1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #70 002089; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Ray Lusk; age 38; born in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at
Corrine, Wyoming Co, WV; son of Leonard and Bertha (Blankenship) Lusk; married on 16 Jan 1970
at Pearisburg, VA; Margaret Jane Lafferty; age 36; born 23 Feb 1933 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Goodall Allen and
Nancy Elizabeth (Rose) Lafferty.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James R. Lusk
SSN: 233-48-7599
Last Residence:
25826 Corinne, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 29 Jul 1931
Died: 5 Aug 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
3. Blankenship3 Family Tree; posted by Sharon Ratica; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"James "Jimmy" Ray Lusk
1931–1994
Birth 29 JUL 1931 • Herndon, Wyoming Co., ., West Virginia
Death 8-5-1994 • Corinne, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #70 002089; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Ray Lusk; age 38; born in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at
Corrine, Wyoming Co, WV; son of Leonard and Bertha (Blankenship) Lusk; married on 16 Jan 1970
at Pearisburg, VA; Margaret Jane Lafferty; age 36; born 23 Feb 1933 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Goodall Allen and
Nancy Elizabeth (Rose) Lafferty.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
James Elwood Clay age 23; born and living at Mullens, WV; single; son of Frank and Georgia
Clay; married on 24 Aug 1957 at Mullens, WV; Wanna Lafferty; age 20; born and living at
Mullens, WV; single; daughter of G.A. and Nancy Elizabeth Lafferty.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
James Elwood Clay age 23; born and living at Mullens, WV; single; son of Frank and Georgia
Clay; married on 24 Aug 1957 at Mullens, WV; Wanna Lafferty; age 20; born and living at
Mullens, WV; single; daughter of G.A. and Nancy Elizabeth Lafferty.
James Augustus "Gus" Mitchem Sr
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16/17 Jun 1880; Page 162A;
Family #103/104.
Listed as James G. Mitchem; age 7 mons; born in WV in Oct; in household of father, Robert T.
Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records transcribed by WPA; Page 75.
James Mitchem; age 18; married Sarah Rose; age not given; on 16 Mar 1897 at Gilliam; McDowell
Co, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV Web Site, "McDowell Co Marriages" FTP File; Book #2, page 402.
James A. Mitchem, age 18, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of R.T. and Mary E. Mitchem, married
on 16 Mar 1897 Sarah A. Rose, age 16, born in McDowell Co, WV, daughter of Amanuel and
Nancy Rose.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 15 Jun 1900 Page 101A;
Family #301.
Listed as James Mitchem; age 21; born in WV in 1879; married 4 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1908); Page 263; WV Archives Web Site.
Gus Mitchem; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Upland, WV; son of
Tomp and Elizabeth; married on 8 Jun 1908 at Eckman, WV; Mandey Jarrell; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John and ____.
6. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 280B;
Family #294/294.
Listed as J. Augustus Mitchem; age 29; born in WV; married twice, last time for 1 yr; laborer in
timbering; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4644; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Gus Mitchem; age 39; born on 27 Oct 1878; living at Vivian, McDowell Co, WV; timberman for
Peerless Coal & Coke Co, Vivian, WV; nearest relative, Mandy Mitchem; short with medium build;
brown eyes and dark hair.
8. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; taken on 10 Jan 1920;
Page 49A; Family #147/154.
Listed as Gus Mitchem; age 41; born in WV; married; timberman in coal man; head of household.
9. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eureaka; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 167A;Family #218/233.
Listed as Gus Mitchem; age 50; born in WV; married at 17; timberman in coal mine; head of
household.
10. Raleigh Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #86; 27 Apr 1942.
Gus Mitchem; age 61; born on 27 Oct 1880 in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Eckman; unemployed;
person who will always know address, Mrs Mandy Mitchem; 5' 6" tall; 145 lbs; gray eyes, gray
hair; ruddy complexion.
11. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 360; WV Archives Web Site.
Gus Mitchem; age 73; born in Raleigh Co, WV; widowed; living at Eckman, WV; married on 15
Nov 1952 at Keystone, WV; Margaret Mullins; age 67; born at unknown; widow; living at
Eckman, WV.
12. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 002005; WV Archives Web Site.
