1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 11/12 Jun 1900; Page 230A; Image
9 of 36; Family #78/78.
Listed as Richard Cook; age 12; born in Oct 1887 in WV; in household of mother, Mary C. Cook.
(Twin of John E. Cooke)
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 496; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Richard Cook; age 43; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pineville, WV; son of Mary C. Perdew;
married on 15 Jul 1931 at Pineville, WV; Dolly Mullins Sizemore; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
daughter of Bill Mullins.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 25 Apr 1910, Page 219A, Family #95.
Listed as Joseph O Cook, age 22, born in WV, in household of step-father, Leroy Pardue,
with mother, Mary Catherine Cooke Browning Hall Pardue.
(Did census taker make an error in the 1900 or 1910 Census?)
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
Estell Sizemore; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Kimball, WV; son of Ned (sic?, Ed?)
Sizemore; married on 26 Jul 1926 at Pineville, WV; Dollie Mullens; age 23; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Woosley, WV; daughter of Mrs. Sarah Mullens.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 194B; Image
4 of 75; Family #32/33.
Listed as Dollie Sizemore; age 24; born in WV; single (sic, married0; boarder; in household of John
and Ella Mullens, with husband and children.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 496; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Richard Cook; age 43; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pineville, WV; son of Mary C. Perdew;
married on 15 Jul 1931 at Pineville, WV; Dolly Mullins Sizemore; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
daughter of Bill Mullins.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
Estell Sizemore; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Kimball, WV; son of Ned (sic?, Ed?)
Sizemore; married on 26 Jul 1926 at Pineville, WV; Dollie Mullens; age 23; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Woosley, WV; daughter of Mrs. Sarah Mullens.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 194B; Image
4 of 75; Family #32/33.
Listed as Estell Sizemore; age 26; born in WV; married at 21; boarder; in household of John
and Ella Mullens, with wife and children.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
Estell Sizemore; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Kimball, WV; son of Ned (sic?, Ed?)
Sizemore; married on 26 Jul 1926 at Pineville, WV; Dollie Mullens; age 23; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Woosley, WV; daughter of Mrs. Sarah Mullens.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 194B; Image
4 of 75; Family #32/33.
Listed as Dollie Sizemore; age 24; born in WV; single (sic, married0; boarder; in household of John
and Ella Mullens, with husband and children.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 496; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Richard Cook; age 43; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Pineville, WV; son of Mary C. Perdew;
married on 15 Jul 1931 at Pineville, WV; Dolly Mullins Sizemore; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
daughter of Bill Mullins.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 194B; Image
4 of 75; Family #32/33.
Listed as Edward Sizemore; age 9; born in WV; boarder; in household of John and Ella Mullens,
with parents?, Estell and Dolly Sizemore.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #1.
Listed as Cecil M. Stewart, age 9, in household of grandfather, James
Robert Sauls, with her mother, Mary C. Sauls Stewart Meadows.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 26/27 Apr 1910; Page 286B;
Family #134.
Listed as Cecil Sauls; age 19; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary Sauls Stewart Meadows.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__; Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Cecil M. Stewart; age 20; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of James H. and Mary; married
on 29 Jul 1911 at the residence of Leroy Perdue; Elsie Gretchen Cook; age 18; born and living in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of unlisted parents.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 11/12 Jun 1900; Page 230A; Image
9 of 36; Family #78/78.
Listed as Elsie G. Cook; age 6; born in Jun 1893 in WV; in household of mother, Mary C. Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 395; WV Archives Web Site.
Cecil M. Stewart; age 20; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of James H. and Mary; married
on 29 Jul 1911 at the residence of Leroy Perdue; Elsie Gretchen Cook; age 18; born and living in
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of unlisted parents.
2, McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 184; WV Archives Website.
W.H. Craft; age 60; born in Damascus, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 24 Jul 1947 at
Welch, WV; Elsie Cook; age 55; born in Woosley, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV.
1. 1930 Cenus, Montgomery Co, VA; Alleghany District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 86A; Image 18
of 31; Family #190/190.
