1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 317; WV Archives Web Site.
H.L. Bell; age 28; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of Robert and
Leether; married on 21 Feb 1958 at Welch, WV; Alice Lee Beheler; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Rosa Kessler.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 317; WV Archives Web Site.
H.L. Bell; age 28; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of Robert and
Leether; married on 21 Feb 1958 at Welch, WV; Alice Lee Beheler; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Rosa Kessler.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '58 002001; WV Archives Web Site.
Alice Lee Bell; age 51; born on 19 Apr 1906 at Vivian, WV; married; living at Keystone, WV; daughter
of Lee and Rosa Lee (Sullivan) Beheler; died on 1 Feb 1958 in Welch Emergency Hospital from
toxemia; "patient had obstipation 2 weeks before coming to hospital"; buried on 4 Feb 1958 in Iaeger
Memorial, Iaeger (sic, Roderfield) WV; informant, Homer Lee Bell.
3. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Jemes Bell; 13 Mar 2001; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Alice Lee Beheler Bell; born on 19 Apr 1906; died on 1 Feb 1958; buried here; grave marker photo
shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 304; WV Archives Web Site.
Leck Cole; age 38; born in McGoffin Co, KY; single; timberman, living at Lynch, KY; son of James
and Rebecca; married on 25 May 1918; Annie Lockhart; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
daughter of Byrd and Mary (corssed through) Polly (written in).
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 119B; Image
41 of 46; Family #311/340.
Listed as Annie Lockhart; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Byrd Lockhart.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 304; WV Archives Web Site.
Leck Cole; age 38; born in McGoffin Co, KY; single; timberman, living at Lynch, KY; son of James
and Rebecca; married on 25 May 1918; Annie Lockhart; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
daughter of Byrd and Mary (corssed through) Polly (written in).
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as John P. Williams; age 50; born in VA in Dec 1849; married 16 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Tekoa Williams; age 32; born in VA in Oct 1867; married 16 yrs; 9 children, 8 living;
in household of husband, John P. Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Samuel D. Williams; age 14; born in VA in Oct 1885; farm laborer; in household of father,
John P. Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Joseph T. Williams; age 12; born in VA in Jul 1887; farm laborer; in household of father,
John P. Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Lillie B. Williams; age 9; born in VA in May 1891; in household of father, John P. Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Augusta E. Williams; age 7; born in VA in Feb 1893; in household of father, John P.
Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as John P. Williams, Jr; age 5; born in VA in Nov 1894; in household of father, John P.
Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Louis G. Williams; age 2; born in VA in Jun 1897; in household of father, John P.
Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Dan River District; Stuart; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 14A; Image
27 of 35; Family #240/242.
Listed as Henry B. Williams; age 1; born in VA in Jan 1899; in household of father, John P. Williams.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #3.
Listed as George Williams; age 35; born in VA; divorced; 4th grade education; lived in Patrick Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother, Robert L. Williams.
1. Mingo Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #336?;5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Burgess Lester; age 23; born 5 Sep 1893 at Horsepen, WV; living at War Eagle, WV; farmer;
dependent wife; 4 children and mother; tall with medium build; brown eyes; brown hair.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 66; WV Archives Web Site.
Burgess Lester; age 24; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; miner; living at War Eagle, WV; son of Sim
and Rachel Lester; married on 8 Jul 1917 at War Eagle, WV; Eliza Lambert; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; divorced; daughter of Will and Dicy Lambert.
