1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1931); Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Benton Atwell, age 21; born in VA; living at Giatlo, WV; married on 16 Jun 1931 at Princeton, WV;
Ethel Taylor; age 19; born in Lowe, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1931); Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Benton Atwell, age 21; born in VA; living at Giatlo, WV; married on 16 Jun 1931 at Princeton, WV;
Ethel Taylor; age 19; born in Lowe, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 29 Jan 1920,
Page 156A, Family #215.
Listed as Edgar Lusk, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Fredrick. K. Lusk.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 24 Apr 1930, Page 107A,
Family #319.
Listed as Glenn Lusk, age 19, born in WV, in household of father, Fred K. Lusk.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Glenn Lusk; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Algoma, WV; son of Fred and
Lona; applied for marriage license on 4 Feb 1931; no return by minister; Beluah Mitchem; age 21;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Iaeger (sic?, George?) and Bessie.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV, Saturday 18 Dec 2004, newspaper obit.
Helen E. Lusk Mitchem; age 82 (born ca 1922); died on 16 Dec 2004 at Princeton, Mercer Co, WV;
daughter of Fred K. and Ava Lona (Bailey) Lusk; married Noble Mitchem (ca 1947); children:
Sandra, Danny, Russell, Jeffrey, Ava, Glenda, Joyce, Donna, and Phyllis; siblings: Robert, Sanford,
Glen, Dewey, Earnest, Nellie, Pearl, Martha, Flossie, Evelyn, William, Lorraine. and Louisa; burial
on Saturday 18 Dec 2004 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton.
5. Social Security Death Index, LDS Web Site.
Glen Lusk; born on 13 Sep 1910; died in Dec 1981; living at Ada. Mercer Co, WV at death.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; taken on 3 Feb 1920; page 163A;
Family #469/469.
Listed as Beulah Mitche???; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 36A; Image 45
of 45; Family #443.
Listed as Beulah Mitchem; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Iaeger Mitchem.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Glenn Lusk; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Algoma, WV; son of Fred and
Lona; applied for marriage license on 4 Feb 1931; no return by minister; Beluah Mitchem; age 21;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Iaeger (sic?, George?) and Bessie.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #12240; WV Archives Web Site.
James Bernard Lusk; age 4 mons, 24 days; born on 27 Apr 1931 at Algoma, WV; son of E.G. and
Bula (Mitchel, sic, Mitchem) Lusk; died on 21 Sep 1931 in St. Lukes Hospital, Bluefield, WV from
dysentry; buried on 22 Sep 1931 at Crumpler, WV; informant, E.G. Lusk.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Lusk-Mitchem Cemetery; Beartown, WV; as of 7 Aug 2001.
James B. Lusk; born on 27 Apr 1931; died on 21 Sep 1931; buried here.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1900); Page 98; WV Archives Web Site.
Tomps Holliway; age 21; born in VA; miner; living at Ashland, WV; son of Jesse; married on 29 Apr
1900; Lucinda Ann Lafferty; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of J.W. and Sarah.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1900); Page 98; WV Archives Web Site.
Tomps Holliway; age 21; born in VA; miner; living at Ashland, WV; son of Jesse; married on 29
Apr 1900; Lucinda Ann Lafferty; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of J.W. and
Sarah.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 408; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Mitchem; age 28; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Jeb and Rebecca; married on
24 Sep 1911 at the residence of the bride's parents; Cindy Holloway; age 29; born and lving in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Buck and ______ Lafferty.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Herndon; taken on 3 Feb 1920;
Page 174A; Image 19 of 40; Family #175/176.
Listed as Sinday Mitchem; age 38; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Floyd A.
Mitchem.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 107A; Image
35 of 41; Family #370/370.
Listed as Cinda Mitchem; age 47; born in WV; married at 28; in household of husband, Floyd A.
Mitchem.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Stanaford Cemetery, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by historianna; 23
Nov 2012.
Luecinda "Cinda" Lafferty Mitchem; born 27 Jan 1882; died 27 Sep 1950; bured here; pictures
and marriage license shown.
George Washington "Iaeger" Mitchem
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #174.
