1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Jan 1920, Page 230B, Family #111.
Listed as Elden Cook, age 8, born in WV; in household of father, Don L. Cooke.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, Page 195A, Family #156.
Listed as Eldon Cook, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, Don L. Cooke.
3. Social Security Death Index.
Eldon Cook; born on 31 Aug 1911; died in Aug 1974.
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Monday, 26 Mar 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"OCEANA — David Lee Cook, Sr., 60, of Oceana, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. "Born Oct. 30, 1946, at Oceana, he was the son of the late Eldon Don Cook and Betty Mae Workman Cook. "David attended the Oceana Freewill Baptist Church and loved hunting, fishing, camping and being outdoors. He was an avid Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. "In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Cook, and a sister, Cynthia Diane Topping. "Survivors include his wife, Wendy Graham Cook of the residence; five sons, David Lee Cook Jr. of Tennessee, Christopher David Cook, Brandon Eldon Cook and Jason Michael Cook, all of Glen Daniel, and David Keith Cook of Oceana; two sisters, Linda Karen Vesley of Florida and Mary Catherine Miller of Cleveland, Ga. "At the request of Mr. Cook, there will be no services..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 400; WV Archives Website.
Hoit Bailey; age 26; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Jesse, WV; son of Matison and Mary Bailey;
married on 2 Apr 1919 at Mary Stewart's; Nellie Lafferty; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Jesse, WV; daughter of Lewis and Lathie Lafferty.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 29 Apr 1910, Page 271A, Family #181.
Listed as Cecil Cook, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Denny Cook.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Jan 1920, Page 230A, Family #99.
Listed as Cecil Cook, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Denny Cook.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 18 Apr 1930, Page 197B, Family #212.
Listed as Cecil Cooke, age 22, born in WV, in household of father, Denny Cooke.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Cecil R. Cook; born on 9 Apr 1907; died on 21 Jun 1965; buried in Cook
Cemetery, Kopperston, Wyoming Co, WV.
5."Allen Family in Wyoming Co, WV", web site http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes?view=6
&userid=oceana1960&pid=287.
Letha "Bobby" Allen; born in 1885; died in 1943; married Lewis Lafferty.
Daughter, Vadis Lafferty; married Cecil Cook.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 3 Jan 1920, Page 135B, Family #12.
Listed as Elmer Aliff, age 4? yrs, ?? months, born in WV, in household of father, Bee Aliff.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 78B; Image 14 of 25;
Family #122/120.
Listed as Elmer Aliff; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis B. Aliff.
3. Wyoming Co, WV: Marriage Records; Book #__(1936); Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Aliff; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; son of Bee and
Cora Aliff; married on 24 Dec 1936 at Clear Fork, WV; Elouine Toler; age 18;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of I.H. and Merl Toler.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #5 (1968); Page 9; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Aliff; age 53; born 20 Fb 1915 in WV; divorced; retail store manager; living in Arlington, VA;
son of Dee and Cora (Toler) Aliff; died 3 Jul 1968 at Pineville, WV; from hydrostatic pneumonia
due to cirrohosis of liver; buried 5 Jul 1968 in Toler Cemetery, Clear Fork, WV; informant, Edsel
Aliff.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 3/6 Jan 1920, Page 204B,
Family #20.
Listed as Ellarine Toler, age 9 months, born in WV, in household of father, Ira H. Toler.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Sunday 1 Oct 2006; Newspaper Obit.
"CLEAR FORK — Elouine Aliff Elkins, 87, of Clear Fork, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, following a long illness. "Born March 28, 1919, at Sun Hill, she was the daughter of the late I.H. Toler and Merle Cook Toler. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Elmer Aliff; her second husband, James K. Elkins; a stepdaughter, Anna Ruth Francis; twin sister, Elouise Toler; sister, Belva Simpson; and three brothers, I.H. Toler, Jr., William Toler, and Arley C. Toler. "Mrs. Elkins was a member of Sun Hill Independent Country Church. "Survivors include three sons, Edsel Aliff and his wife Sharon of Foster, Roger Aliff and his wife Heidi of Clarksville, Tenn., and Rick Aliff of Charlotte, N.C.; four daughters, Wilma Ellis and her husband David of Cross Lanes, Vickie Blankenship and her husband Larry of Clear Fork, Sherry McCoy of Charlotte, N.C., and Martha Gregory and her husband Erwin of Oceana; three stepchildren, Bill Elkins and his wife Judy of Pasadina, Texas, J.K. “Hamfat” Elkins and his wife Trish of Mullens, and Tommy Elkins and his wife Phyllis of Tumbling Shoals, Ark.; two brothers, Don Toler and his wife Helen of Madison and Vondie Toler and his wife Anita of Madison; two sisters, Mary Ellen Ellis and her husband Richard of Gilbert and Marlene Ford of Edmond, Okla.; two special sisters-in-law, Celia Toler and Zida Trent Chambers; 13 grandchildren, Jeannie Gentry, Tracie Daulton, Bryan Aliff, Jeff Blankenship, Kelly Blankenship, James Roberts and his wife Marti, Anita Lester and her husband Bill, Michelle Atwell and her husband David, Debbie Edens and her husband Doug, David “Butch” Ellis and his wife Tracie, Jennifer Elkins and her husband Ronnie, Jody Little and her husband Toby, and Shawnna Bowers and her husband Matt; six stepgrandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 11 stepgreat-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends. "Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. Hanibal Blankenship, Jr., and Erwin Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in Toler Family Cemetery, Clear Fork..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 192B, Family #111.