James Gus Mitchem; age 79; born at Eckman, WV; married; retired coal miner; living at Eckman,
WV; son of Robert Thompson and Lizzie (Graham) Mitchem; died 23 Feb 1958 in the Welch
Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; from a pulmonary embolism due to fracture of right femur
caused by fall at home on 21 Feb 1958; buried 25 Feb 1958 in Jarret Cemetery, Eckman, WV;
informant, Robert Mitchem, Maybeury, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1908); Page 263; WV Archives Web Site.
Gus Mitchem; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Upland, WV; son of
Tomp and Elizabeth; married on 8 Jun 1908 at Eckman, WV; Mandey Jarrell; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John and ____.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 280B;
Family #294/294.
Listed as Amanda L. Mitchem; age 18; born in WV; married once for 1 yr; 2 children, none living; in
household of husband, James A. Mitchem.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 49A;
Family #147/154.
Listed as Amanda Mitchem; age 28; born in WV; married; in household of husband, James A.
Mitchem.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eureaka; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 167A;
Family #218/233.
Listed as Amanda Mitchem; age 40; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, James A.
Mitchem.
5. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #1783; WV Archives Web Site.
Mandy Mitchem; age 63 yrs, 11 mons, 7 days; born on 28 Feb 1887 in McDowell Co, WV; married;
living at Eckman, WV; daughter of John A. and Laura Mitchem Jarrell; died on 5 Feb 1951 in
Stevens Clinic, Welch, McDowell Co, WV of "intestinal obstruction, late, due to femoral hernia, right";
buried on 6 Feb 1951 in Jarrett Cemetery, Eckman, WV; informant, Gus Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; taken on 10 Jan 1920;
Page 49A; Family #147/154.
Listed as Pearlie Mitchem; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eureaka; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 167A; Family #218/233.
Listed as Pearlie Mitchem; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1932); Page 138; Line16; WV Archives Web Site.
Paerly Mitchem; age 18yrs, 3 mons 2 days; born 20 Jan 1914 in WV; daughter of Gus and Amanda
(Geralds) Mitchem; died 23 Mar 1932 at Eckman; from endocarditis tonsilitis; no burial information;
reported by Frank Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 49A; Family #147/154.
Listed as Mary Mitchem; age 1 yr 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 49A;
Family #147/154.
Listed as Alafire Mitchem; age 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Mitchem.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eureaka; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 167A;
Family #218/233.
Listed as Edward Mitchem; age 2 yrs, 0 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James A.
Mitchem.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edward Mitchem
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 May 1928
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia [Eckman McDow|]
Death Date: 1 Oct 2002
Claim Date: 18 Nov 1975
Father:
Gus Mitchem
Mother:
Mandy Jarrell
SSN: 233407240
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Aug 1943: Name listed as EDWARD MITCHEM"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 31 Jul 2017.
" Edward Mitchem
Birth 16 May 1928
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Oct 2002 (aged 74)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Jarrett Cemetery
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 181941534"
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn Distrist; taken 22 Jun 1880; Page 333B; Family #59/95.
Listed as David T. Mullens, age 5, in household of father, David Mullins.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 243B, Family #88.
Listed as Thomas D. Mullins, age 25, born in Sep 1874 in WV, in household of father, David Mullins.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 237B;
Family #180/180.
Listed as Thomas Mullins; age 34; born in WV; married once for 8 yrs; farmer; haed of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #5061; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
David Thomas Mullins; age 43; born on 11 May 1875; living at Welch, McDowell Co, WV; farmer;
nearest relative, Mary Mullins, Welch, WV; tall with slender build; brown eyes and Black hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 14/16 Jan 1920; Page 27B;
Family #527/630.
Listed as Tom Mullins; age 44; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, page 124B, Family 94.
Listed as Mary Bell Lane, age 16, in household of father, Alexander lane.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 237B;
Family #180/180.
Listed as Mary B. Mullins; age 24; born in WV; married once for 8 yrs; 5 children, 4 living; in household
of husband, David T. Mullins.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 14/16 Jan 1920; Page 27B;
Family #527/630.
Listed as Mary B. Mullins; age 34; born in WV; married; in household of husband, David T. Mullins.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 237B;
Family #180/180.
