1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 30 Jun 1900; Page 205A; Family #327/330.
Listed as Ernest I. Cook; age 2; born in WV in Sep 1897; in household of father, Robert S. Cook.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 29 May 1910; Page 91A; Family #214/225.
Listed as Ernest Cook; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Robert S. Cook.
3. Mercer Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2175; Princeton, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Earnest Cook; age 21; born on 2 Sep 1897; employed in mining and farming; living at Matoaka,
Mercer Co, WV; works for Ennis Coal Co at Hiawatha, WV and farmer; nearest relative, R, Scott Cook;
Matoaka, WV; medium height and build; dark eyes and dark hair.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Page 244A; Family #95.
Listed as Ernest I. Cook; age 35; born in WV; married at 28; truck diver for dry cleaning company;
head of household.
5. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate #15464; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Iven Cook; age 41; born at Widemouth, WV; married; timerman in saw mill; son of R. Scott
and Betty E. Huffman Cook; died on 15 Sep 1938 at Amigo, Raleigh Co, WV from blood poisoning
caused by boil on left side of face; buried on 17 Sep 1938 at Pin Oak, WV; informant, Mrs. Ernest
Cook.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #260.
Listed as Wanda M. Stewart, age 1, in household of father, Charles Stewart.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Princeton; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 45A; Family #143/156.
Listed as Wanda Stewart; age 20; born in WV; single; telephone operator; in household of father,
Charles W. Stewart.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Page 244A; Family #95.
Listed as Wanda M. Cook; age 31; born in WV; married at 23; in household of husband, Ernest I. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Page 244A; Family #95.
Listed as Mary E. Cook; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Ernest I. Cook.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Page 244A; Family #95.
Listed as Ira E. Cook; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Ernest I. Cook.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 6 May 1910, Page 276A, Family #268.
Listed as Gillis Stewart, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Gratton Stewart.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 8 Jan 1920, Page 228A, Family #80.
Listed as Gilis Stewart, age 14 yrs, 2 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Gratton Stewart.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 21 Apr 1930, Page 199A, Family #236.
Listed as Gillis Stewart, age 24, born in WV, coal loader in mine, in household of father, Gratton
Stewart.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 466; WV Archives Web Site.
Gillis Stewart; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Jesse, WV; son of Gratt Stewart; married on
6 Jun 1931 at home of Mary F. Stewart; Marie Minne Walker; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Oceana, WV; daughter of James and Almeda Walker.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #2726; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Gillis Stewart; age 43; born on Oct 22 (no yr given) at jesse, Wyoming Co, WV; married;
husband of Minnie Walker Stewart, age 39; miner; son of Grat and Bertha Stewart Stewart; died on
5 Feb 1948 at Jesse, Wyoming Co, WV of silicosis; buried on 2 Feb 1948 in Stewart Cemetery, Jesse,
WV; informant, Lon Birley, Hatcher, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 16/17 Jan 1920, Page 208B, Family #83.
Listed as Minnie E. Walker, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, James W. Walker.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 466; WV Archives Web Site.
Gillis Stewart; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Jesse, WV; son of Gratt Stewart; married on
6 Jun 1931 at home of Mary F. Stewart; Marie Minne Walker; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Oceana, WV; daughter of James and Almeda Walker.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #17314; WV Archives Web Site.
Johny Stewart; age 7 mons, 2 days; born on 23 May 1943 at Jesse; son of Gillis and Minnie (Walker)
Stewart; died on 25 Dec 1943 at Jesse, Wyoming Co, WV from unknown cause; buried on 26 Dec
1943 at Matheny Chapel Cemetery; informant, Nelson Stewart, Jesse, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 283A, Family #63.
Listed as Dinah Toliver, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Stephen L. Toliver.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 289A;
Family #136/137.
Listed as William A. Tolliver, age 2, born in WV in Jan 1898; in household of father, Stephen Lee
Toliver.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 283A, Family #63.
Listed as Amos Toliver, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Stephen L. Toliver.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1386; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
William Amos Tolliver; age 20; born on 16 Oct 1897; living at Maben, Wyoming Co, WV; miner for
Sabine Coal Co at Otsego, Wyoming Co, WV; nearest relative, Lee Tolliver; tall with slender build;
blue eyes and dark hair.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pierpoint; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 282B;
Family #110/119.
