1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 20 Feb 1920; Page 107A;
Family #336/337.
Listed as Henry C. Davidson; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, William Davidson.
2. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Register; Book #____(1929); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Chester Davidson; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of
William and Jane; married on 26 Dec 1929 at Welch; Pearl Buchanan; age 21; born in Smyth Co,
VA; single; daughter of J.F. and Lara.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic? Bartley?); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #8/8.
Listed as Doak Davidson; age 18; born in WV; married at 17; company man in coal mine; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #6213; WV Archives Web Site.
Cheater Davidson; age 29; born in 1910 at Canebrake, WV; married; husband of Pearl Buchanan;
miner for Pond Creek (Pocahontas Coal); living at Atwell, WV; son of Bill and Jane (Altizer) Davidson,
died on 10 Jan 1940 at Bartley, McDowell Co, WV from a mine explosion; buried on 16 Jan 1940 in
Iaeger Cemetery; informant, Sterling Davidson, Pocahontas, VA.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 dec 2013.
Henry Chester Davidson; born 12 Sep 1911; died 10 Jan 1940; buried here; headstone photo
shown; "HE IS NOT DEAD, BUT ASLEEP".
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Charles and Loretta Dunford Dial"; Article; Page 140; submitted by
Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. 1910 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Ellendale Precinct; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 164A; Family #61/62.
Listed as Pearl Buchanan; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, James F. Buchanan.
2. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Register; Book #____(1929); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Chester Davidson; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of
William and Jane; married on 26 Dec 1929 at Welch; Pearl Buchanan; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA;
single; daughter of J.F. and Lara.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic? Bartley?); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #8/8.
Listed as Harriett Davidson; age 16; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Henry C.
Davidson.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Charles and Loretta Dunford Dial"; Article; Page 140; submitted by
Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Springs District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 176B;
Family #66/66.
Listed as Nancy J. Altizer; age 18; born in VA in 1882; single; in household of father, Robert F.
Altizer.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 205A;
Family #313/325.
Listed as Jane Davidson; age 28; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; 3 children, all living;
in household of husband, William Davidson.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 20 Feb 1920; Page 107A;
Family #336/337.
Listed as Nancy J. Davidson; age 35; born VA; married; in household of husband, William
Davidson.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett; taken on 1 May 1930; Page 75A,
Image 88 of 89; Family #4/4.
Listed as Nancy Davidson, age 50, born in VA, widowed, head of household.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
William Davidson; born in 1879; died in 1927; son of George F. and Catherine Deskins Davidson;
married Nancy Jane Altizer, daughter of Robert and Eliza L. (Nelson) Altizer, on 28 Aug 1904.
Nancy Jane Altizer; born in 1882; died on 2 Mar 1943; married second, Dewey Dunford.
6. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #16959; WV Archives Web Site.
Nancy Jane Dunford; age 61; born on 16 Dec 1888 (sic, 1882) in WV (sic, VA); married; wife of
Dewey Dunford; daughter of Robert and unknown Altizer; died on 2 Mar 1943 at Bartley, McDowell
Co, WV of cardiac failure, suspected carcinoma of ear; buried on 5 Mar 1943 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Dewey Dunford, Bartley, WV.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 205A;
Family #313/325.
Listed as Ura Davidson; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, William Davidson.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 20 Feb 1920; Page 107A;
Family #336/337.
Listed as Uri Davidson; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, William Davidson.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 58; WV Archives Web Site.
Yura Davidson; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bartley, WV; son of
Bill and Jane Davidson; married on 10 Jan 1923 at Bartley, WV; Bessie Whittaker; age 24; born
in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Tazewell Co, VA); widow; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of Sam and
Annie Dunford.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic? Bartley?); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #5/5.
Listed as Eula Davidson; age 24; born in WV; married at 20; loader in coal mine and farmer; head
of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-14; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page
257B; Image 4 of 22; Household #30.
Listed as Eura Davidson; age 34; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; bone picker for coal company; head of household.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Lonesome Drifter; 13 Jan 2014.
Eura Sterling (sic?, he had a brother named Sterling) Davidson; born in Oct 1907; died 26 Oct 1950;
buried here; no grave marker photo shown; personal photo shown.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
"...He was murdered in 1950 by his stepson...."
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 220B;
Family #61.
Listed as Cora B. Dunford; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel Dunford.
2. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
W.G. Whitaker; age 21; son of Dock Whitaker; married on 8 Feb 1920 at Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co,
VA; C. Bessie Dunford; age 18; daughter of Sam and Allie Dunford.
3. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville; taken on 21 (_____) 1920; Page 169A; Family #223.
Listed as Bessie Dunford; age 18; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel Dunford.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 58; WV Archives Web Site.
Yura Davidson; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bartley, WV; son of
Bill and Jane Davidson; married on 10 Jan 1923 at Bartley, WV; Bessie Whittaker; age 24; born
in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Tazewell Co, VA); widow; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of Sam and
Annie Dunford.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic? Bartley?); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #5/5.
Listed as Bessie Davidson; age 28; born in WV (sic, VA); married at 16; in household of husband,
Eura Davidson.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-14; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page
257B; Image 4 of 22; Household #30.
Listed as Bessie Davidson; age 36; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Eura Davidson.
7. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 018876; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Bessie Carrie Davidson; age 69; born 6 Dec 1900 in VA; widow; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of
Samuel and Allie (Chrstian) Dunford; died 17 Nov 1970 in the Bluefield Sanitarium, Welch, WV; due
to a coronary occulsion; with post opt melanoma of vigina; buried 20 Nov 1970 in Deskins Cemetery,
Atwell, WV; informant, Julian Davidson, Caretta, WV.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Deskins Cemetery, Atwell, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Stepanie; 16
Aug 2011.
Bessie Cora Dunford Davidson; born 6 Dec 1900 in VA; died 17 Nov 1970 at Bluefield, Mercer Co,
WV; buried here; no gravemarker photo shown; personal photo shown.
9. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Old Bones; 9 Jun 2013.
" Claude Elwood “Bunk” Davidson
Birth 19 May 1929
Pocahontas, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 21 Aug 1985 (aged 56)
Michigan, USA
Burial
Knollwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, USA "
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
2. "Wyoming County Heritage, Wyoming County, WV"; 1995; Wyoming Co Genealoical Society; Pineville,
WV; "Bernard Ralph Campbell Family" Article; Pages 92 and 93; submitted by Mrs. Bernard Ralph
Campbell (Betty Davidson), Beckley, WV.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Lorene B. Davidson Campbell"; article; Page 109; submitted by Lorene Betty
Campbell, 110 Tolley Drive, Beckley, WV 25801-2449.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #17664; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bernard R. Campbell; age 22; bron in Alto, VA; single; miner; living in Freeman, WV; son of Bernard
Hopkins and Nellie Gertrude (Layton) Campbell; married on 28 Jun 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Lorene
Davidson; age 17; born and living in Boissevain, VA; single; daughter of Sterling and Della Mae
(Boone) Davidson.
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
2. "Wyoming County Heritage, Wyoming County, WV"; 1995; Wyoming Co Genealoical Society; Pineville,
WV; "Bernard Ralph Campbell Family" Article; Pages 92 and 93; submitted by Mrs. Bernard Ralph
Campbell (Betty Davidson), Beckley, WV.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Lorene B. Davidson Campbell"; article; Page 109; submitted by Lorene Betty
Campbell, 110 Tolley Drive, Beckley, WV 25801-2449.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #17664; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bernard R. Campbell; age 22; bron in Alto, VA; single; miner; living in Freeman, WV; son of Bernard
Hopkins and Nellie Gertrude (Layton) Campbell; married on 28 Jun 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Lorene
Davidson; age 17; born and living in Boissevain, VA; single; daughter of Sterling and Della Mae
(Boone) Davidson.
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lorene Campbell
Social Security Number: 225-34-2134
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1931
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: Virginia
Death Date: 15 Feb 2012"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 15 Feb 2018.
" Lorene “Betty” Davidson Campbell
Birth 14 Apr 1931
Boissevain, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 15 Feb 2012 (aged 80)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Lorene "Betty" Campbell, 80, of Beckley, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Heartland Nursing Home following a long illness. Betty was raised in Virginia and attended Virginia public schools, the last being Pocahontas High School. She was an avid reader and a member of the Calvary Assembly of God."Born April 14, 1931 at Bossevain, VA, “Betty” as she was affectionately known, was the daughter of the late Sterling Davidson (1903-1983) and Della Mae Boone-Davidson (1908-1991) of Detroit, MI. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Bernard "Ralph" Campbell Sr. (1926-1991); a granddaughter, Donna Jo Campbell (Deceased); her brothers, James Davidson (Deceased) and Claude Elwood Davidson (1929-1985); and her sister, Dorothy Davidson-Bearre (Deceased).
"She is survived by her children, Rosa JuAnn Campbell-McKinney (1949-2013) & friend Matt Mitchell, Bernard Ralph Campbell Jr. & wife Nancy Marie-Johnson-Campbell, Hoppy Campbell & wife Kathy Campbell, Dorothy Lorene Campbell-Roach & husband David Lewis Roach, Betty Jo Campbell-Miller & husband Tony Pete Miller, Robert "Jake" Campbell & wife Tina Louise Thornton-Cordell-Campbell, Randall "Randy" Sterling Campbell (1957-2018) & wife Cathy Jo Sloan-Campbell, and Della Sue Campbell & friend Kenny Daniels; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
"The funeral will be held Saturday, February 18, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvary Assembly of God, 319 Sunset Drive, Beckley. Brother John Jordan and Brother George Mandacunis will be officiating. Committal services will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Park in Princeton"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 895B; Image 9 of 57; Household #76.
Listed as Richard C. Bearre; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Clyde C. Bearre.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #161.
Listed as Richard C. Bearre; age 21; born in WV; never married; in household of father, Clyde C.
Bearre.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 234; WV Archives Website.
Richard Celciss Bearre; age 22; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 11
Jun 1951 in Welch, WV; Dorothy A. Davidson; age 21 (sic, 17); born in Boissevain, VA, WV side;
single; living in Boissevain, VA.
4. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by David A. Swiger; 16 Mar 2012.
Richard C. Bearre; born 4 Jan 1929; died 26 Jan 2000; buried here; headstone and grave marker
photos shown; "PFC Bearre Richard C. US 52044302 C. Bat 519 AAA Gun Bat Sixth Army Feb 7
1951 --- Feb 7 1953 Camp Hanford Washington"; "Money can't buy back your youth when you are
old or warmer love when love has gone cold but there's one thing for certain when it comes my time
I will leave this old world with a satisfied mind", "GOD BLESS", "Don't weep for me for I have gone
home"; "PFC US Army Korea".
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #161.
Listed as Dorothy Davidson; age 16; born in VA; never married; lodger; in household of future
father-in-law, Clyde C. Bearre.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 234; WV Archives Website.
Richard Celciss Bearre; age 22; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 11
Jun 1951 in Welch, WV; Dorothy A. Davidson; age 21 (sic, 17); born in Boissevain, VA, WV side;
single; living in Boissevain, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 014061; WV Archives Web Site.
Kenneth Tyree Bearre; age 6; born 21 May 1953 in WV; living at Wolf Pen, WV;
son of Richard C. and Dorothy (Davidson) Bearre; died 25 Sep 1959 in the
Beckley Memorial Hospital, Beckley, WV; from a cerebral vascular accident
due to (thrombotic) thrombocytopenic purpura; buried 27 Sep 1959 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Richard Bearre, Wolf Pen, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 21 Dec 2013.
Kenneth Tyree "Tinker" Bearre; born 21 May 1953; died 25 Sep 1959; buried here;
headstone photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #570; WV Archives Web Site.
Michael Celciss Bearre; age 1 day; born 27 Jan 1956 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
son of Richard Celciss and Dorothy Ann (Davidson) Bearre; died 28 Jan 1956 in
Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from anoxia, prematurity; buried 29 Jan 1956 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Michael Celciss Bearre; born unknown; died 28 Jan 1956; buried here; grave marker
photo shown; infant son of Richard and Dorothy Bearre.
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
1. "The Heritage of Mcdowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "The Davidson-Atlizer Family", Page 185,
written by Betty Davidson Campbell.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #161.
Listed as Dorothy Davidson; age 16; born in VA; never married; lodger; in household of future
father-in-law, Clyde C. Bearre.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 234; WV Archives Website.
Richard Celciss Bearre; age 22; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 11
Jun 1951 in Welch, WV; Dorothy A. Davidson; age 21 (sic, 17); born in Boissevain, VA, WV side;
single; living in Boissevain, VA.
1. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Lou Davidson married Dewey Williams in 1929 in McDowell Co, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 20 Feb 1920; Page 107A;
Family #336/337.
Listed as Beccie L. Davidson; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William Davidson.
2. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Lou Davidson married Dewey Williams in 1929 in McDowell Co, WV.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
1. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Hatfield Davidson married Cula Mae Holbrooks in 1944 in McDowell Co, WV.
1. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Hatfield Davidson married Cula Mae Holbrooks in 1944 in McDowell Co, WV.