1. 1850 Census, Russell Co, VA; taken on 23 Oct 1850; Page 305B; Family #1185.
Listed as John Boothe; age 48; born in Montgomery Co, VA; farmer; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Russell Co, VA; taken on 23 Oct 1850; Page 305B; Family #1185.
Listed as Jane Boothe; age 47; born in Smyth Co, VA; in household of husband, John Booth.
1. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 15.
Marriage Record, McDowell Co, WV, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 109.
Sylvester Booth, age 18, born in Tazewell Co, VA, son of Stephen and
Jennie Booth, married on 22 Dec 1880 Susan E. Hanner (sic Horner), age 28,
born in Tazewell Co, VA, daughter of John and Elizabeth Horner.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 74B; Family #32/32.
Listed as Steven Boothe; age 39; born in VA in Jul 1863; married 16 yrs; farmer; head of household.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Sylvester S. Boothe; age 51; born in VA; widowed; farmer; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 65A;
Family #386/388.
Listed as S.S. Boothe; age 51; born in VA; widowed; livery wagon; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #13040; WV Archives Web Site.
Stephen Sylvester Boothe; age 65 yrs, 3 mons, 16 days; born on 25 Jun 1862 in Russell Co, VA;
married; farmer; son of Stephen and Jennie Stevenson Boothe; died on 11 Oct 1927 at Newhall,
McDowell Co, WV of a stoke; buried on 12 Oct 1927 at Shrader, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 74B; Family #32/32.
Listed as Sallie Boothe; age 31; born in TN in Aug 1869; married 16 yrs; 7 children, all living;
in household of husband, Sylvester S. Booth.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 74B; Family #32/32.
Listed as Charles Boothe; age 3; born in WV in Jun 1896; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Charles Boothe; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as William Boothe; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 74B; Family #32/32.
Listed as John Boothe; age 17; born in WV in Dec 1882; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 May 1910 ; Page 202B;
Family #272/284.
Listed as John Boothe; age 25; born in WV; married once for less than a yr; farm laborer; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft registration Card #2014; Welch, WV Draft Doard; 5 Jun 1918.
John Frank Boothe; age 35; born on 17 Dec 1882; miner for Sayen? Pocahontas Coal Co, Yukon, WV;
nearest relative, Roanna Booth, Yukon, McDowell Co, WV; medium height; brown eyes and Black
hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #37/41.
Listed as John Boothe; age 37; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 176A; Family #61/61.
Listed as Roena L. Altizer; age 9; born in Nov 1891 in VA; in household of father, William M. Altizer.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 May 1910 ; Page 202B;
Family #272/284.
Listed as Rosy Boothe; age 18; born in WV; married once for less than 1 yr; 1 child, 1 living; in
household of husband, John F. Boothe.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #37/41.
Listed as Rosa Boothe; age 27; born in WV; in household of husband, John Booth.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 192A;
Family #218/247.
Listed as Roena L. Booth; age 39; born in WV; widow; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #3598; WV Archives Web Site.
Rowena Lee Boothe; age 41 yrs, 3 mons, 27 days; born on 15 Nov 1892 in WV; widow; daughter of
unknown parents; died on 12 Mar 1934 at Newhall, McDowell Co, WV of sucide, from lye burns to
gastro intestinal tract; she was stricken on 4 Mar 1934; no burial date or place.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #37/41.
Listed as Clarence Boothe; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John Booth.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 192A;
Family #218/247.
Listed as Clarence N. Boothe; age 18; born in WV; in household of mother, Rowena Altizer Boothe.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #37/41.
Listed as Dave Boothe; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, John Booth.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 192A;
Family #218/247.
Listed as David Boothe; age 16; born in WV; in household of mother, Rowena Altizer Boothe.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #42; WV Archives Web Site.
Nellie May Boothe; age 1 yr, 0 mons, 14 days; born on 17 Oct 1918 at Coalwood, WV; daughter of
John and Rosa Altizer Boothe; died on 31 Oct 1919 at Newhall, McDowell Co, WV of croup; buried
on 1 Nov 1919 at Coalwood, WV; informant, W.L. Peck, Coalwood, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 192A;
Family #218/247.
Listed as Hettie M. Boothe; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Rowena Altizer Boothe.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Luther Boothe; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft registration Card #3282; Welch, WV Draft Doard; 12 Sep 1918.
Luther Boothe; age 18; born on 21 Apr 1900; living at Caretta, WV; miner for Carter Coal Co, Caretta,
WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Nellie Boothe, Caretta, WV; medium height and build; brown eyes and
Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #33/36.
Listed as Luther Boothe; age 20; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #33/36.
Listed as Nellie Boothe; age 21; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Luther Boothe.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #33/36.
Listed as Orville Boothe; age 1 yr, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Luther Boothe.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Elijah Boothe; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 10 May 1910, Page 208B,
Family #383.
Listed as Edith Brewster, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Andrew M. Brewster.
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #6042; WV Archives Web Site.
Edith Brewster Boothe; age 19 yrs, 4 mons, 4 days; born on 7 Jan 1902 in McDowell Co, WV; married;
daughter of Andy M. and Mary Jane Brewster; died on 11 May 1921 at Newhall, McDowell Co, WV of
septicaemia following childbirth; she was stricken on 3 May 1921; buried on 12 May 1921 at Newhall,
WV; informant, Mary Jane Brewster.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #6041; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmett Bundy Boothe; age 9 days; born on 3 May 1921 in McDowell Co, WV; son of Elijah Gear and
Edith Marcie Brewster Boothe; died on 12 May 1921 at Newhall, McDowell Co, WV of malnutrition,
improper feeding; buried on 12 May 1921 at Newhall, WV; informant, Elijah Boothe, Newhall.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Rufus Boothe; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Sylvester S. Booth.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft registration Card #154; Welch, WV Draft Doard; 5 Jun 1918.
