1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 134; WV Archives Web Site.
John Christian; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at War, WV; son of _____
and Vicie; married on 10 Mar 1911 at War, WV; Ada Reed; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daighter of______ and Julia.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Family #26/26.
Listed as Ada Reed; age 4; born in WV in Jun 1895; in household of grandmother, Lucinda (Dowell)
Reed with mother, Julia A. Reed.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War and Susanna; taken on 6 May 1910; Page
183B; Image 16 of 21; Family #142/146.
Listed as Ada Reed; age 15; born in WV; in household of uncle, Frank Whitt.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 134; WV Archives Web Site.
John Christian; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at War, WV; son of _____
and Vicie; married on 10 Mar 1911 at War, WV; Ada Reed; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daighter of______ and Julia.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 90; WV Archives Web Site.
Hugh Phillips; age 54; born in Tazewell Co, VA; widowed; farmer; living at War, WV; both parents dead;
married on 26 Jun 1920 at War, WV; Adria Harman; age 28; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; daughter
of _________ and Julia Morgan.
1. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA (WV); Peeryville PO; taken on 9 Jul 1860; Page 114;
Family #58/58.
Listed as Elias McKinney; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Nathaniel McKinney.
2. 1870 Census, Mason Co, WV; Robinson Township; Machinville, PO; taken on 27 Jun 1870;
Page 60B; Family #121/120.
Listed as Elias McKinney; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Nathaniel McKinney.
3. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1878); Page 326; WV Archives Web Site.
Elias McKinney; age 18; born in Russell Co, VA; living in Mason Co, WV; married on 28 Sep 1878
in the office of the county clerk at Point Pleasant, WV; Hannah E. Scarberry; age 17; born in
Franklin Co, VA; living in Mason Co, WV.
4. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1897); Page 59; WV Archives Web Site.
Elias McKiney; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; living in Mason Co, WV; married on 11 Mar 1897
at Point Pleasant, WV; Annie M. Smith; age 34; born and living in Mason Co, WV.
5. 1900 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union District; taken on 2 Jul 1900; Page 215A; Image 33 of 35;
Family #295/295.
Listed as Elias McKeny; age 41; born in Jan 1859; married 3 yrs; Blacksmith, head of household.
6. 1910 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; Leon; taken on _____; Page 69A; Family #3/3.
Listed as Elias McKinney; age 51; born in WV; married twice; last time for 12 yrs; Blacksmith;
owns shop; head of household.
7. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1914); Page 35; Line #860; WV Archives Web Site.
E.L. McKinney; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living in Kanawha Co, WV; married on
14 Sep 1914 at Leon, WV; Ada Reed; age 31; born in Jackson Co, WV; single; living in Kanawha
Co, WV.
8. 1920 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union Precinct No 1; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 189B; Image
6 of 22; Family #49/49.
Listed as Elias L. McKinney; age 59; born in WV; married; carpenter for railroad, head of
household.
9. 1930 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; ED 27-6; Page 198B; Image
2 of 23; Family #14.
Listed as E.L. McKenney; age 71; born in WV; married at 20; house carpenter; head of
household.
10. 1940 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 29 Apr 1940; ED 27-6; Page ;
Image 22 of 35; Household 211.
Elias mcKinney; age 81; born in WV; married; 4 th grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; head of household.
11. Mason Co, WV Death Certificate #4920; Wv Archives Web Site.
Elias Lawrence McKinney; age 88 yrs(sic); 2 mons, 21 days; born on 15 Jan 1869 (sic) in WV;
widowed; husband of Ader McKinney; son of Lawrence and unknown mother; died on 10 Apr
1947 at Leon, Mason Co, WV of heart problems; buried on 12 Apr 1947 at Leon, Mason Co, WV;
informant, Roy McKinney, Leon, WV.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1914); Page 35; Line #860; WV Archives Web Site.
E.L. McKinney; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living in Kanawha Co, WV; married on
14 Sep 1914 at Leon, WV; Ada Reed; age 31; born in Jackson Co, WV; single; living in Kanawha
Co, WV.
2. 1920 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union Precinct No 1; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 189B; Image
6 of 22; Family #49/49.
Listed as Adar McKinney; age 37; born in WV; married; in household of husband of Elias L. McKinney.