Listed as Simon J. Mullins; age 24; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Mullins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 14/16 Jan 1920; Page 27B;
Family #527/630.
Listed as Simeon Mullins; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Mullins.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 237B;
Family #180/180.
Listed as John R. Mullins; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Mullins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 14/16 Jan 1920; Page 27B;
Family #527/630.
Listed as Robert Mullins; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Mullins.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines, E.D. 23 Apr 1940; Page 376B;
Image 16 of 62; Household #131.
Listed as Robert Mullins; age 35; born in WV; married?; 3rd grade education; coal miner; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother, Eli E. Mullins.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 14/16 Jan 1920; Page 27B;
Family #527/630.
Listed as Wilson Mullins; age 3 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Mullins.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 14/16 Jan 1920; Page 27B;
Family #527/630.
Listed as William Mullins; age 1 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Mullins.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #233.
Listed as William P. Mitchem; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Elkena Mitchem.
2. 1910 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; White Sulfur District; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 256A;
Family #209/216.
Listed as William P. Mitchem; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, Elkena Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WWI Draft Registration Card #3196; 5 Jun 1917.
Parish Mitchem; age 27; born on 9 Apr 1890 in Browns Creek, (District, McDowell Co) WV; farmer;
dependent wife and 1 child; tall with slender build; Black eyes and Black hair; "four fingers, right
hand off".
4. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Paris W. Mitchem; age 29; born in WV; married; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Boiling Springs District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 97B;
Family #232/235.
Listed as William P. Mitchem; age 40; born in WV; married at 29; farmer; head of household.
6. Alleghany Co, VA; WW II Draft Registration Card #1181; Covington, VA Draft Board; 27 Apr 1942
William Paris Mitchem; age 51; born on 9 Apr 1891 at Welsh(sic, Welch), McDowell Co, WV; living at
RFD #1, Covington, Alleghany Co, VA; farmer; person who will always know address, Mrs. Alley
Mitchem, RFD #1, Covington, VA; 5' 11" tall; 150 lbs; brown eyes and brown hair; ruddy complexion;
deaf, crippled hand, goiter.
7. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Paris Mitchem
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1891
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Father:
Elcanah Mitchem
Mother:
Stacy Green
SSN: 234427932
Notes: Jul 1944: Name listed as WILLIAM PARIS MITCHEM"
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by E. Suttle; 27 Sep 2018.
" William Paris Mitchem
Birth 1891
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Mar 1948 (aged 56–57)
Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery
Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 193453469"
1. 1900 Census, Alleghaney Co, VA; Covington District; 30 Jun and 2 Jul 1900; Page 231 A; Image
15 of 33; Family #134/140.
Listed as Alpha Webb; age 25; born in VA in Oct 1875; in household of father, John H. Webb.
(Believe this is Alafare Webb with age and birth year in error because she is listed as born in VA.
Had she been 25 she would have been born in WV before they moved to Covington, VA)
2. 1910 Census, Bath Co, VA; Cedar Creek District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 1B; Family #14.
Listed as Ellie Smith; age 24; born in VA; married once for 6 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, Joseph F. Smith.
3. 1920 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Dunlap Precinct; taken on 23 Mar 1920; Page 89A; Family #174.
Listed as Ally F. Mitchem; age 33; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William P. Mitchem.
4. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Boiling Springs District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 97B;
Family #232/235.
Listed as Ally Mitchem; age 44; born in VA; married at 19; in household of husband, William P.
Mitchem.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by E. Suttle; 27 Sep 2018.
" Allie Fair “Alleyfair” Webb Mitchem
Birth 17 Oct 1885
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Feb 1963 (aged 77)
Covington City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery
Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 193453386"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of John Harmon and Amanda Lowe Webb. Married first in 1903 to Joseph "Fudge" Smith who died in 1916. Married second to Paris Mitchem in 1919. Information is from death certificate that she is buried in Mt. Pleasant. Her death certificate gives date of birth as 10/17/1885. From David Webb's Webb history, it is October 1874."
1. 1930 Census, Alleghany Co, VA; Boiling Springs District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 97B;
Family #232/235.
