1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 253A; Image
25 of 51; Family #215/221.
Listed as Harless Dawson; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, John Dawson.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E.D. 24-60; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 14B; Image 28 of 132; Household #212.
Listed as Harless Dawson; age 19; born in VA; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; timberman in saw mill; in household of father, John H. Dawson.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #25331; Ancestry.com Website.
Harles Dawson; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; never married; single; lumberman; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of John Henry and Myrtle Mae (Dawson) Dawson; married on 29 Jun 1940 at
Grundy, VA; Margaret Addair; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; livning at
Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Levi and Nannie (Mullins) Addair.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 6 Oct 2004; Newspaper Obit.
"Rev. Harles H. Dawson, of Brenton, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004 in Veteran's Hospital, Salem, Va. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the United Church of God on Atwell Mountain, where friends may call today after 6 p.m. Burial will be in the Deskins Cemetery, Atwell Mountain. The Douglas Mortuary of Welch is in charge of arrangements..."
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harles H. Dawson; born 5 May 1920; died 4 Oct 2004; last residence, Brenton, Wyoming Co, WV;
card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 256A; Image
31 of 51; Family #267/271.
Listed as Margaret Addair; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Levi Addair.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; E.D. 24-60; taken on 9 Apr 1940;
Page 1189B; Image 16 of 132; Household #122.
Listed as Margaret E. Adair; age 19; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Levi Addair.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #25331; Ancestry.com Website.
Harles Dawson; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; never married; single; lumberman; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of John Henry and Myrtle Mae (Dawson) Dawson; married on 29 Jun 1940 at
Grundy, VA; Margaret Addair; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; livning at
Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Levi and Nannie (Mullins) Addair.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jesus opened his arms and asked another one of his
to come home and stand by his side; Margaret
Dawson, 92, of Baileysville, WV, on Thursday, July
12, 2012, in Beckley, WV.
"Margaret was born April 10, 1920 at Avondale, WV a
daughter of the late Levi and Nannie Mullins Addair.
She was a homemaker and formerly of the Atwell
area. Also, she was a member of the United Church
of God at Atwell, and was the last surviving member
of her original family.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death
by her husband Reverend Harles H. Dawson; one
daughter, Sheila Lorain; one grandson, Stanly Harles
Wrobleski; one granddaughter Michelle Marie
Dawson; three brothers, Frank, Wilson and Estel
Addair; and three sisters, Eddy Jones, Violet Helton,
and Nora Johnson Criss.
"Survivors include four daughters, Mae Pughe and
husband Norman of Virginia, Iretha Cowheard and
husband Jim of Tennessee, Barbara Miller and
husband Ward Dale of Brenton, with whom she made
her home; Mary Margaret Dawson and husband
Maunel of Caretta; four sons, Sonnie Dawson and
wife Helen of Baileysville, Herman Harles Dawson
wife Kathleen of Mullens, Ronnie Dean Dawson and
wife Carol of Ravencliffe, Tommy Dawson and wife
Mary of Huff Creek, and an adopted son Robert R.
Dawson of Baileysville, WV; an innumerable amount
of nieces and nephews; and a total of 134 grand,
great, and great-great grand children.
"Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 16,
2012 at 1 o'clock with Reverend Roger Hale, Sr. and
Reverend Johnny Akers officiating at the Atwell
Mountain United Church of God on Atwell Mountain
near Atwell, WV. Burial will follow in the Deskins Cemetery
on Atwell Mountain, near Atwell, WV..."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #80-004808; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Stewart Helton; age 70; born 13 May 1909 in VA; widowed; this was his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 5 Jul 1977; 2nd grade education; living at Avondale, McDowell Co, WV; son of John
Wasper and Jenny (Wise) Helton; married on 11 Feb 1980 at Grundy, VA; Mary Beatress Creed;
maiden name Adaire; age 61; born 23 Aug 1918 in WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 31 Dec 1978; 6th grade education; living at Box 116, Raysal, McDowell Co, WV;
daughter of Sammy and Lydia (Deskins) Adaire.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mullins cemetery on Crane Ridge, Avondale, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by Michelle McCllelland (nee Little); 9 Oct 2016.
Henry Stuart Helton; born 13 May 1909 in Saltville, Smyth Co, VA; died in Oct 1986 in Avondale,
McDowell Co, WV; buried here; no grave marker photo shown; biography posted;
"When Henry Stuart Helton was born on May 13, 1909, in Saltville, Virginia, his father, John, was 29 and his mother, Millie, was 28. He had a first wife who died in 1977 who I have not yet identified. He then married Mary Beatrice Addair on February 11, 1980, in Grundy, Virginia. He died in October 1986 in Avondale, West Virginia, at the age of 77...."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 256B; Image
32 of 51; Family #267/271.
Listed as Viola Addair; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Levi Addair.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; E.D. 24-60; taken on 9 Apr 1940;
Page 1189B; Image 16 of 132; Household #122.
Listed as Viola E. Adair; age 15; born in WV; 5th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Levi Addair.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Violet Helton; born 14 May 1925; died in Jul 1977; last residence, Avondale, McDowell Co, WV;
SS# 236-96-3362; card issued in WV in 1973.
