McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


William Benjamin Hodges

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book#__(1932); Page 110; WV Archives Web Site.
W.B. Hodges; age 20; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; clerk; living at Davy, WV; son of C.M. and Dora;
married on 3 Sep 1932 at Lex, WV; Beulah Lee Lusk; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
daughter of Lee and Bessie.


Beulah Lee Lusk

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 77A; Family #102/102.
Listed as Beulah Lusk; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Lee P. Lusk.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 110; WV Archives Web Site.
W.B. Hodges; age 20; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; clerk; living at Davy, WV; son of C.M. and Dora;
married on 3 Sep 1932 at Lex, WV; Beulah Lee Lusk; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
daughter of Lee and Bessie.


Herman Leroy Adams

1. Logan Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #N-540; 30 Jun 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Herman Leroy Adams; age 18; born 27 Apr 1924 at Accoville, WV; living at Kistler, WV; name of
person who will always know address, B.C. Adams, Kistler, WV; 5' 11" tall; 165 lbs; blue eyes; brown
hair; ruddy complexion.
2. On line Obit; posted on Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home Web Site.
"DAVY-Herman L. Adams, 84, departed this life Saturday, February 14, 2009 in Beckley VA Hospital following a long illness.
"Born April 27, 1924 in Accoville he was the son of the late Bud and Rosa Isaacs Adams.
Mr. Adams was a U.S. Navy veteran having served his county in World War II, a member of Lions Club, member of Silver haired Legislature. He also enjoyed studying genealogy, hunting and fishing, an avid photographer and just enjoyed having fun with his family and friends.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Faye E. Adams.
"Those left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Belinda Ekberg and her husband, Michael of Union, Ohio and Donna Davidson and her husband, Richard of Kettering, Ohio; step-mother, Macie Adams of Oceana; a step son, David Adams of Fanrock; three brothers, Jackie Adams and his wife, Evelyn of Rock, Darrell Adams and his wife, Mary of Oceana and Nolan Adams and his wife, Adeline of Simon; two granddaughters, Samantha Ekberg of Kettering, Ohio and Dawn Jackson and her husband, Aaron of Milwaukee, WI;
two step-grandsons, Richard Davidson, Jr. of Kettering, Ohio and Dustin Davidson and his wife, DawnRene of Dayton, Ohio; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.
"A celebration of Mr. Adam’s life will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tommy Knotts officiating. Mr. Adams will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 17 Feb 2009; maintained by WILLIAM ADAMS.
" Herman Leroy Adams
Birth 27 Apr 1924
Accoville, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Feb 2009 (aged 84)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 33967036"


Faye Ellen Hodges

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book#__(1955); Page 59; WV Archives Web Site.
James Elmer Adams; age 21; born at Lamar, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of Victor and
Goldie Adams; married on 6 Nov 1955 at Oceana, WV; Fay Ellen Hodges; age 21; born and living at
Baileysville, WV; single; daughter of William and Mrs. William Hodges.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Monday 12 May 2008; Newspaper Obit.
"DAVY — Faye E. Adams, 73, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Cleveland Clinic, following a short illness.

"Faye was born May 12, 1934, in Davy, and was the daughter of the late William and Beulah Lusk Hodges.

"Faye was a dedicated teacher, beginning her career in 1960, having taught at Oceana Middle School in 1971, then left for Ohio to teach in Spring Valley. She returned to Wyoming County in 1977, taught at Baileysville Middle School, and retired in 1988.

"She was a loving mother and was dedicated to her family.

"Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Herman L. Adams of Davy; a son, William David Adams of Pax; two stepdaughters, Belinda Ekberg and her husband, Michael, and Donna Davidson and her husband, Richard, all of Ohio; a brother, William Hodges and his wife, Edith, of Lester; two sisters, Ruth Cole and Reberta Hodges, both of Brier Creek; and a host of family and friends.

"A celebration of Faye’s life will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Tommy Knotts officiating. Faye will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Jun 2008; maintained by WILLIAM ADAMS.
" Faye Ellen Hodges-Adams Adams
Birth 12 May 1934
Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 8 May 2008 (aged 73)
Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 27348129"


Raymond H. Cline

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 6/7 Jan 1920, Page 205A, Family #26.
Listed as Ransom H. Cline, age 4 yrs, 5 months, born in WV, in household of father, George W. Cline.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 168A, Family #66.
Listed as Ransom Cline, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, George W. Cline.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 314; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Cline; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clearfork, WV; son of Walter and Eva
Cline; married on 12 Jun 1934 at residence of Johney Tilley's, Clearfork District; Maggie Tilley; age
16; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter of John B. and Alma Tilley.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1940); Page 61; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Cline; age 24; born and living at Clearfork, WV; divorced; son of Walter and Etta (sic, Eva)
Cline; married on 8 Apr 1940 at Clearfork, WV; Lora Bishop; age 17; born in Logan Co, WV; single;
daughter of Scott and Viola Bishop.
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Raymon Cline; born on 15 Jun 1916; died in Feb 1990; living at Lashmeet, Mercer Co, WV at death.


