1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 308; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Crouse; age 21; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Thorpe, WV; son of Charles
and Maggie; married on 13 Sep 1930 at Thorpe, WV; Glady Mitchem; age 18 (sic, 12); born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Gid and Nancy (sic, Anna).
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #13057; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Crouse; age 26 yrs, 7 mons; born in Mar 1901 in VA; married, hucband of Glady Crouse; coal
loader for Houston Colleries Co; son of Charles and Maggie (Farmer) Crouse; died on 22 Oct 1927
in the Carswell Mine, Kimball, WV from a slate fall; buried on 24 Oct 1927 at Kimball, WV; informant,
Boyd Crouse, Big Four, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 60A; Family #37/51.
Listed as Gladys Mitchem, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Gideon S. Mitchem.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 49B;
Family #156/163.
Listed as Gladys M. Mitchem, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Gideon S. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 308; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Crouse; age 21; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Thorpe, WV; son of Charles
and Maggie; married on 13 Sep 1930 at Thorpe, WV; Glady Mitchem; age 18 (sic, 12); born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Gid and Nancy (sic, Anna)
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 44; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Harman; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; truck driver; living at Welch, WV; son of
Anderson and Mary; married on 2 Jun 1928 at Welch, WV; Gladys Crouse; age 20; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of G.S. and Annie Mitchem.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Junior Minning Village; taken on 2 Apr 1930;
Page 231A; Family #3/3.
Listed as Gladys M. Harman; age 21; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Earnest
R. Harman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Herndon; Berwind-Newhall Road;
taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 190B; Family #189.
Listed as Earl Harman; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Brooks Harman.
2. US WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
Earl Harman; born in 192; resident of Raleigh Co, WV; enlisted on 8 Aug 1942 at Huntington, WV;
grammar school; single, without dependents; 70" tall; weight 160 lbs.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 508; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Harmon; age 25; born on 12 Dec 1921 at War, WV; living at Gatewood, WV; son of Brooks and
Mae Harmon; married on 1 Nov 1947 at Epperly, WV; Joy Ann Porter; born on 10 Jan 1930 at
Winding Gulf, WV; daughter of Troy and Minnie Porter.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Earl Harman; born on 12 Dec 1921; died on 25 May 2002; living at Cool Ridge, Raleigh Co, WV
at death.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 508; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Harmon; age 25; born on 12 Dec 1921 at War, WV; living at Gatewood, WV; son of Brooks and
Mae Harmon; married on 1 Nov 1947 at Epperly, WV; Joy Ann Porter; born on 10 Jan 1930 at
Winding Gulf, WV; daughter of Troy and Minnie Porter.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles Scots
and Margaret Edwards.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney William Porter; age 20; born on 8 Apr 1938 at Winding Gulf, WV; living at Epperly, WV; son of
Troy and Minnie Porter; married on 18 Oct 1958 at Rhodell, WV; Ritta Jo Wallen; age 18; born on
1 Mar 1940 at Helen, WV; living at East Gulf, WV; daughter of Andrew and Edna Wallen.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
Barney William Porter; age 20; born on 8 Apr 1938 at Winding Gulf, WV; living at Epperly, WV; son of
Troy and Minnie Porter; married on 18 Oct 1958 at Rhodell, WV; Ritta Jo Wallen; age 18; born on
1 Mar 1940 at Helen, WV; living at East Gulf, WV; daughter of Andrew and Edna Wallen.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles Scots
and Margaret Edwards.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles
Scots and Margaret Edwards.
2, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by mon2mine; 26 Sep 2017.
" Etta Porter
Birth 18 Oct 1904
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 14 Nov 1994 (aged 90)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Hot Coal Cemetery
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183751573"Additional Information Posted:
"Etta Porter
"Mrs Etta Porter, 90, of Coal City, died Monday, Nov. 14, 1994 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness.
"Born Oct. 18, 1904 in Grayson County, Va,. she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Margaret Caudill Soots.
"Mrs. porter was a homemaker and a member of the Sunset Hills Missionary Baptist Church, Coal
City.
"She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Tiller; her second husband, Troy Porter; a son, Charles Tiller; three sisters; a brother and three granddaughters.
"Survivors include a son, Lawrence Tiller and his wife, Elaine of Baytown, Texas; six step-daughters, one being Nancy Dent of Beckley; five step-sons; a sister, Frances Coleman of Coal City; several half-
brothers and sisters; two neices, Ina Miller of Sophia and Betty Price of Coal City; a nephew, Robert
Porter of Sophia, all whom cared for her; several other neices and nephews; three gradsons, Mark Tiller of Baton Rouge, La., Gary Tiller of Amarillo, Texas and Mike Tiller of Arlington, Va,; a granddaughter, Marsha Demschock of Arlington, Va.; four great-grandchildren, and several srepgrandchildren.
"Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Robert Dean officiating. Burial will follow in the Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia.
"Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
" Men of the church and friends will serve as pallbears.
"Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia".
1, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rich K; 30 Nov 2009.
"William Charles “Charlie” Soots
Birth 30 Mar 1875
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 6 Feb 1956 (aged 80)
Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Ronda Cemetery
Ronda, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 44955140"
1, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Nancy Horton Gillespie; 16 Oct 2015.
" Margaret Jane Caudill Edwards
Birth 29 Mar 1884
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 11 Sep 1957 (aged 73)
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 153808080"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 212; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Barney Porter; age 58; born on 8 Jun 1904 in Ashe Co, NC; previously married; living at Epperly,
WV; son of Barney and Kate Porter; married on 27 Oct 1904 at Sophia, WV; Etta Tiller; age 59; born
on 18 Oct 1904 in Grayson Co, VA; previously married; living at Sophia, WV; daughter of Charles
Scots and Margaret Edwards.
2, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by mon2mine; 26 Sep 2017.
" Etta Porter
Birth 18 Oct 1904
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 14 Nov 1994 (aged 90)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Hot Coal Cemetery
Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183751573"Additional Information Posted:
"Etta Porter
"Mrs Etta Porter, 90, of Coal City, died Monday, Nov. 14, 1994 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness.
"Born Oct. 18, 1904 in Grayson County, Va,. she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Margaret Caudill Soots.
"Mrs. porter was a homemaker and a member of the Sunset Hills Missionary Baptist Church, Coal
City.
"She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Tiller; her second husband, Troy Porter; a son, Charles Tiller; three sisters; a brother and three granddaughters.
"Survivors include a son, Lawrence Tiller and his wife, Elaine of Baytown, Texas; six step-daughters, one being Nancy Dent of Beckley; five step-sons; a sister, Frances Coleman of Coal City; several half-
brothers and sisters; two neices, Ina Miller of Sophia and Betty Price of Coal City; a nephew, Robert
Porter of Sophia, all whom cared for her; several other neices and nephews; three gradsons, Mark Tiller of Baton Rouge, La., Gary Tiller of Amarillo, Texas and Mike Tiller of Arlington, Va,; a granddaughter, Marsha Demschock of Arlington, Va.; four great-grandchildren, and several srepgrandchildren.
"Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Robert Dean officiating. Burial will follow in the Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia.
"Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
" Men of the church and friends will serve as pallbears.
"Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia".