1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1927); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Johnson; age 25; born at Claborn,__; living at Cranberry, WV; married on 2 Jul 1927 at
Cranberry, WV; Ida Stewart; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cranberry, WV.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #5 (1961); Page 2; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel David Johnson; age 58; born on 15 Mar 1903 in TN; married; miner; living at Mulins ville,
WV; son of Robert and Rachel (Hopper) Johnson; died on 31 Aug 1961 at Mullins ville, WV of a
massive heart attack; buried on 2 Sep 1961 in Cook Cemetery; informant, Ida Johnson.
3. FindAGrave,com Web Site; submitted by Audrey Blankenship Gill; 11 Jan 2006.
" Samuel D. Johnson
Birth 3 Mar 1903
West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Aug 1961 (aged 58)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
God Acre Cemetery
Rock View, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District, taken on 15 Apr 1910;
Page 215A, Family #22.
Listed as Ida M. Stewart, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Ulysses G. Stewart.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; Pineville; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 187A;
Family #46/49.
Listed as Ida M. Stewart; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Ulysses G. Stewart.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1927); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Johnson; age 25; born at Claborn,__; living at Cranberry, WV; married on 2 Jul 1927 at
Cranberry, WV; Ida Stewart; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Cranberry, WV.
4. FindAGrave,com Web Site; submitted by Audrey Blankenship Gill; 11 Jan 2006.
" Ida Mae Stewart Johnson
Birth 19 Feb 1907
Windom, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Sep 1985 (aged 78)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
God Acre Cemetery
Rock View, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 6 Jun 1900, Page 267A, Family #53.
Listed as Kennie C. Grifeth, age 1, born in WV in May 1899, in household of father, Lewis B. Griffiths.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 16 Apr 1910, Page 260B, Family #33.
Listed as Kenner C. Griffith, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis B. Griffiths.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
Arlie Holmes; age 22; born in KY; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of D.R. and Mary Holmes;
married on 25 Aug 1941 at Oceana, WV; Lillian Griffiths; age 16; born and living in Oceana, WV;
single; daughter of Kenner and Lillie Mae Griffiths.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Arlie Holmes; age 64; born 27 Dec 1918; died in Nov 1982; last residence, Wyoming, WV;
SS #233-14-6086.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
Arlie Holmes; age 22; born in KY; single; living at Oceana, WV; son of D.R. and Mary Holmes;
married on 25 Aug 1941 at Oceana, WV; Lillian Griffiths; age 16; born and living in Oceana, WV;
single; daughter of Kenner and Lillie Mae Griffiths.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1946); Page 455; WV Archives Web Site.
Ulvert Elkins; age 21; born and living at Hatcher, WV; single; son of Dennie and Corba Elkins; married
on 4 May 1946 at Hatcher, WV; Lillian Holmes; age 21; born and living at Oceana, WV; divorced;
daughter of Kenner and Lillie Griffith.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lillian Elkins; born on 1 Feb 1925; died on 12 Mat 2001; living at Crany, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 801.
Elkhorn Township, page 003.
Listed as Floyd W. Simpson, age 7, in household of father, William L. Simpson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1896); Page 283; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd W. Simpson; age 23; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Louvisa and
Sallie Simpson; license issued on 9 Jun 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; Peggy E. Belcher; age 16; born
and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Isaac and Alcy Rose. (The minister, William V.
Burks, signed the return but did not insert date of marriage) (Believe Peggy may have been an
orphan, raised by Isaac and Alcy Rose)
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 133B;
Family #247/267.
Listed as F.W. Simpson; age 25; born in WV in 1875; married 4 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 132B;
Family #179/181.
Listed as Floyd W. Simpson; age 35; born in WV; married once for 14 yrs; laborer in coal mine; head
of household.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 165B; Family #421/445.
Listed as Wade Simpson; age 47; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1920); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
F.W. Simpson; age 48; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Kimball, WV; son of
William and Sarah; married on 13 Apr 1920 at his residence; Maggie Burks; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Dowell and ___.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7761; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd W. Simpson; age 55 yrs, 9 mons, 18 days; born 21 Aug 1872 in WV; widowed; farmer; living at
Carswell, WV; son of William Lewis and Sallie (Burks) Simpson; died 9 Jun 1928 at Kimball, WV; from
nephritis; buried 10 Jun 1928 in Belcher Cemetery; informant, G.A. Simpson, Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1896); Page 283; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd W. Simpson; age 23; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Louvisa and
Sallie Simpson; license issued on 9 Jun 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; Peggy E. Belcher; age 16; born
and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Isaac and Alcy Rose. (The minister, William V.
Burks, signed the return but did not insert date of marriage)
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 133B;
Family #247/267.
Listed as Margaret E. Simpson; age 20; born in WV in 1880; married 4 yrs; 2 children, 2 living; in
household of husband, Floyd W. Simpson.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 132B;
Family #179/181.
Listed as Peggy Simpson; age 26; born in WV; married once for 14 yrs; 4 children, 3 living; in
household of husband, Floyd W. Simpson.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 165B;
Family #421/445.
Listed as Peggie Simpson; age 38; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Floyd W. Simpson.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 133B;
Family #247/267.
Listed as Marty Persila Simpson; age 3; born in WV in 1897; in household of father, Floyd W.
