1. "Wyoming County Heritage, Wyoming County, WV"; 1995; Wyoming Co Genealoical Society; Pineville,
WV; "Phyllis Hightower" Article; Pages 118 and 119 ; submitted by Phyllis Hightower.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B; Image 16 of
44; Family #152/156.
Listed as Euguna Halsey; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, General Lee Halsey.
1. "Wyoming County Heritage, Wyoming County, WV"; 1995; Wyoming Co Genealoical Society; Pineville,
WV; "Phyllis Hightower" Article; Pages 118 and 119 ; submitted by Phyllis Hightower.
1. "Wyoming County Heritage, Wyoming County, WV"; 1995; Wyoming Co Genealoical Society; Pineville,
WV; "Phyllis Hightower" Article; Pages 118 and 119 ; submitted by Phyllis Hightower.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254B; Image 16 of
44; Family #152/156.
Listed as Rupert Halsey; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, General Lee Halsey.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 81; WV Archives Web Site.
Rupert Halsey; age 21; born at Maben, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; dairyman; son of Lee and
Alice; married on 6 Aug 1935 at Welch, WV; Verna Marine; age 17; born at Matewan, WV; single;
daughter of Angelo and Lydia.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7515; WV Archives Web Site.
Rupert Lee Halsey; age 34 yrs, 8 mons, 24 days; born at Maben, WV; married; dairyman; living at
Welch, WV; son of General Lee and Alice (Marrs) (sic, Myers) Halsey; died on 15 Jun 1949
from electric shock at work from a charged tank; buried on 17 Jun 1949 in family cemetery, Bowen?
Mtn, WV; informant, Vera Lee Halsey.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Verna Marine; age 1 yr 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Vernie Marin; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 81; WV Archives Web Site.
Rupert Halsey; age 21; born at Maben, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; dairyman; son of Lee and
Alice; married on 6 Aug 1935 at Welch, WV; Verna Marine; age 17; born at Matewan, WV; single;
daughter of Angelo and Lydia.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 353; WV Archives Web Site.
Benny Trent; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; living at Coal Mtn, WV; married on 22 Apr
1950 at Davy, WV; Verna Lee Halsey; age 28; born at Matewan, WV; widow; living at Welch, WV.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Verna Lee Trent; born on 5 Sep 1917; died on 8 Aug 2009; living at Elyria, Lorain Co, OH at death;
card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 353; WV Archives Web Site.
Benny Trent; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; living at Coal Mtn, WV; married on 22 Apr
1950 at Davy, WV; Verna Lee Halsey; age 28; born at Matewan, WV; widow; living at Welch, WV.
2. US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bennie H. Trent; born abt 1919 in WV; living in Logan Co, WV; 2 yrs of high school; semiskilled miner;
single; without dependents; 68" tall; weight 148 lbs; enlisted as a Private at Richmond, VA in Corps of
Engineers, Panama Canal District.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bennie H. Trent; born on 17 Feb 1921; died 8 Jan 1995; living at Elyria, Lorain Co, OH at death;
card issued in WV before 1951.
4. Ohio Deaths, 1908 et al; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bennie Herderson Trent; age 73; born on 17 Feb 1921 in WV; married; janitor in steel mill; son of
_______Trent and _______Bailey; 9th grade education; served in US Army; died on 8 Jan 1995 in
a nursing home in Lorain, Lorain Co, OH.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Verna Marine; age 1 yr 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Vernie Marin; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 81; WV Archives Web Site.
Rupert Halsey; age 21; born at Maben, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; dairyman; son of Lee and
Alice; married on 6 Aug 1935 at Welch, WV; Verna Marine; age 17; born at Matewan, WV; single;
daughter of Angelo and Lydia.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 353; WV Archives Web Site.
Benny Trent; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; living at Coal Mtn, WV; married on 22 Apr
1950 at Davy, WV; Verna Lee Halsey; age 28; born at Matewan, WV; widow; living at Welch, WV.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Verna Lee Trent; born on 5 Sep 1917; died on 8 Aug 2009; living at Elyria, Lorain Co, OH at death;
card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1925); Page 81; Line 32; WV Archives Web Site.
S.F. Hedricks; age 43; born in WV; widowed; living at Taplin, WV; mine foreman; son of Moll and
J. (Rogers) Hedrick; married on 8 Jan 1925 at Taplin, WV; Ada Trent; age 41; born in WV; widow;
living at Taplin, WV; daughter of Perry and Mary (Bell) Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 72B; Image 2 of 25;
Family #21/21.
Listed as Shallora F. Hedrick; age 52; born in WV; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1880.
Ada Bailey was born on 12 Jun 1880 to Perry and Mary Bailey.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Baileysville District, Family #64.
Listed as Ada Trent, age 19, born in Jun 1880, in household of husband, William F. Trent.
3. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", WPA transcription, published by
Pauline Haga, page 56.
William Trent, age 25, married on 29 Oct 1894 Ada Bailey, age 15.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #163.
Listed as Ada Trent, age 29, born in WV, married 14 years, 6 children, 5 living,
in household of husband, William F. Trent.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 16 Jan 1920, Page 140A, Family #86.
