1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Coy Edward Moore; age 27; born in Upshur Co, WV; living at Glen White, WV; married on 16 May
1933 at Beckley, WV; Thelma Ruth Acord; age 23; born and living at Lester, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Trap Hill District; Lester; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 258A;
Family #216/225.
Listed as Thelma Acord; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew L. Acord.
2. 1920 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Quinnimont District; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 216B; Family #30/30.
Listed as Thelma R. Acord; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew L. Acord.
3. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Trap Hill District; Lester; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 244B;
Family #19/19.
Listed as Thelma R. Acord; age 20; born in WV; single; in household of father, Andrew L. Acord.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 209; WV Archives Web Site.
Coy Edward Moore; age 27; born in Upshur Co, WV; living at Glen White, WV; married on 16 May
1933 at Beckley, WV; Thelma Ruth Acord; age 23; born and living at Lester, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 263A; Family #55/56.
Listed as Charles F. Mitchem; age 4; born in WV in Jun 1895; in household of father, James A.
Mitchem.
2. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 128B;
Family #435/455.
Listed as Charles F. Micham; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Mitchem.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 260; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Flavis Mitchem; age 20; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Basin, WV; married on 1 Jan 1916
at the home of Harvey Reed; Lona Dove Reed; age 19; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Basin, WV;
with information provided by Harvey Reed and Samuel Mitchem.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2801; Beckley, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Charlie Mitchem; age 21; born on 18 Jun 1895 in Raleigh Co, WV; living in Killarny, WV; timberman
for Meade Tolliver Co, Killarny, WV; married; dependent wife and child; short?; blue? eyes and dark
hair.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Devils Fork, PO; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920;
Page 172B; Family # 140/141.
Listed as Charles Mitcham; age 24; born in WV; coal miner; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 165B;
Family #151/160.
Listed as C.F. Mitchem; age 34; born in WV; widowed; coal oader in mine; head of household.
7. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 299; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Flavas Mitchem; age 35; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living in Madeline, WV; married on 30 Jul
1930; Mae Meadows; age 36; born in Summers Co, WV; living at Pickshin, WV.
8. Raleigh Co, WV; WWII Draft Registration Card #U-621; Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charlie Flave Mitchem; age 46; born 18 Jun 1895 in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Amigo, WV; employed
by Amigo Coal Co, Amigo, Raleigh Co, WV; person who will always know address, Mae Mitchem,
Amigo, WV.
9. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Charley Mitchem; born on 18 Jun 1894; died in Sep 1975; living at Cool Ridge, Raleigh Co, WV.
10. E-mail; 29 Jun 2010 from, granddaughter of Charles F. Mitchem, daughter of William Hedrick
Mitchem, Danita Mitchem Moradi.
"Hi, I was looking up my grandfather, Charles Flavius Mitchem and found that he was only listed to have married once to Mae Meadows. He was married to Lona Reed and had 4 children with her. He married Mae Meadows after she passed away. I believe that my father's youngest sister (sic, child) was born in 1925 and I do not know how long after she was born that their Mother passed away. Although, my father was born in 1919 and he was around 6 when his Mother died. Charles Flavius Mitchem and Lona Reed had 4 children. Violet Mitchem, William Hedrick Mitchem, Dory Olive Mitchem and June Cleone Mitchem. I don't know if you can put that in Coal Exchange or not, but I hope that you can! Thank you, Danita Mitchem Moradi"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 260; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Flavis Mitchem; age 20; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Basin, WV; married on 1 Jan 1916
at the home of Harvey Reed; Lona Dove Reed; age 19; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Basin, WV;
with information provided by Harvey Reed and Samuel Mitchem.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Devils Fork, PO; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920;
Page 172B; Family # 140/141.
Listed as Lona Mitcham; age 23; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Charles F. Mitchem.
