1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Albert Mitchem; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 14A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Albert M. Mitchem; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Thorpe, WV; son of J.A.
and India; married on 3 Oct 1936 at Anawalt, WV; Dovey Virginia Wyatt; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Charlie and Eva.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-32; taken on 18/19 Apr
1940; Page 638A; Image 18 of 47; Household #146.
Listed as Albert Mitchem; age 24; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 29; born and living at Gary, WV; divorced; married on 6 Feb 1946 at Welch,
WV; Dorothy Burks; age 18; born and living at Carswell, WV; divorced.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Blackwolf, taken on 3 Jan 1920, Page 271B,
Family #301.
Listed as Doveie Wyatt, age 3 yrs, 9 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Charles W. Wyatt.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 155A, Family #124.
Listed as Virginia Wyatt, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, Charles W. Wyatt.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Thorpe, WV; son of J.A.
and India; married on 3 Oct 1936 at Anawalt, WV; Dovey Virginia Wyatt; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Charlie and Eva.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-32; taken on 18/19 Apr
1940; Page 638A; Image 18 of 47; Household #146.
Listed as Virginia Mitchem; age 24; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Albert M. Mitchem.
5. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Virginia W. Zeravsky; born 12 Mar 1916; lived at 3112 Cedar Grove Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031 in 1984.
6. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Thursday 2 Jun 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"Vivian M. Blankenship, 87, of Beckley, formerly of Oceana, went home to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Raleigh General Hospital..."
"Survivors include... three sisters, Virginia Zeravsky of Petersburg, Va., Mamie Willard of Eden, N.C.,
and Edith M. Smith of Gary..."
7. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virginia Wyatt
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 41
Birth Date: abt 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1957
Marriage Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
Father: Charles Wyatt
Mother: Eva Rose
Spouse: Lincoln Wayne Ball
Certificate Number: 1957033839"
8. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virginia Wyatt Ball
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1927
Marriage Registration Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1961
Marriage Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father: Charlie Wyatt
Mother: Eva Rose
Spouse: Daniel Anthony Zeravsky
Certificate Number: 1961003141"
9. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virginia Wyatt Mitchem [Virginia Wya Ball] [Virginia Ball] [Virginia Zeravsky] [Virginia Schirling] [Virginia Wyatt Wyatt]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1916
Birth Place: McDowell Cou, West Virginia [Gary McDowel??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 4 Oct 2006
Father:
Charlie W Wyatt
Mother:
Margaret E Rose
SSN: 234326114
Notes: Oct 1941: Name listed as VIRGINIA WYATT MITCHEM;
Oct 1955: Name listed as VIRGINIA WYA BALL;
Jan 1959: Name listed as VIRGINIA WYATT BALL;
Sep 1961: Name listed as VIRGINIA WYA ZERAVSKY; :
Name listed as VIRGINIA WYA SCHIRLING;
07 Oct 2006: Name listed as VIRGINIA W ZERAVSKY"
10. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Virginia W. Zeravsky; born 12 Mar 1916; died 4 Oct 2006; last residence, Colonial Heights, VA; card
issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-32; taken on 18/19 Apr
1940; Page 638A; Image 18 of 47; Household #146.
Listed as Bobby R. Mitchem; age 4; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Albert M.
Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Albert Mitchem; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 14A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Albert M. Mitchem; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Thorpe, WV; son of J.A.
and India; married on 3 Oct 1936 at Anawalt, WV; Dovey Virginia Wyatt; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Charlie and Eva.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-32; taken on 18/19 Apr
1940; Page 638A; Image 18 of 47; Household #146.
Listed as Albert Mitchem; age 24; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 29; born and living at Gary, WV; divorced; married on 6 Feb 1946 at Welch,
WV; Dorothy Burks; age 18; born and living at Carswell, WV; divorced.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; rural; E.D. 24-33; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 670B; Image 36 of 44; Household #301.