Listed as Ada Trent, age 40, born in WV, in household of husband, William F. Trent.
6. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1925); Page 81; Line 32; WV Archives Web Site.
S.F. Hedricks; age 43; born in WV; widowed; living at Taplin, WV; mine foreman; son of Moll and
J. (Rogers) Hedrick; married on 8 Jan 1925 at Taplin, WV; Ada Trent; age 41; born in WV; widow;
living at Taplin, WV; daughter of Perry and Mary (Bell) Bailey.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 72B; Image 2 of 25;
Family #21/21.
Listed as Ada Hedrick; age 49; born in WV; married at 14; in household of husband, Shallora F.
Hedrick.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #5162; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Angelo Marin; age 33; born on 1 Nov 1884; living at Welch, WV; self employed stone mason; nearest
relative Ledy Marin, Welch, WV; 5' 4" tall; blue eyes and brown hair.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Angelo Marine; age 32; born in Italy; immigranted to US in 1897; naturalized citizen in
1918; married; stone mason in home building; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Angelo Marin; age 43; born in Italy; immigranted to US in 1908 (conflicts with Ref 1);
married at 38 (sic); stone contractor; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1248; Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Angelo Marin; age 56; born on 1 Nov 1885 (sic, 1884) in Italy; self employed; person who will always
know address, Mrs. Angelo Marin, Welch, WV;
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Angelo Marin; born on 1 Nov 1884; died in Sep 1965; living in VA at death; card issued in WV before
1951.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Lydia Marine; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Angelo Marine.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Lydia Marin; age 31; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Angelo Marine.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Ronaldo Marine; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Hatman Marin; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
(Is this Ronaldo?)
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Edward Marin; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #_____; WV Archives Web Site.
Infant Child, female; born on 25 Mar 1922 at Welch, WV; daughter of Angelo and Ledie (Walls)
Marine; died on 25 Mar 1922; still born; buried on 25 Mar 1922 at Poor Farm.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Elick Marin; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15081; WV Archives Web Site.
Baby Marine, female; born on 10 Dec 1924 at Wech, WV; daughter of Angelo and Lettie (Walls)
Marine; died on 22 Dec 1924 from malnutrition; buried on 23 Dec 1924 at Pocahontas, VA.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Herbert Marin; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9050; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Marine; age 10 yrs, 11 mons, 20 days; born on 22 Jun 1926 at Welch, WV; schoolboy; son
of Angelo and Lidia (Walls) Marine; Angelo born in Venice, Italy; Lydia at Ingelside, WV; died on 2
Jun1936 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from a fractured skull suffered from a fall from
a building; buried on 4 Jun 1936 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Angelo Marine, Welch, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
Herbert Marin; born 10 Oct 1925; died 2 Jun 1936; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Edwin Marine; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Emetta Marin; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
(Is this Edwin?)
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 162; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmett Marine; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; "Schaffer So Made Ice Cream"; living at
Marytown, WV; son of Lettie and Angelo; married on 31 Mar 1935 at Welch, WV; Lena Stone; age
21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Daisy and Quincy.
4. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Emmett Marine divorced Lena in 1948 in Palm Beach Co, FL; Vol 429; Docket 3991.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmitt Woodrow Marine; age 34; born at Princeton, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on
4 Jun 1949 at ______; Georgia Lake Shoemaker; age 21; born at Asco, WV; single; living at Big
Sandy, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 162; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmett Marine; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; "Schaffer So Made Ice Cream"; living at
Marytown, WV; son of Lettie and Angelo; married on 31 Mar 1935 at Welch, WV; Lena Stone; age
21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Daisy and Quincy.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Court Street; taken on 29 Jan 1920;
Page 127B; Image 38 of 65; Family #316/380.
Listed as Edwin Marine; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Emetta Marin; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
(Is this Edwin?)
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 162; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmett Marine; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; "Schaffer So Made Ice Cream"; living at
Marytown, WV; son of Lettie and Angelo; married on 31 Mar 1935 at Welch, WV; Lena Stone; age
21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Daisy and Quincy.
4. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Emmett Marine divorced Lena in 1948 in Palm Beach Co, FL; Vol 429; Docket 3991.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmitt Woodrow Marine; age 34; born at Princeton, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on
4 Jun 1949 at ______; Georgia Lake Shoemaker; age 21; born at Asco, WV; single; living at Big
Sandy, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmitt Woodrow Marine; age 34; born at Princeton, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on
4 Jun 1949 at ______; Georgia Lake Shoemaker; age 21; born at Asco, WV; single; living at Big
Sandy, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 374; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard Bellomy; age 24; born at War, WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV; married on 14 Sep 1946
at Gary, WV; Elizabeth A. Marine; age 22; born and living at Welch, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 416 Court Street;
taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 230A; Image 31 of 59; Family #346/347.
Listed as Elizabeth Marin; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Angelo Marine.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 374; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard Bellomy; age 24; born at War, WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV; married on 14 Sep 1946
at Gary, WV; Elizabeth A. Marine; age 22; born and living at Welch, WV.