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Violet E Addair
Birth Date: 1912
Death Date: 1977
Cemetery: Short Ridge Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1965); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Lee Hilton; born and died 29 Oct 1965 in Welch Emergency Hospital; stillborn; toxemia;
parent, Violet Eunice Hilton, father not given; single; living at War; buried 2 Nov 1965 in Hartwell
Cemetery, informant, mother.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 256B; Image
32 of 51; Family #267/271.
Listed as Nora Addair; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Levi Addair.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; E.D. 24-60; taken on 9 Apr 1940;
Page 1189B; Image 16 of 132; Household #122.
Listed as Nora B. Adair; age 10; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Levi Addair.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 256B; Image
32 of 51; Family #267/271.
Listed as Nora Addair; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Levi Addair.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; E.D. 24-60; taken on 9 Apr 1940;
Page 1189B; Image 16 of 132; Household #122.
Listed as Nora B. Adair; age 10; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Levi Addair.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 232B; Image 10 of
32; Family #75/75.
Listed as John H. Dawson; age 9; born in Jan 1891 in VA; in household of father, Elijah Dawson.
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 156A; Image 39 of
41; Family #323/323.
Listed as John Dawson; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, Elijah Dawson.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #331; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Henry Dawson; age 24; born 11 Dec 1893 at Grundy, VA; farmer; living at Grundy, VA;
married; dependant wife; tall with slender build; blue eyes and red hair.
4. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 16 Mar 1920; Page 75B; Image 28 of
50; Family #235/235.
Listed as John Henry Dasson; age 26; born in VA; married; farm laborer; in household of father,
Eliga Dawson.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 253A; Image
25 of 51; Family #215/221.
Listed as John Dawson; age 38; born in VA; married at 24; farmer; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E.D. 24-60; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 14B; Image 28 of 132; Household #212.
Listed as John Dawson; age 47; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; timberman in saw mill; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-??80; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Henry Dawson; age 49; born 11 Dec 1892 in Buchanan Co, VA; living at Bradshaw, WV;
employed by G.W. Mullins Lumber Co, Avondale, WV; person who will always know
address, Mrs. Mirtie Dawson, wife, Bradshaw, WV; 5'11" tall; 160 lbs; blue eyes; red hair; light
complexion.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'60 008370; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henderson Dawson; age 67; born 20 Oct 1892 in VA; married; miner; living at Garland, WV;
son of Eliza and Nancy (Compton) Dawson; died 11 Jun 1960 at Garland, WV; from carcinoma of
stomach; buried 15 Jun 1960 in Dawson Cemetery, Grundy, VA; informant, Henry Dawson,
Bradshaw, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 16 Mar 1920; Page 75B; Image 28 of
50; Family #235/235.
Listed as Myrtle Dasson; age 21; born in VA; married; in household of father-in-law, Eliga Dawson.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 253A; Image
25 of 51; Family #215/221.
Listed as Myrtie Dawson; age 30; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, John Dawson.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E.D. 24-60; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 14B; Image 28 of 132; Household #212.
Listed as Myrtle Dawson; age 39; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, John H. Dawson.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 237A; Image
27 of 33; Family #219/223.
Listed as George McGuire; age 38; born in WV; married at 29; farmer; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 237A; Image
27 of 33; Family #219/223.
Listed as Mryrtle McGuire; age 29; born in WV; married at 20; in household of husband, George
McGuire.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken on 29 Jun 1940; Page
1125A; Image 11 of 60; Houehold #85.
Listed as Myrtle McGuire; age 39; born in WV; widow; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken on 29 Jun 1940; Page
1125A; Image 11 of 60; Houehold #85.
Listed as Luther McGuire; age 8; born in WV; no education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Myrtle Bailey McGuire.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 237A; Image
27 of 33; Family #219/223.
Listed as Elmer McGuire; age 2 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George
McGuire.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken on 29 Jun 1940; Page
1125A; Image 11 of 60; Houehold #85.
Listed as Elmer McGuire; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Myrtle Bailey McGuire.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 207; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer McGuire age 20; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living at Panther, WV; married on 9 Aug
1947 at Panther, WV; Mossie Bailey; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of
Myrtle McGuire, mother of Elmer McGuire and Nancy Bailey, mother of Mossie Bailey.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elmer McGuire, 84, passed away Thursday, July 12,
2012, in Welch Community Hospital, Welch, WV. Mr.
McGuire had been a resident of the McDowell
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, for the
past six months; he was formerly of Panther, WV.
Elmer was born May 27, 1927 in Panther, WV, a son
of the late George and Myrtle Madge Bailey McGuire.
He was a retired coal miner, a veteran of the United
States Army and a member of the American Legion
Post #175. He loved to fish, whittle, and ride four
wheelers.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by
his first wife, Mossie Bailey McGuire and his second
wife Patricia McCoy McGuire; one sister, Zelma
Bailey; and four brothers, Luther, Marvin, Earl and
Edward ?Tiny? McGuire.