3. 1930 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; ED 27-6; Page 198B; Image
2 of 23; Family #14.
Listed as Ader McKenney; age 46; born in WV; married at 32; in household of husband, Elias L.
McKinney.
4. 1940 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 29 Apr 1940; ED 27-6; Page ;
Image 22 of 35; Household 211.
Listed as Ater McKinney; age 57; born in WV; married; 0 education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, Elias L. McKinney.
5. Mason Co, WV Death Certificate #3187; WV Archives Web Site.
Ader McKinney; age 63 yrs, 5 mons, 16 days; born on 20 Sep 1884 in WV; married; wife of E.L.
McKinney, age 80; daughter of George and Nancy Branham Reed; died on 5 Mar 1947 at Leon,
Mason Co, WV of chronic nephritis; buried on 7 Mar 1947 at Leaon, WV; informant, Roy R, McKinney,
Leon, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; ED 27-6; Page 198B; Image
2 of 23; Family #14.
Listed as Janet I. McKenney; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Elias L. McKinney.
2. 1940 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 29 Apr 1940; ED 27-6; Page ;
Image 22 of 35; Household 211.
Listed as Ganet McKenney; age 15; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935 in household of father, Elias L. McKinney.
1. 1900 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union District; taken on 2 Jul 1900; Page 215A; Image 33 of 35;
Family #295/295.
Listed as Eddy McKeny; age 8; born in WV in Nov 1891; in household of father, Elias L. McKinney.
2. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 443; WV Archives Web Site.
Eddie E. McKinney; age 21; born and living in Mason Co, WV; married on 26 Jun 1909 at Point
Pleasant, WV; Melissa Baker; age 18; born and living in Mason Co, WV.
1. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 443; WV Archives Web Site.
Eddie E. McKinney; age 21; born and living in Mason Co, WV; married on 26 Jun 1909 at Point
Pleasant, WV; Melissa Baker; age 18; born and living in Mason Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; ED 27-6; Page 198B; Image
2 of 23; Family #14.
Listed as Roy McKenney; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Elias L. McKinney.
2. 1940 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 29 Apr 1940; ED 27-6; Page ;
Image 22 of 35; Household 211.
Listed as Roy McKenney; age 18; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935 in household of father, Elias L. McKinney.
3. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 175; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Reed McKinney; age 24; born 20 Mar 1922 at Leon, WV; living at Leon, WV; son of Elias
Lawrence and Ada (Reed) McKinney; married on 12 Oct 1946 at Point Pleasant, WV; Anita
Evalee Thornton; age 17; born 25 May 1929 at Leon, WV; living at Leon, WV; daughter of
Raymond Howard and Ethel (McDade) Thornton; with consent of brides parents.
1. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 175; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Reed McKinney; age 24; born 20 Mar 1922 at Leon, WV; living at Leon, WV; son of Elias
Lawrence and Ada (Reed) McKinney; married on 12 Oct 1946 at Point Pleasant, WV; Anita
Evalee Thornton; age 17; born 25 May 1929 at Leon, WV; living at Leon, WV; daughter of
Raymond Howard and Ethel (McDade) Thornton; with consent of brides parents.
1. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 151; WV Archives Website.
Raymond Thornton; age 21; born and living in Mason Co, WV; married on 18 Feb 1929 at Point
Pleasant, WV; Ethel Thomas; age 26; born in Mason Co, WV.
1. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 156; WV Archives Website.
Orval Thomas; age 21; born in Mason Co, WV; living in Leon, WV; married on 19 Jun 1920 at the
residence of J.M. Hart, minister; Ethel McDade; age 18; born in Mason Co, WV.
2. Mason Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 151; WV Archives Website.
Raymond Thornton; age 21; born and living in Mason Co, WV; married on 18 Feb 1929 at Point
Pleasant, WV; Ethel Thomas; age 26; born in Mason Co, WV.
1. Jackson Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1872); Page 349; WV Archives.com Website.
"Recorders Office March 4, 1972
"License issued for the marriage of G.W. Reed & Nancy Brannan, age of fromer 21; age of latter
17; Residence Jackson Co, WV"
2. 1910 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union District; Precinct #2; taken on 5/6 May 1910; Page 211B;
Image 18 of 26; Family #172/170.
