1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 19 Jun 1900, Page 233B, Family #130.
Listed as Virgil L. Rutherford, age 1, born in Jun 1898 in WV, in household of father, Thomas E.
Rutherford.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, Pineville, taken on 17 May 1910, Page 233A,
Family #23.
Listed as Virgil R. Rutherford, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas E. Rutherford.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 332; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Rutherford; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pierpoint, WV; married on 4 Jan 1923
at Mullens, WV; Pearl McGraw; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV (sic); living at Pierpoint.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 332; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Rutherford; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pierpoint, WV; married on 4 Jan 1923
at Mullens, WV; Pearl McGraw; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV (sic); living at Pierpoint.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1943); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore H. Lusk; age 40; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; living at Wyco, WV; son of Eli and
Marinda Jane Lusk; married on 16 Jul 1943 at Maben, WV; Pearl McGraw; age 38; born in Russell
Co, VA; divorced; living at Maben, WV; daughter of Charley and Mae McGraw,
3. Much of the McGraw Family information taken from research by Michael L. McGraw of
Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Charles Austin "Charlie" McGraw
1. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #10822; WV Archives Web Site.
Charley Austin McGraw; age 68 yrs, 10 mons, 2 days; born on 19 Oct 1882 in KY; married; retired
saw miller; living at Pierpoint, WV; son of William Jasper and Nancy (Wingo) McGraw; died on 21
Aug 1951 in the Mullens General Hospital, Mullens, WV from a stoke; buried on 23 Aug 1951 at
Pierpoint; informant, Mrs May McGraw.
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
May McGraw; born on 18 Jul 1887; died in Jun 1981; last residence, Grundy, Buchanan Co, VA;
SS #235-80-1763; card issued in WV in 1966.
1. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1919); Page 81; Line 15; WV Archives Web Site.
Orda Richmond; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living in Summers Co, WV; married on 3 Feb
1919 in Summers Co, WV; Minnie McKinney; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; living in Summers
Co, WV.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Traphill District; Marshes Precinct; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 278A;
Family #331/331.
Listed as lacy W. Richmond; age 29; born in WV; married; coal loader; head of household.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate # '58 009873; WV Archives Web Site.
Lacy Ward Richmond; age 67; born on 27 Jan 1891 in WV; married; living at Glen Daniel, WV; son of
Mason and unknown mother Richmond; died on 24 Jun 1958 in Beckley Memorial Hospital, Beckley,
Raleigh Co, WV from mesenteric thrombosis afther 8 day stay in hospital; buried on 36 Jun 1958 in
Richmond Cemetery, Bolt, WV; informant, Minnie Richmond, Glen Daniel, WV
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Nortfork District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 222A;
Family #332/368.
Listed as Minie McKinney; age 3; born in WV in Aug 1896; in household of father, James A. McKinney.
2. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 103A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Mina McKinney; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, James A. McKinney.
3. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Book #__(1919); Page 81; Line 15; WV Archives Web Site.
Orda Richmond; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living in Summers Co, WV; married on 3 Feb
1919 in Summers Co, WV; Minnie McKinney; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; living in Summers
Co, WV.
4 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Traphill District; Marshes Precinct; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 278A;
Family #331/331.
Listed as Minnie D. Richmond; age 23; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Lacy W.
Richmond.
5. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__(1959); Page 400; Line 1; WV Archives Web Site.
Minnie Dell Richmond; age 63; domestic; widow; died on 26 Jun 1959 at Beckley, WV from
hepatoteral failure; probable homologous serum.
1 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Traphill District; Marshes Precinct; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 278A;
Family #331/331.
Listed as Winifred E. Richmond; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy W. Richmond.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__(1963); Page 563; Line 20; WV Archives Web Site.
Winifred Earl Richmond; age 46; retarded; never married; died on 16 May 1963 at Glen Daniels, WV;
from broncho pneumonia, retardation, undernourished; invalidism.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Traphill District; Marshes Precinct; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 278A;
Family #331/331.
Listed as Ward W. Richmond; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy W. Richmond.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__(1963); Page 563; Line 18; WV Archives Web Site.
Ward Warren Richmond; age 45; never worked, disabled; never married; died on 23 Dec 1963 at
Glen Daniel, WV from natural causes, mentally retarded since birth.
1. 1870 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Richmon Township, taken on 25 Aug 1870, Page 368A, Family #570.
