1 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 155B; Image 42
of 100; Family #412.
Listed as Ira Bradford; age 30; born in AL; married at 29; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1940 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; Roda; E.D. 98-28; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 530B; Image 16 of 52; Household #117.
Listed as ira Bradford; age 43; born in AL; married; 7th grade education; lived in Roda, Wise
Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 014241; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Ira R. Bradford; age 71; born 2 Mar 1897 in AL; married; retired miner; husband of Mollie
Burns; living at Mullenville, Wyoming Co, WV; son of Abb and Sarah (Hendricks) Bradford;
died 31 Aug 1968; DOA Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, WV; fromacute cardiac
arrest; buried 3 Jan 1968 in Jackson cemetery, New Richmond, VA; informant, Mollie
Bradford, Mullenville, WV.
1 1930 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 155B; Image 42
of 100; Family #412.
Listed as Mollie Bradford; age 17; born in TN; married at 15; in household of husband, Ira Bradford.
2. 1940 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; Roda; E.D. 98-28; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 530B; Image 16 of 52; Household #117.
Listed as Mollie Bradford; age 27; born in TN; married; 4th grade education; lived in Roda, Wise
Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Ira Bradford.
1. 1940 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; Roda; E.D. 98-28; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 530B; Image 16 of 52; Household #117.
Listed as Virginia Bradford; age 8; born in VA; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ira Bradford.
1. 1940 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; Roda; E.D. 98-28; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 530B; Image 16 of 52; Household #117.
Listed as Margie Bradford; age 4; born in VA;; in household of father, Ira Bradford.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Ira Bradford, Jr; age 21; born in AL (sic, VA); single; living at oceana, WV; son of Ira and Mollie
Bradford; married on 2 Jun 1956 at Hatcher, WV; Latah Acord; age 20; born at Baileysville, WV;
single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Watt and Maude Acord.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ira Bradford
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 44
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1935
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1980
Marriage Place: Rich Creek, Virginia, USA
Father: Ira Bradford
Mother: Mollie Ethel Burns
Spouse: Ella Darice Lester
Certificate Number: 1980025897"
4. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ira "Butch" Bradford, Jr., 79, of Oceana, WV, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Wyoming
Continuous Care, New Richmond, WV. He was born on December 23, 1935 in Rody, VA, a son of the late Ira and
Mollie Burns Bradford. Butch was a United States Army Veteran, graduate of Pineville High School and a member of the
UMWA Local 1706 Kopperston. He worked as a butcher for the Piggly Wiggly and Manning Supermarket, and a coal
miner for 23 years working at Consolidated Coal Co. in Itamnn, and Eastern Coal at Kopperston. In addition to his
parents he is preceded in death by his first wife of 22 years Letah Acord Bradford; two infant brothers Roy and Richard
Bradford; three brothers Carlos Bradford, Paul Douglas Bradford, and Billy Bradford; three sisters Ozela Hurley, Virginia
Morgan and Margie Shirley. Survivors include his loving wife of 34 years Darice Lester Bradford; a son Rodney G. and
Patricia Bradford and their children Rebecca and Charles Rowe and Susan and Zachary Morrison all of Cincinnati, OH;
a daughter Jackie Bradford Castellano and fiance David Hiatt, and her children Branndon Castellano and Andrew
Castellano all of Nobelsville, IN; two sisters Linda Taylor of Leeds, AL, and Betty Wallace of Mullensville; two brothers
Frank Bradford of Mullensville, and Sidney and Patty Bradford of Pineville; one great grandchild Wesley J. Rowe; and a
host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Toneda
Missionary Baptist Church, Kopperston, WV, with Rev. Jerry Cook officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial
Gardens, Matheny, WV..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Ira Bradford, Jr; age 21; born in AL(sic, VA); single; living at oceana, WV; son of Ira and Mollie Bradford;
married on 2 Jun 1956 at Hatcher, WV; Latah Acord; age 20; born at Baileysville, WV; single; living at
Oceana, WV; daughter of Watt and Maude Acord.