3. Roane Co, WV; Death Certificate #5585; WV Archives Web Site.
Lona Reed; age 32; born in 1896 in Raleigh Co, WV; married; wife of C.F. Mitchem; daughter of
unknown parents; died on 23 Apr 1928 in the Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, Roane Co, WV from
pellagra; buried at Mullins, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Devils Fork, PO; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920;
Page 172B; Family # 140/141.
Listed as William H. Mitcham; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles F. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 165B;
Family #151/160.
Listed as Hedrick Mitchem; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Charles F. Mitchem.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 165B;
Family #151/160.
Listed as Jean Mitchem; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Charles F. Mitchem.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1855); Page 2; Line 35; WV Archives Web Site.
Green Meador; age 23 yrs, 8 mons, 17 days; born and living in Mercer Co, WV;single; farmer; son of
John and Anna Meador; married on 23 Aug 1855 in Mercer Co, WV; Elizabeth Hatcher; age 17 yrs, 5
mons, 6 days; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of Edmond and Nancy Hatcher.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1855); Page 2; Line 35; WV Archives Web Site.
Green Meador; age 23 yrs, 8 mons, 17 days; born and living in Mercer Co, WV;single; farmer; son of
John and Anna Meador; married on 23 Aug 1855 in Mercer Co, WV; Elizabeth Hatcher; age 17 yrs, 5
mons, 6 days; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of Edmond and Nancy Hatcher.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 261; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Dougkas McDaniel; age 28; born in Monroe Co, WV; living at Corinne, WV; son of J.A. and Rosa
McDaniel; married on 19 Mar 1934 at Pineville, WV; Violet Mitchem; age 21; born in __, WV; living at
Itmann, WV; daughter of C.F. Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Devils Fork, PO; taken on 2/4 Feb 1920;
Page 172B; Family # 140/141.
Listed as Dester V. Mitcham; age 2 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Charles F. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 165B;
Family #151/160.
Listed as Victoria Mitchem; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Charles F. Mitchem.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 261; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Dougkas McDaniel; age 28; born in Monroe Co, WV; living at Corinne, WV; son of J.A. and Rosa
McDaniel; married on 19 Mar 1934 at Pineville, WV; Violet Mitchem; age 21; born in __, WV; living at
Itmann, WV; daughter of C.F. Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; Basin; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 165A;
Family #7/7.
Listed as Olen C. Mills; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Earl Mills.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 2 May 1930; Page 137A;
Family #510/510.
Listed as Ola Mills; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Earl Mills.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1940); Page 495; WV Archives Web Site.
Olen Canition Mills; age 21; born on 19 Jul 1919 at Basin, WV; living at Basin, WV; son of Earl and
Ruthie Mills; married on 2 Nov 1940 at Basin, WV; Dora Olive Mitchem; age 18; born on 5 Apr 1922
at Besoco, WV; living at Amigo, WV; daughter of Charlie and Lona Mitchem, mother deceased.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Olen C. Mills; born 18 Jul 1919; died 22 Jul 1999; last residence, Beaver, Raleigh Co, WV;
SS#233-16-6564; card issued in WV before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Paris Shrewsbury Cemtery, Ghent, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by
Patty Greene; 1 Jun 2007.
Olen Canition Mills; born 19 Jul 1919 at Basin, WV; died 22 Jul 1999 at Beckley, WV; buried here;
double headstone and family history shown.
"Son of Earl Mills Sr. & Ruthie Ann Shrewsberry-Mills (1898-1945)."Brother of Eldridge Mills (deceased), Earl Mills Jr. (1938-1992), Tracy Mills, Marie Mills-Akers, Mildred Mills-Hager, Gracie Mills-Bryce, & Nina Mills-Harmon.
"Married to Dora "Ruby" Olive Mitchem-Mills (B. 1922) on Nov. 2, 1940 in Basin, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1940, Page 495, Application Date: October 29, 1940).
"Father of Stewart Olen Mills, Mason W. Mills, & Frankie Freeman Mills.