Listed as George W. Reed; age 58; born in WV; married once for 38 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. Jackson Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1872); Page 349; WV Archives.com Website.
"Recorders Office March 4, 1972
"License issued for the marriage of G.W. Reed & Nancy Brannan, age of fromer 21; age of latter
17; Residence Jackson Co, WV"
2. 1910 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union District; Precinct #2; taken on 5/6 May 1910; Page 211B;
Image 18 of 26; Family #172/170.
Listed as Nancy E. Reed; age 51; born in WV; married once for 38 yrs; 11 children, 10 living; in
household of husband, George W. Reed.
1. 1910 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union District; Precinct #2; taken on 5/6 May 1910; Page 211B;
Image 18 of 26; Family #172/170.
Listed as Tina D. Reed; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Reed.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1914); Page 35; Line #860; WV Archives Web Site.
E.L. McKinney; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living in Kanawha Co, WV; married on
14 Sep 1914 at Leon, WV; Ada Reed; age 31; born in Jackson Co, WV; single; living in Kanawha
Co, WV.
2. 1920 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union Precinct No 1; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 189B; Image
6 of 22; Family #49/49.
Listed as Adar McKinney; age 37; born in WV; married; in household of husband of Elias L. McKinney.
3. 1930 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; ED 27-6; Page 198B; Image
2 of 23; Family #14.
Listed as Ader McKenney; age 46; born in WV; married at 32; in household of husband, Elias L.
McKinney.
4. 1940 Census, Mason Co, WV; Cologne District; taken on 29 Apr 1940; ED 27-6; Page ;
Image 22 of 35; Household 211.
Listed as Ater McKinney; age 57; born in WV; married; 0 education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, Elias L. McKinney.
5. Mason Co, WV Death Certificate #3187; WV Archives Web Site.
Ader McKinney; age 63 yrs, 5 mons, 16 days; born on 20 Sep 1884 in WV; married; wife of E.L.
McKinney, age 80; daughter of George and Nancy Branham Reed; died on 5 Mar 1947 at Leon,
Mason Co, WV of chronic nephritis; buried on 7 Mar 1947 at Leaon, WV; informant, Roy R, McKinney,
Leon, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union District; Precinct #2; taken on 5/6 May 1910; Page 211B;
Image 18 of 26; Family #172/170.
Listed as Lillie B. Atkinson; age 3; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George W. Reed.
2. 1920 Census, Mason Co, WV; Union Precinct No 1; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 189B; Image
6 of 22; Family #49/49.
Listed as Lillie B. Atkinson; age 13; born in WV; in household of step-father, Elias L. McKinney.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 134; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Bartfai; age 22; born in PA; single; miner; living at Filbert, WV; son of Andrew and Mary;
married on 17 Apr 1933 at Welch, WV; Mary Shorie; age 18; born in VA; single; living at Filbert,
WV; daughter of Mike and Mary; information given by Mike Shorie.
2. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105A;
Image 51 of 70; Household #392.
Listed as Andy Bartfi; age 29; born in PA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #642; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Andy Bartfai; age 30; born 8 Sep 1910 in Smithdale, PA; living at Filbert, WV; employed by United
States Coal and Coke Co, Filbert, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Mary Bartfai, wife;
6' tall; 160 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Andy Bartfai
Social Security Number: 235-09-1515
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1910
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 16410, Cranesville, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date: Aug 1987"
5. U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: A Bartfai
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1910
Death Date: Aug 1987
Claim ID: 235091515
SSN: 235091515
Industry: Railroad"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Fred King; 13 May 2002; maintained by Sue Mueller.
" Andrew “Andy” Bartfai
Birth 7 Sep 1910
Death 1 Aug 1987 (aged 76)
Burial
Saint John Cemetery
Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID 6413699"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 134; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Bartfai; age 22; born in PA; single; miner; living at Filbert, WV; son of Andrew and Mary;
married on 17 Apr 1933 at Welch, WV; Mary Shorie; age 18; born in VA; single; living at Filbert,
WV; daughter of Mike and Mary; information given by Mike Shorie.
2. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105A;
Image 51 of 70; Household #392.
Listed as Mary Bartfi; age 25; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, Andrew Bartfai,
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Fred King; 13 May 2002; maintained by Sue Mueller.
