1. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Rester; Book #____(1916); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary J. Lester; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; daughter of W.F. Lester;
married on 4 Sep 1916 at the house of the bride at Bud, WV; Albert J. Cox; age 35; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of Lee Cox.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #527; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 15 Sep 1918.
Albert James Cox; age 37; born on 13 Mar 1887(sic?, 1881); living at Bud, WV; miner for Thermo
Poca Coal Co; nearest relative, Mary Cox, Bud, WV; 5' 9" tall with stout build; blue eyes and red hair.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card U 1501; Apr 1942.
Albert James Cox; age 51; born on 13 Mar 1891 in Claiborne Co, TN; living at Bud, WV; unemployed
farmer; person who will always know address, Effie (Lester) Estes, sister-in-law, Bud, WV.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Records; Book#____(1943); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
A.J. Cox; age 52; born in TN; widowed; living at Bud, WV; son of Bud and Elvina (Lynch) Cox; married
on 23 Jun 1943 at new Richmond, WV; Cozetta Ann Jenkins; age 26; born and living at Covel, WV;
single; daughter of Bill and Bettie (Lester) Jinkens.
5. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #7187; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert James Cox; age approx. 57 yrs, 2 mons, 21 days; born on 13 Mar 1889 at Knoxville, TN; living
at Arista, WV; timberman at Arista Works; son of Bud and Ellen Lynch, Knoxville, TN; married; husband
of Cozetta Cox, age 27; died on 3 Jun 1946 in the Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from
leukenmia; buried on 5 Jun 1946 in Bud Cemetery, Bud, WV; informant, Effie Estes, Corrine. WV,
(sister-in-law).
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Cosettie Jenkins; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Records; Book#____(1943); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
A.J. Cox; age 52; born in TN; widowed; living at Bud, WV; son of Bud and Elvina (Lynch) Cox; married
on 23 Jun 1943 at new Richmond, WV; Cozetta Ann Jenkins; age 26; born and living at Covel, WV;
single; daughter of Bill and Bettie (Lester) Jinkens.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 30 Apr 1910; page 121A; Family #299/317.
Listed as William Jenkins; age 24; born in VA; married once for 2 yrs; wagon driver; head of
household.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #791; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
William Jenkins; age 34; born on 29 Mar 1884; living at Arista, Mercer Co, WV; miner for
Pocahontas Coal Co, Arista, WV; nearest relative, Bettie Jenkins, Arista, WV; medium height and
build; brown eyes and slighty gray hair.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Chlorene PO; taken on 11 Feb 1920;
Page 184B; Family #404/406.
Listed as William Jenkins; age 40; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as William Jenkins; age 46; born in WV; married at 24; coal miner; head of household.
5. Mercer Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U648; Apr 1942.
William Jenkins; age 58; born on 28 Mar 1884 in Smith Co, VA; living at Arista, Mercer Co, WV;
employed by Weyanoke Coal Co, Arista, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 30 Apr 1910; page 121A; Family #299/317.
Listed as Bettie Jenkins; age 18; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household of
husband, William Jenkins.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Chlorene PO; taken on 11 Feb 1920;
Page 184B; Family #404/406.
Listed as Bettie Jenkins; age 32; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William Jenkins.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Bettie Jenkins; age 38; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Virgie Jenkins; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Thelma Jenkins; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Clifton Jenkins; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Preston Jenkins; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Earl Jenkins; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Russell Jenkins; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Sintha Jenkins; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as William Jenkins, Jr; age 3 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 133A;
Family #432/432.
Listed as Ruby Jenkins; age 1 yr, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, William Jenkins.
1. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Records; Book#____(1943); Page 79; WV Archives Web Site.
Paul Mullins; age 32; born at Alpoca, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of Wiley and Marilla
Mullins; married on 6 Feb 1943 at Pineville, WV; Gertie Cox; age 24; born at Bud, WV; single; daughter
of Red and Mary Jane (Lester) Cox.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 128B;
Family #369/369.
Listed as Girtie M. Cox; age 10; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary J. (Lester) Cox.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Records; Book#____(1943); Page 79; WV Archives Web Site.
Paul Mullins; age 32; born at Alpoca, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; son of Wiley and Marilla
Mullins; married on 6 Feb 1943 at Pineville, WV; Gertie Cox; age 24; born at Bud, WV; single; daughter
of Red and Mary Jane (Lester) Cox.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barker's Ridge District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 220A;
Family #108/108.
Listed as George E. Monk; age 16; born in WV in May 1884; in household of father, Willis W. Monk.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 14 May 1910,
Page 209A, Family #231.
Listed as George W. Monk, age 26, born in WV, in household of father, Willias W. Monk.
3. Mercer Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1943; Princeton, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
George Wesley Monk; age 34; born on 13 May 1884; living at Dott, Mercer Co, WV; employed by
Turkey Gap Coal Co, Dott, WV as a coal dumper; person who will always know address, Licie Monk,
Basin, Wyoming Co, WV.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 28 Jan 1920;
Page 170B; Family #108/109.
Listed as Wesley W. Monk; age 34; born in WV; married; coal miner; in household of father, Willis W.
Monk.
5. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Shrington Precincy; taken on 19/20 Jan 1920;
Page 240A; Family #287/300.
Listed as George W. Monk; age 35; born in WV; single; boarder; laborer in coal tipple; in household
of Overton Whitt.
(Listed twice in this census)
6. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 1 May 1930; Page 136A;
Family #495/495.
Listed as George W. Monk; age 45; born in WV; married at 38; farmer; head of household.
7. Mercer Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U1310; Apr 1942.
George Wesley Monk; age 58; born on 13 May 1883 (sic, 1884) at Arista (sic?), WV; living at Arista,
Mercer Co, WV; farmer; person who will always know address, Gertie Monk, Arista, WV.
8. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
George Monk; born on 13 May 1884; died in Jul 1969; living at Dott, Mercer Co, WV at death.
9. Ancestry.com Web Site; Willis Monk search, 29 Apr 2002; submitted by
Hobie Monk; hobiemonk@netscape.net.
George Wesley Monk: born on 13 May 1884; died on 11 Sep 1969; married Gertie
Kansas Shrewsbury, daughter of George Paris and Margaret Frances Godfrey
Shrewsbury, on 7 Nov 1923.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site; Willis Monk search, 29 Apr 2002; submitted by
Hobie Monk; hobiemonk@netscape.net.
George Wesley Monk: born on 13 May 1884; died on 11 Sep 1969; married Gertie
Kansas Shrewsbury, daughter of George Paris and Margaret Frances Godfrey
Shrewsbury, on 7 Nov 1923.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 1 May 1930; Page 136A;
Family #495/495.
Listed as Gertrude Monk; age 28; born in WV; married at 21; in household of husband, George W.
Monk.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 1 May 1930; Page 136A;
Family #495/495.
Listed as Fay Monk; age 5 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Monk.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #____(1949); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Chesley Monk; age 19; born at Basin, WV; single; living at Arista, WV; son of Willis and Mert Monk;
married on 18 Apr 1949 at Herndon Heights, Wyoming Co, WV; Violet Whitt; age 16; born and living
at Herndon, WV; single; daughter of Elmer and Edith Whitt.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Chesley Monk; born on 15 Aug 1929; died on 29 May 1985; "Son of Willis
Monk"; buried in John Riley Shrewsbury Cemetery, located on Herndon Mtn,
Wyoming Co, WV.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site; Willis Monk search, 29 Apr 2002; submitted by
Hobie Monk; hobiemonk@netscape.net.
Chesley Monk; born in 1929; died in 1985.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #____(1949); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Chesley Monk; age 19; born at Basin, WV; single; living at Arista, WV; son of Willis and Mert Monk;
married on 18 Apr 1949 at Herndon Heights, Wyoming Co, WV; Violet Whitt; age 16; born and living
at Herndon, WV; single; daughter of Elmer and Edith Whitt.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sheila Kidwell; 20 Mar 2002.
" Violet M Whitt Monk
Birth 13 May 1932
Death 31 Jul 1998 (aged 66)
Burial
John Riley Shrewsbury Cemetery
Herndon, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 6274177"
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barker's Ridge District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 220A;
Family #108/108.
