McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Walter Shearl

1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10/11 May 1910; Page 293A; Image 27
of 34; Family #246/255.
Listed as Walter Sherill; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Shearl.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 762B;
E D # 24-38; Image 4 of 10; Household #26.
Listed as Walter Shearls; age 36; born in VA; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Shearl; born 24 Sep 1903; died in Apr 1980; last residence, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #232-14-7537; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.


Lillie Mae Fletcher

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 762B;
E D # 24-38; Image 4 of 10; Household #26.
Listed as Lillie Shearls; age 30; born in VA; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Walter Sheral.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lillie Shearl; born 22 Jun 1910; died in Oct 1985; last residence, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 236-32-0621; card issued in WV before 1951.


Connie O'Dell Shearl

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 762B;
E D # 24-38; Image 4 of 10; Household #26.
Listed as Connie Shearls; age 14; born in VA; 5th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Walter Sheral.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Connie Shearl; born 9 May 1926; died in Nov 1974; Last residence, WV; SS #234-32-6570;
card issued in WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site. Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 30 Dec 2013.
Connie O'Dell Sheral; born in 1926; died 1974; buried here; grave marker photo shown; "TEC 5 US ARMY".


Ralph Brash Sr

1. Harrison Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 27; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Brash; age 28; born in Italy; living at Clarksburg, WV; son of Nick and Carmelle Brash; married
on 27 May 1923 at Clarksburg, WV; Susie Shook; age 16; born in Marion Co, WV; daughter of
Walter and Ruth Shook.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 762B;
E D # 24-38; Image 4 of 10; Household #27.
Listed as Ralph Brash; age 52; born in Italy; married; no education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 1; Dwelling #5.
Listed as Ralph Brash; age 62; born in Italy; married; odd jobs for coal mine; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Ralph Brash; born in 1888; died in 1977; buried here; double headston photo shown with wife Susie R.
Brash.


Susie Rosella Shook

1. Harrison Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 27; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Brash; age 28; born in Italy; living at Clarksburg, WV; son of Nick and Carmelle Brash; married
on 27 May 1923 at Clarksburg, WV; Susie Shook; age 16; born in Marion Co, WV; daughter of
Walter and Ruth Shook.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 762B;
E D # 24-38; Image 4 of 10; Household #27.
Listed as Susie Brash; age 30; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Ralph Brash.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 1; Dwelling #5.
Listed as Susie Brash; age 40; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Ralph Brash.
4. Raleigh Co, WV: Death Registry; Vol #__(1966); Page 110; Line #27; WV Archives Web Site via LDS
Web Site.
Susie Rosella Brash; age 58; married; housewife; died 24 Feb 1966 in Beckley, WV; from carcinoma
of duodenum
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Susie R. Brash; born in 1908; died in 1966; buried here; double headston photo shown with husband,
Ralph Brash.


Louis Brash

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 1; Dwelling #5.
Listed as Louie Brash; age 20; born in WV; never married; coal loader in coal mine; in household of
father, Ralph Brash.


Ralph Brash Jr

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 1; Dwelling #5.
Listed as Ralph Brash, Jr; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Ralph Brash.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 342; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Brash, Jr; age 18; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 2 Jun 1954 at Premier,
WV; Goldie Lois Mitchem; age 19; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single; with consent of Ralph
and Susie Brash, parents of Ralph Brash and Hallie Mitchem, mother of Goldie Lois Mitchem, father
deceased.


Goldie Lois Mitchem

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 342; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Brash, Jr; age 18; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 2 Jun 1954 at Premier,
WV; Goldie Lois Mitchem; age 19; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single; with consent of Ralph
and Susie Brash, parents of Ralph Brash and Hallie Mitchem, mother of Goldie Lois Mitchem, father
deceased.


Adolphus H. Oliver

1. 1870 Census, Johnson Co, TN; District 9; Trade PO; taken on 12 Jul 1870; Page 73A; Image 5 of
14; Family #35/37.
Listed as Dolphus Oliver; age 3 mons; born in Mar 1870 in TN; in household of father, William
Oliver.
2. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; taken on 22 Jun 1880; Page 506B; Image 12 of
42; Family #307/311.
Listed as Adolphus Oliver; age 10; born in NC; in household of father, William Oliver.
3. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Grassy Creek Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 49A; Image 3 of
18; Family #24/24.
Listed as Dolphus Oliver; age 26; born in Mar 1874 in TN; single; lodger; farm laborer; in household
of John Greer. (age is off by 10 yrs from later census)
4. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District #8; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 117A; Image 19 of
26; Family #185/185.
Listed as Dolphus Oliver; age 48; born in NC; married twice; last time for 7 yrs; farm laborer; head
of household.
5. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Peak Creek Township; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 184A; Image 27
of 29; Family #254/254.
Listed as Adolphus Oliver; age 50; born in NC; married; farm laborer; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Paek Creek Township; Ebenezer Road; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page
20A; Image 17 of 28; Family #152/161.
Listed as Dolphus Oliver; age 62; born in NC; married at 20; farmer; head of household.
7. Ashe Co, NC Death Certificate #63; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dolphus Oliver; age abt 75; born in Wilkes Co, NC; married; husband of Jane Hart Oliver; farmer;
son of William Oliver, born at Trade, TN, and Nancy (Bishop) Oliver, born in Wilkes Co, NC; died
1 Jan 1940 at Wagoner, Ashe Co, NC; from cardiac dropsy; buired 3 Jan 1940 in Ebenezer
Cemetery; informant, Abe Oliver, Wagnor, NC.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by
Rich Kreiss; 29 Sep 2009.
Odolphus H. Oliver; born in 1870 in Wilkes Co, NC; died 1 Jan 1940 at Wagnor, Ashe Co, NC;
buried here. (Gravestone picture)


