1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #15786; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Fleet Roten berry; age 44; born on 13 Jul 1907 at Kimball, WV; married; coal miner; living at
Anawalt, WV; son of Bert and Laura (Burkett) Rotenberry; died on 14 Dec 1951 in Gary #2 Mine, rural
Adkins District; McDowell Co, WV from crushing injuries to chest and abdoman caused by a slate fall
in mine; was in service in WW II; SS #233-16-3529; buried on 17 Dec 1951 in Round Hill Cemetery;
informant, Mrs. Virginia Rotenberry.
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday, 23 Nov 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"MULLENS — Virginia Mae Rotenberry Elgin, 89, of Mullens, formerly of Oceana, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 21, 2010, in Heartland of Beckley. "She was born June 1, 1921, in Bristol, Tenn., the daughter of the late JP and Nannie Jones. "She was an LPN nurse at Oceana Medical Center until retiring in 1984. :In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her two husbands, Dennis F. Rotenberry Sr. and Alvin A. Varney Elgin. "Survivors include two sons, Dennis F. Rotenberry Jr. and wife Jean of Belcamp, Md. and Michael J. Rotenberry and wife Debra of Mullens; three grandsons, Chris, Jason and Brandon Rotenberry; and other family and friends. "Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, in the Mausoleum Chapel of Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, with Rev. Ricky Proffitt officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 167B, Family #62.
Listed as Ernest Tilley, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas F. Tilley.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 329; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest L. Tilley; age 24; born and living at Clearfork, WV; single; son of Tom and Vida Tilley; married
on 17 Mar 1944 at Clearfork, WV; Opal Blankenship; age 21; born and living at Clearfork, WV; single;
daughter of Albert and Rosa Blankenship.
3. US WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest L. Tilley; born in 1920 in WV; living in Wyoming Co, WV; enlisted on 11 Jun 1942 at Huntington,
WV; Private; grammar schoole; carpenter; 68" tall; 145 lbs; single; without dependents.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Tilley; born on 4 Jan 1920; died in Mar 1992; living at Lynco, Wyoming Co, WV at death;
SS# 234-28-2810; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 7 Apr 1930, Page 166B, Family #47.
Listed as Opal Blankenship, age 2 yrs, 3 months, born in WV, in household of father, Albert
Blankenship.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 329; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest L. Tilley; age 24; born and living at Clearfork, WV; single; son of Tom and Vida Tilley; married
on 17 Mar 1944 at Clearfork, WV; Opal Blankenship; age 21; born and living at Clearfork, WV; single;
daughter of Albert and Rosa Blankenship.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 7 Feb 1920; Page 163A; Image
35 of 37; Family 368/370.
Listed as Chester Ellison; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John K. Ellison.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image
1 of 56; Family #7/7.
Listed as Chester A. Ellison; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, John K. Ellison.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
Chester Arthur Ellison; age 22; born on 31 Dec 1914 at Maben, Wyoming Co, WV; living at Winding
Gulf, WV; son of J.K. and Eliza Ellison; married on 12 Apr 1937 at Bud, WV; Jeraldine Marie Miller;
age 21; born on 1 Jun 1916 at Creamery, WV; living at Winding Gulf, WV; daughter of P.D. and
Rowena Miller.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1880.
J.K. Ellison was born on 21 Jul 1880 to Emily H. Ellison.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 25 Apr 1910, Page 220A, Family #118.
Listed as John K. Ellison, age 29, born in WV, married 8 yrs, farmer, head of household.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV, Vol 6, No 287, Haga, page 28.
John Kenna Ellison, age 21, son of Emily H., married on 10 Apr 1902 Almira Jewell, age 16,
daughter of J.M. and Nellie C.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 31; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Emily H. Belcher; married
on 23 Mar 1923 at th home of Nancy Belcher; Eliza L. Bishop; age 18; born and living in Wyoming
Co, WV; daughter of John H. and Charlotte.
5. Raleigh Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1361; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 38; born 21 Jul 1880; living at Hotchkiss, Raleigh Co, WV; mining coal for
Slab Fork Coal Co; nearest relative, Eliza Ellison, Hotchkiss, WV; tall with stout build; blue eyes and
dark brown hair.
6. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 7 Feb 1920; Page 163A; Image
35 of 37; Family 368/370.
Listed as John R. Ellison; age 39; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 111A; Image
1 of 56; Family #7/7.
Listed as John K. Ellison; age 49; born in WV; married at 31; manager of retail dry goods store;
head of household.
8. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 404; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 56; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Alpoca, WV; son of Emily Ellison;
married on 5 Oct 1936 at Pineville, WV; Fanny Hill; age 27; born in VA; living at Alpoca, WV;
daughter of Green and Dora Howington.
9. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as J. Ken Ellison; age 59; born in WV; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; transfer truck driver; head of household.
10. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-978; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 61; born 21 Jul 1880 at Oceana, WV; living at Mullens, WV; self employed
person who will always know address, Mrs. J.K. Ellison, Mullens, WV; 6' 3 1/2" tall; 181 lbs; blue
eyes; gray hair and light complexion.
11. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #6513; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 62 yrs, 6 mons, 17 days; born on 21 Jul 1880 at Keyrock, WV; married;
husband of Fanny Ellison; living at Mullens, WV; son of C. and Emmaline Hambric; died on 7 Feb
1943 in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV from a coronary occulison; buried on 10
Feb 1943 in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Tralee, WV; informant C.A. Ellison, Itmann, WV.
12. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
John K. Ellison; born on 28 Jul 1880 (conflicts with birth record); died on
7 Feb 1943; buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
13. E-mail response from Barbe Cook, Wilmington, NC, barbecook@aol.com
Emily H. Ellison; born on 4 Sep 1855; died in 1925; two sons, John Kenna
Ellison and Chester A. Ellison, born before her marriage to Anderson
Whitenack on 25 Oct 1884. Twin sons, William Madison and Joseph Elsworth
Ellison were born on 29 Apr 1885, just six months after Emily's married to
Anderson.
John Kenna Ellison; born in 1881; died aft 1911; married first, Elmira F.
Jewell on 10 Apr 1902; second, Elizabeth L. Bishop on 23 Mar 1911.
1. 1910 Census, Washington Co, VA; Goodson District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 187B; Image
8 of 17; Family #57/57.
Listed as Fannie Howington; age 7 mons; born in VA; in household of husand, J. Green Howington.
2. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as Fannie Howington; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 404; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 56; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Alpoca, WV; son of Emily Ellison;
married on 5 Oct 1936 at Pineville, WV; Fanny Hill; age 27; born in VA; living at Alpoca, WV;
daughter of Green and Dora Howington.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as Fannie Ellison; age 30; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, John K. Ellison.
1. 1910 Census, Washington Co, VA; Goodson District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 187B; Image
8 of 17; Family #57/57.
Listed as Green J. Howington; age 22; born in NC; married once for 2 yrs; farmer; head
of household.
2. Dickenson Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #33; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jobus Green Howington; age 27; born 6 Nov 1890 in Watagua Co, NC; living at Clintwood, VA;
married; dependent wife and 4 children; medium height with stout build; brown eyes and brown
hair.
3. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as Green Howington; age 30; born in NC; married; teamster at draying co; head of
household.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
9 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Green Howington; age 40; born in NC; married at 18; coal miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10003; WV Archives Web Site.
Green Howington; age 42 yrs, 4 mons, 17 days; born 6 Mar 1890 in VA; married; farmer; son of
William and Dora (Melborn) Howington; died 23 Jul 1932 at Herndon, WV; from suspicious
poisoned liquor; heart failure; buried 23 Jul 1932 at Basin, WV; informant, Joe Howington.
1. 1910 Census, Washington Co, VA; Goodson District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 187B; Image
8 of 17; Family #57/57.
Listed as Dora Howington; age 19; born in VA; married once for 2 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in
household of husand, J. Green Howington.
2. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as Dora Howington; age 28; born in VA; married; in household of husand, J. Green
Howington.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Dora Howington; age 38; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, J. Green
Howington.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dora howington; born 3 Aug 1891; died in Dec 1977; last residence Berlin Heights, Erie Co, OH;
last benefit, Sandusky, OH; SS #234-36-7966; card issued in WV1951.
5. Ohio Deaths, 1908- 2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dora b. Howington; age 86; born in 1891; widow; died 3 Dec 1977 in Firelands Community Hospital,
Sandusky, Erie Co, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie Co, OH; submitted by Libby
McDowell; 24 Apr 2009.
Dora Belle Meade; born 3 Aug 1891 in Tazewell Co, VA; died 3 dec 1977 in Sandusky, Erie Co, OH;
buried here.
1. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as King Howington; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
1. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as Stella Howington; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Stella Howington; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
1. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as Claudie Howington; age 6 mons; born in VA; in household of father, J. Green
Howington.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Claudy Howington; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Marion Howington; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Green Howington, Jr; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Margaret Howington; age 5 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green
Howington.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 94A; Image
19 of 41; Family #90/90.
Listed as Peggy J. Howington; age 2 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, J. Green
Howington.
1. 1910 Census, Washington Co, VA; Goodson District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 187B; Image
8 of 17; Family #57/57.
Listed as Fannie Howington; age 7 mons; born in VA; in household of husand, J. Green Howington.
2. 1920 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Clintwood District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 11B; Image 22
of 34; Family #194/196.
Listed as Fannie Howington; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, J. Green Howington.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 404; WV Archives Web Site.
John Kenna Ellison; age 56; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Alpoca, WV; son of Emily Ellison;
married on 5 Oct 1936 at Pineville, WV; Fanny Hill; age 27; born in VA; living at Alpoca, WV;
daughter of Green and Dora Howington.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as Fannie Ellison; age 30; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, John K. Ellison.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as Robert Hill; age 12; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, John K. Ellison, with mother.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Mullens; E.D. 55-10A; taken on 3 May 1940;
252B; Image 36 of 42; Household #365.
Listed as Betty Jo Hill; age 12; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, John K. Ellison, with mother.