1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page
117A; Image 59 of 64; Family #714/751.
Listed as Charles Evans; age 12; born in 1888 in WV; in household of father, Lee A. Evans.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Cooper; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 29B; Image 6 of 9;
Family #51.
Listed as Charles Evans; age 20; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of mother, Sarah A.
Doss Evans.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 222; WV Archives Website.
Charles Evans; age 24; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; miner; living at Cooper, WV; son of Lee and
Sarah; married on 6 Mar 1912 in Maybeury, WV; Laura Donathan; age 16; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of ____ and M.A.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 90; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Evans; age 33; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of
Lee and Sarah; married on 14 Mar 1923 at Jurverna, WV; Roas Mosko; age 22; born in PA; single;
daughter of Jim and Sarah (Both names marked through).
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marvin and Samme Templin; 25 Jun 2014.
" Charles D. Evans
Birth 15 Apr 1888
Death 14 Apr 1975 (aged 86)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 131885982"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 90; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Evans; age 33; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of
Lee and Sarah; married on 14 Mar 1923 at Jurverna, WV; Roas Mosko; age 22; born in PA; single;
daughter of Jim and Sarah (Both names marked through).
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marvin and Samme Templin; 25 Jun 2014.
" Rosa Mosco Evans
Birth 6 Jul 1900
Death 15 Jul 1985 (aged 85)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 131885974"
1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
In household of father, William Evans.
2. "Births Wyoming Co...", Haga, 1859.
3. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork Township, Family 81.
4. "Reference Book of Wyoming Co", Bowman, page 474.
5. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page 117A;
Image 59 of 64; Family #714/751.
Listed as Lee Evans; age 42; born in 1858 in WV; married 23 yrs; coal inspector; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vo, #__(1901); Page 28; Line #23; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee Evans; age 46; born in WV; married; coal inspector; died in 1901 (no date but follows 31 May);
died at Keystone, WV; due to appendicitis.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page 117A;
Image 59 of 64; Family #714/751.
Listed as Sarah A. Evans; age 44; born in 1856 in WV; married 23 yrs; 6 children; all living; in household
of husband, Lee A. Evans.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Cooper; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 29B; Image 6 of 9;
Family #51.
Listed as Sarah Evans; age 54; born in VA; widow; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page 117A;
Image 59 of 64; Family #714/751.
Listed as Walter Evans; age 15; born in 1895 in WV; in household of father, Lee A. Evans.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Cooper; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 29B; Image 6 of 9;
Family #51.
Listed as Walter Evans; age 14; born in WV; laborer in coal mine; in household of mother, Sarah A.
Doss Evans.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page
117A; Image 59 of 64; Family #714/751.
Listed as Charles Evans; age 12; born in 1888 in WV; in household of father, Lee A. Evans.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Cooper; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 29B; Image 6 of 9;
Family #51.
Listed as Charles Evans; age 20; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of mother, Sarah A.
Doss Evans.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 222; WV Archives Website.
Charles Evans; age 24; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; miner; living at Cooper, WV; son of Lee and
Sarah; married on 6 Mar 1912 in Maybeury, WV; Laura Donathan; age 16; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of ____ and M.A.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 90; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Evans; age 33; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of
Lee and Sarah; married on 14 Mar 1923 at Jurverna, WV; Roas Mosko; age 22; born in PA; single;
daughter of Jim and Sarah (Both names marked through).
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marvin and Samme Templin; 25 Jun 2014.
" Charles D. Evans
Birth 15 Apr 1888
Death 14 Apr 1975 (aged 86)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 131885982"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 222; WV Archives Website.
Charles Evans; age 24; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; miner; living at Cooper, WV; son of Lee and
Sarah; married on 6 Mar 1912 in Maybeury, WV; Laura Donathan; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of ____ and M.A.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 500; WV Archives Web Site.
Estel Sorah; age 19; born and living at Superior, WV; single; married on 8 May 1943 at Welch, WV;
Margaret Evans; age 19; born and living at Superior, WV; single; with consent of Anna Sorah,
mother of Estel Sorah and Rosa Evans, mother of Margaret Evans.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1969); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Estel Sorah; age 49; born 2 Sep 1923 in WV; married; miner; served in WW II;
SS #236-18-3089; living at Kimaball, WV; son of Albert Henry and Anna (Kaywood) Sorah; died
9 Jun 1969 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from a cerebral thrombosis with
encephalomalacia; buried 11 Jun 1969 in Iaeger memorial, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Albert Estel Sorah; born 2 Sep 1923; died 9 Jun 1969; buried here; double headstone photo show with
wife, Margaret Evans Sorah; " TOGETHER FOREVER": grave marker photo also shown;
"WEST VIRGINIA * PVT 330 INF 83 INF DIV * WORLD WAR II PH".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 500; WV Archives Web Site.