3. Mingo Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-576; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Burgess Lester; age 48; born 5 Sep 1893 at Baisden, WV; living at Isaban, Mingo Co, WV; self
employed; person who will always know address, Mrs. Eliza Lester, Isaban, WV; 5'10" tall; 160 lbs;
brown eyes; Black hair; ruddy complexion.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Burgess Lester; born 5 Sep 1893; died in Oct 1974; last residence, Pikeville, Pike Co, KY;
SS #236-22-9176; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-033552; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Benjamin Farnish Hamilton, Jr; age 29; born 14 Oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 9th grade
education; living at Box 202, Bartley, WV; son of Benjamin Farnish and Louise (Laxton) Hamilton, Sr;
married on4 Jul 1987 in Abingdon, VA; Mary Helen McCoy; age 28; born 26 Mar 1959 in WV; this is
her 1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at Box 202, Bartley, WV; daughter of Leonard and
Hazel (Justus) McCoy.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-033552; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Benjamin Farnish Hamilton, Jr; age 29; born 14 Oct 1957 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 9th grade
education; living at Box 202, Bartley, WV; son of Benjamin Farnish and Louise (Laxton) Hamilton, Sr;
married on4 Jul 1987 in Abingdon, VA; Mary Helen McCoy; age 28; born 26 Mar 1959 in WV; this is
her 1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at Box 202, Bartley, WV; daughter of Leonard and
Hazel (Justus) McCoy.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Clear Fork District, Family #119.
Listed as Virginia M. Toler, age 4, in household of father, Levi S. Toler.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 23 Apr 1910, Page 240B, Family #82.
Listed as Virginia Toler, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, Levi S. Toler.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 29/30 Jan 1920, Page 213A,
Family #152/153.
Listed as Virginia M. Toler; age 23; single; born in WV; in household of father, Levi S. Toler.
4. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1922); Page 346; Line 314; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Thompson; age 30; born in Accron(sic, Akron), OH; single; miner; living at Verner, WV;
son of John and Polly (McMillen) Thompson; married on 23 Aug 1922 in Logan Co, WV; Maude
Toler; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Verner, WV; daughter of Sandford and
Lucinda (Toler) Toler.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 174A;
Family #168/170.
Listed as Maude Toler, age 28, born in WV; widow; in household of father, Levi S. Toler.
6. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 143B;
Image 5 of 49; Household #25.
Listed as Maude Thompson; age 43; born in WV; divorced; no education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Lucinda (Toler) Toler, with son, Andrew Thompson.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19B;
Family #117/121.
Listed as Silas Simpson (sic, Mullins), age 8; born in WV; in household of step-father William E.
Simpson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 110; WV Archives Web Site.
Silas Willard Mullins; age 24; born at Crumpler, WV; single; living at Algoma, WV; married on 28
Jan 1946; Stella Ethel Tabor; age 17; born at Crumpler, WV; single; living at Algoma, WV; with
consent of Forest Ethie Simpson, relative with whom Stella Ethel Tabor has been living for the
past seven years, mother and father both being dead.
3. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012; Newspaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE — “One life will soon be past, only what is done for Christ will last.”"The Rev. Silas W. Mullins Sr., 90, of Pineville, was called home to be with his heavenly Father on Monday, April 16, 2012 with his loving family by his side. His journey on Earth is complete, and now he is accepting his eternal reward.
"Born Dec. 18, 1921, in Crumpler, he was the son of the late Oliver and Pearlie Belcher Mullins.
"The Rev. Mullins was a true man of God. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. His two great passions were his love for the Lord and for his family.
"Silas attended Northfork High School and then served in the U.S. Army. He was a veteran of World War II where he received a Purple Heart. After his service in the Army, he worked as a coal miner until his retirement.
"The Rev. Mullins was a minister for 64 years. He served the Pentecostal Church of God as district secretary/treasurer for six years, and then District Superintendent for six years. He was pastor of Twin Branch Pentecostal Church in Twin Branch, W.Va. for 18 years. After his retirement, he was an active and faithful member of the Rockview Pentecostal Tabernacle in Rockview. Until his declining health, Silas enjoyed preaching the gospel at various churches throughout his community.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his youngest son, Terry Wayne Mullins on Feb. 12, 1972. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Simpson and two sisters, Gladys Church and Gertrude Sizemore.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 66 years, Stella Tabor Mullins; his oldest son, Silas Mullins Jr. and his wife, Peggy, of Pineville; granddaughters, Ashley Smith and her husband, Gary, of Danese, and Kara Shupe and her husband, Greg, of Beckley; great-granddaughters, Allison Shupe and Grayson Smith; and a step-granddaughter, Ericka Blankenship and her husband, Robert, of Louisville, Ky. Silas is also survived by brothers, Wiley Bill, Donald and Harold Simpson; sisters, Heidi Sizemore and Leona Muncy; special caregiver, Wanda Farley; and several nieces and nephews.
