1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-862; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Leonard Alley; age 47; born 7 Dec 1895 in Wythe Co, VA; unemployed; living at Gilliam,
WV; person who will always know address, Miss Mollie Alley, Gilliam, WV; 5'8" tall; 137 lbs;
blue eyes; brown hair and ruddy complexion.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #14839; WV Archives Web Site.
William Leonard Alley; age 54 yrs, 11 mons; 9 days; born 7 Dec 1895 in Austinville, VA; widowed;
coal miner; living at McComas, WV for past year; son of Riley and Lizzie (_____) Alley; died 16 Nov
1949; due to uremia; buried 19 Mov 1949 in Lambert Cemetery (location not given); informant,
Lacy Taylor.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2119; WV Archives Web Site.
Florence Alley; age 35 yrs, 3 mons, 16 days; born 23 Sep 1902 in Wythe Co, VA; married; wife of
W.L. Alley; housewife; living at Gilliam, WV; daughter of Rad and Martha Jane (lisk) Walk; died
9 Jan 1938 in Stevebs Clinic, Welch, WV; due to peritonitis, post operative; chronis appendicitis;
with retroversion of uterus; buried12 Jan 1938 in Austinville, VA; informant, W.L. Alley, Gilliam, WV
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday, 24 Sept 2-1-; Newspaper Obit.
"DAVY — Carol Yvonne Gilbert (Wall) Thompson, 59, of Davy, formerly of Covel, left this world on the wings of an angel to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at her residence following a long illness. "Born October 27, 1950, at Covel, she was the daughter of the late Hazel (Alley) Gilbert and Perry Gilbert and his wife, Jean Gilbert of Covel. "Carol was homemaker and former C.N.A. at Heartland of Beckley. "Those left to cherish her memory are her loving sons, Roger G. Wall Jr., formerly of Herndon, and Carl M. Wall and his wife, Heather, of MacArthur; two grandsons, Jacob and Thomas Wall; her devoted husband, James Thompson of Davy; four brothers, Ricky Gilbert and his wife, Joann, Jody Gilbert, Vick Gilbert and John Gilbert; one sister, Joyce Jewell and her husband, Terry; a granddaughter, Stacey Humphrey; and she is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends...
"...Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry England officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell...."
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday, 24 Sept 2-1-; Newspaper Obit.
"DAVY — Carol Yvonne Gilbert (Wall) Thompson, 59, of Davy, formerly of Covel, left this world on the wings of an angel to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at her residence following a long illness. "Born October 27, 1950, at Covel, she was the daughter of the late Hazel (Alley) Gilbert and Perry Gilbert and his wife, Jean Gilbert of Covel. "Carol was homemaker and former C.N.A. at Heartland of Beckley. "Those left to cherish her memory are her loving sons, Roger G. Wall Jr., formerly of Herndon, and Carl M. Wall and his wife, Heather, of MacArthur; two grandsons, Jacob and Thomas Wall; her devoted husband, James Thompson of Davy; four brothers, Ricky Gilbert and his wife, Joann, Jody Gilbert, Vick Gilbert and John Gilbert; one sister, Joyce Jewell and her husband, Terry; a granddaughter, Stacey Humphrey; and she is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends...
"...Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry England officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell...."
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Jesse Poe, Jr; age 10; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse W. Poe, Jr; age 24; born and living at Basin, WV; single; son of Jesse W. and Callie (Powers)
Poe; married on 22 May 1954 at Basin, WV; Ollie McKinney; age 17; born and living at Basin, WV;
single; daughter of Dave and Maxine (Lusk) McKinney.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jessie W. Poe
SSN: 232-46-0312
Last Residence:
25928 Stephenson, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 11 Nov 1929
Died: 4 Dec 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: JESSIE W Jr Poe
Service Info.: US ARMY KOREA
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1929
Death Date: 4 Dec 2003
Cemetery: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Cemetery Address: 5250 Robert C Byrd Drive Prosperity, WV 25909"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse W. Poe, Jr; age 24; born and living at Basin, WV; single; son of Jesse W. and Callie (Powers)
Poe; married on 22 May 1954 at Basin, WV; Ollie McKinney; age 17; born and living at Basin, WV;
single; daughter of Dave and Maxine (Lusk) McKinney.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"STEPHENSON — Ollie Margaret Poe, 73, of Stephenson, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 19, 2010, at her residence following a long-illness. "Born November 19, 1936 at Basin, she was the daughter of the late David and Maxine (Lusk) McKinney. "Ollie was a life long resident of Stephenson, was a member of the Corinne Pentecostal Church Of God, and a homemaker with a very loving and giving heart. In her leisure time she loved to garden, canning fresh food, cook, and spend time with her family and friends. "A very loving wife to the late Jessie “June” Poe. In addition to her parents and her husband she was also preceded in death by a son, David Poe; two daughters, Margaret McKinney and Diane Kennedy; a grandson, Stephen McKinney; and two sisters Pauline Stewart and Louise McKinney. "Those left to cherish her memory include a son, Roger Poe of Stephenson; a daughter, Elaine Massie of Maben; a daughter in law, Debbie Poe of Corinne; six sisters, Meldie Whitt and her husband, Bermon and Nina Clay and her husband, Dallas, both of Beckley, Mable Wilson and her husband, Glenn of Corinne, Cora Stewart of Matheny, Dorothy Adkins and her husband, George of Mullens, Charlotte McKinney and husband, Danny of Barker’s Ridge; three brothers, David (Junior) McKinney and his wife, Wanda and James McKinney and his wife, Kitty, both of Stephenson, and Elbert McKinney of Beckley; five granddaughters, April, Kimberly, Jessica, Amber, and Holly; six grandsons, Eric, Jessie Lee, Mark, Roger Lee, Josh, and David Michael; 15 great grandchildren and one great great grandson; and many nieces, nephews and numerous family and friends. "Services will be 12 noon Thursday, September 23, 2010n at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vernon Sears officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley..."
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Jesse James Poe; age 45; born in VA; married; no listed education; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Callie Poe; age 41; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as James Poe; age 15; born in WV; 3rd gtade education; attending school; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Wilma Poe; age 10; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Wayne Poe; age 8; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Gay Poe; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Mary Poe; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Jack Poe; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-3; taken on 15 May 1940; Page 65A;
Image 83 of 96; Household #674.
Listed as Gracie Poe; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse J. Poe.