Listed as William W. Mitchem, age 13, in household of father, Owen Mitchem.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 26 Apr 1910,
Page 199A, Family #65.
Listed as George W. Mitchem, age 23, born in WV, in household of father, Owen Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1910); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
G. W. Mitchem; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Algoma, WV; son of
Owen and Jane ; married on 23 Jul 1910 at Algoma, WV; Bessie Kelly; age 18; born in Tazewel
Co, VA; single; daughter of W.C. and Martha.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; taken on 3 Feb 1920; page 163A;
Family #469/469.
Listed as C.(sic, G.) W. Mitche???, age 32; born in WV; married; foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 36A; Image 45
of 45; Family #443.
Listed as Iager Mitchem; age 39; born in WV; married at 19; farmer; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; E.D. 24-54; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1021B; Image 10 of 46; Household #93.
Listed as G. Walter? Mitchem; age 52; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-926; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Washington (sic?, Walter?) Mitchem; age 54; born 25 Aug 1887 in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Algoma, WV; employed by Algoma Coal and coke Co, Algoma, WV; person who will
always know address, Bessie Mitchem, Algoma, WV; 5'6" tal; 145 lbs; gray eyes; gray hair; ruddy
complexion.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4717; WV Archives Web Site.
George W. Mitchem; age 67 yrs, 7 mons, 20 days; born on 25 Aug 1887 in Wyoming Co., WV;
married; coal miner; son of Owen and Luvina Mitchem. died on 15 Apr 1955 at Algoma, McDowell
Co, WV from stomach cancer; buried on 17 Apr 1955 at Algoma; informant, Clarence Mitchem.
8. McDowell Co, WV Cemeteries; http://www.mcdowellwv.com/cemeteries/algoma-2-cem.html.
George W. Mitchem; born in 1887; died in 1955; buried in Algoma #2 (Belcher) Cemetery,
McDowell Co, WV.
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Algoma Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens;
27 Feb 2012.
George William (sic?) Mitchem; born 8(sic, 25 Aug 1887; died 15 Apr 1955; buried here.
10. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: George Washington Mitchem
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1887
Birth Place: Algoma McDow, West Virginia
Claim Date: 8 Sep 1954
SSN: 235070592
Notes: 07 Sep 1954: Name listed as GEORGE WASHINGTON MITCHEM"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1910); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
G. W. Mitchem; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Algoma, WV; son of
Owen and Jane ; married on 23 Jul 1910 at Algoma, WV; Bessie Kelly; age 18; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of W.C. and Martha.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; taken on 3 Feb 1920; page 163A;
Family #469/469.
Listed as Bessie Mitche???; age 25; born in VA; married; in household of husband, George W.
Mitchem.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 36A; Image 45
of 45; Family #443.
Listed as Bessie Mitchem; age 38; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Iaeger
Mitchem.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; E.D. 24-54; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1021B; Image 10 of 46; Household #93.
Listed as Bessie Mitchem; age 46; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George W, Mitchem.
5. McDowell Co, WV Cemeteries; http://www.mcdowellwv.com/cemeteries/algoma-2-cem.html.
Bessie Mitchem; born on 2 Apr 1894; died on 10 Apr 1966; buried in Algoma #2 (Belcher) Cemetery,
McDowell Co, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Algoma Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens;
27 Feb 2012.
Bessie Clyde Kelley Mitchem; born 2 Apr 1894; died 1o Apr 1966; buried here.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; taken on 3 Feb 1920; page 163A;
Family #469/469.
Listed as Marie Mitche???; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 36A; Image 45
of 45; Family #443.
Listed as Marie Mitchem; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, Iaeger Mitchem.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Burks Garden; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 52B;
Family #47/62.
Listed as Hobert Bryan Reed; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, James E. Reed.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1014; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hobert Reed; age 19; born on 1 May 1899; living at Jemand, WV; motorman for Mead Poca Coal,
Jemand, WV; nearest relative, James E. Reed, Herndon, WV; medium height and build; Black hair
and Black eyes.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1919); Page 372; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Reed; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Mullens, WV; son of J.E. and Elizabeth
Reed; married on 1 Feb 1919 at I. H. Bailey's, minister; Agnes Holloway; age 21 (sic, 18); born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Thomas Holloway.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 155A;
Family #192/193.