Listed as Dorothy Burks; age 13; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John C. Burks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Mitchem; age 29; born and living at Gary, WV; divorced; married on 6 Feb 1946 at Welch,
WV; Dorothy Burks; age 18; born and living at Carswell, WV; divorced.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dorothy Bertha Hall [Dorothy Bertha Mitchem] [Dorothy Mitchem] [Dorothy Bertha Burks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1927
Birth Place: Kimball McDo, West Virginia
Death Date: 19 Apr 1989
Father:
John R Burks
Mother:
Liza F Mitchem
SSN: 234409723
Notes: Jun 1944: Name listed as DOROTHY BERTHA HALL;
30 Jun 1975: Name listed as DOROTHY BERTHA MITCHEM;
24 May 1989: Name listed as DOROTHY B MITCHEM"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10644; WV Archives Web Site.
Thresea Jane Mitchem; age 9 mons, 28 days; born 12 Sep 1947 at Carswell, WV; living at Big
Jenny, WV; daughter of Albert Lee and Dorothy (Burks) Mitchem; died 9 Jul 1948 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; from lobar pneumonia, left; with otitis, media, acute, suppurative; buried 11
Jul 1948 in Burke Cemetery, Carswell, WV; informant, A.L. Mitchem, Davy, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 012375; WV Archives Web Site.
Okey O'Dell Mitchem; age 14; born 4 May 1951 in WV; living at Eccles, WV; son of Albert and
Dorothy (Burks) Mitchem; died 22 Aug 1965 at Eccles, WV; DOA; struck and run over by N&W
train; ran in front of train; buried 25 Aug 1965 in Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Mt Tabor, Raleigh Co, WV;
informant, Albert Mitchem, Eccles, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 83B; Image 30 of
78; Family #262/267.
Listed as Hershel Mitchem; age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Stewart L.
Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken on 15 Apr
1940; Page 850B; Image 44 of 48; Household #342.
Listed as hershell Mitchem; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; lived in salw place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Stewart L. Mitchem.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #19582; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Herschel L. Mitchem; age 37; born in Montcalm, WV; single; sander; living at Union City, IN; son of
Stewart L. and Izorah (Hawks) Mitchem; married on 8 Jun 1964 in Russell Co, VA; Lola Rose; age
39; born in Rhodell, WV; selector; living in Union City, IN; daughter of Robert and Gracie (Akers)
Rose.
4. Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Web Site; Posted Obit.
"Hershel Lee Mitchem Sr., 80, of Rockview, passed away Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in Raleigh General Hospital following an extended illness.
"Born Nov. 2, 1927, in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Stewart and Izorah Hawks Mitchem.
"Mr. Mitchem was of the Christian faith. He attended many churches in the area. He enjoyed fishing and carpentry. Mr. Mitchem loved being around his family and friends.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a stepson, Robert Moore.
"Survivors include his wife, Martha Priddy-Mitchem of the residence; two sons, Hershel Lawson "Tony" Wray and his wife, Marilyn, of Union City, IN and Hershel Lee Mitchem II and his wife, Nichole, of King NC; two daughters, Melissa Lee Mitchem Gallutia and her husband, Scott, of Bucyrus, Ohio and Elizabeth Bilita Banbber and husband Paul of Baltimore, MD; five stepchildren, Dennis Moore and his wife, Carolyn, of North Carolina, Carlotta Shaw of North Carolina, Linda Ballard of Fort Recovery, Ohio, Sootie Hudson and her husband, Mark, of Washington and Greg Moore and his wife, Bonnie, of Florida; 28 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren..."
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery; Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by F.
Hylton; 20 Jun 2010.
Herschel Lee Mitchem, Sr; born 2 Nov 1927; died 25 Sep 2008; buried here; obit and double
headstone shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 23 May 1910; Page 27B; Family #221.
Listed as William H. Taft Mitchem; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Howard Mitchem; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 14A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Howard W. Mitchem; age 21; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 227; WV Archives Web Site.