Listed as Amos Tolliver; age 22; born in WV; single?/married?; boarder; coal miner; in household of
John M. Wood.
5. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 241B;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as William A. Tolliver; age 38; born in WV; married at 28; track layer in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 11 Jun 1900, Page 269A, Family #88.
Listed as Ollie Bailey, age 3, born in WV in Mar 1897, in household of father, Linford Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 2 May 1910, Page 272B, Family #211.
Listed as Ollie Bailey, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Linford Bailey.
3. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 241B;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as Ollie M. Tolliver; age 39; born in WV; married at 29; in household of husband, William A.
Toliver.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 241B;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as Beatrice D. Tolliver; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Toliver.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 241B;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as John E. Tolliver; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Toliver.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 242A;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as Clair M. Tolliver; age 1 yr, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Toliver.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 241B;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as Margaret E. Tolliver; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Toliver.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Westerly Village; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 242A;
Family # 460/461.
Listed as A. Malcolm Tolliver; age 3 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Toliver.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 29 Sep 2006; Newspaper Obit.
"Amos Malcolm Tolliver, 80, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at home. "Born June 29, 1926, he was the son of the late William and Ollie Bailey Tolliver. "Amos was a 32nd degree mason and a member of Macdonald Warren Masonic Lodge No. 103, Mount Hope. He was a member of Calloway Heights Baptist Church and a retired coal miner. "In addition to his parents, Amos was preceded in death by a brother, John Tolliver, and a sister, Margaret Meadows. "Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 52 years, Selma Parrish Tolliver; a daughter, Paula Jo Tarazkiwiez and husband, Jan; a son, Gregory M. Tolliver and wife, Jodie; granddaughter, Emma Ann Tolliver; sister, Beatrice Farr; and brothers, Max Tolliver and wife, Joyce, and Lee Tolliver and wife, Brenda. "Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Bill Parker officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley..."
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, W; Clear Fork District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; page 255A;
Family #179/179.
Listed as Becket Browning; age 16; born in WV in Feb 1884; farm laborer; in household of father,
Lewis R. Browning.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 353; WV Archives Web Site.
Becket Browning; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, VA (sic, WV); single; farmer; living at Guyan, WV;
son of L.R. and Louvenia; married on 10 Mar 1910 at John Cooper's; Tomzy Cooper; age 16; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of J.T. and C.C.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 248A;
Family #205/214.
Listed as Becket Browning; age 24; born in WV; married once for less than a year; farm laborer; in
household of father, Lewis R. Browning.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #683; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Becket Browning; age 35; born on 19 Feb 1883; living at Guyan, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; nearest
relative, Tomzie Browning, Guyan, WV; medium height and build; light blue eyes and Black hair.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 27/28 Jan 1920, Page 212A,
Family #135.
Listed as Becket C. Browning, age 36, born in WV, farm operator, head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
B. C. Browning; age 35; born in Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; living at Guyan, WV; married on 4 Jun
1922 at Guyan; Corby Hatfield; age 21; born in Wyomingl Co, WV; living at Guyan, WV.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 174A;
Family #171/173.
Listed as Beckett Browning; age 47; born in WV; married at 22; farmer; head of household.
8. Wyoming Co, WV, WW II Draft Registartion #897.
Beckett Browning; age 59; born on 9 Feb 1883 in Mingo Co, WV; living at Guyan, Wyoming Co, WV;
person who will always know address, Corba Browning, Guyan, WV.
9. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Beckett Browning; born on 9 Feb 1883; died on 15 (sic, 30) Jun 1966; living at Gilliam, McDowell
Co, WV at death.
10. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1966); Browns Creek District;
Beckett C. Browning; born 9 Feb 1883 at Verner, WV; son of Lewis R. and Louvenia (Morgan)
Browning; living at Guyan, Wyoming Co, WV; died on 30 Jun 1966 in Stevens Clinic, Welch,
McDowell Co, WV from colon cancer; buried on 3 Jul1966 in Browning Cemetery, Guyan, WV;
informant, Corbie Browning, Guyan, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 30 Apr 1910, Page 247B, Family #195.
Listed as Corby Hatfield, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Otis W. Hatfield.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 2/3 Feb 1920, Page 214B, Family #176.