Listed as Mildred Mitchem; age 3 yrs 8 mons; born in VA; in household of father, William P. Mitchem.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn Township; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 332C;
Family #65/71.
Listed as George T. Mitchem, age 4 months; born in WV in Feb 1880, in household of father,
Lewis Mitchem.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 153B, Family #86.
Listed as Thomas Mitchem, age 20, born in Jan 1880, in WV, in household of father, Lewis
Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
G.T. Mitchem; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Pageton, WV; son of
Lewis and Jane; married on 26 Sep 1907 at Welch, WV; Dora Belle Rose; age17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of W.A. and Mary.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 18 May 1910; Page 86A; Image 28 of
28; Family #161/161
Listed as Thomas T. Mitchem; age 30; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WWI Draft Registration Card #1590; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
George Thomas Mitchem; age 38; born on 2 Feb 1880; living at Pageton, WV; farmer; nearest
relative, Dora Bell Mitchem, wife; medium height and build; blue eyes and Black hair.
6. 1920 Census, Adkin District; Pageton; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 268B; Image 22 of 34;
Family #257/258.
Listed as Thomas G. Mitchem; age 39; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Skygusty Pocahontas Road; taken on 22 Apr
1930; Page 165A; Image 31 of 36; Family #292/302.
Listed as G.T. Mitchem; age 50; born in WV; married at 27; coal miner; head of household.
8. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Leckie; E.D. 24-11; taken on 19 Apr 1940; Page
213A; Image 43 of 58; Household #383.
Listed as Thomas Mitchem; age 60; born in WV; married; 1st grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
9. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-151; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Thomas Mitchem; age 62; born 2 Feb 1880 at Pageton, WV; living at Leckie, WV;
employed by Crozier Coal & Coke, Elkhorn, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Dora
Mitchem, Leckie, WV; 6'2" tall; 202 lbs; blue eyes; gray hair; light complexion; scars on left hand.
10. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 019403; WV Archives Web Site.
George Thomas Mitchem; age 86; born 2 Feb 1880 at Skygusty, WV; married; coal miner; living
at Leckie, WV; son of Lewis and Jane (Rose) Mitchem; died 29 Dec 1966 in the Bluefield
Sanitarium, Bluefield, WV; from cerebral thrombosis; buried1 Jan 1967 in Woodlawn, Bluefield
(sic, Bluewell), WV; informant, Jack D. Mitchem.
11. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery; Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 20 Aug 2012.
George Thomas Mitchem; born 2 Feb 1880; died 29 Dec 1966; buried here.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 154A,
Family #87/87.
Listed as Dora Rose; age 9; born in Oct 1890 in WV; in household of father, William A. Rose.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
G.T. Mitchem; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Pageton, WV; son of
Lewis and Jane; married on 26 Sep 1907 at Welch, WV; Dora Belle Rose; age17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of W.A. and Mary.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 18 May 1910; Page 86A; Image 28 of
28; Family #161/161
Listed as Dora Mitchem; age 19; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 2 children, 1 living; in
household of husband, George T. Mitchem.
4. 1920 Census, Adkin District; Pageton; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 268B; Image 22 of 34;
Family #257/258.
Listed as Dora Mitchem; age 29; born in WV; married; in household of husband, George T.
Mitchem.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Skygusty Pocahontas Road; taken on 22 Apr
1930; Page 165A; Image 31 of 36; Family #292/302.
Listed as Dora Mitchem; age 40; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, George T.
Mitchem.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Leckie; E.D. 24-11; taken on 19 Apr 1940; Page
213A; Image 43 of 58; Household #383.
Listed as Dora Mitchem; age 49; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George T. Mitchem.
7. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 31 Jul 1974; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mrs. Dora Bell Mitchem, 83, of 144 Magnolia St. Princeton , died Tuesday morning in a Princeton hospital following a short illness."Born in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late W.R . and Mary Ann Rose.