1. Information submitted by Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell.
"HOPEWELL, Va. — Penny Mowdy, 64, died April 21, 2008 at his residence in Hopewell, Va. He was a resident of Davy for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, James and Emma Mowdy and his birth parents, Hubert and Mary Mowdy, all of Davy, also two brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by three children, Kim, Jennifer and Christopher and two grandchildren, all of Hopewell, Va.; two sisters, Hazel Walker of Princeton and Phyllis Craft of Mt. Airy, N.C.; four brothers, Ralph Mowdy of Big Bend, Kenneth "Rooster" Mowdy of Bluefield, James Allen of Wyoming County and Jerry of Tennessee; also several nieces, nephews and cousins.
ollowing the wishes of the deceased the body has been cremated and there will be a private graveside service at Iaeger Memorial Cemetery..."
2. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Beverly Aker; 22 May 2008.
Penny Mowdy; born unknown; died 21 Apr 2008; (ashes) buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 421; WV Archives Website.
James Edward Justus; age __; born 22 Oct 1948 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Box 792, Iaeger, WV; son of Beckley and Leola (Mowdy); married on 12 Jul 1969 in Iaeger, WV;
age 18; born 16 Jan 1951 in Varney, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Box 792, Iaeger, WV;
daughter of Hubert and Bernice Fay (Daniel) Dean.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 421; WV Archives Website.
James Edward Justus; age __; born 22 Oct 1948 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Box 792, Iaeger, WV; son of Beckley and Leola (Mowdy); married on 12 Jul 1969 in Iaeger, WV;
age 18; born 16 Jan 1951 in Varney, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Box 792, Iaeger, WV;
daughter of Hubert and Bernice Fay (Daniel) Dean.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 698B; Image 13 of 57; Household #117.
Listed as Charles Mulkey; age 18; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; laborer in C.C.C. camp; in household of father, Arthur Mulkey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles O. Mulkey; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 22 Jul 1946 at Welch,
WV; Martha Jean Mowdy; age 19; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 26; Dwelling #196.
Listed as Chales O Mulkey; age 29; born in WV; married; company man odd jos for coal mine; head
of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 210A; Image
35 of 75; Family #301/307.
Listed as Caude (female) Mowdy; age 2 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James R.
Mowdy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles O. Mulkey; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 22 Jul 1946 at Welch,
WV; Martha Jean Mowdy; age 19; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 26; Dwelling #196.
Listed as Martha J. Mulkey; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Charles O,
Mulkey.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 26; Dwelling #196.
Listed as Shirley A. Mulkey; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Charles O, Mulkey.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 21; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Mullins; age 20; born in Carter Co, KY; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of Grant
and Oma; married on 20 Jul 1918 at Hensley, WV; Grace Burton; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Jeff and Haley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3084; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Mullins; age 47 yrs, 9 mons, 12 days; born 22 May 1898 in Grayson, KY; married; husband of
Grace Burton Mullins, age 43; miner for Holly and Jennings Coal; SS # 233-22-9970; living at
Roderfield, WV; son of Grant and Oma (Fuller) Mullins; died 4 Mar 1946 in Grace Hospiatal, Welch,
WV; from myocardial failure; buried 7 Mar 1946 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Jack
Mullins, Davy, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site;Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Grace Michele; 17 Jun 2008; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Dewey Mullins; born 11 May 1898; died 4 Mar 1946; buried here; headstone photo shown; death
certificate posted; "IN GOD'S CARE"; "...1st Husband of Grace Burton Vermillion Son of Grant Mullins
& Oma Fuller..."
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 198B; Image
10 of 33; Family #260/272.
Listed as Gracie Burton; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, William Burton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 21; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Mullins; age 20; born in Carter Co, KY; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
Grant and Oma; married on 20 Jul 1918 at Hensley, WV; Grace Burton; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Jeff and Haley.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 003488; WV Archives Web Site.
Gracie Vermillion; age 57; born 14 May 1903 in Logan Co, WV; married; living at Hensley, WV;
daughter of Pete and Martha Burton; died 4 Jan 1961; in the Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch,
WV of cerebral vascular accident due to hypertensive cardio vascular disease; buried 8 Jan 1961 in
Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Pete Mullins, Akron, OH.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Grace Michele; 17 Jun 2008.
Grace Burton Mullins Vermillion; born 20 (sic, 14) May 1903; died 3 (sic, 4) Jan 1961; buried here;
grave marker photo shown; "MOTHER"; personal photo posted.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1960; WV Archives Web Site.