Listed as Osa F. Monk; age 5 months; born in WV in Dec 1899; in household of father, Willis W. Monk.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 14 May 1910,
Page 209A, Family #231.
Listed as Ocie F. Monk, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Willias W. Monk.
3. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #3608; WV Archives Web Site.
Miss Ocie Monk; age 17; single; daughter of L.E. (sic, this is her mother's initials) Monk; died on
1 Oct 1917 on Ramsey Street, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from puerperal infection; buried on 22
Oct 1917 at Matoaka, WV.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Ogie Florence Monk; born on 31 Dec 1899; died on 19 Oct 1917; buried in
Shrewsbury-Monk Cemetery, Basin, Wyoming Co, WV.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site; Willis Monk search, 29 Apr 2002; submitted by
Hobie Monk; hobiemonk@netscape.net.
Ora Florence Moonk; born on 31 Dec 1899; died in 1917.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 170B;
Family #108/109.
Listed as Wilburn Monk; age 2 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Willis W. Monk.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book#____(1938); Page 482; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilburn Monk; age 22; born in Wyoming (sic, Mercer) Co, WV; single; living at Arista, Wyoming (sic,
Mercer) Co, WV; son of unlisted father and Ocie Monk; married on 30 Oct 1938 at Basin, WV; Laura
Sisk; age 21; single; born in Wyoming Co, WV; also living at Arista, WV; daughter of William and
Clersa Sisk.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wilburn Monk; born on 10 Oct 1917; died on 8 Oct 2000; living at Jonben, Raleigh Co, WV at death.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book#____(1938); Page 482; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilburn Monk; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Arista, Wyoming (sic, Mercer) Co,
WV; son of unlisted father and Ocie Monk; married on 30 Oct 1938 at Basin, WV; Laura Sisk; age 21;
single; born in Wyoming Co, WV; also living at Arista, WV; daughter of William and Clersa Sisk.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barker's Ridge District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 220A;
Family #108/108.
Listed as Lewis W. Monk; age 11; born in WV in Dec 1888; in household of father, Willis W. Monk.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 14 May 1910,
Page 209A, Family #231.
Listed as Louis W. Monk, age 21, born in WV, in household of father, Willias W. Monk.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1911); Page 44; Line #37; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Mond (sic, Monk); age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Bluah (sp?), WV; married
on 25 Jun 1911 in Mercer Co, WV; Lucinda Shreswbury; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Egeria, WV.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 170B;
Family #109/110.
Listed as Lewis Monk; age 30; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 018082; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Lewis W. Monk; age 77; born 11 Dec 1888 at Arista, WV; married; farmer; SS #235-38-1214;
living at Matoaka, WV; son of Willias and Elizabeth (Akers) Monk; died 29 dec 1965 in the Welch
Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; from a pulmonary embolism following at fractured hip; buried
1 Jan 1966 in Resthaven Cemetery, Princeton, WV; informant, Eva Monk, Matoaka, WV.
6. Ancestry.com Web Site; Willis Monk search, 29 Apr 2002; submitted by
Hobie Monk; hobiemonk@netscape.net.
Lewis W. Monk: born on 11 Dec 1888; died in 1965; married Lucinda Shrewsbury
on 25 Jun 1911.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #96.
Listed as Lucinda Shrewsbury, age 11, in household of mother, Lucinda Shrewsbury.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 14 May 1910, Page 209B,
Family #234.
Listed as Lucinda Shrewsbury, age 20, born in WV, in household of brother, Levi H. Shrewsbury.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1911); Page 44; Line #37; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Mond (sic, Monk); age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Bluah (sp?), WV; married
on 25 Jun 1911 in Mercer Co, WV; Lucinda Shreswbury; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at
Egeria, WV.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 170B;
Family #109/110.
Listed as Lucinda Monk; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Lewis W. Monk.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 170B;
Family #109/110.
Listed as Clara Monk; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis W. Monk.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 170B;
Family #109/110.
Listed as Charles Monk; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis W. Monk.