminta Shrewsbury.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #305.
Listed as I.A. Adkins; age 43; born in WV; married twice, last time for less than a yr; farmer; head of
household.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 194A; Family #89.
Listed as Ade Adkins; age 55; married; farmer; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #10490; WV Archives Web Site.
I. A. Adkins; age 81; born in WV; married, husband of Martha Adkins, age 58; farmer; son of
Greenberry and Martha Baugs (sic) Adkins; died on 8 July 1944 at Keyrock, Wyoming Co, WV of
chronic myocarditis; buried on 10 Jul 1944 in cemetery at Keyrock, WV; informant, Frank Adkins,
Itmann, WV.
7. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Isaac Aden Adkins; born in 1872 (sic 1866 per Census); died in 1944; buried
in Privett Cemetery Keyrock, Wyoming Co, WV.