George Dewey Mullins; age 18 yrs, 10 mons, 3 days; born on 5 Mar 1925 at Hensley, WV; single;
miner; living at rural day camp, Roderfield; son of Dewey and Grace (Burton) Mullins; died 7 Feb 1944
at Hemphill, WV; crushed between mine cars and timbers; buried 10 Feb 1944 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield; informant, Jack Mullins, Davy, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Grace Michele; 17 Jun 2008; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
George Dewey Mullins; born 5 Mar 1925; died 7 Feb 1944; buried here; headstone photo shown;
Death Certificate; posted.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Grace Michele; 19 jun 2008; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Charles Mullins; born 31 Dec 1937; died 10 Feb 1976; son of Dewey and Grace Burton Mullins
Vermillion; aka "Junior"; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. Carter Co, KY; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page __: Ancestry.com Web Site; posted by Marge Elaine
Nutt in Family Tree.(copy of license)
Grant Mullins; age 32; born in Carter Co, KY; this was his 2nd marriage; farmer; living at Grayson, KY;
son of James and Rimathy (Evans) Mullins; married on 25 Sep 1902 at Jeff Fuller's in Carter Co, KY;
Omey Fuller; age 28; born in Carter Co, KY; this was her 1st marriage; living at Dinton (sp?), KY;
daughter of Jeff and Haley (Gullett) Fuller.
1. Carter Co, KY; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page __: Ancestry.com Web Site; posted by Marge
Elaine Nutt in Family Tree.(copy of license)
Grant Mullins; age 32; born in Carter Co, KY; this was his 2nd marriage; farmer; living at Grayson, KY;
son of James and Rimathy (Evans) Mullins; married on 25 Sep 1902 at Jeff Fuller's in Carter Co, KY;
Omey Fuller; age 28; born in Carter Co, KY; this was her 1st marriage; living at Dinton (sp?), KY;
daughter of Jeff and Haley (Gullett) Fuller.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 11 Apr 1950;Sheet Number 32; Dwelling #257.
Listed as Oma Mullins; age 75; born in KY; widow; head of household.
3. Nicholas Co, WV; Death Certificate #6525; WV Archives Web Site.
Oma Mullins; age 81 yrs, 7 mons, 6 days; born 17 Aug 1874 in Grayson, KY; widow; living at Davy,
WV; daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mahalie Gullett; died 23 Mar 1956 in Scared Heart Hospital,
Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV; due to arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried 25 Mar 1956 in Rhodafield
Cemetery; informant, Nora Barber.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Grace Michele; 23 Apr 2012; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Oma Fuller Mullins; born 17 Aug 1874 in Grayson Co, KY; died 23 Mar 1956 in Davy McDowell
Co, WV (sic, Sacred Heart Hospital, Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV); buried here; grave marker photo
shown; death certificate and obit posted;
"The Welch Daily News, March 24, 1956
"Funeral services for Mrs. Oma Fuller Mullins of Davy, who died Thursday, will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the First Church of God at Davy with the Rev. W.M. Whittaker in charge, assisted by the Rev Leon Nunley. Buriel will be made in the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield.
Mrs. Mullins was born in Kentucky in 1874 and came to Davy after her marriage to Grant Mullins. Mr. Mullins preceded her in death in 1915.
"Survivors are six children. Mrs. Alma Jacobs of Layland, Flora Lawson of War, Mrs Nora Barbour of Cottle, Everett and Hiram Mullins of Beckley and Jack Mullins of Davy."Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Fuller and Mahalie Gullett.
"Wife of Grant Mullins.
"Family links:
Children:
Flora Bell Mullins Lawson (1894 - 1959)*
Dewey Mullins (1898 - 1946)*..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Aubra Browning; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pineville, WV; son of J.R. Browning;
married on 12 Aug 1931 at Pineville, WV; Garnett Shumate; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Saulsville, WV; daughter of Bert Shumate.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 55-6; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 139A;
Image 47 of 64; Household #387.
Listed as Aubrey Browning; age 30; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; woodsman for wholesale lumber compnay; head of household.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Aubra Browning; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pineville, WV; son of J.R. Browning;
married on 12 Aug 1931 at Pineville, WV; Garnett Shumate; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Saulsville, WV; daughter of Bert Shumate.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 55-6; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 139A;
Image 47 of 64; Household #387.
