1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Opal Glass Brennon
[Opal M Brennan]
[Opal Glass Glass]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1923
Birth Place: Asco McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Oct 1992
Father: Carl Glass
Mother: Josie M Bishop
SSN: 236288925
Notes: Mar 1941: Name listed as OPAL GLASS BRENNON;
03 Nov 1992: Name listed as OPAL M BRENNAN"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Pinter; age 24; born in Clearfield Co, PA; single; miner; living at Big Four, WV; son of ____
and Hannah; married on 29 Sep 1922 at Welch, WV; Bethel Sartin; age 18; born in Mercer Co,
WV; single; daughter of J.M. and ____.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3663; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Pinter; age 39 yrs, 9 mons, 28 days; born 28 May 1898 at Munson, PA; married; motorman
in coal mine; husband of Bethel Sartin; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of James Webb, born in England,
and Hannah Sinsor, born in Snowshoe, PA; died 26 Mar 1938 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from
lobar pneumonia; buried 29 Mar 1938 at Kimball, WV; informant, Arthur Day, Wilcoe, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Pinter; age 24; born in Clearfield Co, PA; single; miner; living at Big Four, WV; son of ____
and Hannah; married on 29 Sep 1922 at Welch, WV; Bethel Sartin; age 18; born in Mercer Co,
WV; single; daughter of J.M. and ____.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15773; WV Archives Web Site.
Annabelle Titishue Printer; age 6 mons, 8 days; born 29 Jan 1926 at Big Four, WV; daughter of
Dewey and Bethel (Sarten) Printer; died 7 Aug 1926 at Big Four, WV; from chronic illio-colitis;
buried 9 Aug 1926 at Kimball, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D.24-4; Taken on 12 May 1940; Page
76B; Image 28 of 30; Household #216.
Listed as Claude B. Pinter; age 11; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, Mike Pinter.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Claude B. "Grandad" Pinter, age 83, of Skygusty,
West Virginia, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012,
at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born August 28,
1928, in Big Four, West Virginia, he was the son of
the late Dewey and Bethel Sartin Pinter.
"He was a resident of Gary the greater part of his life.
He was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. He was a
retired coal miner and he was an outdoors person.
"Preceded in death by in addition to his parents; his
wife, Edna Mae Pinter; two sons, Jimmy Pinter and
Mickey Ray Pinter; two brothers, Shorty and Marshall
Pinter and one sister, Mary Elliott.
"Survivors include one son, Larry Pinter of Clear Fork,
WV; six daughters, Freda Lopinsky of Wytheville, VA,
Shirley Burke, Connie Waldron and Angela Collins all
of Gary, Claudine Presley of Hueytown, AL, Pam
Palmer of Anawalt; a special buddy, Farkle the cat;
nineteen grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 7,
2012 at 1 P.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home
Chapel in Welch with grandson, Reverend David
Pinter, officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn
Memorial Park in Bluewell ..."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Ties That Bind; 28 Feb 2019.
"Claude Breman Pinter
Birth 28 Aug 1928
Big Four, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jul 2012 (aged 83)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 197194922"Additional Information Posted:
"Claude B. Pinter, age 83, of Skygusty, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born August 28, 1928, in Big Four, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Dewey and Bethel Sartin Pinter. He was a resident of Gary the greater part of his life. He was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. He was a retired coal miner and he was an outdoors person. Preceded in death by in addition to his parents; his wife, Edna Mae Pinter; two sons, Jimmy Pinter and Mickey Ray Pinter; two brothers, Shorty and Marshall Pinter and one sister, Mary Elliott. Survivors include one son, Larry Pinter of Clear Fork, WV; six daughters, Freda Lopinsky of Wytheville, VA, Shirley Burke, Connie Waldron and Angela Collins all of Gary, Claudine Presley of Hueytown, AL, Pam Palmer of Anawalt; a special buddy, Farkle the cat; nineteen grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 1 P.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch with grandson, Reverend David Pinter, officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in
Bluewell ".
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Katelyn Collins; 28 May 2023.