Listed as John M. Richmon, age 10, born in VA, in household of father, Samuel L. Richmond.
2. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Trap Hill District, page 197C.
Listed as John M. Richman, age 19, born in WV, in household of father, Samuel L. Richmond.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #16172; WV Archives Web Site.
John M. Richmond; age 68; farmer; married; husband of Mary E. Cook; son of Samuel L. and Jane
(Fleshman) Richmond; died on 8 May 1929 at Bolt, Raleigh Co, WV; from pneumonia; buried on 10
May 1928 at Bolt, WV; informant, J.E. Richmond., Bolt, WV.
Richmond; daughter of Albert and Nancy (Stewart) Cook; died on 18 Nov 1929 at Bolt, Raleigh Co,
WV of a stroke; buried on 20 Nov 1929 at Bolt, WV; informant, J.E. Richmond.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Samuel Richmond Search, 11 Mar 2003, submitted by
R. Lyle Brown, rlylebrown@yahoo.com.
Samuel Lewis Richmond; born in 1831; died in 1904; son of Samuel and Sarah Ann Cales Caperton
Richmond; married Jane Fleshman.
Son, John M. Richmond; born on 9 Oct 1860.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #16172; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary E. Richmond; age 66 yrs, 8 mons, 24 days; born on 24 Feb 1863 at Bolt, WV; widow of J. M.
Richmond; daughter of Albert and Nancy (Stewart) Cook; died on 18 Nov 1929 at Bolt, Raleigh Co,
WV of a stroke; buried on 20 Nov 1929 at Bolt, WV; informant, J.E. Richmond.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as Claude L. Earle; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
2. 1930 Census, Hartford Co, MD; Aberdeen Proving Ground; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 120A; Line 49.
Listed as Claude E. Early; age 24; born in WV; single; soldier US Army.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 280; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude G. Earls; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Canebreak, WV; son of
George and Savannah; married on 14 Aug 1936 at Welch, WV; Ora Waldron; age 35; born in
Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of Sam and Jenny.
(There was a marriage license issued on 26 Oct 1934 in McDowell Co, WV but it was not returned
by a minister)
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #105; undated; Ancestry.com Website.
Claude George Earls; age 35; born 23 Sep 1905 in Greenbrier Co, WV; living at 23 St, E. Ocean View,
Norfolk, VA; employed by Carte Coal Co, Caretta, WV; name of person who will always know address;
Mrs. Ora Daily Earls, wife, Canebrake, WV; 5'6" tall; 138 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; dark complexion;
scar under left eye.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 196A;
Family #159/165.
Listed as Ona Waldron; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel E. Waldron.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1936); Page 280; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude G. Earls; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Canebreak, WV; son of
George and Savannah; married on 14 Aug 1936 at Welch, WV; Ora Waldron; age 35; born in
Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of Sam and Jenny.
(There was a marriage license issued on 26 Oct 1934 in McDowell Co, WV but it was not returned
by a minister)
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Suzy & Rob; 3 May 2015.
"Ora D. Waldron Earls
Birth 27 Aug 1900
Virginia, USA
Death 15 Oct 1959 (aged 59)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Memorial ID 145988923"Additional Information Posted;
"The daughter of Samuel and Martha (Cooley) Waldron, Ora Waldron married Claude Earls in 1934 in West Virginia. Together they moved to Arizona about 1951. She was a homemaker."
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Smiths River District; taken on 8/9 Jun 1880; Page 120B;
Family #86/86.
Listed as George W. Earls; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Simon Earls.
2. "Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Geroge W. Earls; age 23; born in Floyd Co, VA; son of Simon Earls; married on 25 Dec 1898 in
Patrick Co, VA; Savannah Handy; age 19; born in Patrick Co, VA; daughter of Powhatan and Sally
Ann Handy.
3. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Mayo River District; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 87A;
Family #230/232.
Listed as George W. Earls; age 25; born in Jun 1875 in VA; married once for 1 yr; farmerl head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #601; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Geo. Washington Earls; age 42; born on 5 Jun 1876; living at Elkhorn, WV; car builder for Houston
Coal & Coke Co, Elkhorn, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Savannh Earls, Elkhorn, WV; medium height
and build; blue eyes and brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as George W. Earle; age 42; born in VA; married; carpenter for coal operation; head of
household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; Dry Fork Road; taken on __Apr
1930; Page 134B; Family #126/130.