Listed as Garnet Browning; age 26; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Aubrey Browning.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tipple; E.D. 55-12; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page
303B; Image 6 of 82; Household #42.
Listed as Garnett Browning; age 26; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in Wyoming
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Bert Shumate.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 55-6; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 139A;
Image 47 of 64; Household #387.
Listed as Lucille Browning; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Aubrey Browning.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Tipple; E.D. 55-12; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page
303B; Image 6 of 82; Household #42.
Listed as Lucille Browning; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
Wyoming Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, Bert Shumate.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by grace michele; 26 Sep 2010.
" Charlie O'Conner
Birth 8 Apr 1907
Kentucky, USA
Death Jun 1965 (aged 58)
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
England Cemetery
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by grace michele; 12 Jul 2011.
" Alma Lucille Mullins O'Conner
Birth 4 Jul 1921
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Jul 2011 (aged 90)
Marytown, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
England Cemetery
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Alma Lucille O'Conner, age 90, of the Twin Branch - Marytown area, passed away Monday July 4, 2011, at Welch Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Grace Burton Mullins."She married Charlie O'Conner on September 2, 1941 and was a resident of the Twin Branch - Marytown area the greater part of her life.
"Preceded in death by in addition to her parents; her husband, Charlie Clifton O'Conner; one daughter, Jeanette Chafins; four sons, Jesse, Darrell, Charlie and Russell O'Conner; two sisters, Myrtle Bush and Roxie Adler; four brothers, George, Charles, Mace and Jim Mullins.
"Survivors include four sisters, Virginia Worley of Pontiac, MI, Bernice Hall of Akron, OH, Geraldine Propst of Akron, OH, Peggy Knopp of Florida; two brothers, Pete Mullins of Akron, OH, Everett Mullins of Tennessee; eleven grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; caregiver and daughter-in-law, Barbara O'Conner.
"Graveside services will be conducted Thursday July 7, 2011 at 12 Noon at the England Cemetery in Hensley with Rev. Samuel Scarberry, officiating. Burial will follow at England Cemetery in Hensley.
"Following the wishes of the deceased there will be no visitation.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends...."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by grace michele; 20 Sep 2010.
"Jeanette O'Conner Chafin
Birth 10 Jun 1943
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Sep 2010 (aged 67)
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
England Cemetery
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Jeanette Chafin, age 67, of Gilbert, formerly of Hensley, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2010, at the McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, following a long illness. Born June 10, 1943, in Hensley, she was the daughter of Alma Mullins O'Conner of Marytown and the late Charlie O'Conner."She was resident of Gilbert the past 11 years, formerly living in Hensley. She attended the House of Gethsemane Church in Panther.
"Preceded in death by in addition to her father; one brother, Charlie Butch O'Conner.
"Survivors include in addition to her mother; her husband, John Chafin of Gilbert; two daughters, Johnna Burks and husband Brian of Ararat, VA, Alma McNeely and husband Randy of Hensley; two sons, Charlie Odom and wife Glenda of Welch, James Odom and wife April of Hensley; one brother, Russell O'Conner and wife Barbara of Marytown; five grandchildren, Jonathan Burks and wife Leslie and Ryan Burks all of Ararat, VA, Angel Short and husband Jerry and Randy McNeely Jr. both of Hensley, Charlie Odom Jr. of Welch; two step grandchildren, Brian Scarberry and Rebecca Scarberry; seven great grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 1 P.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch with Rev. Jack Bolden and Rev. Austin Scarberry, officiating. Burial will follow at the England Cemetery in Hensley.
"Friends may call Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the funeral home, from 6 to 9 P.M.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends...."
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charlie Junior Oconnor
[Charlie Oconnor]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1945
Birth Place: Roderfield M, West Virginia
[Roderfield, West Virginia]
Death Date: 1 Nov 1997
SSN: 233682523
Notes: Apr 1960: Name listed as CHARLIE JUNIOR OCONNOR;
01 Oct 1996: Name listed as CHARLIE OCONNOR;
06 Nov 1997: Name listed as CHARLIE J OCONNOR"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by grace michele; 18 Jun 2008.
" Charlie J “Butch” O'Conner
Birth 30 Mar 1945
Death 1 Nov 1997 (aged 52)
Burial
England Cemetery
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "