McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Curtis "Kirt" Kennedy

1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 247A;
Family #187/195.
Listed as Curt Canada; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Arison Kennedy.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 413; WV Archives Web Site.
C.K. Canada; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Uno, WV; son of Arson Canada; married on
13 May 1919 at the store of Toler and Toler; Sarah O Cline; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Uno, WV; daughter of Margaret Cline.
3. 1920 Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; taken 7 Feb 1920; Page 269A; Family #88/89.
Listed as Kirt Kennedy; age 20; born in WV; married; laborer for lumber company; head of
Household.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 171B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Kirt Keneda; age 28; born in WV; married at 19; logging laborer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 10 Apr 1940; Page 149A;
Image 16 of 49; Household #102.
Listed as Curtis Kenneda; age 39; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house
on1 Apr 1935; farm laborer; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 78; WV Archives Web Site.
Kirt Kenneda; age 51; born and living in Simon, WV; widowed; son of Arson and Nellie Kenneda;
married on 27 Jun 1952 at Simon, WV; Frances Hatfield; age 54; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow;
living at Simon, WV; daughter of G.W. and Vicie Lawrence.
7. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Kirt Kenneda; born on 22 Jan 1901; died in Jun 1975; living at Simon, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
8. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Saturday 17 September 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"LONG BRANCH - Millie Morgan Kenneda, 89, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, at
St. Francis Hospital, Charleston. "Born Nov. 15, 1915, at Simon, she was the daughter of the late Milty and Emma Walker Morgan.
"She was preceded in death by her husbands, Chester Morgan and Kirt Kenneda; a son, Elbie
Morgan; seven brothers, Kelly, Azzie, Powell, Alex, George, Willie and Lee Morgan; seven
sisters,Louisa Hatfield, Lenore Belcher, Sarah, Vida, Virgie, Gladys and Betty Morgan; and a son-
in-law, Arson Kenneda.


Sarah O. Cline

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 413; WV Archives Web Site.
C.K. Canada; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Uno, WV; son of Arson Canada; married on
13 May 1919 at the store of Toler and Toler; Sarah O Cline; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Uno, WV; daughter of Margaret Cline.
2. 1920 Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; taken 7 Feb 1920; Page 269A; Family #88/89.
Listed as Sarah Kennedy; age 20; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Curtis Kennedy.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 171B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Sarah Keneda; age 31; born in WV; married at 22; in household of husband,
Curtis Kennedy.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 10 Apr 1940; Page 149A;
Image 16 of 49; Household #102.
Listed as Sarah Kenneda; age 42; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Curtis Kenneda.


Arson Kennedy

1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 10 Apr 1940; Page 149A;
Image 16 of 49; Household #102.
Listed as Arson Kenneda; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Curtis Kenneda.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Arson Keneda
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1935
Birth Place: Simon, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Dec 1991
Father:
Kirt Keneda
Mother:
Sarah Cline
SSN: 235520754
Notes: Aug 1950: Name listed as ARSON KENEDA "


Cecil Kennedy

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 171B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Cecil Keneda; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Curtis Kennedy.


Arlin Kennedy

1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 10 Apr 1940; Page 149A;
Image 16 of 49; Household #102.
Listed as Arlen Kenneda; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Curtis Kenneda.


Allen Blankenship

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1968); Page 363; WV Archives Web Site.
Allen Blankenship; age 21; born on 31 Jn 1946 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; son of Wirt
and Sadie (Kenneda) Blankenship; married on 12 Jan 1968 at Wyoming, Wyoming Co, WV; Joyce
Ann Toler; age 16; born on 23 Jun 1951 at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Wyoming, WV; daughter of
William (sic, Isaac) Squire and Pearl Maggie (Blankenship) Toler.


Hobert Lane Blankenship

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1967); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Lane Blankenship; age 23; born on 25 Mar 1944 at Coal Mt,, WV; single; living at Simon,
WV; son of Wirt and Sadie (Kenneda) Blankenship; married on 13 May 1967 at Wyoming, WV; Retha
Virginia Toler; age 16; born on 29 Jan 1951 (sic, 1952) at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV;
daughter of Ennis Ray and Charlene (Stepp) Toler.


Retha Virginia Toler

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1967); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Lane Blankenship; age 23; born on 25 Mar 1944 at Coal Mt,, WV; single; living at Simon,
WV; son of Wirt and Sadie (Kenneda) Blankenship; married on 13 May 1967 at Wyoming, WV; Retha
Virginia Toler; age 16; born on 29 Jan 1951 (sic, 1952) at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV;
daughter of Ennis Ray and Charlene (Stepp) Toler.


Perlie Jay Blankenship

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1967); Page 208; WV Archives Web Site.
Perlie Jay Blankenship; age 25; born on 7 Apr 1942 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; son of
Wirt and Sadie (Kennedy) Blankenship; married on 4 Jul 1967 at Baileysville, WV; Linda Lou Belcher;
age 22; born on 20 Jun 1945 at Simon, WV; widow; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Hobert and
Gladys (Belcher) Toler.