William H. Mitchem; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Gary, WV; son of
John and India; married on 6 Aug 1931 at Thorpe, WV; Lola L. Mitchell; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Alex and Princess.
5. Marshall Co, WV; Death Certificate #3541; WV Archives Web Site.
William Howard Mitchem; age 43; born in 1910 at Gary, WV; married; railroad worker; son of
J.A. and Alice Mitchem; died 16 Mar 1953 in the WV Penitentiary, Moundsville, WV after a 15 yr
stay; from internal hemorrhage in stomach; buried 17 Mar 1953 in WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Thorpe Cemetery, Thorpe, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
Howard W. Mitchem; born in 1910; died in 1953; buried here.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 227; WV Archives Web Site.
William H. Mitchem; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Gary, WV; son of
John and India; married on 6 Aug 1931 at Thorpe, WV; Lola L. Mitchell; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Alex and Princess.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
James Rose; born 24 Feb 1909 at Adria, VA; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of Robert and Gracie Rose;
married on 30 Aug 1937; Lola Mitchell; born 22 apr 1913 at Gary, WV; living at Wilcoe, WV;
daughter of Aliz and Frances Mitchell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5833; WV Archives Website.
Mrs. Lola Lorraine Rose; age 42; born 22 Apr 1912 in Gary, WV; married; living at Twin Branch, WV;
daughter of Alex and Credus (Ellis) Mitchell; died 18 Apr 1954 in St Lukes Hospital, Bluefield, WV;
due to cerebral accident; cardiac arrest and carcinoma of leaft heart; buried 21 Apr 1954 in family
cemetery; informant, Jim Rose.
1. 1910 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Henleys Precinct; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 149A; Image 7 of 35;
Family #49/49.
Listed as Stuart W. Sexton; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Sexton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Stuart Sexton; age 21; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Anawalt, WV; son of John
and Ida; married on 12 Jul 1929 at Wilcoe, WV; Ella Mitchem; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of John and India.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 155A; Image
11 of 36; Family #121/135.
Listed as Stewart Sexton; age 22; born in VA; married at 21; timberman in coal mine; head of
household.
4. 1940 Census, Dickenson Co, MI; Sagola Township; E.D. 22-208 or 20B; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 388A; Image 13 of 14; Household #50(Out of order in listing)
Listed as Stewart Sexton; age 32; born in VA; single (sic, married or divorced);6th grade education;
lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; piece maker in logging; lodger in household of father,
John H. Sexton.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Ellie Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Stuart Sexton; age 21; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Anawalt, WV; son of John
and Ida; married on 12 Jul 1929 at Wilcoe, WV; Ella Mitchem; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of John and India.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 155A; Image
11 of 36; Family #121/135.
Listed as Ella Sexton; age 19; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Stewart
Sexton.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Ellie Camden; age 28; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Harry F. Camden.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ella Leroy Camden
[Ellie Camden]
[Ella Leroy Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1911
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 May 1999
Father: John A Mitchem
Mother: India Mitchem
SSN: 235960905
Signature on SSN Card: Ellie Camden
Relationship of Signature: V
Notes: 11 Jan 1973: Name listed as ELLA LEROY CAMDEN; 22 May 1999: Name listed as ELLIE CAMDEN"
6. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 18 May 1999; Newspaper Obit.
"Ellie L. Mitchem Sexton Camden, 88, of Eccles, died Saturday, May 15, 1999,
in a Beckley hospital following a long illness."Born Feb. 28, 1911, at Thorpe, she was the daughter of the late John A. and
Alice India Mitchell Mitchem."Mrs. Camden lived in Thorpe and Carswell before moving to Eccles in 1953. She
was a homemaker and had been a member of the Eccles Church of God since 1954."She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry F. Camden; two sons, George
Sexton and Harry Frank Camden; a granddaughter, Ann Castle; five brothers,
Noah, Stuart, Albert, Howard and Jack Mitchem; and four sisters, Vicie
Sharder, Bessie Wade, Pearl Fowler and Eva Belcher."She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
"Survivors include two daughters, Edith Castle and her husband, Jim, of Gary,
and Delores Garris and her husband, Garland, of Eccles; five sons, Roy Camden
and his wife, Betty, of Skygusty, Max Camden and his wife, Betty, of Flint,
Mich., Robert Camden and his wife, Phyllis, of Beaver, Charles Camden and his
wife, Gloria, of Lynchburg, Va., and Carl Camden and his wife, Kay, of
Lynchburg, Va.; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; and nine step
great-great-grandchildren."Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Revs.