Estel Sorah; age 19; born and living at Superior, WV; single; married on 8 May 1943 at Welch,
WV; Margaret Evans; age 19; born and living at Superior, WV; single; with consent of Anna
Sorah, mother of Estel Sorah and Rosa Evans, mother of Margaret Evans.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 8 Nov 2009; Newspaper Obit.
"Margaret Evans Sorah, age 86, of Princeton, W.Va., formerly of Kimball, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 6. 2009 at her home in Princeton after a long illness. Born May 5, 1923 in Superior, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles D. Evans and Rosa Mosko Evans. She attended the Trinity Temple Church, Welch, W.Va. while living in McDowell County, and attended the Princeton Church of God after moving to Mercer County. She was a former employee of the W.V. Sportswear, Kimball, W.Va. and also worked at Buddy's Discount in Welch, W.Va. She was an Avon representative also, and also a homemaker. She was a resident of McDowell County most of her life, and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert E. Sorah; one son, Jeffrey Allen Sorah; one sister, Ruth Buckland; three brothers, Maynard, Richard, and George Evans. She is survived by three sons, Estil Sorah and wife Nadine of Athens, W.Va., Ronald L. "Ron" Sorah and wife Debbie of Princeton, W.Va., Bryant K. Sorah and wife Kathy of Kimball, W.Va.; five grandchildren, Teresa Mullins of Princeton, W.Va., Ed Sorah of Camp Creek, W.Va., Bridget Harshbarger of Georgia, Ron Sorah of Welch, W.Va., and Jason Sorah of Twin Branch, W.Va.; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Widener Funeral Home Chapel, Kimball, W.Va. with the Rev. Larry Buckland officiating. Burial will follow at the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, W.Va..."
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Margaret Evans Sorah; born 5 May 1923; died 6 Nov 2009; buried here; double headstone photo shown with husband,
Albert Estil Sorah; "TOGETHER FOREVER".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Jul 2014.
Jeffery Allen Sorah; born 6 Mar 1953; died 25 Dec 1953; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"OUR DARLING * SON OF ALBERT & MARGARET SORAH"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Herbert Buckland
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: William Herbert Buckland
Mother: Virginia Peak
Spouse: Ruth Evans
Certificate Number: 1939035014"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Judy Llamas; 18 Jn 2007.
" William Herbert “Buddy” Buckland
Birth 24 Mar 1912
West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Mar 1948 (aged 36)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Harry Cemetery
Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 17557517"Additional Information Posted:
""Buddy" was the son of William Harrison Buckland and Virginia Mae Peakes. He married Ruth Evans. William worked in the coal mines."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruth Evans
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Charles D Evans
Mother: Rose Mosco
Spouse: William Herbert Buckland
Certificate Number: 1939035014"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Judy Llamas; 18 Jn 2007.
" Ruth Violet Evans Buckland
Birth 20 Feb 1920
West Virginia, USA
Death 21 Jul 1954 (aged 34)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Harry Cemetery
Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 17557478"Additional Information Posted:
"Ruth was the daughter of Charles D. Evans and Rosa Mosko. She was a widow and resided in Big Four, McDowell Co., WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 131; WV Archives.com Website.
Estel Sturat Sorah; age 18; bron in Superior, WV; single; living at Box 817, Kimball, WV; married on
29 Sep 1962 in Welch, WV; Nadine Sue Pertee; age 17; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single;
with consent of Albert and Margaret Sorah, parents of Estel Sturat Sorah; and Sherman Pertee, father
of Nadine Sue Pertee; mother deceased.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Estels Sorah
Also Known As Estel S Sorah
2nd Also Known As Name Estil S Sorah
Residence Date 13 Nov 2000
Residence Place Princeton, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 21 May 1944
Address Princeton, West Virginia 24740
Address Date 13 Nov 2000
2nd Address Princeton, West Virginia 24740
2nd Address Date 01 Dec 1993
3rd Address Princeton, West Virginia 24740
3rd Address Date 27 Feb 1992-05 Dec 2008
Possible Relatives Estil S Jr (Gator) Sorah, Nadine Sue Sorah, Reams Susan Sorah
Record Number 171229579"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 131; WV Archives.com Website.