"Purple Heart recipient; served as a PFC in the US Army during World War II.
"Olen Mills was a retired coal miner. After retirement, he opened & owned Mill's Barber Shop on Harper Rd. in Beckley, Raleigh County, WV..."
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 165B;
Family #151/160.
Listed as Dove Mitchem; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Charles F. Mitchem.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1940); Page 495; WV Archives Web Site.
Olen Canition Mills; age 21; born on 19 Jul 1919 at Basin, WV; living at Basin, WV; son of Earl and
Ruthie Mills; married on 2 Nov 1940 at Basin, WV; Dora Olive Mitchem; age 18; born on 5 Apr 1922
at Besoco, WV; living at Amigo, WV; daughter of Charlie and Lona Mitchem, mother deceased.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
James L. Jones; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of Lewis
and Mildey; married on 14 Jan 1912 at Canebrake, WV; Jean Keyser; age 18; born in Fayette Co, WV;
single; daughter of James and Nettie; information by James Keyser, Berwind, WV.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken on 17/28 Jan 1920; Page 83A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #331/333.
Listed as James L. Jones; age 26; born in VA; married; electrician in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4990; WV Archives Web Site.
James Lee Jone; age 34 yrs, 11 mons, 15 days; born 30 Apr 1893 in VA; married; machinist; son of
William Lewis and Melda (Ratliff) Jone; died 14 Apr 1928 at Canebrake, WV; due to lobar pneumonia;
buried 17 Apr 1928 at Roderfield, WV; informant, J.L. McCarty, Berwind, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by;
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
James Lee Jones; born 30 Apr 1928; died unknown (shows 14 Apr 1928 on grave marker and death
certificate); buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
James L. Jones; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of Lewis
and Mildey; married on 14 Jan 1912 at Canebrake, WV; Jean Keyser; age 18; born in Fayette Co, WV;
single; daughter of James and Nettie; information by James Keyser, Berwind, WV.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken on 17/28 Jan 1920; Page 83A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #331/333.
Listed as Jean Jones; age 23; born in WV; married; in household of husband, James L. Jones.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 90B;
Family #82/64.
Listed as Jean Jones; age 34; born in WV; widow; in household of father, James Keyser.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death certificate #'71 001038; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Jean Keyser Jones; age 74; born 14 Feb 1896 in WV; widow; domestic; SS# 235-68-2277; living at
Sprague, WV at residence of daughter, Mrs. James Blair; daughter of James A. and Nettie (Cook) Keyser;
died 8 Jan 1971 at Sprague, WV; due to malnutrition with neur-muscular disease; adenocarcinoma hard
palate; post excession; buried 11 Jan 1971 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Mrs. James Blair, Sprague, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by;
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
Jean Keyser Jones; born 14 Feb 1896; died 8 Jan 1971; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken on 17/28 Jan 1920; Page 83A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #331/333.
Listed as Marie Jones; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, James L. Jones.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 232A;
Family #84/86.
Listed as Melda R. Jones; age 6; born in WV; in household of grandfather, James Keyser, with mother.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken on 17/28 Jan 1920; Page 83A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #331/333.
Listed as Melda Jones; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, James L. Jones.
(listed twice)
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken on 17/28 Jan 1920; Page 83A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #331/333.
Listed as James Jones; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, James L. Jones.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken on 17/28 Jan 1920; Page 83A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #331/333.
Listed as Ellen Jones; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, James L. Jones.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 90B;
Family #82/64.
Listed as Lois Jones; age 4; born in WV; in household of grandfather, James Keyser, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1894); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus J. Meade; age 24; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; in National Guard; living in Welch, WV;
son of John and Belle; married on 20 Jul 1917 at Davy; WV; Nellie Keyser; age 18; single; born in
Fayette Co, WV; daughter of James and Nettie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6145; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Joseph Meade; age 62; born 31 Mar 1893 in Verney 9sic, Varney), WV; married; coal miner;
living at Davy, WV; SS# 234-12-7601; served in WW I; son of John McClellan Meade and unknown mother;
died 13 May 1955 in Davy, WV; due to carcinoma of lungs; buried 15 May 1955 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery; informant, John Meade.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Columbus J. Meade; born 3 (sic, 31) Mar 1893; died 13 May 1955; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Nellie V. Meade; grave marker photo shown; "WEST VIRGINIA * 2D LIEUTENANT * INFANTRY *
WORLD WAR I".
1. West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928; LDS Web Site.
"Name Nellie Virginia Keyser Meade
Gender Female
Birth Date 20 Jul 1899
Birthplace Turkey Knob, Fayette, West Virginia
Father's Name James Andrew Keyser
Mother's Name Nettie Cook"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1894); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus J. Meade; age 24; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; in National Guard; living in Welch, WV;
son of John and Belle; married on 20 Jul 1917 at Davy; WV; Nellie Keyser; age 18; single; born in
Fayette Co, WV; daughter of James and Nettie.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Nellie V. Meade; born in 1899; died in 1973; buried here; double headstone photo shown with husband,
Columbus J. Meade.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 27/28 Apr 1910, Page 244B, Family #149.
Listed as McGarvey Blankenship, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Andrew B. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clearfork District, taken on 20/21 Jan 1920, Page 210A, Family #102.
Listed as McGarvey Blankenship, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, Andy B. Blankenship.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clearfork District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 168B, Family #81.
Listed as McGarvey Blankenship, age 23, born in WV, in household of father, Andrew B. Blankenship.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 103; WV Archives Web Site.
McGarvey Blankenship; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Simon, WV; son of Booker and
Tennessee Blankenship; married on 13 Jul 1935 at Simon, WV; Nellie Kenedy; age 17; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Simon, WV; daughter of F.L. and Doshie Kenedy.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 103; WV Archives Web Site.
McGarvey Blankenship; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Simon, WV; son of Booker and
Tennessee Blankenship; married on 13 Jul 1935 at Simon, WV; Nellie Kenedy; age 17; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; living at Simon, WV; daughter of F.L. and Doshie Kenedy.
Stevenson Ray "Steve" Blankenship
1. The Regester Herald": Beckley, WV; Saturday, 3 Jul 2010; newspaper obit.
"LYNCO — Stevenson Ray “Steve” Blankenship, 66, of Lynco, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. Steve was born April 1, 1944, in Oceana, WV, a son of the late McGarvey “Garvey” and Nell Kennedy Blankenship."He was a member of the UMWA and after 40 plus years as a coal miner he retired from Peabody’s Harris Coal Mine. Steve loved spending time with his many family and friends, camping, fishing and hunting. His son Richard Lee Blankenship also preceded him in death.
"Those mourning his leaving include his wife Onia Gibson; five loving children Stevenson Ray Blankenship, Jr., and wife Missi of Blountville, TN, Anthony Todd Blankenship and wife Sally of Johnson City, TN, April Rhea Rickman and husband Cory of Reidsville, NC, Teddy Gibson and wife Michelle of Oceana, WV, and Karina Paynter and husband Richard of Lynco, WV; a sister, JoAnn Stafford and husband Jacob “Jake” of Oceana, WV; a brother, Neil Blankenship and wife Phyllis of Pineville, WV; thirteen grandchildren, Drew Caleb Blankenship, Corey Hand, Cody Blankenship, Zackery Blankenship, Jake Blankenship, Reese Blankenship, Nathan Rickman, Grayson Rickman, Austin Gibson, Whitney Gibson, Jaiden Cline, Karsyn Paynter, and his next grandchild is due to be born in February 2011; along with a host of other loving family and friends who will dearly miss him.
"Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 4, 2010, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV, with Rev. Hannibal Blankenship, Jr., officiating. Steve will be laid to rest near his mom and dad in Palm Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Matheny, WV..."