Linda Lou Toler

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1960); Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Alfred Lee Belcher; age 22; born at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Bernard
and Merlie Belcher; married on 10 Aug 1960 at Baileysville, WV; Linda Lou Toler; age 16; born at
Accoville, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Hobert and Gladys Toler.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1967); Page 208; WV Archives Web Site.
Perlie Jay Blankenship; age 25; born on 7 Apr 1942 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; son of
Wirt and Sadie (Kennedy) Blankenship; married on 4 Jul 1967 at Baileysville, WV; Linda Lou Belcher;
age 22; born on 20 Jun 1945 at Simon, WV; widow; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Hobert and
Gladys (Belcher) Toler.


Alfred Lee Belcher

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1960); Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Alfred Lee Belcher; age 22; born at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Bernard
and Merlie Belcher; married on 10 Aug 1960 at Baileysville, WV; Linda Lou Toler; age 16; born at
Accoville, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Hobert and Gladys Toler.


Linda Lou Toler

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1960); Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Alfred Lee Belcher; age 22; born at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Bernard
and Merlie Belcher; married on 10 Aug 1960 at Baileysville, WV; Linda Lou Toler; age 16; born at
Accoville, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Hobert and Gladys Toler.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1967); Page 208; WV Archives Web Site.
Perlie Jay Blankenship; age 25; born on 7 Apr 1942 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; son of
Wirt and Sadie (Kennedy) Blankenship; married on 4 Jul 1967 at Baileysville, WV; Linda Lou Belcher;
age 22; born on 20 Jun 1945 at Simon, WV; widow; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Hobert and
Gladys (Belcher) Toler.


Hobert Toler

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 168A, Family #64.
Listed as Hobert Toler, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Joseph Luke Toler.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1941); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Toler; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Accoville, WV; son of Luke and
Inagabo (Cline) Toler; married on 27 Aug 1941 at Braeholm; Gladys Belcher; age 16; born in Oct
1924 at Accoville, WV; single; living at Braeholm, WV; daughter of Kelly and Viola (Blankenship)
Belcher.


Gladys Belcher

1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1941); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Toler; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Accoville, WV; son of Luke and
Inagabo (Cline) Toler; married on 27 Aug 1941 at Braeholm; Gladys Belcher; age 16; born in Oct
1924 at Accoville, WV; single; living at Braeholm, WV; daughter of Kelly and Viola (Blankenship)
Belcher.


Ennis Ray Toler

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 168A, Family #64.
Listed as Ennis Toler, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Joseph Luke Toler.
2. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ennis Ray Toler
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1926
Birth Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Robinette, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 25 Jul 1944
Registration Place: Robinette, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Amherst Coal Co
Weight: 130
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Luke Toler
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ennis Ray Toler Self (Head)
Luke Toler Father"
3. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries, Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheney.
Ennis Toler; born in 1926; died in 1974; buried here.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 27 Sep 2011.
" Ennis Ray Toler
Birth 25 Jul 1926
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death Dec 1974 (aged 48)
USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 77187581"

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Joseph Luke "Lewis" Toler (1892-1964) & Ingaboo H. Cline-Toler (1895-1967).

"Brother of Troy Toler (1913-Deceased), Normal J. Toler (1916-1995), Hobert J. Toler (1921-1988), and Rutherford R. Toler (1927-1978).

"Married to Charlene Stepp-Toler-Vance (1930-2011) on November 23, 1945 in Logan, Logan County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Logan County, WV, 1945, Page 471, Application Date: November 20, 1945).

"Father of Rhanis Toler (Deceased), Barbara Toler-Lafferty (Deceased), Rose Mary Toler-White, Retha Virginia Toler-Blankenship (B. 1951), and Marlena Toler-Wimmer."


Charlene Stepp

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 23 Aug 2011.
" Charlene Stepp-Toler Vance
Birth 21 Jun 1930
Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Death 21 Aug 2011 (aged 81)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 75354115 "

Additional Information Posted:
"OCEANA - Charlene Vance 81, departed this life Sunday, August 21, 2011 in Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness.

"Born Jun 21, 1930, in Logan County she was the daughter of the late Eli Stepp (Deceased) and Edna Staton-Stepp (Deceased).

"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two husbands, Ennis Ray Toler (1926-1974) whom she married on November 23, 1945 in Logan, Logan County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Logan County, WV, 1945, Page 471, Application Date: November 20, 1945); and Cleo Vance (Deceased) whom she married after 1974; a son, Rhanis Toler (Deceased); a daughter, Barbara Toler-Lafferty (Deceased) and a grandson, Chris Lafferty (Deceased); three brothers, Roy Stepp (Deceased), Richard Stepp (Deceased) and Leo Stepp (Deceased).

