1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia 1858 - 1999"; 1999; McDowell Co Historical Society;
Thomas Clyde Deskins article; Page 76; submitted by M/M Frank (Cloia) Deskins, Hartford, IN.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Thomas Clyde Deskins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 62
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1926
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1988
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: George Smith Deskins
Mother: Evelyn Victoria Addair
Spouse: Wilma Frances Rose Hawks
Certificate Number: 1988060079"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia 1858 - 1999"; 1999; McDowell Co
Historical Society;
Thomas Clyde Deskins article; Page 76; submitted by M/M Frank (Cloia) Deskins, Hartford, IN.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 252B; Image
24 of 51; Family #213/209.
Listed as Pansy Jones; age 3 yrs 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 182; WV Archives Web Site.
William Jones; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Lex, WV; son of
_______; married on 6 Apr 1908 in McDowell Co, WV; Laura E. Snort; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of W.A. and Martah A.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #268/270.
Listed as William Jones; age 24; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I; Draft Registration Card #916; 12 Sep 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Jones; age 34; born 22 Jul 1884; living at Lex, WV; farmer; nearest relative, Laura Jones,
wife, Lex, WV; medium height and build; back eyes and brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 19 of 26; Family #155/155.
Listed as William Jones; age 35; born in WV; married; farmer; head of husehold.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 252B; Image
24 of 51; Family #213/209.
Listed as William Jones; age 44; born in WV; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D.24-60; Page 1199B; Image 36 of
132; Household #279.
Listed as William Jones; age 56; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; laborer on road maintainence; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U390; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William M. Jones; age 57; born 22 Jul 1885 (sic, 1884) at English, WV; living at Lex, WV; farmer;
person who will always know address, Laura Jones, Lex, WV; 5'4" tall; 145 lbs; brown eyes;
brown hair; dark complexion.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 007484; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
William M. Jones; age 84; born 22 Jul 1884 in WV; married; husband of Laura Short; retired
railroad worker; living at Atwell Mtn, WV; son of Preston and Pricie _____(Jones); died 5 May
1969 at Atwell Mtn, WV; from and acute coronary thrombosis; buried 7 May 1969 in Shortridge
Cemetery, Garland, WV; informant, Abby Deskins, Iaeger, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 244A, Family #95.
Listed as Laura? Short, age 11, born in Oct 1888 in WV, in household of father, William Short.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 182; WV Archives Web Site.
William Jones; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Lex, WV; son of _______;
married on 6 Apr 1908 in McDowell Co, WV; Laura E. Snort; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of W.A. and Martah A.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #268/270.
Listed as Laura Jones; age 21; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household
of husband, William Jones.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 19 of 26; Family #155/155.
Listed as Laura Jones; age 31; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William Jones.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 252B; Image
24 of 51; Family #213/209.
Listed as Laura Jones; age 42; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, William Jones.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D.24-60; Page 1199B; Image 36 of
132; Household #279.
Listed as Laura Jones; age 51; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William Jones.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 94A; Image 30
of 31; Family #268/270.
Listed as Lee Jones; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 19 of 26; Family #155/155.
Listed as Lee C. Jones; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 19 of 26; Family #155/155.
Listed as Edna A. Jones; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 252B; Image
24 of 51; Family #213/209.
Listed as Brookie Jones; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 19 of 26; Family #155/155.
Listed as John A. Jones; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 252B; Image
24 of 51; Family #213/209.
Listed as John Jones; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, William Jones.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D.24-60; Page 1199B; Image 36 of
132; Household #279.
Listed as John A. Jones; age 25; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; motorman in coal mine; in household of father, William Jones.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Three Forks Road; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page
244A; Image 7 of 51; Family #55/56.
Listed as Ernest Rose; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Charles W. Rose.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E..D. 24-5; taken on 12 Apr 1940; Page 81A;
Image 3 of 70; Household #23.
Listed as Earnest Rose; age 18; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, Charles W. Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 129; WV Archives Website.
Ernest Rose; age 22; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 18 Oct 1942 at Jolo, WV;
Wilma Hawks; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV with consent of Alice Hawks,
mother of Wilma Hawks.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 12 Jul 2018.
"Rev Ernest Rose
Birth 1921
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jan 1981 (aged 59–60)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191323789"Additional Information Posted:
"Rev. Ernest Rose, 59, of Jolo, was dead on arrival Monday morning at a Welch hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was a retired miner and a member of the Church of the Living God at Three Forks."Born in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Charles "Charlie" Wesley Rose (1895–1955) and Carrie Cornelius Kneelous" Day-Rose-Goodall (1896–1974). In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Lilly Jane Rose-Profitt-Casey-Keene (1917-1961), Frances Rose (1931-Deceased), and Emma Jean Rose (1935-Deceased).