Survivors include two daughters, Melissa Justice and
Ronnie Mounts of Gilbert and Harley Justice of
Panther, and Joyce Coe and husband Romie of
Bluewell, WV; five sons, Roger McGuire and wife
Kathy (Kat) of Mount Holly, NC, Randall McGuire and
wife Melissa of Newton, NC, Gary McGuire of
Panther, WV, Roy McGuire of Anawalt, WV, and
David McGuire and wife Robin of Lincolnton, NC; one
brother, Sherman McGuire and wife Yvonne (Sweetie
Pie) of Bozo, WV; mother-in-law, Edna McCoy of
Beckley, WV; seven grandsons, Little Roger,
Courtney, Garrett, Roy Boy, Ross the Boss, Josh
Man, and pap paws man, Nathan; three
granddaughters, Amber, Rae Leah, and Kristen; and
eight great grandchildren, Kayla, Taylor, Courtland,
Nicholas, Jaeley, Jacob, Dylan, and Bryen; two
special friends, Susan McGuire of Panther, WV, and
Edith Bailey of Bull Creek, WV; and his caretaker,
Candice Stacy of Panther, WV.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 17,
2012 at 1 o'clock with Reverend Ryan Rowe,
Reverend James Cline, and Reverend Buddy Roberts
officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in
Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Mike Vance Cemetery
on Trap Fork at Panther, WV, where military
graveside services will be conducted by the American
Legion Post #175 and the VFW Post # 1144..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 207; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer McGuire age 20; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living at Panther, WV; married on 9 Aug
1947 at Panther, WV; Mossie Bailey; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of
Myrtle McGuire, mother of Elmer McGuire and Nancy Bailey, mother of Mossie Bailey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 018079; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Mossie McGuire; age 34; born 1 Apr 1931 in WV; married; housewife; living at Panther, WV;
daughter of Patterson and Nancy Bailey; died 14 Dec 1965 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from
uremia; pyelonephritis due to carcinoma of cervix with extensive metastasis; buried 16 Dec 1965
in Vance Cemetery, Trap Fork, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 237A; Image
27 of 33; Family #219/223.
Listed as Elmer McGuire; age 2 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George
McGuire.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken on 29 Jun 1940; Page
1125A; Image 11 of 60; Houehold #85.
Listed as Elmer McGuire; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Myrtle Bailey McGuire.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 207; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer McGuire age 20; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living at Panther, WV; married on 9 Aug
1947 at Panther, WV; Mossie Bailey; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of
Myrtle McGuire, mother of Elmer McGuire and Nancy Bailey, mother of Mossie Bailey.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elmer McGuire, 84, passed away Thursday, July 12,
2012, in Welch Community Hospital, Welch, WV. Mr.
McGuire had been a resident of the McDowell
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, for the
past six months; he was formerly of Panther, WV.
Elmer was born May 27, 1927 in Panther, WV, a son
of the late George and Myrtle Madge Bailey McGuire.
He was a retired coal miner, a veteran of the United
States Army and a member of the American Legion
Post #175. He loved to fish, whittle, and ride four
wheelers.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by
his first wife, Mossie Bailey McGuire and his second
wife Patricia McCoy McGuire; one sister, Zelma
Bailey; and four brothers, Luther, Marvin, Earl and
Edward ?Tiny? McGuire.
Survivors include two daughters, Melissa Justice and
Ronnie Mounts of Gilbert and Harley Justice of
Panther, and Joyce Coe and husband Romie of
Bluewell, WV; five sons, Roger McGuire and wife
Kathy (Kat) of Mount Holly, NC, Randall McGuire and
wife Melissa of Newton, NC, Gary McGuire of
Panther, WV, Roy McGuire of Anawalt, WV, and
David McGuire and wife Robin of Lincolnton, NC; one
brother, Sherman McGuire and wife Yvonne (Sweetie
Pie) of Bozo, WV; mother-in-law, Edna McCoy of
Beckley, WV; seven grandsons, Little Roger,
Courtney, Garrett, Roy Boy, Ross the Boss, Josh
Man, and pap paws man, Nathan; three
granddaughters, Amber, Rae Leah, and Kristen; and
eight great grandchildren, Kayla, Taylor, Courtland,
Nicholas, Jaeley, Jacob, Dylan, and Bryen; two
special friends, Susan McGuire of Panther, WV, and
Edith Bailey of Bull Creek, WV; and his caretaker,
Candice Stacy of Panther, WV.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 17,
2012 at 1 o'clock with Reverend Ryan Rowe,
Reverend James Cline, and Reverend Buddy Roberts
officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in
Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Mike Vance Cemetery
on Trap Fork at Panther, WV, where military
graveside services will be conducted by the American
Legion Post #175 and the VFW Post # 1144..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 237A; Image
27 of 33; Family #219/223.
Listed as Zelma McGuire; age 4 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George
McGuire.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken on 29 Jun 1940; Page
1125A; Image 11 of 60; Houehold #85.
Listed as Zelma McGuire; age 14; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Myrtle Bailey McGuire.