McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Troas Haden Ellison Jr

1. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Toras H. Ellison Jr; born on 3 Jul 1942; living at RR 52, POB 253, Corinne, WV 25826 in 1991.


Carolyn Elaine

1. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carolyn E. Ellison Jr; born on 18 Jun 1949; living at RR 52, POB 253, Corinne, WV 25826 in 1991..


Omer Heith Goad

1. " WW II; Young American Patroits, 1941-1945: Wyoming Co, WV; Page 710; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Omer heith Goad; born on 17 May 1923; GM 3 rd Class; US Navy; entered service 7 Apr 1943; served
at Great Lakes, IL; Bremerton, WA; Pearl Harbor; Phillipine Islands, Iowa Jima; Okinawa; Japan;
coast of WA; Bainbridge, MD; awarded 6 Bronze Star; P. Unit Citation; VM ; American; P.I. Liberation;
attended Mullens, HS; Protestant; son of M/M Wllis Goad, Mullens; Husband of Mrs, Lena Wood Goad,
Mullens, WV.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 435; WV Archives Web Site.
Omer Heith Goad; age 23; born and living at Mullens, WV; single; son of Ellis and Nancy (Whitt) Goad;
married on 5 Jul 1947 at Mullens, WV; Lena Wood; age 17; born and living at Mullens, WV; single;
daughter of Joseph and Vina Wood.


Lena Wood

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 435; WV Archives Web Site.
Omer Heith Goad; age 23; born and living at Mullens, WV; single; son of Ellis and Nancy (Whitt) Goad;
married on 5 Jul 1947 at Mullens, WV; Lena Wood; age 17; born and living at Mullens, WV; single;
daughter of Joseph and Vina Wood.


Clarence Robert Mitchell

1. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 70A; Image
11 of 47; Family #95/98.
Listed as Clarence Mitchell; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, E. Lonnie Mitchell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown-Claren; E.D. 24-36; taken on
23/24 Apr 1940; Page 778A; Image 25 of 48; Household #214.
listed as Clarence Mitchell; age 18; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in
Davy, McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; stone mason in C.C.C. camp; government project; in
household of father, E. Lonnie Mitchell.
3. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell co, WV; Page 736; Ancestry.com
Website..
Clarence Robert Mitchell; born 15 Jan 1922; Sgt, US Marines; entered service Aug 1940; served at
Parris Island, SC and in Pacific; awarded five Battle Stars; attended Welch HS; Adventist Church;
son of M/M Lonnie Mitchell, Hensley, WV.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 34; Dwelling #264.
Listed as Clarence R. Mitchell; age 28; born in WV; married; truck driver for coal mine; head of
household.
5. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Clarence Mitchel
Also Known As Name Clarence R Mitchell
Residence Date 01 Feb 1995
Residence Place Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
Birth Date 15 Jan 1922
Phone Number..."
"Phone Number Recorded Date 15 Nov 2007
Address RR SS
Address Continued Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
2nd Address 24 Silva Dr NW
2nd Address Continued Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
2nd Address Date 01 Nov 1992-15 Nov 2007
Possible Relatives Anita D Mitchell, Adrian Millard Mitchell, Cody Mitchell, Virginia L Mitchell..."
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence Robert Mitchell
[Clarence R Mitchell]
SSN: 234448263
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1922
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Oct 1998
Father: Elvie L Mitchell
Mother: Mary J Rose
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Sep 1946: Name listed as CLARENCE ROBERT MITCHELL; 06 Nov 1998: Name listed as CLARENCE R MITCHELL"
6. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence Mitchell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1922
Death Date: 31 Oct 1998
SSN: 234448263
Enlistment Date 1: 8 Aug 1940
Release Date 1: 2 Feb 1957
Branch 2: ARMY
Enlistment Date 2: 13 Mar 1957
Release Date 2: 31 Mar 1967"
7. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clarence R Mitchell
Race: White
Age at Death: 76
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1922
Death Date: 31 Oct 1998
Death Place: Okaloosa, Florida, United States"
8. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Clarence R. Mitchell; born 15 Jan 1922; died 31 Oct 1998; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Virginia L. Mitchell; grave marker photo also shown; "SSGT US AIR FORCE"


Virginia Lucille Barber

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 12 Apr 1940; Page
1156A; Image 13 of 64; Household #103.
Listed as Virginia Barber; age 13; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Millard G. Barber.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 34; Dwelling #264.
Listed as Virginia Mitchell; age 23; born in WV; married;in household of husband, Clarence R.
Mitchell.
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Virginia L Mitchell
Residence Date 01 May 1986-01 Jan 1999
Residence Place Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
Birth Date 12 Mar 1927
Phone Number..."
"Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 1999
Address 24 Silva Dr NW
Address Continued Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
Address Date 01 May 1986-01 Jan 1999
Possible Relatives Anita D Mitchell, Adrian Millard Mitchell, Clarence R Mitchell, Cody Mitchell"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Virginia Lucille Mitchell
[Virginia Lucile Barbour]
[Virginia Mitchell]
SSN: 234368482
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Twin Branch, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Dec 1999
Father: Millard G Barbour
Mother: Opal A Lively
Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Notes: Oct 1942: Name listed as VIRGINIA LUCILLE MITCHELL; Nov 1942: Name listed as VIRGINIA LUCILE BARBOUR; 30 Dec 1999: Name listed as VIRGINIA L MITCHELL"
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Virginia L. Mitchell; born 12 Mar 1927; died 18 Dec 1999; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Clarence R. Mitchell.


Susan Mitchell

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 34; Dwelling #264.
Listed as Susan Mitchell; born in Sep 1949 in WV; in household of father, Clarence R. Mitchell.


William Jasper "Willie" Whitt

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 245A; Image 9 of
51; Family #73/74.
Listed as Willie Whit; age 1 yr 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Roscoe Whitt.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 431; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Whitt; age 19; born and living at Raysal, WV; single; married on 3 Nov 1947 at Welch, WV;
Ora Mae Cooper; age 21; born and living at Raysal, WV; single; with consent of Roscoe Whitt, father
of Willie Whitt.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'56 012974; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Jasper Whitt; age 28; born ______ at Raysal, WV; married; miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of
Roscoe and Floridale (Duniford) Whitt; died on 23 Oct 1956 at beartown, McDowell Co, WV from a
coronary thrombosis; buried on 26 Oct 1956 in Tom Mullins Cemetery; informant, Roscoe Whitt.
4. McDowell Co, WV; US GenWeb Project; Cemeteries; "Old Mullins Cemetery, Raysal, WV; By Roten
Cooper.
Willie Whitt; born in 1928; died in 1956; "died in coal mines, husband of Ora Mae Cooper"; buried
here.


Ora Mae Cooper

1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ora May Whitt; born on 29 May 1929; died on 30 Jan 2007; last residence Dayton, Montgomery Co,
OH; SS #296-54-7398; card issued in OH in 1969.
2. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ora M. Whitt; age 77; born on 29 May 1929 in VA; widow; living in Champaign Co, OH; homemaker;
owns home; 8th grade or less education; inpatient at hospital; SS #296-54-7398; father's surname,
Cooper; died on 30 Jan 2007; cremated.


John N. Cooper

1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6276; WV Archives Web Site.
John Cooper; age 70; born on 10 Sep 1870 in Buchanan Co, VA; married; farmer; husband of Jane
Cooper; living at rural Raysal, WV; son fo Dave Cooper, born in NC, and unknown mother; died on
22 Jan 1947 in rural Raysal, WV chronic endrocarditis; buried on 24 Jan 1947 in Mullins Cemetery,
Pucket Ridge, WV; informant, Woodrow Cooper, Raysal, WV


Jane Adams

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jayne Adams
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1888
Marriage Date: 23 Jul 1906
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony: J D Dorton
Parent 1: John Adams
Parent 2: Annie L Adams
Spouse:
Frank Maggard"
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jane Cooper; born on 13 Apr 1886; died in Jun 1981; last residence, War, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 236-78-1765; card issued in WV in 1965.


Donnie Walter Cooper

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records, Vol #__(1952); Page 235; WV Archives Web Site.
Donie Walter Cooper; age 21; born at Peapatche, VA; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 18 Sep 1952 at Welch,
WV; Dora Mullins; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Raysal, WV.
2. Fanning Funeral Home, War, WV; Posted Obit.
"Donnie Cooper, 83, of War WV, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Tazewell Hospital in Tazewell VA, born May 7, 1932 in Grundy VA, he was the son of the late John and Jane Adams Cooper. He was a resident of War the greater part of his life and he was a disabled logger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dora Mullins Cooper, two sons, Jimmy and Leslie Cooper, one sister, May Whitt, and three brothers, Woodrow, Otis, and Noah, and half-brother, Delbert.
"Survivors include, five daughters, Joyce Hill of War WV, Carol Kennedy of Bartley WV, Rosemary Combs of War WV, Sandra Atwell of War WV, and Sherry Cooper of the home. Five sons, Freddy Cooper of Orlando FL, Jerry Cooper whom he made his home with and wife Melissa, his caregiver of War WV, Jeff Cooper of Bartley WV, David Cooper of the home and Timmy Cooper of the home; one half brother, William Willey Maggard and one half-sister Bertha Maggard, eighteen grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
"Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2 P.M. from the Church of God in War WV, with Pastor Wilmer Muncy officiating. Per his request the body has been cremated. Friends may call Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. at the Church of God in War, WV...."


