1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 210A;
Family #107/107.
Listed as Lee O. Davis; age 4; born in WV in Mar 1896; in household of mother, Martelia Lusk Davis.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 240B;
Family #257/260.
Listed as Ott Lee Davis; age 24; born in WV; single; coal miner; head of household.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 192; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Davis; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Hanover, WV; son of ____; married on 20 Apr
1922 at North Spring, WV; Callie Lambert; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of _____.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 192; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Davis; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Hanover, WV; son of ____; married on 20 Apr
1922 at North Spring, WV; Callie Lambert; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of _____.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 258; WV Archives Web Site.
H.H. Spencer; age 25; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of W.P. and
Martha E.; married on 1 Jul 1914 at Davy, WV; Bertha Davis; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
single; daughter of Augustus and Martella.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 210A;
Family #107/107.
Listed as Bertha Davis; age 2; born in WV in Jul 1897; in household of mother, Martelia Lusk Davis.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 258; WV Archives Web Site.
H.H. Spencer; age 25; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of W.P. and
Martha E.; married on 1 Jul 1914 at Davy, WV; Bertha Davis; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
single; daughter of Augustus and Martella.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
E.H. Mabery; age 40; born in Patrick Co, VA; widowed; carpenter; living at Davy, WV; son of Ab and
Sarah; married on 9 Jan 1913 at Davy, WV; Martella Meadows; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
widow; daughter of _____and Louemma Lusk.
1. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 523D;
Family #103/103.
Listed as Not Known Lusk; age 4; born in WV; daughter; in household of mother, Luemma Lusk.
2. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History", Mary K. Bowman, page 395.
No other information.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV...", Vol 4, No 49, Haga, page 26.
Augustus Davis, age 33, born in Logan Co, WV, married on 15 Jul 1891 Martela
Lusk, age 21, with information provided by Boyd E. Lusk.
4. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 210A;
Family #107/107.
Listed as Martelia Davis; age 26; born in WV in Feb1874; widow; single; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1901); Page 447; WV Archives Web Site.
Erastus Meadows; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Hallsville, WV; son of
James and Lovice; married on 13 May 1901 at Hallsville, WV; Martelia Davis; age 28; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; daughter of ____.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
E.H. Mabery; age 40; born in Patrick Co, VA; widowed; carpenter; living at Davy, WV; son of Ab and
Sarah; married on 9 Jan 1913 at Davy, WV; Martella Meadows; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
widow; daughter of _____and Louemma Lusk.
7. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 240B;
Family #257/260.
Listed as Matela Mabery: age 47; born in WV; married; in household of son, Ott Lee Davis.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #515; WV Archives Web Site.
Martel Meadows; age 83; born 13 Oct 1879 in Brier Creek, Wyoming Co, WV; widow; housewife;
living at Davy, WV; daughter of unknown parents; died 8 jan 1952 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to cerebrovascular accident; buried 10 Jan 1952 at Roderf
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Martelia Lusk Meadows; born 13 Oct 1870; died 8 Jan 1952; buried here; headstone photo shown
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 142. WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Coone; age 26; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Pemberton and Ella Coon; married on
15 Apr 1913 at residence of Emsley Rollins, minister; Octava Browning; age 19; born and living in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Sylvester and Mary Browning.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 16 May 1910; Page 230B; Family #293/300.
Listed as Octava Browning; age 16; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary Lusk Browning.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 142. WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Coone; age 26; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Pemberton and Ella Coon; married on
15 Apr 1913 at residence of Emsley Rollins, minister; Octava Browning; age 19; born and living in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Sylvester and Mary Browning.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1918); Page 342; Line 4.. WV Archives Web Site.
Austin Triplett; age 22; born in Lincoln Co, WV; single; miner; living at Branchland, WV; son of
Henderson and Martha (Sloan) Triplett; married on 24 Dec 1918 at Earling, WV; Lula Browning;
age 23 (sic); born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Tapline, WV; daughter of Sylvester and Mary (Lusk)
Browning.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 16 May 1910; Page 230B; Family #293/300.
Listed as Lula Browning; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary Lusk Browning.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1918); Page 342; Line 4.. WV Archives Web Site.
Austin Triplett; age 22; born in Lincoln Co, WV; single; miner; living at Branchland, WV; son of
Henderson and Martha (Sloan) Triplett; married on 24 Dec 1918 at Earling, WV; Lula Browning;
age 23 (sic); born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Tapline, WV; daughter of Sylvester and Mary (Lusk)
Browning.
1. 1910 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Family #144/146.
Listed as Opie P. Casteel; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Noah P. Casteel.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 32; WV Archives web Site.
Opie Casteel; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; chemist; living at Bartley, WV; son of Noah
and Amanda; married on 2 Jul 1933 at Welch, WV; Ruth Elizabeth Criner; age 21; born in Mercer Co,
WV; single; daughter of Frank and Virginia.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Opie Casteel; born on 5 Oct 1906; died in Jul 1976; last residence, Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV;
SS # 235-07-6362; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 289A;
Family #218/295.
Listed as Ruth Cramer; age 4; born in VA; in household of D.A. Knapp, maternal step-grandfather;
with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 32; WV Archives web Site.
Opie Casteel; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; chemist; living at Bartley, WV; son of Noah
and Amanda; married on 2 Jul 1933 at Welch, WV; Ruth Elizabeth Criner; age 21; born in Mercer Co,
WV; single; daughter of Frank and Virginia.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ruth C. Casteel; born on _________; living at PO Box 396, Pineville, WV 24874 in 1993, with son
Jack and daughter-in-law, Peggy.
3. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010; Newsaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE — Ruth Elizabeth Casteel, 94, of Pineville, passed away at her residence Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
"Born Dec. 22, 1915, in Graham, Va., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Willie Harrison Criner.
"Ruth opened Wyoming County’s first flower shop in 1948, “Pineville Flower Shop.” She was a charter member of the Pineville Presbyterian Church, past president of the Pineville Women’s Club, and was a member of Eastern Star, Pineville Lioness Club and the Pineville Homemakers Club. She will always be remembered as outgoing and vivacious. She loved people and traveling.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Opie Casteel, and a grandson, Scott Taylor.
"Survivors include two daughters, Nita Deskins and her husband, Aaron, of Muskegon, Mich., and Joy Taylor and her husband, Kyle, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a son, Jack Casteel and his wife, Peggy, of Pineville; eight grandchildren, Teri Deskins of Palm Beach, Fla., Mike Taylor of Parchment, Mich., Judy Allen of Paraiso, Calif., Joe Deskins of Michigan, Jack Casteel Jr. of Pineville, Ann Russell of Wichita Falls, Texas, Jill Hendrick of Beckley and Lisa Arends of Naperville, Ill.; 12 great-grandchildren, Jenna and Evan Casteel, Jason and Steven Taylor, Christopher Ewing, Eli and Jake Hendrick, Amanda, Billy and Matthew Arends, and Cody and Ashley Russell; a great-great-grandson, Alex Casteel; and her little dog, Buddy.
"Special thanks to her faithful caregivers, Vivian Church, Linda Stewart, Juanita Thompson and Angie Cline.
"A celebration of Ruth’s life will be 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel, Pineville, with the Rev. Karen McClanahan officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."