1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1108A; Image 51 of 74; Hosuehold #430.
Listed as Shirley Rowe; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of step-grandfather, Alex
Kelmore, with parents.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1108A; Image 51 of 74; Hosuehold #430.
Listed as Bitha Kelmore; age 60; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Alex Kelmore.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1107B; Image 50 of 74; Hosuehold #430.
Listed as Alex Kelmore; age 71; born in NJ; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 258; WV Archives Web Site.
Alex Kelmore; age 60; born in Trnton, NJ; married; miner; son of Emory and Mary Kelmore; died 6
May 1946 from hypertension; informant, Roosevelt Rowe.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1108A; Image 51 of 74; Hosuehold #430.
Listed as Bitha Kelmore; age 60; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Alex Kelmore.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 89B;
Family #178/180.
Listed as John D. Asbury; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, David Asbury.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 329; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Asbury; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Garland, WV; son of Dave
and Missouri; married on 20 Mar 1927 at Avondale, WV; Gladis Cyphers; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Garland, WV: daughter of J.H. and Mary.
3. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Terry; 28 Feb 2022.
"John D Asbury
Birth 9 Dec 1904
West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Sep 1973 (aged 68)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Hatfield Cemetery
Hampden, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 237134503"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 May 1910, page 93B, Family #259.
Listed as Gladys Cyphers, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Hugh Cyphers.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 329; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Asbury; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Garland, WV; son of Dave
and Missouri; married on 20 Mar 1927 at Avondale, WV; Gladis Cyphers; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Garland, WV: daughter of J.H. and Mary.
3. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Terry; 28 Feb 2022.
"Gladys Cyphers Asbury
Birth 31 Mar 1908
West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Feb 1930 (aged 21)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Atwell Cemetery
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 237134816"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 89B;
Family #178/180.
Listed as John D. Asbury; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, David Asbury.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 329; WV Archives Web Site.
J.D. Asbury; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Garland, WV; son of Dave
and Missouri; married on 20 Mar 1927 at Avondale, WV; Gladis Cyphers; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Garland, WV: daughter of J.H. and Mary.
3. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Terry; 28 Feb 2022.
"John D Asbury
Birth 9 Dec 1904
West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Sep 1973 (aged 68)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Hatfield Cemetery
Hampden, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 237134503"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; taken 10 Apr 1940;
Page 1180A; Household #126.
Listed as James T. Muncey; age 13; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James T Muncy, Sr.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James T Muncy Jr
[J T Muncy Jr]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1927
Death Date: 15 Jul 1988
Claim Date: 16 Nov 1971
SSN: 386149084
Death Certificate Number: 027339"
3. Tazewell co, VA; Death Certificate #88-027339; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Tilden Muncy, Jr; age 60; born 18 Jul 1927 in WV; married; coal miner; living at Box 158,
Avondale, WV; son of James Tilden and Loutishie (Starr) Muncy, Sr; died 15 Jul 1988 in Tazewell
Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA; due to acute myocardial infarction; buried in Muncy Family
Cemetery, Avondale, WV; informant, Violet G. Asbury Muncy.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"After a long hard pilgrimage on this earth, Violet G.
Muncy has gone to rest with her Lord, Jesus. She left
this world Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Princeton
Community Hospital in Princeton, WV.
"Violet was born at Garland, WV, January 17, 1928
and raised in Garland. She was the daughter of the
late John D. and Gladys Cyphers Asbury. She was
the stepdaughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Stumbo.
The family would like to mention that as a child she
spent much time in the care of the late Olaf and Bill
Muncy
"In addition to her parents and stepmother she was
preceded in death by her husband James T. Muncy
Jr.; two daughters, Bobbie Jean Smith and Sherry L.
Roberts; one son Darrell F. Muncy; one grandson
Oliver S. Stanley, Jr.; one son-in-law James Franklin;
two step-nieces, Mary Lou and Martha Lee McCoy;
one step sister Mabel McCoy; one step, brother Lexus
(Lex) Stumbo; and one brother Hugh Asbury.
"Her daughters and sons included Pearl Parsons and
husband Freddie of Beckley WV, son-in-law Dennis
H. Roberts of Avondale WV, Billy Muncy and wife
Ruth of Avondale, WV, Velva Franklin of Beckley,
WV, Julia Masi and husband Fred of Mebane, NC,
Mary Bailey and husband Otto of Avondale, WV, Dian
Addair and husband Luther of Church Hill, TN, and
daughter-in-law, Vickie Muncy of Bradshaw, WV.