"Edna Mae Blevins Pinter
Birth 6 Feb 1925
Damascus, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Death 16 Sep 2004 (aged 79)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 254392361"Additional Information Posted:
"Edna Mae Blevins was the daughter of Victor Lee Blevins (id# 54531257) and Ollie May Ball (id# 54531599). She had 13 siblings total and they are listed as follows: Mary Mae Blevins Boone (1918-2004), Wayne Lee Blevins (1921-2004), Alice Marie Blevins Childress (1923-1981), Boney Ruth Blevins (1927-1928), Vernie Lee Blevins (1929-2007), Blanche Marie Blevins Jarrells (1930-1998), Georgie Esther Blevins Fritz (1933-1977), James Earl Blevins (1935-1992), Elmer Carl Blevins (1937-1972), Robert Ray Blevins (1939-1985), Reda Rachel Blevins Campbell (1940-2015), Betty Irene Blevins Sadler (1943-2012), and Lavinia Carol Blevins Eller (1945)."Edna Mae Blevins was the wife of Claude Breman Pinter (id# 197194922). They married on December 3, 1946 in Washington County, Virginia. They had 9 children together; listed as follows: Mickey Ray Pinter (deceased), James William Pinter (id# 122173012), Larry Pinter, Freda Lopinsky, Shirley Burke, Connie Waldron, Angela Collins, Claudine Presley, and Pamela Palmer."
1. Vietnam War; US Military Casualties, 1956-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William James Pinter; born 25 Nov 1948; died 12 Sep 1968; home city, Bellamy, VA; PFC US Marine
Corps; Service # 2246776; wounded in South Vietnam; unit K Company, 3rd Bat. 7th MARS.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Victor Vilionis; 26 dec 2013.
PFC William James Pinter; born 25 Nov 1948; died 12 Sep 1968; buried here.
"United States Marine Corps Private First Class served with the First Marine Division. He was
wounded on April 14 of multiple fragmentation wounds in Quang Tri Province South Vietnam from
hostile rocket fire and brought back to the U.S. for treatment. At the Naval Hospital in Bethesda,
Maryland he died from septic shock due to those injuries.""William the son of Claude B. Pinter and Edina M.B. Pinter of Gary WV enlisted in the US Marine Corps on April 2 1966 in Beaufort SC. In Vietnam he was assigned to and serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
"At the end of March, the Battalion arrived in the Hue area and began relief of elements of the 101st Airborne Division USA assuming the responsibility of combat operations in the Phu Vang District. While engaged in a search for the enemy in the vicinity of Cho Sam on April 14, UH1E helicopter rocket fire in support of the infantry wounded three Marines. One of the casualties was PFC Pinter who was evacuated for treatment, eventually transferred to the US Naval Hospital in Bethesda where he died as of a result of the wounds he had sustained...".
1. US Public Records Index; LDS Web Site.
Cecil Herbert Elliott; born 10 May 1920; living at PO Box 32, Gary, WV 24836 from
1 Oct 1993 to 1 Jan 2009.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 13A; Image 25 of 26;
Family #231/234.
Listed as Mary A. Pinter; age 7; born in WV; in household of grand father, Mike Pinter.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 28 May 2004; Newspaper Obit.
"GARY - Mary A. Elliott, 80, of Gary, died Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke."Born Nov. 20, 1923 at Big Four, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Bethel Sartin Pinter. She had been a resident of Gary and Wilcoe all of her life; she was of the Protestant faith.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Marshall and Shorty Pinter.
"Surviving are her loving husband of 63 years of marriage, Cecil Elliott of the home; two daughters, Patricia Hopwood and husband Jim of Seattle, Wash. and Wanda Taylor of Fort Washington, Md.; a son, Richard Elliott of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Claude Pinter of Skygusty; two granddaughters, Lisa Elliott and Katy Hopwood; two grandsons, Mark Taylor and Kenneth (KP) Elliott.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday from Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch with the Rev. Dwayne Hauk officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Va..."
1. Quesada Family Tree; Ancestry.com Web Site; posted by Ramona Pinter.
David Marshall Pinter; born 25 Nov 1936 in Wilcoe, McDowell Co, WV; died 8 oct 2001 in Welch,
McDowell Co, WV; married Violet Quesada.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D.24-4; Taken on 12 May 1940; Page
76B; Image 28 of 30; Household #216.