Rufus Boothe; age 21; born on 29 Apr 1897 at Yukon, WV; employed by Yukon Pocahonras Coal Co;
nearest relative, Vest Boothe, War, WV; tall with slender build; hazel eyes and light brown hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #33/37.
Listed as Rufus Boothe; age 22; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #33/37.
Listed as Virgie Boothe; age 16; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Rufus Boothe.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B;
Family #33/37.
Listed as Guy Boothe; age 1 yr, 4 mons; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Rufus Boothe.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 74B; Family #32/32.
Listed as Bird Boothe; age 17; born in Dec 1882
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4132; Welch, WV Draft Doard; 5 Jun 1918.
Bird Boothe; age 34; born on 17 Dec 1884; living at Newhall, McDowell Co, WV; miner for NR &P
Coal and Coke, Newhall, WV; nearest relative, Martha Booth, Newhall; medium height and build;
brown eyes and Black hair.
3. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #15096; WV Archives Web Site.
Byrd B. Boothe, aka Burd William Boothe, Sr.; age 63 yrs, 10 mons, 26 days; born on 17 Dec 1880 at
Berwind, WV; married, husband of Martha Altizer, age 58; son of Vesper and Susie Harmon Booth;
died on 11 Dec 1944 at Newhall, McDowell Co, WV of multiple sclerousis, buried on 14 Nov 1944
at Grassy Spur, VA; informant, Walter Booth, Newhall, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek Township, taken on 16 Jun 1900,
page 81B, Family #155.
Listed as Martha Altizer, age 11, born in Jul 1889 in VA, in household of
father, George Altizer.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, George Altizer Search, 11 May 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Martha Altizer; born on 27 Sep 1885
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Martha Ann Altizer Boothe
Birth 27 Jul 1885
Death 1 Apr 1982 (aged 96)
Burial
Grassy Spur Church Cemetery
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia"
1. McDowell Co, WV Genealogy Web Site; Cemeteries; Number 8 Mine Cemetery.
Infant Daughter of Bird Boothe; born and died on 27 Dec 1920; buried here.
1. 1870 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Black Lick Township; Rural Retreat P.O.; taken on 27 Jun 1870;
Page 395B; Family #284/282.
Listed as Henry Williams; age 31; born in VA; day laborer; head of household.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 263A; Family #150/157.
Listed as H.A. Williams; age 48; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 75A; Family #38/38.
Listed as Henry Williams; age 68; born in VA in Mar 1831; married 38 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 176A;
Family #3/3.
Listed as Henry A. Williams; age 77; born in VA; married once for 48 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Wythe Co, VA (now Bland), taken on 27 Sep 1850, page 329A, Family #1474.
Listed as Nancy Leonard, age 10, born in VA, in household of father, John Leonard.
2. 1860 Census, Wythe Co, VA (now Bland), District 68, taken on 3 Jul 1860, Page 854, Family #993.
Listed as Nancy Leonard, age 19, born in VA, in household of father, John Leonard.
3. 1870 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Black Lick Township; Rural Retreat P.O.; taken on 27 Jun 1870;
Page 395B; Family #284/282.
Listed as Nancy Williams; age 26; born in VA; in household of husband, Henry A. Williams.
4. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 263B; Family #150/157.
Listed as Nancy A. Williams; age 40; born in VA; in household of husband, Henry A. Williams.
5. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 75A; Family #38/38.
Listed as Nancy Williams; age 50; born in VA in May 1850; married 38 yrs; 9 children, 8 living;
in household of husband, Henry A. Williams.
6. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 176A;
Family #3/3.
Listed as Nancy A. Williams; age 65; born in VA; married once for 48 yrs; nine children, 7 living;
in household of husband, Henry A. Williams.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 263B; Family #150/157.
Listed as Mary E. Williams; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Henry A. Williams.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 263B; Family #150/157.
Listed as Eliza A. Williams; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Henry A. Williams.
1. 1870 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Black Lick Township; Rural Retreat PO; taken on 27 Jun 1870;
Page 395B; Family #284/282.
Listed as Polly Williams; age 68; born in VA; in household of son, Henry A. Williams.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 81A; Family #151.
Listed as Willie Williams; age 1; born in WV in Aug 1898; in household of father, Henry S. Williams.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 177B;
Family #31/31.
Listed as Willie Williams; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Henry S. Williams.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #288; Welch, WV Draft Voard; 24 Aug 1918.
Will Williams; age 21; born on 5 Aug 1897 at English, McDowell Co, WV; living at Yukon, McDowell
Co, WV father born in Tazewell Co, VA; employed by Sawyers Pocahontas Coal & Coke Co at Yukon;
nearest relative, Stewart Williams, father, Yukon, WV; medium height with slender build; brown eyes
and brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 16 Jan 1920; Page 28B;
Family #138/144.
Listed as William Williams; age 21; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Will Williams; born on 5 Aug 1898; died in Apr 1973; last residence, War, McDowell Co, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 175B; Family #47.
Listed as Hettie A. Dunford; age 1; born in VA in Apr 1899; in household of father, Samuel Dunford.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 220B; Family #61.
Listed as Hettie A. Dunford; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel Dunford.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 16 Jan 1920; Page 28B;
Family #138/144.
Listed as Hettie Williams; age 19; born in VA; married; in household of husband, William L. Williams.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #14854; WV Archives Web Site.
Hettie Williams; age 33; born in Tazewell Co, VA; married; wife of W.L. Williams; daughter of
Samuel and Allie Christian Dunford; died on 30 Oct 1932 at Yukon, McDowell Co, WV of opium
poisoning; buried on 31 Oct 1932 at Lomax Cemetery; informant, W.L. Williams.