"A celebration of Silas’ life will be 1 p.m., Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Christian Fellowship Worship Center, Twin Falls Road, Pineville, with the Rev. Bill Goode, the Rev. Patty Post, the Rev. Raymond Bishop, the Rev. Paul Lusk and the Rev. Donald “Doc” Adkins officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 110; WV Archives Web Site.
Silas Willard Mullins; age 24; born at Crumpler, WV; single; living at Algoma, WV; married on 28
Jan 1946; Stella Ethel Tabor; age 17; born at Crumpler, WV; single; living at Algoma, WV; with
consent of Forest Ethie Simpson, relative with whom Stella Ethel Tabor has been living for the
past seven years, mother and father both being dead.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Stella E. Mullins; born 24 Apr 1928; living at PO Box 475, Pineville, WV 24874 in 1996.
3. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Stella E. Mullins, 95, of Pineville, WV, devoted Christian, cherished wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2024. Her departure from this world leaves a profound void in the hearts of all who knew her."Born on April 24, 1928, to the late Blanche and Elvie Tabor, in Crumpler, WV, Stella's life was a testament to faith, love, and service. From an early age, she embraced her Christian beliefs, finding strength and solace in her relationship with God.
"Stella's life was marked by selflessness and devotion. She was a member of the Twin Branch Pentecostal Church in Davy, WV, where her husband served as pastor for several years. After his retirement, Stella continued her spiritual journey at the Rockview Pentecostal Tabernacle in Pineville until her declining health. Recently, she found solace and inspiration by listening to the services of Rockcastle Baptist Church on the radio, where her son serves as pastor.
"Stella found joy in the simple pleasures of life. She loved to cook, delighting her family and friends with her delicious meals. Her green thumb was evident in her beautiful garden, where she spent countless hours. Stella's talents extended to canning, crocheting, and could often be found fishing, particularly at her second home on Moncove Lake, a place that brought her much happiness over the years.
"Stella was a devoted wife to the late Silas Sr. and a loving mother to her children. Her youngest son, Terry Wayne, preceded her in death. She is survived by her dedicated son, Silas Jr., and his wife, Peggy. Stella's grandchildren, Ashley Smith and Kara Shupe and her husband, Greg, were the joy of her life. She also adored her precious great-granddaughters, Allison Shupe and Grayson Smith. Additionally, she is survived by a step-granddaughter, Ericka Blankenship, and her husband, Robert. Stella leaves behind a legacy of love and faith that will forever be cherished by her family.
"May she rest in eternal peace, reunited with her Heavenly Father. Though she may no longer walk among us, her body is healed, and her spirit will live on in the hearts of those who were touched by her grace.
"The family would like to Thank the staff of Wyoming Healthcare in New Richmond for the loving care given to Mrs. Mullins over the past few months."
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 003041; WV Archives Web Site.
Terry Wayne Mullins; age 22; born 23 Sep 1949 in WV; student; single; served in US armed forces
from 1967 to 1970; living at Pineville, WV; son of Silas W. and Stella (Tabor) Mullins, Sr; died 12
Feb 1972 on Rt 3, near Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; one car accident; fractured skull and crushed
chest; DOA Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital; car struck utility pole on Routes 19 and 21 at
Glen Morgan, WV about 2:15 am; buried 14 Feb 1972 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity,
WV.
1. 1930 Census, Summers Co, WV; Greenbrier District; Hinton; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 89A; Image
11 of 16; Family #111/119.
Listed as Eliza Allen; age 62; born in WV; widow; married at 21; in household of son, William C. Allen.