Listed as David Pinter; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of grandfather, Mike Pinter.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__; Page 336; WV Archives Web Site.
David Marshall Pinter; age 21; born at Wilcoe; single; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Jun 1958
at Capels, WV; Violet Quesada; age 22; born and living at Capels, WV.
1. Quesada Family Tree; Ancestry.com Web Site; posted by Ramona Pinter.
Violet Quesada Pinter; born 27 Aug 1935 in Capels, McDowell Co, WV; died 28 Apr 2015 in
Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV; married David Marshall Pinter.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 9 Apr 1940;
Page 682B; Image 16 of 36; Household #103.
Listed as Violet Quezada; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Leonard Quesada.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__; Page 336; WV Archives Web Site.
David Marshall Pinter; age 21; born at Wilcoe; single; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Jun 1958
at Capels, WV; Violet Quesada; age 22; born and living at Capels, WV.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 779.
Sandy River Township, page 004.
Listed as John Hagerman, age 1 month, in household of father, Moses Hagerman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1899); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
John Hagerman; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Moses and
Abbey; married on 25 Nov 1899 in McDowell Co, WV; Rhoda Muncy; age 19; born in McDowell Co,
WV; daughter of Moses and Arminda Jane.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 245A, Family #109.
Not with wife who is listed as Rhoda Hagerman, age 21, born in Sep 1878 in
VA, widow, in household of father, Moses Muncey.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 69A;
Family #67/67.
Listed as John Hagerman; age 32; born in WV; married once for 13 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 394; WV Archives Web Site.
John Hagerman; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
Moses and Aby; married on 11 Mar 1921 at Bradshaw, WV; Cosby Asberry; age 41; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Bill and Martha.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 223A; Family #4/4.
Listed as John Hagerman; age 48; born in WV; married at 16; farmer; head of household.
7. Ohio Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #893; Wheeling, WV Draft Board; 27 Apr 1942.
John Hagerman; age 62; born on 15 Aug 1880 at Jolo, WV; living at Jolo, WV; employed by J.C.
Davis, Blackey, VA; person who will always know address, Bertha Canady, Blackey, VA; 5' 6" tall; 125
lbs; brown eyes and graying brown hair; ruddy complexion.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
John Hagerman; age 63; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on
14 Sep 1943 at Jolo, WV; Toria Hagerman; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Jolo,
WV; with consent of Cosby Hagerman, mother of Toria Hagerman.
Hattie Victoria "Toria" Hagerman
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 242B; Family #30/31.
Listed as Victoria Hagerman; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Charles W. Hagerman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 415; WV Archives Web Site.
John Hagerman; age 63; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 14
Sep 1943 at Jolo, WV; Toria Hagerman; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV;
with consent of Cosby Hagerman, mother of Toria Hagerman.
1. 1910 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 82A; Image 7
of 31; Family #67/68.
Listed as James R. Blevins; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Levi Blevins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther Coal Co; taken on 9 Jan 1920; Page
261A; Image 17 of 43; Family #178/181.
Listed as Robert Blevins; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Levi B. Blevins.
3. WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 140; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Blevins; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Dan, WV; son of Levi
and Dalia Blevins; married on 23 Dec 1929 at Dan, WV; Elma Goss; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of J.P. and S.M.
1. WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 140; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Blevins; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Dan, WV; son of Levi
and Dalia Blevins; married on 23 Dec 1929 at Dan, WV; Elma Goss; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of J.P. and S.M.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mullins Family Cemetery, Raysal, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Sandi Mullins
Brinley; 29 Jul 2012.
Oliver Blevins; born 4 Jul 1934; died 9 Jul 1941; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Puckett cemetery, Raysal, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Eunice Dikman;
11 Sep 2013.
Hubert Blevins; born 8 May ___; died 3 Oct 1995; buried here; headstone photo and personal photo shown.
2. Social security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hubert Blevins; born 8 May 1943 at Raysal, WV; SS# 233-68-2684; died 3 Oct 1943; card issued in WV in
1960.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bartley; taken 21 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 41; Dwelling #280.