"Survivors include his wife, Wilma F. Hawks-Rose-Deskins (1924-2009) whom he married on October 18, 1942 in Jolo, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1942, Page 129, Application Date: October 10, 1942); two foster daughters, Ernestine Smith of Bradshaw and Christine Mullins of Jolo; one foster son, Hobert Keen of Rasal; six sisters, Lilly Jane Rose-Profitt-Casey-Keene (1917-1961) of Pageton, Irene Rose-Terry (B. 1933) of Canton OH, Clementine Liebard Rose-Riley (1929-2005), Thelma Marie Rose-Jewell-Blankenship (1928-2000), both of Mt. Holly NC, Georgia Virginia Rose-Finley (B. 1935), Nellie Louise Rose-Keene (1931-2007), both of Jolo; three brothers, Troy Rose (B. 1923) of Mt. Holly, Eulys S. Rose (1923-1993) of Jolo and Charles "Charlie" Glen Rose (B. 1926) of Cornelius, NC; and one half-brother, Eulis Dunford of War.
"Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m at the Jolo Gospel Tabernacle Church with Rev. Booker Riffe, Rev. Freddie Dobbs and Rev. Doyle Rife officiating Burial will follow in Sparks Cemetery at Paynesville.
"SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper Archives; Tuesday, January 6, 1981; Page 3."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville, E.D. 24-59; Page 1178B;
Image 58 of 64; Household #489.
Listed as Wilma Hawks; age 17; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Hawks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 129; WV Archives Website.
Ernest Rose; age 22; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 18 Oct 1942 at Jolo, WV;
Wilma Hawks; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV with consent of Alice Hawks,
mother of Wilma Hawks.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harvey and Alice Hawks"; Article; Page 196; submitted by Mary Foley, PO Box
408, Jolo, WV 24850.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia 1858 - 1999"; 1999; McDowell Co Historical
Society;
Thomas Clyde Deskins article; Page 76; submitted by M/M Frank (Cloia) Deskins, Hartford, IN.
5. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Wilma Frances Rose Hawks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1924
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1988
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: John Harvey Hawks
Mother: Nora Skeens
Spouse: Thomas Clyde Deskins
Certificate Number: 1988060079"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by 47018634; 18 Dec 2009; maintained by Sue Lapp.
" Wilma F Hawks Deskins
Birth 22 Sep 1924
Death 15 Dec 2009 (aged 85)
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 45584625"Additional Information Posted:
"Wilma F. Rose Deskins, age 85, of Damascus, Va., formerly of Jolo, W.Va., was called home to Heaven Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. Wilma was born September 22, 1924 in Coeburn, Va., a daughter of the late John Harvey and Nora Skeens Hawks. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was retired from the McDowell County School System, having served as head cook at the Bradshaw Jr. High School for 22 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, the Reverend Ernest Rose; one sister; two half sisters; and a half brother. Survivors include two foster daughters, Ernestine Smith and husband Lennie of Damascus, Va., with whom she made her home for the past two years, and Christine Parson and husband Rick of Bluff City, Tenn.; one foster son, Hobert Keene and wife Joyce of Mt. Holley, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margie Asbury and Agnes Kennedy, both of Paynesville; two half sisters, Mary Foley of Paynesville, and Gertrude Foley of Cleveland, Ohio; two half brothers, James Hawks of Missouri and Russell Hawks of Paynesville, W.Va.Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 12 o'clock with Evangelist Charles Rose and the Reverend Freddie Dobbs officiating at the Family Worship Center at Jolo. Burial will follow in Tom Sparks Cemetery on Rockridge near Paynesville, W.Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the Family Worship Center in Jolo Friday evening, December 18, 2009 from 5 to 9 p.m.Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the Deskins family.
Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 12/18/2009 "
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District, taken on 19/21 Jun 1880; Page 340D;
Family #62/66
Listed as G. Burbridge Blankenship, age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Clark Blankenship.
2. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 270A; Family #120/121.
Listed as Burb Blankinship; age 21; born in VA in Dec 1878; married once for 1 yr; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 76A;
Family #184/185.
Listed as Burbridge Blankinship; age 32; born in VA; married once for 13 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #831; 12 Sep 1918.
General Burbridge Blankenship; age 42; born on 1 Apr 1876; farmer; living at Stacy, Buchanan Co,
VA; nearest relative, Beckie Blankenship; medium height with stout build; Black eyes and Black hair.
5. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 80B; Family #211/212.
Listed as Berb Blankinship; age 42; born in VA; married; farm laborer; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Genral B. Blankenship; age 53; born in VA; married at 20; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 270A; Family #120/121.
Listed as Rebecca Blankinship; age 17; born in VA in Aug 1882; married once for 1 yr; 1 child; 1
living; in household of husband, General B. Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 76A;
Family #184/185.
Listed as Rebeckie Blankinship; age 27; born in VA; married once: 5 children, 4 living; in household
of husband, General B. Blankenship.
3. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 80B; Family #211/212.
Listed as Rebecca Blankenship; age 32; born in VA; in household of husband, General B. Blankenship.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Rebecca Blankenship; age 49; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband,
General B. Blankenship.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 270A; Family #120/121.
Listed as Ida Blankinship; age 8 mons; born in VA in Sep 1899; in household of father, General B.
Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 76A;
Family #184/185.
Listed as Ida Blankinship; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
3. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 80B; Family #211/212.
Listed as Ida Blankinship; age 21; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 76A;
Family #184/185.
Listed as Eva Blankinship; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 81A; Family #211/212.
Listed as Eva Blankinship; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 76A;
Family #184/185.
Listed as Jennie Blankinship; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 81A; Family #211/212.
Listed as Jennie Blankinship; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 80B; Family #211/212.
Listed as Monroe Blankinship; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Monroe Blankenship; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 81A; Family #211/212.
Listed as Hattie Blankinship; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Hattie Blankenship; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 80B; Family #211/212.
Listed as Thomas Blankinship; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Conley Blankenship; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Lidda Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Mary Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 76A;
Family #184/185.
Listed as Walker Blankinship; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 80B; Family #211/212.
Listed as James W. Blankinship; age 18; born in VA; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 201B; Family #15/15.
Listed as Walker Blankenship; age 28; born in WV; in household of father, General B. Blankenship.
4. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; "Cemeteries"; Lester/ Waldron Cemetery; Bartley, WV.
Walker Blankenship; born on 29 Sep 1901; died on 9 Mar 1957; buried here.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '57 010390; WV Archives Website.
James Walker Blankenship; age 56; born in 1901 in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Buchanan Co,VA); never
married (sic, maried to Mary B. Horn); timber worker for lumber co; SS# 230-12-9661; living at #1
Hollow near Bartley, WV; son of Burb and Bickie (sic, Beckie) Blankenship; died 9 Mar 1957 at
Bartley, WV; due to mitral insufficiency; buried 12 Mar 1957 in Waldron Cemetery, Bartley, WV;
informant, Oscar Lester, Bartley, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; "Cemeteries"; Lester/ Waldron Cemetery; Bartley, WV.
Mary B. Blankenship; born on 29 Oct 1923; died on 12 Feb 1984; buried here.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1878.
Perry L. Cooke born 3 Nov 1878 to Gordon M. and Ophelia (sic Pheobe) C. Cooke.
2. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, Vol 4, page 706.
Oceana Township, page 009.
Listed as Perry L. Cooke, age 1, in household of father, Gordon M. Cooke.
3. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 6 Jun 1900, Page 267A, Family #56.
Listed as Perry L. Cook, age 21, born in WV in Sep 1878, in household of father, Gorden M. Cooke.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3961; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Perry Lane Cook; age 39; born on 17 Sep 1878; living at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; miner for Superior
Pocahontas Coal Co, Day, WV; nearest relative, Blanche Shannon, Davy, WV; medium height and
build; blue eyes and brown hair.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga 1881.
Blanche Shannon was born on 14 Sep 1881 to James and M.C. Shannon, Jr.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 1 Jun 1900, Page 244B, Family #10.
Listed as Blanche B. Shannon, age 18, born in WV in Oct 1881, in household of father, James
Shannon.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1882.
Julia Cooke was born on 17 Sep 1882 to Gordon M. and Catherine Cooke.
2. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1883.
Jula Cooke was born on 17 Sep 1883 to G.M. and Catherine Cooke.
Birth was registered twice.
3. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 6 Jun 1900, Page 267A, Family #56.
Listed as Julia B. Cook, age 17, born in WV in Sep 1882, in household of father, Gorden M. Cooke.
1. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, Vol 4, page 706.
Center Township, page 002.
Listed as Francis M. Cooke, age 4, in household of father, Green M. Cooke.
2. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; taken on 23 Jun 1900; Page 92A; Family #493/499.
Listed as F.M. Cook; age 24; born in WV in Sep 1875; single; coal miner; in household of G.A.
Smedes.