" Mary Sharie Bartfai
Birth 7 Dec 1914
Dante, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death 14 Oct 1996 (aged 81)
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Saint John Cemetery
Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID 6413700"Additional Information Posted:
"Erie Times-News, PA, Wed, 16 Oct 1996Mary Sharie Bartfai, 81, of 5184 Westgate Drive, Girard, formerly of Cranesville, died Monday, Oct. 14, 1996, at Saint Vincent Health Center.
She was born in Dante, Va., Dec. 7, 1914, daughter of the late Michael and Mary Urban Sharie.
Mrs. Bartfai was a parishioner of St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church in Albion. She worked for Girard Model Works for 20 years, retiring in 1970.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Andy Bartfai, Aug. 12, 1987; a son, William Bartfai; and two brothers, Michael and Alex Sharie.
Survivors include two sons, Alex "Andy" Bartfai and his wife Patricia of Girard and Dennis Bartfai and his wife Norma of Conneaut, Ohio; four sisters, Ann Gool, Helen Blasko, Betty Zelei and Irene Wurst, all of Erie; three brothers, Joseph Sharie of Fairview and Andrew and Steve Sharie, both of Erie; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Samuel J. Steff Funeral Home, 188 E. State St., Albion, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A prayer service will be held there Friday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at St. Lawrence Catholic Church at 10 a.m. with the Rev. John Fischer, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at St. John's Cemetery, Girard.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department, Cranesville, Pa. 16410."
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105A;
Image 51 of 70; Household #392.
Listed as Willie Bartfi; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew Bartfai,
1. E-mail; 15 May 2012; Mary L. Bartfai.
"... Andrew and Mary Bartfai had 3 boys named Andrew, William and Robert. WiIliam was my grandfather. I found the ship that Andras Bartfai was on when he came to America and the town that he was from..."
2. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Andras Bartfai
Arrival Date: 24 Mar 1905
Birth Date: abt 1881
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Magyar (Hungarian)
Place of Origin: Magyar, Hungary
Port of Departure: Bremen
Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: Barbarossa"
3. 1930 Census, Preston Co, WV; Portland; State Tuberculosis Sanitarium; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
39B; Image 8 of 11; Line #91.
Listed as Andy Bartfais (sic, Bartfai); age 49; born in Hungary; married at 26; patient; immigrated to
US in 1905; naturalization papers filed; laborer in coal mine.
1. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Maria Kandik
Gender: weiblich (Female)
Ethnicity/Nationality: Ungarn (Hungarian)
Marital status: ledig (Single)
Departure Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1889
Residence Place: Forro Encse
Departure Date: 6 Mai 1905 (6 May 1905)
Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
Arrival Place: Dover; Boulogne; New York
Ship Name: Graf Waldersee
Shipping Clerk: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft)
Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft)
Ship Type: Dampfschiff
Ship Flag: Deutschland
Accommodation: Zwischendeck
Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 166
Household Members:
Name Age
Maria Kandik 16"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6763; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Bartfai; age 51; born in Hungary in 1889; married; wife of Andy Bartfai; living at Filbert, WV;
daughter of Steve and _____ Kandik; died 4 May 1940 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV;
from ostiomalitis; buried 7 May 1940 at Thorpe, WV; informant, Andy Bartifai, Filbert, WV.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105B;
Image 52 of 70; Household #402.
Listed as Mike Shorie; age 57; born in Hungary; married; 4th grade education; naturalized citizen;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105B;
Image 52 of 70; Household #402.
Listed as Mary Shorie; age 49; born in Hungary; married; 6th grade education; alien; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Mike Shorie.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105B;
Image 52 of 70; Household #402.
Listed as Steve Shorie; age 23; born in VA; single; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; coal miner; in household of father, Mike Shorie.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 105B;
Image 52 of 70; Household #402.
Listed as Alx Shorie; age 20; born in VA; single; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; coal miner; in household of father, Mike Shorie.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 106A;
Image 53 of 70; Household #402.
Listed as Joe Shorie; age 17; born in VA; single; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Mike Shorie.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 106A;
Image 53 of 70; Household #402.
Listed as Andy Shorie; age 15; born in VA; single; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Mike Shorie.