Listed as Zack L. Mitchell; age 1949; born in WV; in household of father, Elbert L. Mitchell.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Zack Leon Mitchell
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 20
Birth Date 4 Feb 1949
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 18 Oct 1969
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Elbert Lorenza Mitchell
Mother Nancy Bell Jewell
Spouse Glenna Sue Hagerman
Certificate Number 1969041467 "
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Glenna Sue Hagerman
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 16
Birth Date 4 Feb 1953
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 18 Oct 1969
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father John Hagerman
Mother Hattie Victoria Hagerman
Spouse Zack Leon Mitchell
Certificate Number 1969041467"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
Moses Blankenship Article, Page 102.
Moses Blankenship was son of Conley (1828-1911) and Elizabeth Charles (died
in 1899 by train) Blankenship. Moses died in November 1937.
Moses had nine siblings: Thomas, David, Watkins, Nicodemus, Margaret
(married ________Bailey), Sarah (married _______Stacy), Armedia (married
______Riffe), Rebecca (married ________Bailey), and Lydia (married
_______Justice).
Moses first married Mary (Anna?) Cline. Children were: Lydia, Martha, Rosa,
Elias, Paris, Randolph, Margaret, and Conley. Moses married second Esther
Annie Runion Peters (daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Francis Privitt
Runion. Esther's first husband was Henry Peters.
Esther and Henry's children were: Charles, Walter, Carl and Henry.
Moses and Esther's children were: Moses Jennings, Bertha Elizabeth, Pearl,
and Elmer.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 265B, Family #473.
Listed as Lydia Blankenship, age 19, born in Mar 1881 in WV, in household
of father, Moses Blankenship.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 280; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Scott; age 27; born in Matann(sp?), KY; single; carpenter; living at Panther, WV; son of
John and Mandy; married on 29 Mar 1905 at Moses Blankenship's; Lidie Blankenship; age 24; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Annie.
4. 1930 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Pocahontas; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 118B;
Image 4 of 46; Family #36/42.
Listed as Lydia Galyean; age 49; born in WV; married at 26; in household of husband, John C.
Galyean.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Isaban; E.D. 24-57; taken 3 Apr 1940;
Page 1984B?; Image 4 of 74; Household #42.
Listed as Lydia Galyean; age 59; born in WV; widow (sic); 7th grade education; lived in Mingo Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by stella richie; 7 Jun 2006.
" Lydia Blankenship Galyean
Birth 27 Mar 1881
Death 23 Jul 1977 (aged 96)
Burial Four Pole Cemetery
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 14537513"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 91; WV Archives Web Site.
Moran Reynolds; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single miner; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
W.S. and Lydia; married on 23 Jun 1934 at Panther, WV; Gracie Bailey; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; daughter of Fie and ____.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Wyoming Precinct; E.D. 24-58; Page
1132A (?); Image 25 of 60; Household #180.
Listed as Moran Reynolds; age 27; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-040541; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Moran James Reynolds; age 73; born 2 May 1912 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 12 Jan 1985; 9th grade education; living at Rt3, Box 544 A, Mohawk, WV; son of
William and Lydia (Blankenship) Reynolds; married on 1 Aug 1985 in Grundy, VA; Berchie Lee
Branch; maiden name, Cline; age 58; born 15 Feb 1927 in WV; widow; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st
marriage ended 2 Dec 1966; 6th grade education; living at same address; daughter of Robert
Burgess and Margaret Lillie (Cline) Cline.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Moran Reynolds; born 2 May 1912; died in Aug 1987; last residence, Mohawk, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #236-05-0893; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 91; WV Archives Web Site.
Moran Reynolds; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single miner; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
W.S. and Lydia; married on 23 Jun 1934 at Panther, WV; Gracie Bailey; age 21; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; daughter of Fie and ____.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Wyoming Precinct; E.D. 24-58; Page
1132A (?); Image 25 of 60; Household #180.
Listed as Gracie Reynolds; age 26; born in WV; married; 7th education; in household of husband,
Moran J. Reynolds.
1. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Wilson R, Reynolds; born 28 Nov 1949; died 12 Aug 2006; last residence, Mohawk, WV;
SS #236-82-5756; card issued in WV.