Listed as Corby C. Hatfield, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Otis W. Hatfield.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
B. C. Browning; age 35; born in Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; living at Guyan, WV; married on 4 Jun
1922 at Guyan; Corby Hatfield; age 21; born in Wyomingl Co, WV; living at Guyan, WV.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 174A;
Family #171/173.
Listed as Corba Browning; age 24; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Becket C.
Browning.
1. Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert, WV; Posted Obit.
"French Browning, 63 of Gilbert departed this life Friday, February 28, 2014 from Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV."Born October 22, 1950 at Guyan, he was the son of the late Beckett and Corbie Elizabeth (Hatfield) Browning. He was the youngest of 21 children.
"French was an Army Veteran and of the Baptist Faith.
"Those left to love and cherish his memory are his brother: Chester and special sister-in-law Diana Browning of Hanover; his favorite sister: Maxine Straley of Rockhouse; his step-children: Josh and Johna Lynn Browning; grandson: Eli Browning of Gilbert; special nephew: Ronnie Dale Toler of Hanover; special friends: Wayne and Reba McGinnis and all their family of Forest City, NC. Many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends who loved him, and will miss him dearly.
"Friends may gather with the family Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 12:00 pm with the Rev. Carl Wolford officiating. Burial will follow in the Palm Memorial Gardens at Matheny...."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Ted Lilly; age 22; born in Summers Co, WV; living at Glen Fork, WV; son of _____: married on 8 Nov
1928 at Devils Fork, WV; Ivy Browning; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Verner, WV;
daughter of B.C. Browning.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 174A;
Family #171/173.
Listed as Ted Lilly; age 22; born in WV; married at 21; in household of father-in-law, Becket C.
Browning.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Becky Allison; 21 Jul 2008.
" Ted Jackson Lilly
Birth 11 Aug 1907
West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Oct 1993 (aged 86)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Tom Lilly Cemetery
Ghent, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 28425213"
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 27/28 Jan 1920, Page 212A,
Family #135.
Listed as Ivy P. Browning, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Becket C. Browning.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Ted Lilly; age 22; born in Summers Co, WV; living at Glen Fork, WV; son of _____: married on 8 Nov
1928 at Devils Fork, WV; Ivy Browning; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Verner, WV;
daughter of B.C. Browning.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 174A;
Family #171/173.
Listed as Iva Browning (sic, Lilly); age 17; born in WV; married at 15; in household of father, Becket
C. Browning.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; E.D. 55-8; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 185B;
Image 41 of 43; Household #319.
Listed as Iva Wilson; age 26; born in WV; widow; 4th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; housewife; head of household.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 135; WV Archives Website.
Jesse Booker Staton; age 46; born in Pike Co, KY; widowed; living at Guyan, WV; son of Willie and
Sarah Staton; married on 2 May 1954 in Simon, WV; Iva Pearl Wilson; age 41; born and living in
Guyan, WV; widow; daughter of Beckett and Tomzie Browning.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 5 May 2014.
" Ivy Pearl Browning Staton
Birth 16 Jun 1913
Guyan, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 May 1986 (aged 72)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 129219307"
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 787
Sandy River Township, page 007.
Listed as Hensley Lester, age 6, in household of father, Thomas Lester.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 10 May 1910; Page 76B;
Family #188/189.
Listed as Hensley Lester; age 39; born in WV; married once for 17 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 10 May 1910; Page 76B;
Family #188/189.
Listed as Lydia Lester; age 35; born in VA; married once for 17 yrs; 6 children, 5 living; in household
of husband, Hensley Lester.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 10/11 Feb 1920;
Page #230B; Family #299/301.
Listed as Lulia Lester; age 46; born in VA; widow; farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 218A;
Family #277/278.
Listed as Lydia Lester; age 60; born in WV; widow; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 10 May 1910; Page 76B;
Family #188/189.
Listed as Elizabeth Lester; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Hensley Lester.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 10/11 Feb 1920;
Page #230B; Family #299/301.
Listed as Elizabeth Lester; age 19; born in WV; in household of mother, Lydia Blankenship Lester.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 218A;
Family #277/278.
Listed as Elizabeth Lester; age 30; born in WV; in household of mother, Lydia Blankenship Lester.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, page 156A.
Listed as Daniel J.J. T. O'Neel, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, John W. O'Neal.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 16/17 Jun 1880; Page 162A;
Family #100/101.
Listed as Sarah J. Blankenship; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Blankenship.