Howard Whitt

1. McDowell Co, WV; US GenWeb Project; Cemeteries; "Old Mullins Cemetery, Raysal, WV; By Roten
Cooper.
Howard Whitt; born on 19 Dec 1931; died on 3 Jul 1972; "husband of Norma Jean Rutter"; buried
here.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 011013; WV Archives Website.
Howard Whitt; age 40; born 19 Dec 1931 in WV; married; husband of Norma Rutter; coal miner;
SS#234-46-6424; living at Raysal, WV; son of Roscoe and Flora (Brewster) Whitt; died 13 Jul 1972;
DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to acute myocardial infarction; buried 16 Jul 1972 in Mullins
Cemetery, Raysal, WV.


Norma Jean Rutter

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; E.D. 24-60; taken on 1 May 1940;
Page 1226A; Image 89 of 132; Household #708.
Listed as Norma J. Rutter; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Rutter.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 15 Apr 1950; Sheey Number 71;
Dwelling #___.
Listed as Norma Rudder; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Rutter.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Norma Jean Rutter Whitt
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 36
Birth Date 17 Dec 1938
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 18 Apr 1975
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father John Frank Rutter
Mother Artie Violet Rose
Spouse Eulys Rose
Certificate Number 1975011644"
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Norma Jean Whitt Rose Norma Jean Whitt Rose, age 73, of Grundy, VA, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012, at Buchanan General Hospital after a long illness. Norma Jean was born December 17, 1939 in Raysal, WV, the daughter of the late Frank and Artie Rose Rutter. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her two husbands, Howard Whitt and Eulys Rose; brothers, Marion Rutter, Doug Rutter, Michael Rutter, James Goodman and Clyde Goodman; sisters, Mary Lou Goodman and Gladys Whitt; and stepson, John Rose. Survivors include her children, Jerry (Eleanor) Whitt of Bradshaw, Victor (Anne) Whitt of Somerville, AL, Bobby (Dianne) Whitt of Rocky Mount, VA, Terry (Cathy) Whitt of Tazewell, VA, Charles (Kathy) Rose of Laraysville, PA, Gloria (Charles) Adams of Raysal and Lizzie Brewer of Welch; brother Billy (Agnes) Rutter of Tazewell; sister, Alice Coleman of Gary; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 11 A.M. with Pastor Charles Rose and Reverend John Rowe officiating at the Family Worship Center in Jolo. She will be laid to rest at the Mullins Cemetery on Tom Mullins Mountain near Jolo, WV...."


Burley Whitt

1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Burley Whitt; born on 20 Feb 1936; died in Jun 1980; last residence, Raysal, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 233-56-8115; card issued in WV in 1953.
2. McDowell Co, WV; US GenWeb Project; Cemeteries; "Old Mullins Cemetery, Raysal, WV; By Roten
Cooper.
Burley Whitt; born on 22 Feb 1936; died on 28 Jun 1980; buried here.


Gladys Evelyn Rutter

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 15 Apr 1950; Sheey Number 71;
Dwelling #___.
Listed as Gladys Rudder; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Rutter.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__ (1966); Sandy River District; WV Archives Web Site.
Gladys Evelyn Whitt; age 23; born on 9 Oct 1942 in WV; divorced; housewife; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of Frank and Artie (Rose) Rutter; died on 8 Aug 1966 at Jolo, WV from a bullet wound
to the skull; homicide; buried on 11 Aug 1966 in Rose Cemetery, Raysal, WV; informant, Frank
Rutter, Bossivain, VA.
3. McDowell Co, WV; US GenWeb Project; Cemeteries; Rose Cemetery, Raysal, WV; By Roten
Cooper.
Gladys Evelyn Rutter; born on 8 Mar 1943; died on 9 Aug 1966; "daughter of Frank and Artie
Rose"; buried here.