Listed as Hobert Reed; age 20; born in WV; married; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hobert Reed; born on 1 May 1899; died in 1986; last residence Herndon, Wyoming Co, WV; last
benefit paid at Suffolk, Suffolk City, VA.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 195A,
Family #4/4.
Listed as Agness Lafferty (sic, Holloway), age 8, born in WV, in household of grandfather, John W.
Lafferty.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1919); Page 372; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Reed; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Mullens, WV; son of J.E. and Elizabeth
Reed; married on 1 Feb 1919 at I. H. Bailey's, minister; Agnes Holloway; age 21 (sic, 18); born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Thomas Holloway.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 155A;
Family #192/193.
Listed as Agnes Reed; age 19; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Hobert Reed.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__(1968); Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Agnes Reed; age 67; born on 29 Mar 1901 in WV; married; living at Herndon, WV; daughter of
Thomas and Cindy (Lafferty) Hollaway; died on 13 Feb 1968 at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV; buried
on 17 Feb 1968 in Shrewsbury Cemetery, Garwood Mtn; informant, Hobert Reed.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 155A;
Family #192/193.
Listed as Gladis Reed; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Hobert Reed.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1906); Page 331; WV Archives Web Site.
J.B. Sampson; age 22; born in Rockingham Co, VA; single; living at Zenith, WV; son of George and
Susan; married on 31 dec 1906 at Crumpler, WV; Margaret Reed; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of James E. and Elizabeth.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1880.
Margaret Reed was born on 9 Dec 1880 to James and E. Reed.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1906); Page 331; WV Archives Web Site.
J.B. Sampson; age 22; born in Rockingham Co, VA; single; living at Zenith, WV; son of George and
Susan; married on 31 dec 1906 at Crumpler, WV; Margaret Reed; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of James E. and Elizabeth.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Burks Garden; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 52B;
Family #47/62.
Listed as Margaret Sampson; age 28; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 1 child; 1 living;
in household of father, James E. Reed.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Burks Garden; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 52B;
Family #47/62.
Listed as Ethel C. Sampson; age 2; born in WV; in household of grandfather, James E. Reed, with
mother.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 195A, Family #6.
Listed as Owen A. Whitt, age 2 months, born in WV, in household of father, William O. Whitt.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #255/255.
Listed as Obert O. Whitt; age 20; born in WV; power plant electrician; in household of father, William
O. Whitt.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 55; WV Archives Web Site.
Obert Whitt; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV; son of Will Owen Whitt; married
on 8 Oct 1931 at Otsego, WV; Delorous Farley; age 18; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV;
daughter of M.E. Farley, mother.
4, Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Obert Whitt; born on 21 Feb 1910; died in Apr 1980; living at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co, WV at death.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 55; WV Archives Web Site.
Obert Whitt; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV; son of Will Owen Whitt; married
on 8 Oct 1931 at Otsego, WV; Delorous Farley; age 18; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV;
daughter of M.E. Farley, mother.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 14/16 May 1910; Page 296A;
Family #303/312.
Listed as Floyd Houck; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 268A;
Family #39/40.
Listed as Floyd Houck; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Henry M. Houck.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 65; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd S. Houck; age 27; born in Ash(e) Co, NC; living at Maben, WV; son of H.M. Houck; married on
30 Oct 1931 at Mullens, WV; Mary Whitt; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV;
daughter of W.O. Whitt.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Floyd S. Houck; born on 3 May 1904; died on 23 Sep 2003; living at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV at
death; card issed in WV before 1951.
5. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History"; 1965; by Mary Keller Bowman; Pages 480.
"...9. Floyd Houck, teacher, special investigator; married Mary Whitt..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 284A;
Family #255/255.
Listed as Mary E. Whitt; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, William O. Whitt.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 65; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd S. Houck; age 27; born in Ash(e) Co, NC; living at Maben, WV; son of H.M. Houck; married on
30 Oct 1931 at Mullens, WV; Mary Whitt; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Otsego, WV;
daughter of W.O. Whitt.
3, Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary E. Houck; born on 9 Sep 1912; die on 23 Mar 1991; living at Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV at
death.