Holland E. "Holly" Blankenship
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 264A;
Family #258/362.
Listed as Holland Blankenship; age 1 yr, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Bruce
Blankenship.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 86; WV Archives Web Site.
Holland E. Blankenship; age 24; born in Logan Co, WV; single; livin gat Coal Mtn, WV; son of Bruce
and Josie Blankenship; married on 4 Hul 1952 at Sun Hill, Wyoming Co, WV; Ethel Toler; age 22;
born at Simon, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter of Johnnie and Mary Ellen Toler.
3. Stafford Family Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Holland E. “Holly” Blankenship, 83, of Sunhill, WV went
home on Wednesday August 17, 2011 at his home. He was
born July 26, 1928 in Simon, WV a son of the late Bruce and
Josephine Acord Blankenship. Holly was a Korean War
Veteran having received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds
received in combat. He was a life member of the Disabled
American Veterans Southern WV Chapter 56 and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. His wife of 59 years Ethelene “Ethel”
Blankenship also preceded him in death in May of 2011, along
with two brothers Bruce “Sam” Blankenship, Jr. and Bill Cook
and two sisters Margie Rowe and Geneva Cole. He loved the
outdoors especially to hunt and fish. Survivors include a son
Randy (Katrina) Blankenship of Beckley; a daughter Pam Craft
of Crouches Farm; two granddaughters Melinda and Melissa
Blankenship; a grandson Cody Craft; two great grandchildren
Kaylea Skaggs and Jackson Gambrell; two sisters Patsy
Looney and Kathleen Hatfield; a brother Robert Blankenship;
and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services
will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday August 22, 2011 in the
Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home with Pastor Jay
Blankenship officiating. Holly will be laid to rest beside his
loving wife in the Palm Memorial Gardens Mausoleum,
Matheny, WV...."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 86; WV Archives Web Site.
Holland E. Blankenship; age 24; born in Logan Co, WV; single; livin gat Coal Mtn, WV; son of Bruce
and Josie Blankenship; married on 4 Hul 1952 at Sun Hill, Wyoming Co, WV; Ethel Toler; age 22;
born at Simon, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter of Johnnie and Mary Ellen Toler.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Thursday, 5 May 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"SUN HILL — Ethelene “Ethel” Blankenship, on May 3, 2011, Ethel slipped away peacefully in the early morning hours after an extended illness."She was born May 22, 1932 in Simon, W.Va., daughter of the late Johnny and Mary Ellen Aliff Toler. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Norlin Toler and Luther Toler and a sister, Lucy Harvey.
"She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Holland Blankenship: a son, Randy (Katrina) Blankenship of Beckley; granddaughters, Melinda and Melissa Blankenship of Beckley; great grandchildren, Kaylea and Jackson of Beckley; a very special niece and nephew Veronica and Carl Allen of Sun Hill, to whom we can never express enough of our most deepest appreciation for your love and devotion shown to our Mom; Molly, her faithful companion and beloved pet; two sisters, Lula Neal and Polly and Curtis Crouch of Shady Spring; a brother, Brian Toler of Jesse; and a host of nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011 in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Pastor Jay Blankenship officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Matheny...."
1. Wyoming Co, WV: Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); Page 269; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis Crouch; age 22; born at Huddleston, VA; single; living at Huddleston, VA; son of Lawrence and
Vona (Morgan) Crouch; married on 10 Jul 1948 at Simon, WV; Polly Toler; age 21; born at Simon,
WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Johnie and Mary Ellen (Aliff) Toler.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 2 Apr 1930, Page 72A, Family #11.
Listed as Polly Toler, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, John Toler.
2. Wyoming Co, WV: Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); Page 269; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis Crouch; age 22; born at Huddleston, VA; single; living at Huddleston, VA; son of Lawrence and
Vona (Morgan) Crouch; married on 10 Jul 1948 at Simon, WV; Polly Toler; age 21; born at Simon,
WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Johnie and Mary Ellen (Aliff) Toler.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 176B; Family #35/35.
Listed as Nolan Aliff; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William P. Aliff.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Nolan Aliff; born on 21 Sep 1921; died in Jan 1978; living in Montgomery, Fayette Co, WV at death.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 249; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Clay; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of
Kemper and Bertha; married on 19 Aug 1931 at Welch, WV; Elsie Aliff; age 16; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of W.P. and Lucy.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 3/5 Jan 1920; Page 217A;
Family #19/19.
Listed as Elsie B. Aliff; age 4 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William P. Aliff.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 176B; Family #35/35.
Listed as Alsie Aliff; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, William P. Aliff.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 249; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Clay; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of
Kemper and Bertha; married on 19 Aug 1931 at Welch, WV; Elsie Aliff; age 16; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of W.P. and Lucy.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Elsie B. Clay; born on 18 Mar 1915; died on 15 Aug 1996; living at Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co, OH at
death.
5. Ohio Deaths, Various Years.
Elsie Bell Clay; age 81; born on 18 Mar 1915 in WV; married; former sales person in department
store; daughter of _____ Calif (sic, Aliff) and _______Lockhart; died on 26 Aug 1996 at her residence
in Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co, OH.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 90A;
Family #59/63.
Listed as Kemper H. Clay; age 9; born in WV in Apr 1891; in household of step-father, George R.
Morgan.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Kemper Clay; age 18; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Hunphrey and Ettie; married on
27 Aug 1910 at residence of minister, D.L. Perdew; Bertha Lester; age 16; born and living in Wyoming
Co, WV; daughter of ______ and Charlotty Perdew.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Kemper H. Clay; born 3 Apr 1891; died 12 Oct 1969; buried here; triple headstone photo shown with
wife, Bertha A. (Lester) Clay and Sadie E. (Clay) Cline.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 19 May 1910, Page 231A. Family #301.
Listed as Bertha Lester, age 14, born in WV, in household of step-father, Daniel L. Pardue, with
mother, Charlotte Lester Godfrey Pardue.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Kemper Clay; age 18; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Hunphrey and Ettie; married on
27 Aug 1910 at residence of minister, D.L. Perdew; Bertha Lester; age 16; born and living in Wyoming
Co, WV; daughter of ______ and Charlotty Perdew.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Bertha A. Clay; born 26 Jan 1896; died 9 Jun 1984; buried here; triple headstone photo shown with
husband, Kmper H. Clay and Sadie E. (Clay) Cline.
1. US Public Records Index, 1950-1993; Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dennis V. Clay; born 20 Mar 1934; living at 3537 Bluff View Road, St. Charles, MO in 1984.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dennis V. Clay; born 20 Mar 1934; died 17 Mar 1991; SS# 232-46-1326; card issued in NC or WV
before 1951.
1. US Public Records Index, 1950-1993; Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wanda F. Clay; born 4 Mar 1936; living at 3537 Bluff View Road, St. Charles, MO in 1984.
1. "Marriage Records of Wyoming...", Vol 5 No 9, Haga, page 49.
G.R. Morgan, age 46, born in Bedford Co, VA, son of Robert and Catherine
Morgan, married on 12 Nov 1894 Sarah E. Pardue, age "over 21", daughter of
D.L. and Clarinda Pardue.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 90A;
Family #59/63.
Listed as G.R. Morgan; age 51; born in WV in Apr 1849; married 5 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 90A;
Family #59/63.
Listed as Maude Morgan; age 11; born in VA in jun 1888; in household of father, George R. Morgan.
Adopted daughter.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tipple; E.D. 55-12; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page
303B; Image 6 of 82; Household #47.
Listed as Russel Clay; age 15; born in WV; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William E. Clay.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 215; WV Archives Web Site.
Russell Clay; age 26; born and living at Saulsville, WV; single; son of Willie Edward and Ida M. Clay;
married on 2 Jun 1951 at Sophia, WV; Lilly Severt; age 18; born and living at Maben, WV; single;
daughter of Jesse and Barbara Severt.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Russell Clay search, 13 Feb 2005, submitted by Garland Steele.
William E. "Bud" Clay; born on 11 Jun 1893; died on 10 Jun 1981; married Ida May Goode.
Son, Russell M. Clay; born on 4 Jun 1924; died on 23 May 1997.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Russell M. Clay; born on 4 Jun 1924; died on 23 May 1997; buried in Clay
Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Mae S. Clay; born on 18 Jul 1932; died on _______ (no date); gravestone in Clay
Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV.
(Since there is no death date, she may be buried elsewhere)
1. "Wyoming Co Heritage" WGS, "Henry T. and Lou Venie Wiles Clay" article, page 96.
Clarence Clay married Hazel King.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Clarence Dale Clay; born on 14 sep 1924; died on 27 may 1988; "Married Hazel L. 7 Feb 1948;
buried in Clay Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com; Clay Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by Patty Greene; 15 Feb
2006.
Clarence Dale Clay; born 14 Sep 1924 at Saulsville, WV; died 27 may 1988; buried here.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Hazel L. Clay; born on 5 Dec 1930; died on _______(no date); gravestone in Clay
Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV.
(Since there is no death date, she may be living or buried elsewhere)
2. FindAGrave.com; Clay Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by Patty Greene; 15 Feb
2006.
Hazel Lea King Clay; born 5 Dec 1930 in McDowell Co, WV; died 20 Mar 2003 at Princeton, Mercer
Co, WV; buried here.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1873.
Wiley Goode, was born on 17 May 1873 to Milton and Eliza Goode.
2. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 716.
Center Township, page 008.
Listed as Wyley Goode, age 7, in household of father, Milton Goode.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV...", Vol 6, No 70, Haga, page 32.
Wiley Goode, age 26, son of Milton and Eliza Goode, married on 1 Jan 1900
Sarah Tilley, age 25, daughter of John and Sarah Tilley.
4. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 6 Jun 1900, Page 285A, Family #70.
Listed as Wiley Good, age 28, born in WV in May 1872, married less than 1 yr, farmer, head of
household.
5. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12/13 May 1910; Page 295B;
Family #301.
Listed as Wiley Goode; age 37; born in WV; married twice, last time for 5 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
6. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 269A;
Family #55/57.
Listed as Wiley Goode; age 46; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #165/169.
Listed as Wiley Goode; age 53; born in WV; married at 23; farmer; head of household.
8. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 411; WV Archives Web Site.
Wiley Goode; age 74; born in Wyoming Co, WV; widowed; living at Saulsville, WV; son of Milton
and Eliza Goode; married on 8 Jun 1947 at Pineville, WV; Cora M. Clay; age 45; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; divorced; living at Saulsville, WV; daughter of Humphrey and Lizzie Clay.
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Belcher
1. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 692.
Center Township, page 001.
Listed in household of father, age 10.
2. "Marriages of Wyoming Co...", Vol 2, No 162, Haga, page 34.
Samuel Cyrus Evans, age 26, born in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 5 Oct 1884 Mary Elizabeth
Belcher, age 14.
3. "Marriages of Wyoming Co...", Vol 5, No 39, Haga, page 17.
Humphrey Clay, age 37, married on 20 Mar 1895 Lizzi Belcher, age 25, daughter of Joseph and
Emily Belcher.
4. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #203.
Listed as Mary Clay, age 27, in household of husband, Humphrey Clay.
5. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 284B, Family #74.
Listed as Elizabeth Clay; age 40; born in WV; married twice, last time for 14 yrs; 10 children, 9 living;
in household of husband, Humphrey Clay.
6. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 269A;
Family #55/57.
Listed as Elizabeth Goode; age 48; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Wiley Goode.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #165/169.
Listed as Lizzie Goode; age 60; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Wiley Goode.
8. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Mary Elizabeth Goode; born in 1870; died in 1943; buried in Clay Cemetery,
Saulsville, Wyoming Co, WV.
(She remarried Wiley Goode before Humphrey's death)
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 269B;
Family #55/57.
Listed as Estell Goode; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Goode.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 269B;
Family #55/57.
Listed as Earl Goode; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Goode.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255A;
Family #162/166.
Listed as Earl Goode; age 15; born in WV; in household of half-brother, Joseph E. Clay.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 269B;
Family #55/57.
Listed as Woodrow Goode; age 3 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Wiley Goode..