3. 1910 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Mud Fork Precinct; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 128B;
Family #18/18.
Listed as Marion Cook; age 33; born in WV; single; coal mine foreman; in household of Wiley Brown.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3097; Beckley, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Francis Marion Cook; age 42; born on 1 Dec 1875; coal operator for Cook Carter Coal Co, Terry, WV;
nearest relative, Etta B. Cook; Beckley, WV; tall with medium build; brown eyes and Black hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 236A;
Family #173/176.
Listed as F. Marion Cook; age 44; born in WV; married; superintendent of coal mine; head of
household.
6. Logan Co, WV Death Certificate #11529; WV Archives Web Site.
Francis Marion Cook; age 53 yrs, 7 mons, 15 days; born on 1 Sep 1874; mine contractor; married;
living at Amherstdale, WV; son of Green and Sarah Shumate Cook; died on 15 Sep 1927 at Becco,
Logan Co, WV of a stroke; buried on 18 Sep 1927 at Beckley, WV; informant, Etta Cook,
Amherstdale, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 6 Jun 1900, Page 267A, Family #56.
Listed as Ettie B. Cook, age 10, born in WV in Jul 1889, in household of father, Gorden M. Cooke.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 28 Apr 1910, Page 270A, Family #173.
Listed as Effie B. Cook, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, Gordon M. Cook.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brpwns Creek District; Davy; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 236A;
Family #173/176.
Listed as Ettie B. Cook; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Frances M. Cook.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brpwns Creek District; Davy; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 236A;
Family #173/176.
Listed as Archer Cook; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Frances M. Cook.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brpwns Creek District; Davy; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 236A;
Family #173/176.
Listed as Margie Cook; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Frances M. Cook.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 198; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Ray Lambert; age 19; born in Wolfpen, WV; single; living in Wyoming, WV; son of
W.F. and Goldie Lambert; married on 7 Dec 1957 at Baileysville, WV; Wilma Jean England;
age 16; born and living at Fanrock, WV; daughter of Kelsie and Ruby England.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 51; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Ray Lambert; age 24; born in Wolfpen, WV; divorced; living at Brenton, WV; son of
W.F. and Goldie Lambert; married on 2 Feb 1963 at Baileysville, WV; Nannie Marie Cook;
age 25; born and living at Brenton, WV; single; daughter of Herbert W. (deceased) and
Della (Newcomb) Cook.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 51; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Ray Lambert; age 24; born in Wolfpen, WV; divorced; living at Brenton, WV; son of
W.F. and Goldie Lambert; married on 2 Feb 1963 at Baileysville, WV; Nannie Marie Cook;
age 25; born and living at Brenton, WV; single; daughter of Herbert W. (deceased) and
Della (Newcomb) Cook.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Nancy Marie Cook Lambert, 79, of Brenton, WV, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 in Raleigh
General Hospital, Beckley, WV. She was born on May 22, 1937 in Bartley, WV a daughter of the late Herbert
W. and Della Cloa Newcomb Cook. Nancy attended the Brenton Church of God. In addition to her parents
she is preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Lambert; a son Gaborgene Lambert; son -in-law Kenny
McKinney; special uncle Theodore Cook; and nephew Jason Newcomb. Survivors include a daughter Rada
McKinney of Brenton; a sister Sharon (Harley) Morgan of Brenton; step sister Michelle (Scott) Ryman of
Columbus, OH; three brothers Bob (Linda) Cook of Steeles, Vernon Newcomb of Fanrock and Tony
Newcomb of Lillydale; a special aunt Betty Cook of White Sulphur Springs; four nieces April Marek, Bobbie
Jean Toler, Stacey Justice and Gaboranne Tilley; three nephews Richie Cook, JD Newcomb and Hunter
Newcomb; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at Noon on Friday,
October 14, 2016 at the Brenton Church of God, Brenton, WV with Pastor Lee Fischer and Rev. Tommy
Knotts officiating. She will be laid to rest in Cook Cemetery, Brenton, WV...."
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; pemberton Precinct; taken on 14 May 1910; page 171A;
Family #675/678.
Listed as Lena H. Cook; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Robert T. Cook.
2. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Family #410/410.
Listed as Lina Waddell; age 27; born in WV; married at 15; in household of father, Robert T. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Family #410/410.
Listed as Rhea R. Waddell; age 10; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Robert T. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Family #410/410.
Listed as Mary E. Waddell; age 7; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Robert T. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Family #410/410.
Listed as Helen L. Waddell; age 5; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Robert T. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 261A;
Family #410/410.
Listed as Catherine K. Waddell; age 3 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather,
Robert T. Cook.