Lora Opal Bishop

1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; taken on 20 Apr 1930; Page 108B;
Family #200/189.
Listed as Lora Bishop; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Scott Bishop.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1940); Page 61; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Cline; age 24; born and living at Clearfork, WV; divorced; son of Walter and Etta
(sic, Eva) Cline; married on 8 Apr 1940 at Clearfork, WV; Lora Bishop; age 17; born in Logan Co,
WV; single; daughter of Scott and Viola Bishop.
3. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Monday 12 May 2008; Newspaper Obit.
"LYNCO — Lora Opal “Aunt Lo” Cline, 84, of Lynco, W.Va., passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, W.Va.

"She was born Nov. 11, 1923, a daughter of the late Scott and Viola Belcher Bishop.

"She was a homemaker, loving mother, and the widow of Raymond Cline.

"In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by eight sisters, Zora M. Linville, Ora and Nellie Stewart, Stella Lyall, Flora, Corby, Holline and Sharlene Bishop; and a brother, Corbit Bishop.

"Survivors include a son, Keith Raymond Cline of Lynco, W.Va.; two sisters, Erna L. Gibson and husband Clarence “Buck” and Nancy Lorene Lusk, all of Lynco, W.Va.; a brother, Chess Bishop of Bean Station, Tenn.; her loving companion, her cat, Patches; and a host of other loving family and friends.

"Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Rev. Eugene Cook and Brother Steve Cassell officiating. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, W.Va..."


James Alta Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as James Cook; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
2. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as James Alta Cook; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
3. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan; #4 Lumber Camp Road; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 29A;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Alta Cook; age 24; born in WV; boarder; married at 24; lumber stacker in saw mill; in
household of Carl Cook.
4. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1929); Page 31; Line 33; WV Archives Web Site.
Alta Cook; age 23; born in WV; single; logger; living at Mallory; son of ___Cook & ____; married on
7 Sep 1929 at Davin, WV; Ora Bishop; age 17; born in WV; single; living at Davin, WV; daughter of
Sidney and Viola (Belcher) Bishop.
5. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 504; WV Archives Web Site.
Alta Cook; age 40; born in Monroe Co, WV; widowed; living at Mallory, WV; son of J.E. and Josa
(Ballard) Cook; married on 6 Mar 1945 at Kistler, WV; Minnie Marie Conn; age 23; born and living at
Accoville, WV; single; daughter of William and Francis (Allen) Conn.


Ora Bishop

1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; taken on 24 Jan 1920; Page 221B;
Family #343/349.
Listed as Ora Bishop; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Scott Bishop.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1929); Page 31; Line 33; WV Archives Web Site.
Alta Cook; age 23; born in WV; single; logger; living at Mallory; son of ___Cook & ____; married on
7 Sep 1929 at Davin, WV; Ora Bishop; age 17; born in WV; single; living at Davin, WV; daughter of
Sidney and Viola (Belcher) Bishop.
3. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1934); Page__; Line 5; WV Archives Web Site.
J.N. Stewart; age 34; born in WV; miner; divorced; living at Accoville, WV; son of H.T. and and Dora
(Carl) Stewart; married on 21 Oct 1934 at Logan, WV; Ora Bishop; age 21; born in WV; divorced;
living at Accoville; daughter of Scott and Vernie (Belcher) Bishop.
4. Logan Co, WV Death Certificate #13229; WV Archives Web Site.
Ora Stewart; age 21 yrs, 2 mons, 11 days; born on 29 Apr 1913 at Sun Hill, Wyoming Co, WV; married;
wife of Nelson Stewart; living at Davin, Logan Co, WV; daughter of Scott and Viola (Belcher) Bishop;
died on 10 Jul 1937 at Mineral City; Davin, Logan Co, WV from TB; buried on 11 Jul 1937 in Claypool
Cemetery; informant, Nelson Stewart, Davin, WV.


James Elwood Cook

1. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1894); Page 217; Line 21; WV Archive Web Site.
James E. Cook; age 19; born in Dodridge Co, WV; living in Monroe Co, WV; married on 23 Sep 1894;
Josephine Ballard; age 20; born and living in Monroe Co, WV.
2. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as J.E. Cook; age 35; born in WV; married once for 17 yrs; laborer in saw mill; head of
household.
3. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as James E. Cook; age 44; born in WV; married; laborer for lumber company; head of
household.
4. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 145A; Family #48/48.
Listed as J.E. Cook; age 55; born in WV; married at 20; lumberman in saw mill; head of household.


Josephine "Josie" Ballard

1. 1880 Census, Monroe Co, WV, Red Sulphur District, page 351C.
Listed as Josie Ballard, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Clayton Ballard
2. Monroe Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1894); Page 217; Line 21; WV Archive Web Site.
James E. Cook; age 19; born in Dodridge Co, WV; living in Monroe Co, WV; married on 23 Sep 1894;
Josephine Ballard; age 20; born and living in Monroe Co, WV.
3. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Josie Cook; age 36; born in WV; married once for 17 yrs; 10 children, 9 living; in household
husband, James E. Cook.
4. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as Josie Cook; age 45; born in WV; married; in household of husband, James E. Cook.
5. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 145A; Family #48/48.
Listed as Jessie Cook; age 55; born in WV; married at 20; in household of husband, James E. Cook.