Estel Sturat Sorah; age 18; bron in Superior, WV; single; living at Box 817, Kimball, WV; married on
29 Sep 1962 in Welch, WV; Nadine Sue Pertee; age 17; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single;
with consent of Albert and Margaret Sorah, parents of Estel Sturat Sorah; and Sherman Pertee, father
of Nadine Sue Pertee; mother deceased.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Nadine Sue Sorah
Residence Date 01 Apr 1996-01 Jan 2000
Residence Place Princeton, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 26 Jan 1945
Address Princeton, West Virginia 24740
Address Date 01 Apr 1996-01 Jan 2000
2nd Address Princeton, West Virginia 24740
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1993
3rd Address Princeton, West Virginia 24740
3rd Address Date 27 Feb 1992-25 Mar 2008
Possible Relatives Estil S Sorah, Estil S Jr (Gator) Sorah, Reams Susan Sorah
Record Number 171265736"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Lee Sorah; age 18; born 26 Sep 1946 in Superior, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Box 817, Kimball, WV; son of Albert Estel and Margaret (Evans) Sorah; married on 21 Aug 1965
at Welch, WV; Wanda Jean Lambert; age 18; born 23 Sep 1946 in Welch, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Rt 1, Box 56, Welch, WV; daughter of Everett and Goldie (Sizemore) Lambert; with
consent of Albert and Margaret Sorah, parents of Ronald Lee Sorah, and Everett and Goldie Lambert,
parents of Wanda Jean Lambert.
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ronald L Sorah Sr [Ron L Sorahnov Sr]
Birth Date: Sep 1946
Residence Date: 2013-2020
Address: 501 Chicken Farm Rd
Residence: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24701
Second Residence Date: 2001-2019
Second Address: Rr 1 Box 163e
Second Residence: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24701
Third Residence Date: 1997-2009
Third Address: Rr 2 Box 312
Third Residence: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 25314
Fourth Residence Date: 1999-2003
Fourth Address: 506 Riverside Dr W
Fourth Residence: Madison, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 25130"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Albert Sarah (sic, Sorah)
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1895
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1917
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Marriage License Place: Smyth
Person performing the Ceremony: C K Wingo
Parent 1: Marion
Parent 2: Mary
Spouse: Annie M Caywood
Occupation: Laborer "
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rick; 31 Oct 2013.
" Albert Henry Sorah
Birth 3 Dec 1890
Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, USA
Death 25 Apr 1957 (aged 66)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 119606724"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Annie M Caywood
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1899
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1917
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Marriage License Place: Smyth
Person performing the Ceremony: C K Wingo
Parent 1: Jos
Parent 2: Mae
Spouse: Albert Sarah (sic, Sorah)"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 9 Mar 2020.
" Annie M. Caywood Sorah
Birth 3 Jun 1899
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Feb 1982 (aged 82)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 207775979"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anna Mae Sorah
[Anna Mae Mosley]
[Anna Haggerty]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1925
Birth Place: Leager McDow, West Virginia
[Iaeger, West Virginia]
Death Date: 18 Jul 1992
Father: Albert H Sorah
Mother: Annie M Caywood
SSN: 235349001
Notes: Jun 1942: Name listed as ANNA MAE SORAH;
Jun 1951: Name listed as ANNA MAE MOSLEY;
Nov 1953: Name listed as ANNA MAE HAGGERTY;
29 Jul 1992: Name listed as ANNA M HAGGERTY"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Johnny Melvin Sorah
[John M Sorah]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1929
Birth Place: Superior Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 24 Jul 1994
Father: Albert H Sorah
Mother: Annie M Caywood
SSN: 233406454
Notes: Jun 1943: Name listed as JOHNNY MELVIN SORAH;
03 Aug 1994: Name listed as JOHN M SORAH"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Vernon Sorah
[Jack V Sorah]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1932
Birth Place: Avondale Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 11 Jul 2000
Father: Albert H Soran
Mother: Annie M Caywood
SSN: 233405066
Notes: Jul 1943: Name listed as JACK VERNON SORAH;
18 Jul 2000: Name listed as JACK V SORAH"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
Asbury Sparks; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Indian Creek, WV; son of
Thomas and Nancy; married on 20 Oct 1905 in McDowell Co, WV; Maybelle Steele; age 18; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Nancy.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 250A, Family #198.
Listed as Martha Steel, age 13, born in Jan 1887 in WV, in household of father, Samuel Steel.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 136; WV Archives Web Site.
Asbury Sparks; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Indian Creek, WV; son of
Thomas and Nancy; married on 20 Oct 1905 in McDowell Co, WV; Maybelle Steele; age 18; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Nancy.