"Surviving are two sons Troy Mitchem of New Castle, Del., and Jack Mitchem of Princeton, four daughters, Mrs. Eva Hose of Princeton, Mrs. Ruby Goings of Bassett, Va. Mrs. Leth a Forrest of Martinsville, Va., and Mrs. Bernice Dinkins of Princeton; four sisters. Mrs. Eddie (Edith)Maclock of Auto, Mrs. Ella Martin of Falls Mills, Va., Mrs. Bessie Walker of Tennessee and Mrs. Mollie Parsons of Kentucky, one brother, Arthur Rose of Falls Mills, Va.: 23 grandchildren and 40 greatgrandchildren.
"Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Burns-Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton with Rev. Eugene Pennington officiating.
"Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery; Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by Shock
18 Jul 2012.
Dora Bell Rose Mitchem; born unknown; died 30 Jul 1974; buried here; obit shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 18 May 1910; Page 86A; Image 28 of
28; Family #161/161
Listed as Kelly Mitchem; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George T. Mitchem.
2. 1920 Census, Adkin District; Pageton; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 268B; Image 22 of 34;
Family #257/258.
Listed as Kelly Mitchem; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, George T. Mitchem.
1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, Joe's Branch PO, taken on 7 Sep 1870,
Page 563A, Family #63.
Listed as John L. Mitchem, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, James Augustus Mitchem.
2. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 16 Jun 1880, Page 161B, Family #98.
Listed as John L. Mitchem, age 11, born in VA, in household of father, James Augustus Mitchem.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 99A,
Family #249/276.
Listed as John L. Mitchem, age 31, born in WV in Sep 1868; married 1 yr; coal miner; head of
household.
4. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Tommies Creek Precinct; taken on 30 Jan 1920; Page 169B;
Family #75/75.
Listed as John L. Michem; age 51; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 240A; Family #256/270.
Listed as John L. Mitchem; age 61; born in WV; married at 34; farmer; head of household.
6. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate #19287; WV Archives Web Site.
John Lewis Mitchum; age 67 yrs, 9 mns, 13 days; born on 17 Nov 1868 in WV; farmer; married; son
of Gus and Perthenia Foley Mitchem; died on 2 Oct 1936 at Egeria, Raleigh(sic, Mercer) Co, WV of a
stroke; buried on 2(sic) Oct 1936 at Egeria, WV; informant, Paul Mitchem, Egeria, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Tommies Creek Precinct; taken on 30 Jan 1920; Page 169B;
Family #75/75.
Listed as Dorothy Michem; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Mitchem.
1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, Joe's Branch PO, taken on 7 Sep 1870,
Page 563A, Family #63.
Listed as John L. Mitchem, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, James Augustus Mitchem.
2. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 16 Jun 1880, Page 161B, Family #98.
Listed as John L. Mitchem, age 11, born in VA, in household of father, James Augustus Mitchem.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 99A,
Family #249/276.
Listed as John L. Mitchem, age 31, born in WV in Sep 1868; married 1 yr; coal miner; head of
household.
4. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Tommies Creek Precinct; taken on 30 Jan 1920; Page 169B;
Family #75/75.
Listed as John L. Michem; age 51; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 240A; Family #256/270.
Listed as John L. Mitchem; age 61; born in WV; married at 34; farmer; head of household.
6. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate #19287; WV Archives Web Site.
John Lewis Mitchum; age 67 yrs, 9 mns, 13 days; born on 17 Nov 1868 in WV; farmer; married; son
of Gus and Perthenia Foley Mitchem; died on 2 Oct 1936 at Egeria, Raleigh(sic, Mercer) Co, WV of a
stroke; buried on 2(sic) Oct 1936 at Egeria, WV; informant, Paul Mitchem, Egeria, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 99A,
Family #249/276.
Listed as Philenna Mitchem; age 18; born in 1882 in WV; married 1 yr; no children; in household of
husband, John L. Mitchem.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Tommies Creek Precinct; taken on 30 Jan 1920; Page 169B;
Family #75/75.
Listed as Parsina Michem; age 35; born in WV; married; in household of husband, John L. Mitchem.
3. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 240A; Family #256/270.
Listed as Perthia Mitchem; age 45; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, John L.
Mitchem.
1. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Ted Harmon; born on 19 Apr 1902; died in Aug 1974; last residence, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Tommies Creek Precinct; taken on 30 Jan 1920; Page 169B;
Family #75/75.
Listed as Mary P. Michem; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Mitchem.