Vernie Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Vernie Cook; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Minnie Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Minnie Cook; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Walter Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Walter Cook; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Rose Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Rose Cook; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Dennis Roles Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Roles Cook; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
2. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as Dennis R. Cook; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Emily Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Emily Cook; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Alma W. Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Alma Cook; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
2. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as Alma W. Cook; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Hazel S. Cook

1. 1910 Census, Summers Co, WV; Tolcott District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 279A; Family #117/119.
Listed as Hazel Cook; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
2. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as Hazel S. Cook; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Russell Roy Cook

1. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as Russell R. Cook; age 7 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 145A; Family #48/48.
Listed as Roy Cook; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


Basel E. Cook

1. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 219A; Family #75/76.
Listed as Basel E. Cook; age 6 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 145A; Family #48/48.
Listed as Basla Cook; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Cook.


James L. Bishop

1. 1880 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson Creek District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 386A; Family #92/98.
Listed as James L. Bishop; age 42; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.


Nancy P.

1. 1880 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson Creek District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 386A; Family #92/98.
Listed as Nancy M. Bishop; age 32; born in VA; married; in husehold of husband, James L. Bishop.
2. 1910 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Seven Mile Ford Precinct; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 53A;
Family #84/84.
Listed as Nancy P. Bishop; age 73; born in VA; married once for 50 yrs; 7 children, 6 living;
in household of son, William S. Bishop.


Albert Blankenship

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District, taken on 28 Jun 1900, Page 254B, Family #269.
Listed as Albert Blankenship, age 15, born in Aug 188? in WV, in household of father, Calvin
Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 75B;
Family #173/174.
Listed as Albert Blankenship; age 23; born in WV; married once for 6 yrs; in household of father, Calvin
Blankenship.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1125; Welch, WV Draft Board; 11 Sep 1918.
Albert Blankenship; age 32; born on ? Feb 1886; living at Painville, Wv (sic, Paynesville); farmer on
Panther Creek; nearest relative, Sallie Blankenship; medium height and build; brown eyes and brown
hair.


Sarah

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 75B;
Family #173/174.
Listed as Sarah Blankenship; age 23; born in WV; married once for 6 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of father-in-law, Calvin Blankenship; with husband and children.


Chapper Blankenship

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 75B;
Family #173/174.
Listed as Chapper Blankenship; age 5; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Calvin Blankenship;
with parents.


Priscilla Blankenship

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 75B;
Family #173/174.
Listed as Priscillar Blankenship; age 2; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Calvin Blankenship;
with parents.


Elsie Pearl Miller

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co WV; Oceana District; taken on 19 Jan 1920: Page 235B;
Family #193/194.
Listed as Elsie Miller; age 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Cleophus B. Miller.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 188B,
Family #47.
Listed as Elsie Miller, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Cleophus B. Miller.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 423; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Belcher; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, WV; single; living at Cyclone, WV; son of
Lee and Roxie Belcher; married on 17 Jul 1938 at Cyclone, WV; Elsie Miller; age 19;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Cyclone, WV; daughter of C.B. and Dollie Miller.


William Columbus Miller

1. 1910 Census, Boone Co, WV; Scott District; taken on 4 Jun 1910; Page 196A; Family #282/273.
Listed as William C. Miller; age 58; born in WV; married once for 35 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Oscar McKinney Search, 2 Apr 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Oscar McKinney; born in 1824 in Mercer Co, WV; son of Archibald Clendenen
and Consia McKinney; married Margaret Walker, daughter of William and Nancy
F. Browning Walker.
Daughter, Nancy Jane McKinney; born in Sep 1853 in Boone Co, WV; married
William Columbus Miller, son of Daniel M. and Agnes Mitchell Miller, abt
1874.


Nancy Jane McKinney

1. 1910 Census, Boone Co, WV; Scott District; taken on 4 Jun 1910; Page 196A; Family #282/273.
Listed as Nancy Miller; age 55; born in WV; married once for 35 yrs; 10 children, 6 living; in household
of husband, William C. Miller.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Oscar McKinney Search, 2 Apr 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Oscar McKinney; born in 1824 in Mercer Co, WV; son of Archibald Clendenen
and Consia McKinney; married Margaret Walker, daughter of William and Nancy
F. Browning Walker.
Daughter, Nancy Jane McKinney; born in Sep 1853 in Boone Co, WV; married
William Columbus Miller, son of Daniel M. and Agnes Mitchell Miller, abt
1874.


Eber Miller

1. 1910 Census, Boone Co, WV; Scott District; taken on 4 Jun 1910; Page 196A; Family #282/273.
Listed as Eber Miller; age 21; born in WV; in household of father, William C. Miller.


Henry Miller

1. 1910 Census, Boone Co, WV; Scott District; taken on 4 Jun 1910; Page 196A; Family #282/273.
Listed as Henry Miller; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, William C. Miller.