Simpson.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 132B;
Family #179/181.
Listed as Clarence Simpson; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd W. Simpson.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 165B;
Family #421/445.
Listed as Lee Simpson; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd W. Simpson.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 165B;
Family #421/445.
Listed as Bertha Simpson; age 2 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd W. Simpson.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Brady W. White; age 43; born 13 Jul 1903 in Mercer Co, WV; living at Rt 1, Mount Hope, WV; son of
Andrew and Lula White; married on 14 Sep 1945 at home of minister, Charles E. Walker, in Beckley,
Raleigh Co, WV; Elizabeth Belcher; age 54; born 26 May 1891 in McDowell Co, WV; living at RFD 1,
Mount Hope, WV; daughter of Peter and Lida Belcher.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 229A;
Family #484/537.
Listed as Elizabeth Belcher; age 14; born in WV in May 1886; in household of father, Peter Belcher.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page 80; WV Archives Web Site.
Louis Belcher; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Vivian, WV; son of Isaac;
married on 30 Dec 1902 at Bottom Creek, WV; Elizabeth Belcher, age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Peter.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 19/21 Jan 1920; Page 160A; Image
12 of 24; Family #311/356.
Listed as Elizabeth Belcher; age 34; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Lewis D.
Belcher.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Brady W. White; age 43; born 13 Jul 1903 in Mercer Co, WV; living at Rt 1, Mount Hope, WV; son of
Andrew and Lula White; married on 14 Sep 1945 at home of minister, Charles E. Walker, in Beckley,
Raleigh Co, WV; Elizabeth Belcher; age 54; born 26 May 1891 in McDowell Co, WV; living at RFD 1,
Mount Hope, WV; daughter of Peter and Lida Belcher.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Vitginia Jenny Finley; 12 Jan 2011.
" Bettie “Betty” Belcher White
Birth 27 May 1888
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Jan 1954 (aged 65)
Scarbro, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Bettie "Elizabeth" "Betty" Belcher was married to Lewis Dean Belcher on Dec. 30, 1902 in Bottom Creek, WV. age listed as 18 on this marriage certificate. Her parents are listed as Peter & Lydia Sizemore Belcher."I have found several documents placing her birth year at 1884/1885 and death certificate states birth year as 1888.
"Marriage certificate to her second husband, Brady W. White, lists her marriage date as September 14, 1945 and on this marriage document her birth date is listed as May 26, 1891 age 54.
"Death certificate #210 West Virginia State Dept. of Health - Div. of Vital Statistics lists her name as Bettie Belcher White and has her birth date as May 27, 1888 age 65. Her parents are listed as Peter and Lydia Sizemore Belcher on death certificate. Informant on death certificate is listed as B.W. White."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 103B;
Family #265/265.
Listed as James Sizemore; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Perry A. Sizemore.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1946); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
James Edward Sizemore; age 24; born at Herndon, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on
6 Apr 1946 at Welch, WV; Gertrude Mae Simpson; age 21; born and living at Algoma, WV; single.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19B;
Family #117/121.
Listed as Gertrude Simpson, age 5; born in WV; in household of father William E. Simpson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1946); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
James Edward Sizemore; age 24; born at Herndon, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on
6 Apr 1946 at Welch, WV; Gertrude Mae Simpson; age 21; born and living at Algoma, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV Cemeteries, "Algoma (Belcher) Cemetery", Algoma, McDowell Co, WV.
Edward Dale; born on 18 Nov 1952; died on 19 Jun 1953; "s/o M and Mrs. James E. Sizemore";
buried here.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, page 234B.
Listed as John Workman, age 7, born in May 1893, in WV, in household of father, William Workman.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 13 May 1910; Page 229A; Family #267.
Listed as John Workman, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, William Workman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1916); Page 419; WV Archives Web Site.
John Workman; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; teacher; living at Keystone, WV; son of
William and Vina (step-mother); married on 16 Sep 1916 at "My residence", by William V. Burks,
minister; Maggie England; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of W.R. and Becky
England.
Mary Margaret "Maggie" England
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, page 123B, Family 74.
Listed as Mary M. England, age 1, in household of father, William R. England.
2. Ancestry.com web site, Rebecca Burks search, 10 Dec 2000, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Maggie England was born to W.R. and Rebecca J. Burks England in 1899.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 2 May 1910, Page 119B,
Family #312.
Listed as Maggie England, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, William R. England.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1916); Page 419; WV Archives Web Site.
John Workman; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; teacher; living at Keystone, WV; son of
William and Vina (step-mother); married on 16 Sep 1916 at "My residence", by William V. Burks,
minister; Maggie England; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of W.R. and Becky
England.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 132B;
Family #179/181.
Listed as Robert Simpson; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd W. Simpson.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 165B;
Family #421/445.
Listed as Robert Simpson; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd W. Simpson.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1932); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert H. Simpson; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Crumpler, WV; son of
F.W. and Mrs F.W.; married on 13 Sep 1932 at Welch, WV; Etha F. Workman; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; daughter of J.H. and Maggie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1932); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert H. Simpson; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Crumpler, WV; son of
F.W. and Mrs F.W.; married on 13 Sep 1932 at Welch, WV; Etha F. Workman; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; daughter of J.H. and Maggie.