Listed as Kenner Elkins, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Luther Elkins.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
James Kenner Elkins; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of
Luther and Allie Elkins; married on 16 Dec 1937 at New Richmond, WV; Vida Long; age 21; born
in Johnson Co, TN; single; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of Lawrence and Edna Long.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page 230?B;
Image 28 of 97; Household #192.
Listed as Kenner Elkins; age 26; born in WV; married; 12th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; tipple man for mining company; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 3/6 Jan 1920, Page 204B,
Family #20.
Listed as Ellarine Toler, age 9 months, born in WV, in household of father, Ira H. Toler.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Sunday 1 Oct 2006; Newspaper Obit.
"CLEAR FORK — Elouine Aliff Elkins, 87, of Clear Fork, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, following a long illness. "Born March 28, 1919, at Sun Hill, she was the daughter of the late I.H. Toler and Merle Cook Toler. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Elmer Aliff; her second husband, James K. Elkins; a stepdaughter, Anna Ruth Francis; twin sister, Elouise Toler; sister, Belva Simpson; and three brothers, I.H. Toler, Jr., William Toler, and Arley C. Toler. "Mrs. Elkins was a member of Sun Hill Independent Country Church. "Survivors include three sons, Edsel Aliff and his wife Sharon of Foster, Roger Aliff and his wife Heidi of Clarksville, Tenn., and Rick Aliff of Charlotte, N.C.; four daughters, Wilma Ellis and her husband David of Cross Lanes, Vickie Blankenship and her husband Larry of Clear Fork, Sherry McCoy of Charlotte, N.C., and Martha Gregory and her husband Erwin of Oceana; three stepchildren, Bill Elkins and his wife Judy of Pasadina, Texas, J.K. “Hamfat” Elkins and his wife Trish of Mullens, and Tommy Elkins and his wife Phyllis of Tumbling Shoals, Ark.; two brothers, Don Toler and his wife Helen of Madison and Vondie Toler and his wife Anita of Madison; two sisters, Mary Ellen Ellis and her husband Richard of Gilbert and Marlene Ford of Edmond, Okla.; two special sisters-in-law, Celia Toler and Zida Trent Chambers; 13 grandchildren, Jeannie Gentry, Tracie Daulton, Bryan Aliff, Jeff Blankenship, Kelly Blankenship, James Roberts and his wife Marti, Anita Lester and her husband Bill, Michelle Atwell and her husband David, Debbie Edens and her husband Doug, David “Butch” Ellis and his wife Tracie, Jennifer Elkins and her husband Ronnie, Jody Little and her husband Toby, and Shawnna Bowers and her husband Matt; six stepgrandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 11 stepgreat-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends. "Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Revs. Hanibal Blankenship, Jr., and Erwin Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in Toler Family Cemetery, Clear Fork..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 192B, Family #111.
Listed as Kenner Elkins, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Luther Elkins.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
James Kenner Elkins; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of
Luther and Allie Elkins; married on 16 Dec 1937 at New Richmond, WV; Vida Long; age 21; born
in Johnson Co, TN; single; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of Lawrence and Edna Long.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page 230?B;
Image 28 of 97; Household #192.
Listed as Kenner Elkins; age 26; born in WV; married; 12th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; tipple man for mining company; head of household.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 278; WV Archives Web Site.
James Kenner Elkins; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of
Luther and Allie Elkins; married on 16 Dec 1937 at New Richmond, WV; Vida Long; age 21; born
in Johnson Co, TN; single; living at Itmann, WV; daughter of Lawrence and Edna Long.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page 230?B;
Image 28 of 97; Household #192.
Listed as Vida Elkins; age 24; born in TN; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James K. Elkins.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; E.D. 55-9; taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page 230?B;
Image 28 of 97; Household #192.
Listed as Ruth Elkins; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of father, James K. Elkins.