Listed as Clifford J. Ratliff; age 2 yrs, 4 mons; born in VA; in household of father Clarence M. Ratliff.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Clifford Ratliff; born 12 Oct 1927; died in Sep 1980; last residence and last benefit, Corinne,
Wyoming Co, WV; SS #226-28-2471; card issued in VA before 1951.
3. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 30 Jul 2012.
"Thelma Louise Cook d/o Richard and Dollie Mullins Cook. She md. (2) Clifford Junior Ratliff who died before her. Don't know anythng else about him. They had children Rondal Dale, deceased, Jimmy, Brenda who married Mike Milam..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 194B; Image
4 of 75; Family #32/33.
Listed as Thelma Sizemore; age 6; born in WV; boarder; in household of John and Ella Mullens,
with parents?, Estill and Dolly Sizemore.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thelma L. Ratliff; born 22 Feb 1926; died 27 Sep 2008; last residence, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV;
last benefit, Corinne, Wyoming Co, WV; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
3. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 28 Sep 2008; Newspaper Obit.
"RIPLEY - Thelma Louise Ratliff, 82, of Ripley, formerly of Corinne, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Jackson County General Hospital in Ripley. She joined in Heaven her departed husband, Clifford Junior Ratliff; their son, Rondal Dale Ratliff of Kansas City, Mo.; her brother, Roger Cook of Virginia Beach, Va.; her brother, Luther Thompson of Bluewell; her sister, Geneva Dotson of Bluewell; her grandson, Ricky Horn of Emporia, Va.; and her friend and neighbor, Ray Edwards of Corinne.
"She was born on Feb. 22, 1926, at Iaeger, McDowell County, and was the daughter of the late Richard and Dollie Mullins Cook.
"She worked for many years at Peerless Cleaners in Mullens, and was also a Route Manager for the Beckley Post Herald in Wyoming County. She attended the Amigo Baptist Church and Mullens Wesleyan Church. She was a lifelong resident of Corinne in Wyoming County.
She is survived by her four children, Jimmy Ratliff and wife Jenny of Baltimore, Md.; Brenda Milam and husband Mike (whom she considered a son) of Ripley; Roy Horn and wife Carla of Welch.
She was the loving and adored grandmother of grandchildren: Andrea Nolin of Mechanicville, Md.; Rebecca Horn of Hagerstown, Md.; Brandi Johnston of Ripley; Michael (Spud) Milam of Morgantown; Tonya Ratliff of New York City; Christi Ratliff of Greenville, N.C.; and Natasha Ratliff of Kansas City, Mo. She had six great-grandchildren: Ricky Horn; Ryan, Alec and Christian Nolin; Presli Milam; and Lauren Ratliff.
"She is also survived by her loving sisters, Elsie Dotson and husband Perry Dotson of Chesapeake, Va., and Carrie Wethington of Virginia Beach, Va.; and also her best friend and neighbor, Jane Lusk of Corinne.
"Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Mark Wethington officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley..."
4. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 29 Jul 2012.
"My father was: James Alva Horn, b. 11 Oct 1899, died 18Aug 1964. Married (1) my mother: Bertha Yates, b. 27 June 1896, died 16 Sep 1983. She and dad were divorced.
"Their children:
1. Dewey Herbert Horn, b. 27 Oct 1920, died 11 Feb 1936
2. Clarence Horn, b. 12 Jan 1922, died 10 Feb 2001.
3. Edith Fay Horn, b. 18 Nov 1923
4. Carl Kenneth Horn, Sr., b. 05 Dec 1927, died 12 Jan 1999.
5. Vaughn Stuart Horn, born 04 Mar 1932"Dad and Mom were divorced and he md. (2) Thelma Louise Cook, b. 22 Feb 1925, died 27 Sep 2008. They were divorced. Their son is Roy Everett Horn, b. 20 Sep 1943.
"Dad married (3) Christina Castalieda, b. 25 Oct 1939 in Mexico, she died Sept. 2004. They had a son, Robert Lloyd Horn, b. 11 Feb 1962, died 13 Mar 1966..."
5. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 30 Jul 2012.
"Thelma Louise Cook d/o Richard and Dollie Mullins Cook. She md. (2) Clifford Junior Ratliff who died before her. Don't know anythng else about him. They had children Rondal Dale, deceased, Jimmy, Brenda who married Mike Milam..."
1. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 30 Jul 2012.
"Thelma Louise Cook d/o Richard and Dollie Mullins Cook. She md. (2) Clifford Junior Ratliff who died before her. Don't know anythng else about him. They had children Rondal Dale, deceased, Jimmy, Brenda who married Mike Milam..."
1. Virginia Marriage, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Clarence Ratliff; age 19; born in 1905; son of Ike and Cora Ratliff; married on 25 Jun 1924 in
Montgomery Co, VA; Roxie May Vaden; age 16; born in 1908; daughter of James M. and Hattie
Vaden.
2. 1930 Cenus, Montgomery Co, VA; Alleghany District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 86A; Image 18
of 31; Family #190/190.
Listed as Clarence M. Ratliff; age 25; born in VA; married at 19; laborer for steam railroad; head of
household.
1. Virginia Marriage, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
Clarence Ratliff; age 19; born in 1905; son of Ike and Cora Ratliff; married on 25 Jun 1924 in
Montgomery Co, VA; Roxie May Vaden; age 16; born in 1908; daughter of James M. and Hattie
Vaden.
2. 1930 Cenus, Montgomery Co, VA; Alleghany District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 86A; Image 18
of 31; Family #190/190.
Listed as Roxie M. Ratliff; age 20; brn in VA; married at 15; in household of husband, Clarence M.
Ratliff.
1. 1930 Cenus, Montgomery Co, VA; Alleghany District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 86A; Image 18
of 31; Family #190/190.
Listed as Alfred L. Ratliff; age 3 yrs, 3 mons; born in VA; in household of father Clarence M. Ratliff.
1. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 30 Jul 2012.
"Thelma Louise Cook d/o Richard and Dollie Mullins Cook. She md. (2) Clifford Junior Ratliff who died before her. Don't know anythng else about him. They had children Rondal Dale, deceased, Jimmy, Brenda who married Mike Milam..."
1. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 29 Jul 2012.
"My father was: James Alva Horn, b. 11 Oct 1899, died 18Aug 1964. Married (1) my mother: Bertha Yates, b. 27 June 1896, died 16 Sep 1983. She and dad were divorced.
"Their children:
1. Dewey Herbert Horn, b. 27 Oct 1920, died 11 Feb 1936
2. Clarence Horn, b. 12 Jan 1922, died 10 Feb 2001.
3. Edith Fay Horn, b. 18 Nov 1923
4. Carl Kenneth Horn, Sr., b. 05 Dec 1927, died 12 Jan 1999.
5. Vaughn Stuart Horn, born 04 Mar 1932"Dad and Mom were divorced and he md. (2) Thelma Louise Cook, b. 22 Feb 1925, died 27 Sep 2008. They were divorced. Their son is Roy Everett Horn, b. 20 Sep 1943.
"Dad married (3) Christina Castalieda, b. 25 Oct 1939 in Mexico, she died Sept. 2004. They had a son, Robert Lloyd Horn, b. 11 Feb 1962, died 13 Mar 1966..."
1. US Public Records, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rondal D. Ratliff; born 3 Jun 1954; living at 1405 SE 7th Place, Lees Summit, MO 64063 in 1993.
2. US Public Records, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rondal D. Ratliff; lived at Ashady Lane, Kansas City, MO 64134.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rondal D. Ratliff; born 3 Jun 1954; died 23 Jan 2007; last residence, Greenwood, Jackson Co, MO;
card issued in WV in 1968.
4. E-mail from Faye Horn Beck; 30 Jul 2012.
"Thelma Louise Cook d/o Richard and Dollie Mullins Cook. She md. (2) Clifford Junior Ratliff who died before her. Don't know anythng else about him. They had children Rondal Dale, deceased, Jimmy, Brenda who married Mike Milam..."
1. US Public Records, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Debroah J. Ratliff; born 27 Mar 1964; living at 1405 SE 7th Place, Lees Summit, MO 64063 in 1993.
2. US Public Records, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Debroah J. Ratliff; lived at Ashady Lane, Kansas City, MO 64134.