"Violet's grandchildren were, Dawn Evans and her
husband George of Pennsylvania, and their children
Jacqueline and Sparky; Sandy Loera and husband
Felix of Alaska, and their children Codi and Layne,
and also, Sandy's daughter Krissy; Sandi Smith and
fiance Jodie Ross of Vero Beach Florida, and their
children Aiden and Charity Ross; Joseph Smith and
his wife Jill of Vero Beach Florida, and his children
Jared and Jenna; Jimmy Smith and his wife Rhonda
of Vero Beach, and their two boys Bryan and Jacob;
Tammy (Stanley) Carpenter and her son Brandon
Stanley of Hickory, NC; Sabrina Mullins and her
husband Charles of Iaeger, WV, and their daughters
Alyssa Brown and Farrah Mullins; Timothy Roberts
and his wife Tonya of Montcolm, WV, and their
children James Tilden Roberts and Katelyn Roberts;
Sasha Muncy of Avondale; J. D. England and his wife
Lisa of Kentucky, and their son Jackson; Amber
Fuller and her husband Chuck of Beckley, WV, and
their daughter Isabella; James Franklin and his wife
Sybil of Beckley, WV, and their children Michael,
Caleb and Olivia; Tiffany and Elijah Jake Muncy of
Bradshaw, WV; Andy McCoy and wife Nicole of
Mebane, NC; Karessa McCoy Gibson and son Lebron
Gibson; Angela Bailey of North Carolina; Cecil Bailey
and his wife Rozzana of Lorton, VA, and their son
Aidrian Jeffrey Salazar; Luther Addair and wife Tina of
Hawkins, TN, and their children Emily, Sophia, Lucy
Violet and Alice; Billie Phillips and husband Jonathan
of Church Hill, TN, and their children Jacob and Ruth.
"She was also the proud great-great grandmother of
four: Jackson, Colton, Lilah and Mason.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 29,
2012, at 12 noon with Reverend Danny Bowles
officiating at the Independent Church of God in
Avondale, WV. Burial will follow in the Muncy Family
Cemetery in Avondale..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 218B;
Family #455/472.
Listed as Isaac Abram; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Henry Abrams.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 27; WV Archives Web Site.
Isaac Abraham; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
Henry and Cordelia; married on 4 Nov 1935 at Welch, WV; Gladys Proffitt; age 22; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Coalwood, WV; daughter of Dave and Betty.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 119A; Image 60
of 62; Family #590/592.
Listed as Gladys Profitt; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William D. Proffitt.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 27; WV Archives Web Site.
Isaac Abraham; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
Henry and Cordelia; married on 4 Nov 1935 at Welch, WV; Gladys Proffitt; age 22; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Coalwood, WV; daughter of Dave and Betty.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gladys F Abram
[Frances Gladys Abram]
[Frances Abram]
[Gladys F Profitt]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1920
Birth Place: Wilcoe McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Jun 1999
Father: William D Profitt
Mother: Elizabeth J Bailey
SSN: 234448747
Notes: Nov 1946: Name listed as GLADYS F ABRAM; Nov 1971: Name listed as FRANCES GLADYS ABRAM; 30 Jun 1999: Name listed as FRANCES G ABRAM
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Bill Lambert; 6 Jul 2009; personal photo added by Tonya Graham.
Frances Gladys Proffitt Abram; born 14 Sep 1920; died 15 Jul 1999; buried here; no grave marker photo
show; personal photo shown.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Decatur Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 23A; Image 17 of
22; Family #154/155.
Listed as Sherman Russell; age 35; born in Jun 1866 in OH; married 11 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Decatur Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 23A; Image 17 of
22; Family #154/155.
Listed as Becka Russell; age 34; born in Apr 1866 in KY; married 11 yrs; 4 children, 3 living; in
household of husband, Sherman Russell.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Decatur Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 23A; Image 17 of
22; Family #154/155.
Listed as Roy Russell; age 5; born in Nov 1894 in KY; in household of father, Sherman Russell.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Decatur Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 23A; Image 17 of
22; Family #154/155.
Listed as Linnie B. Russell; age 1; born in jul 1898 in KY; in household of father, Sherman Russell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Charles W. Phillips; age 40; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; machineman in coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 001963; WV Archives web Site.
Charlie Wilburn Phillips; age 61; born in Jul 1899 in Raleigh Co, WV; married; miner; SS# 236-10-6458;
living at Bradshaw, WV; son of William and Irene Phillips; died 8 Feb 1961 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to lung cancer; buried 11 Feb 1961 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site: Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 11 Jun 2012; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Charles Wilburn Phillips, Sr; born in Jul 1899 in Raleigh Co, WV; died 8 Feb 1961; buried here; grave
marker photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Ida B. Phillips; age 31; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles W. Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Charles J. Phillips; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles W. Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Clarence Phillips; age 10; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles W. Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Irine Phillips; age 7; born in WV; no education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles W. Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Barbara R. Phillips; age 5; born in WV; no education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles W. Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; Page 1211A; Image
59 of 132; Household #467.
Listed as Phyllis Phillips; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Charles W. Phillips.