Chesley Noel and George Bostic officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Beckley..."
1. California Death Index, 1940-1997; LDS Web Site.
George Anderson Sexton; born 21 Mar 1932 in WV; son of _____and mother, Mitchem; died 15
May 1990 in Riverside, CA.
1. 1910 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Henleys Precinct; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 149A; Image 7 of 35;
Family #49/49.
Listed as John H. Sexton; age 30; born in VA; married once for 9 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
2. 1940 Census, Dickenson Co, MI; Sagola Township; E.D. 22-208 or 20B; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 388A; Image 13 of 14; Household #50(Out of order in listing)
Listed as John H. Sexton; age 60; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in Wythe Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; farmer; lodger; in household with wife and son.
1. 1910 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Henleys Precinct; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 149A; Image 7 of 35;
Family #49/49.
Listed as Ida Sexton; age 28; born in VA; married once for 9 yrs; in household of husband, John H.
Sexton.
2. 1940 Census, Dickenson Co, MI; Sagola Township; E.D. 22-208 or 20B; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 388A; Image 13 of 14; Household #50(Out of order in listing)
Listed as Ida Sexton; age 58; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in Wythe Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household with husband and son.
1. 1910 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Henleys Precinct; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 149A; Image 7 of 35;
Family #49/49.
Listed as Sydney J. Sexton; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Sexton.
1. 1910 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Henleys Precinct; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 149A; Image 7 of 35;
Family #49/49.
Listed as Samuel C. Sexton; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Sexton.
1. 1910 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Henleys Precinct; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 149A; Image 7 of 35;
Family #49/49.
Listed as Willie M. Sexton; age 6 mons; born in VA; in household of father, John H. Sexton.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Harry Camden; age 32; born in VA; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Ellie Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Stuart Sexton; age 21; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Anawalt, WV; son of John
and Ida; married on 12 Jul 1929 at Wilcoe, WV; Ella Mitchem; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of John and India.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 155A; Image
11 of 36; Family #121/135.
Listed as Ella Sexton; age 19; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Stewart
Sexton.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Ellie Camden; age 28; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Harry F. Camden.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ella Leroy Camden
[Ellie Camden]
[Ella Leroy Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1911
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 May 1999
Father: John A Mitchem
Mother: India Mitchem
SSN: 235960905
Signature on SSN Card: Ellie Camden
Relationship of Signature: V
Notes: 11 Jan 1973: Name listed as ELLA LEROY CAMDEN; 22 May 1999: Name listed as ELLIE CAMDEN"
6. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 18 May 1999; Newspaper Obit.
"Ellie L. Mitchem Sexton Camden, 88, of Eccles, died Saturday, May 15, 1999,
in a Beckley hospital following a long illness."Born Feb. 28, 1911, at Thorpe, she was the daughter of the late John A. and
Alice India Mitchell Mitchem."Mrs. Camden lived in Thorpe and Carswell before moving to Eccles in 1953. She
was a homemaker and had been a member of the Eccles Church of God since 1954."She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry F. Camden; two sons, George
Sexton and Harry Frank Camden; a granddaughter, Ann Castle; five brothers,
Noah, Stuart, Albert, Howard and Jack Mitchem; and four sisters, Vicie
Sharder, Bessie Wade, Pearl Fowler and Eva Belcher."She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
"Survivors include two daughters, Edith Castle and her husband, Jim, of Gary,
and Delores Garris and her husband, Garland, of Eccles; five sons, Roy Camden
and his wife, Betty, of Skygusty, Max Camden and his wife, Betty, of Flint,
Mich., Robert Camden and his wife, Phyllis, of Beaver, Charles Camden and his
wife, Gloria, of Lynchburg, Va., and Carl Camden and his wife, Kay, of
Lynchburg, Va.; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; and nine step
great-great-grandchildren."Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Revs.