Listed as George W. Earles; age 52; born in VA; married at 22; coal miner; head of household.
7. Mercer Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__(1967); Page 1; WV Archives Web Site.
George W. Earls; age 90 yrs, 11 mons; bon on 5 Jun 1867 in VA; widowed; living at Canebrake,
McDowell Co, WV; miner; son of Simon and Mahilda (Hilton) Earls; died on 23 May 1967 in the
Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from prostate cancer; buried on 25 May 1967 in
Grand View Memorial Gardens; informant, Mrs. Georgia Puch, Canebrake, WV.
8. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Earls; born on 5 Jun 1876; died in May 1967; living at Canebrake, McDowell Co, WV at
death.
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; taken on 4/5 Jun 1880; Page 13A; Family #89/95.
Listed as Savanna Handy; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, Powhatan J. Handy.
2. "Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Geroge W. Earls; age 23; born in Floyd Co, VA; son of Simon Earls; married on 25 Dec 1898 in
Patrick Co, VA; Savannah Handy; age 19; born in Patrick Co, VA; daughter of Powhatan and Sally Ann
Handy.
3. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Mayo River District; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 87A; Family #230/232.
Listed as Savanna L. Earls; age 21; born in Mar 1879 in VA; married for 1 yr; 1 child, 1 living;
in household of husband, George W. Earls.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as Savannah L. Earle; age 36; born in VA; married; in household of husband, George W. Earls.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; Dry Fork Road; taken on __Apr
1930; Page 134B; Family #126/130.
Listed as Savannah L. Earles; age 48; born in VA; married at 18; in household of husband, George
W. Earls.
6. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #8724; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Savannah Lee Earls; age 52 yrs, 11 mons, 21 days; born on 27 Jul 1880 in VA; married;
housewife; daughter of Powatan and Sallie (Gilbert) Handy; died on 18 Jul 1933 at Canebrake,
McDowell Co, WV from renal TB; buried on 20 Jul 1933 at Crumpler, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Mayo River District; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 87A; Family #230/232.
Listed as William M. Earls; age 9 mons; born in Sep 1899 in VA; in household of father, George W.
Earls.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as Clyde M. Earle; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as Dora O. Earle; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as Helen Earle; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; Dry Fork Road; taken on __Apr
1930; Page 134B; Family #126/130.
Listed as Helen M. Earles; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #284/278
Listed as Georgia Earle; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; Dry Fork Road; taken on __Apr
1930; Page 134B; Family #126/130.
Listed as Georgia Earles; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; Dry Fork Road; taken on __Apr
1930; Page 134B; Family #126/130.
Listed as Richard G. Earles; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Earls.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1918); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Marrs; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of Bill and
Mary; married on 10 Mar 1918 at Berwind, WV; Alice Waldron; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV;
single; daughter of Sam and Jennie.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 196A;
Family #159/165.
Listed as Alice Waldron; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel E. Waldron.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1918); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Marrs; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of Bill and
Mary; married on 10 Mar 1918 at Berwind, WV; Alice Waldron; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV;
single; daughter of Sam and Jennie.
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; taken on 4/5 Jun 1880; Page 13A; Family #89/95.
Listed as P.J. Handy; age 27; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; taken on 4/5 Jun 1880; Page 13A; Family #89/95.
Listed as Sarah Handy; age 22; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Powhatan J. Handy.
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; taken on 4/5 Jun 1880; Page 13A; Family #89/95.
Listed as Laura Handy; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Powhatan J. Handy.
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; taken on 4/5 Jun 1880; Page 13A; Family #89/95.
Listed as William R. Handy; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Powhatan J. Handy.
1. 1880 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; taken on 4/5 Jun 1880; Page 13A; Family #89/95.
Listed as Nancy Handy; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Powhatan J. Handy.
1. "Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Geroge W. Handy; age 18; born in Patrick Co, VA; son of Powhatan and Sallie Handy; married on
11 Oct 1877 in Patrick Co, VA; Stella L. Justice; age 18; born in Patrick Co, VA; daughter of J. Justice.
1. "Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Geroge W. Handy; age 18; born in Patrick Co, VA; son of Powhatan and Sallie Handy; married on
11 Oct 1877 in Patrick Co, VA; Stella L. Justice; age 18; born in Patrick Co, VA; daughter of J. Justice.