Sarah Jane "Jennie" Burgess

1. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District #8; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 117A; Image 19 of
26; Family #185/185.
Listed as Sarah J. Oliver; age 46; born in NC; married twice; last time for 7 yrs; 5 children, 4 living;
in household of husband, Adolphus Oliver.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Peak Creek Township; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 184A; Image 27
of 29; Family #254/254.
Listed as Janie Oliver; age 52; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Adolphus H. Oliver.
3. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Paek Creek Township; Ebenezer Road; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page
20A; Image 17 of 28; Family #152/161.
Listed as Sarah J. Oliver; age 65; born in NC; married at 26; in household of husband, Adolphus H.
Oliver.
4. NC Death Certificate #34431; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sarah Jane Oliver; age 92; born 6 Dec 1869 in Ashe Co, NC; widow; retired domestic; husband,
Adolphus Oliver; living at Jefferson, NC; daughter of James and Martha (Patrick) Burgess; died 6
Nov 1960 in Grand View Rest Home, Jefferson, NC from cerebral anoxia due to arteriosclerosis and
senility; buried 8 Nov 1960 in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jefferson (sic ?, Glendale Springs ?) NC;
informant, Mr. Connie Bare, Jefferson, NC.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by
Rich Kreiss; 18 Aug 2009.
Jane Burgess Oliver; born 6 Dec 1869 in Ashe Co, NC; died 6 Nov 1960 at Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
buried here. (Gravestone picture)


Lillie Bessie Oliver

1. NC Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site.
Lillie Bessie Oliver; born in 1904 at Wagoner, Ashe Co, NC; father, Odelphus H. Oliver.
2. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District #8; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 117A; Image 19 of
26; Family #185/185.
Listed as Lillie B. Oliver; age 7; born in NC; in household of father, Adolphus Oliver.
3. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Peak Creek Township; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 184A; Image 27
of 29; Family #254/254.
Listed as Lillie Oliver; age 17; born in NC; ; single; in household of father, Adolphus H. Oliver.


James Ellis Oliver

1. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District #8; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 117A; Image 19 of
26; Family #185/185.
Listed as Ellis Oliver; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Adolphus Oliver.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Peak Creek Township; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 184A; Image 27
of 29; Family #254/254.
Listed as Ellis Oliver; age 14; born in NC; in household of father, Adolphus H. Oliver.
3. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
James Ellis Oliver; age 79; born 12 Mar 1901 (sic?, 1905?) in Ashe Co, NC; retired farmer; widowed;
living at Jefferson, NC; son of Dolphus and Jane (Burgess) Oliver; died 26 Jan 1981 at Jefferson,
NC; buried 28 jan 1981 in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Glendale Springs, NC.


Walter Thomas "Tom" Oliver

1. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Peak Creek Township; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 184A; Image 27
of 29; Family #254/254.
Listed as Thomas Oliver; age 7; born in NC; in household of father, Adolphus H. Oliver.
2. NC Deaths, 1906-1930; LDS Web Site.
Tom Oliver; age 20 yrs, 3 mons, 4 days; born 21 May 1908 in Ashe Co, NC; single; farmer; living
at Wagnor, NC; son of D.H. and Jane (Burgess) Oliver; died 25 Aug 1928 at Wagoner, NC; buried
27 Aug 1928 in Ebenezer Cemetery.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by
Rich Kreiss; 1 Oct 2009.
Walter Thomas "Tom" Oliver; born 21 May 1908 in Ashe Co, NC; died 25 Aug 1928 at Wagnor,
Ashe Co, NC; buried here. (Gravestone picture)


Lawson Hamby

1. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 8; taken on 15 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 25 of
26; Family #238/284.
Listed as Lawson Hamby; age 26; born in NC; married once for 1 yr; day laborer; head of household.


Lochey E. Dunn

1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; Holston District; Oak Hill; taken on 29 Jun 1900; Page 179A;
Image 32 of 52; Family #247/252.
Listed as Lochey E. Dunn; age 9; born in NC in May 1891; in household of father, Jasper N. Dunn.
2. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 8; taken on 15 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 25 of
26; Family #238/284.
Listed as Lockie Hamby; age 18; born in NC; married once for 1 yr; 2 children; both living; in
household of husband, Lawson Hamby.


Bertha Hamby

1. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 8; taken on 15 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 25 of
26; Family #238/284.
Listed as Bertha Hamby; age 1; born in TN; in household of father, Lawson Hamby.


Nellie Hamby

1. 1910 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 8; taken on 15 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 25 of
26; Family #238/284.
Listed as Nellie Hamby; age 1 mon; born in TN; in household of father, Lawson Hamby.