"Those left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Rose Mary Toler-White of Beckley, Retha Virginia Toler-Blankenship (B. 1951) and husband, Hobert of Glen Fork and Marlena Toler-Wimmer and husband, Dave of Kopperston; four brothers, Randall Stepp and wife, Sherry, James Stepp and wife, Betty, Robert Stepp and wife, Linda all of Logan County and Sammie Stepp of VA.; three sisters, Juanita Stepp-Adkins and JoAnn Stepp-Curry both of Logan County and Ruth Stepp-McCallium of MI.; eight grandchildren, Arlene Toler, Darnell Belcher, Regina Holiday, Sandra Moore, Timmy Blankenship, Francene Tromsness and Adam Toler; eighteen great-grandchildren, Joe Toler, Tony Toler, Andrew Toler, Jackie Belcher, Kayla Holiday, Allie Holiday, Mary Walls Penny, Buba Walls, Rissa Moore, Sierra Tromsness, Savannah Tromsness, Coleton Blankenship, Brandon Greenwood, Courtney Greenwood, Mason Greenwood, Waylon Peek, Alexis Toler and Stephanie Lafferty; four great-great-grandchildren, Kierstin Toler, Anthony Toler, Drightan Penny and Jaxson Walls; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.

"A celebration of Charlene's life will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Adam Toler Memorial Chapel with Rev. Erwin Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV."


Rhanis R. Toler

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dave Adkins; 18 Apr 2018.
" Rhains R. Toler
Birth 13 Feb 1955
Death 20 Jun 1988 (aged 33)
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 188959656"


Allen Blankenship

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1968); Page 363; WV Archives Web Site.
Allen Blankenship; age 21; born on 31 Jn 1946 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; son of Wirt
and Sadie (Kenneda) Blankenship; married on 12 Jan 1968 at Wyoming, Wyoming Co, WV; Joyce
Ann Toler; age 16; born on 23 Jun 1951 at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Wyoming, WV; daughter of
William (sic, Isaac) Squire and Pearl Maggie (Blankenship) Toler.


Joyce Ann Toler

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1968); Page 363; WV Archives Web Site.
Allen Blankenship; age 21; born on 31 Jn 1946 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; son of Wirt
and Sadie (Kenneda) Blankenship; married on 12 Jan 1968 at Wyoming, Wyoming Co, WV; Joyce
Ann Toler; age 16; born on 23 Jun 1951 at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Wyoming, WV; daughter of
William (sic, Isaac) Squire and Pearl Maggie (Blankenship) Toler.


Lewis Edgar Milam Sr

1. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lewis E. Milam; born on 28 Mar 1926; living at Wyco, WV.
2. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 19 Jun 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"FLAT TOP - Lewis Edgar Milam Sr., 72, of Flat Top died June 17, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness.
"He was a retired miner, a Freewill Baptist minister, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Posts 11075 and 4326 and UMW.
"Surviving: wife, Pansy Chester Milam; sons, Dale, Lonnie and Henry Milam, all of Cool Ridge, Mickey Stowers of Toronto, Ohio, Robert Stowers of Steubenville, Ohio, Lewis E. Milam Jr. of Maryland; daughters, Mary Goode of Mullens, Linda Milam of Steubenville, Ida Canfield of Flat Top, Jean and Jo Ann Milam, both of Maryland; 10 grandchildren.
"Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with the Rev. Arlon White officiating. Burial will be in Milam family cemetery, Flat Top..."


Pansy I. Chester

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Otis Stowers; age 21; born at Bluefield, WV; single; living at Herndon, WV; son of Ernest and Nancy
Stowers; married on 24 Nov 1953 at Pineville, WV; Pansy Chester; age 17; born and living at
Herndon, WV; single; daughter of Phillip and Elsie (Sizemore) Chester.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday 25 Jan 2011; Newspaper Obit.
"FLAT TOP — Pansy I. Milam, age 74, of Egeria Road, Flat Top, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at her home following a short illness. "Born on October 22, 1936, at Herndon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Phillip Chester and Elsie Donithan Chester. "Mrs. Milam was a homemaker, and was a member of Memorial Freewill Baptist Church at Egeria. She had made her home in the Egeria area since 1988. "Mrs. Milam was preceded in death by her husband Lewis Milam, and by her brothers, Jack and Jim Farley. "Those survivors left to cherish her memory include her children: "Robert Stowers and his wife Mary of Wintersville, Ohio; Mickey Stowers and his wife Denise of Toronto, Ohio; Dale Milam and his wife Tina of Cool Ridge; Mary Milam of White Oak, WV; Lonnie Milam and his wife Susan of York, SC; Henry Milam of Cool Ridge, WV; Linda Stabile and her husband Gene of Weirton, WV; Ida Canfield and her husband Chris of Egeria Road, Flat Top, with whom she had made her home; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren are also among her survivors. Mrs. Milam was the last surviving member of her immediate family. "Funeral services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel on Friday, January 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Orville Setliff officiating. Burial will follow at the Milam Family Cemetery at Egeria, West Virginia..."