Chesley Noel and George Bostic officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Beckley..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Frankie Camden; age 5; born in WV; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Harry F. Camden.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Roylee Camden; age 4; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Harry F.
Camden.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Max Camden; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Harry F. Camden.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 19 Apr
1940; Page 854A; Image 3 of 44; Household #24.
Listed as Eugene Camden; age 9 mons; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Harry
F. Camden.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 131; WV Archives Web Site.
Quincy Wade; born 28 Apr 1908 in Floyd Co, VA; lsingle; iving at Hemphill, WV; son of Henry and
Maud; married on 25 Mar 1939 at Welch, WV; Bessie Mitchem; born in 1915 at Gary, WV; divorced;
living at Gary, WV; daughter of J.A. and India.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 51A; Image 57 of 64; Household #487.
Listed as Quincy Wade; age 31; born in VA; married; 4th 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.
Quincy Wade; born 28 Apr 1908; died 2 oct 1995; last residence, Vermilion, Erie Co, OH;
SS #232-18-2506; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
4. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Quincy J. Wade; born 28 Apr 1908 in VA; died at home in Erie Co, OH 2 Oct 1995; widowed;
SS #232-18-2506; coal miner.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Bessie Mitchem; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 14A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Bessie M. Mitchem; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 170; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill Burkett; age 26; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; truck driver; living at Havaco, WV; son of John
and Jimie; married on 24 Dec 1930 at Thorpe, WV; Bessie Mitchem; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of J.A. and Indy.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 131; WV Archives Web Site.
Quincy Wade; born 28 Apr 1908 in Floyd Co, VA; lsingle; iving at Hemphill, WV; son of Henry and
Maud; married on 25 Mar 1939 at Welch, WV; Bessie Mitchem; born in 1915 at Gary, WV; divorced;
living at Gary, WV; daughter of J.A. and India.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 51A; Image 57 of 64; Household #487.
Listed as Bessie Wade; age 25; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Quincy Wade.
6. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bessie M. Wade; age 50; born in 1914; married; living at North Ridgeville, Lorain Co, OH; died 5 Jan
1964 in the Elyria Memorial Hospital, Elyria, Lorain Co, OH.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 14A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Eva V. Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Eva Mitchem
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: J A Mitchem
Mother: India Mitchem
Spouse: Marshall Noonan
Certificate Number: 1940016516"
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 51A; Image 57 of 64; Household #487.
Listed as Eva Noonan; age 18; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Quincy Wade, with husband.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles V. Fowler; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Throrpe, WV; son of
William and Nannie; married on 13 Apr 1935 at Welch, WV; Pearl Mitchem; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Thorpe, WV; daughter of J.A. and India.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; Page 50B; Image 56 of
64; Household #473.
Listed as Charles Fowler; age 26; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal cutter in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 11 Feb 1920; Page 205B;
Family #614/650.
Listed as Pearlie Mitchem; age 2 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 14A; Family #2/2.
Listed as Pearl V. Mitchem; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, John A. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles V. Fowler; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Throrpe, WV; son of
William and Nannie; married on 13 Apr 1935 at Welch, WV; Pearl Mitchem; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Thorpe, WV; daughter of J.A. and India.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; Page 50B; Image 56 of
64; Household #473.
Listed as Pearl Fowler; age 22; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles V. Fowler.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; Page 50B; Image 56 of
64; Household #473.
Listed as Charles Fowler, Jr; age 4; born in WV; no grade education; in household of father, Charles
V. Fowler.