1. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sterling S Harris
Residence: Nine Mile Road, Virginia
Age at Enlistment: 16
Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Nine Mile Road, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Virginia 19th Heavy Artillery Battalion on 20 Oct 1864.
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1848
Death Date: 11 Feb 1934"
2. 1880 Census, Amherst Co, VA; District 16; taken on 22 Jun 1880; Page 159D; Image 40 of 48;
Family #343/357.
Listed as Sterling S. Harris; age 32; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
3. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
S. Sterling Harris; age 34; born in Appomattox Co, VA; widowed; son of Samuel L. and Nancy Harris;
married on 3 Sep 1882 in Amherst Co, VA; Louisa F. Woodson; age 19; born in 1863 in Buckingham
Co, VA; single; daughter of George and Martha Woodson.
4. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 213A; Image 14 of 79;
Family #124/125.
Listed as S.S. Harris; age 51; born in VA in Feb 1849; married 17 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
5. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ___, 1930; Page 217A; Image 13
of 32; Family #131/141.
Listed as S.H. Harris; age 61; born in VA; married twice, last time for 28 years; coal miner; head of
household.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 239A;
Image 24 of 38; Family #231/235.
Listed as Sterling S. Harris; age 71; born in VA; married; laborer, furnace firman; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Braowns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 27B;
Image 4 of 58; Family #25/30.
Listed as Sam S. Harris; age 82; born in VA; married at 24; no listed occupation; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2125; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Sterling Harris; age 85 yrs, 11 mons, 23 days; born 18 Feb 1848 in Appomattox, VA; married;
husband of Louise Woodson; son of unknown parents; died 11 Feb 1934 at Davy, WV; due to myocarditis,
senility; buried 13 Feb 1934 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Howard Harris, Welch, WV.
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 18 Dec 2013.
Sterling Harris; born 18 Feb 1848; died 11 Feb 1934; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife Frances Louise Woodson Harris.
1. Virginia Slect Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
S. Sterling Harris; age 34; born in Appomattox Co, VA; widowed; son of Samuel L. and Nancy Harris;
married on 3 Sep 1882 in Amherst Co, VA; Louisa F. Woodson; age 19; born in 1863 in Buckingham
Co, VA; single; daughter of George and Martha Woodson.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 213A; Image 14 of 79;
Family #124/125.
Listed as L.F. Harris; age 37; born in VA in Sep 1862; married 17 yrs; 7 children, 6 living; in household
of husband, Samuel S. Harris.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ___, 1930; Page 217A; Image 13
of 32; Family #131/141.
Listed as Lou Harris; age 48; born in VA; married once for 28 years; 10 children; 8 living; in household
of husband, Samuel S. Harris.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 239A;
Image 24 of 38; Family #231/235.
Listed as Louise Harris; age 58; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Samuel S. Harris.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Braowns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 27B;
Image 4 of 58; Family #25/30.
Listed as Louise F. Harris; age 67; born in VA; married at 20; in household of husband, Samuel S. Harris.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3613; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Louise Harris; age 75 yrs, 6 mons, 2 days; born 22 Sep 1862 in Buckingham Co, VA; widow; wife of
Samuel S. Harris; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Mr Woodson and Miss Router; died 22 Mar 1938 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to a cerebral thrombosis; buried 24 Mar 1938 in Roderfield, WV; informant,
Howard G. Harris, Welch, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 18 Dec 2013.
Louise F. Harris; born 23 Sep 1862; died 22 Mar 1938; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
husband, Samuel Sterling Harris.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 213A; Image 14 of 79;
Family #124/125.
Listed as Pearl Harris; age 8; born in WV in Jun 1891; in household of father, Samuel S. Harris.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ___, 1930; Page 217A; Image 13
of 32; Family #131/141.
Listed as Pearl Harris; age 18; born in WV ; single; telephone operator; in household of father,
Samuel S. Harris.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 213A; Image 14 of 79;
Family #124/125.
Listed as Mabel Harris; age 6; born in WV in Oct 1893; in household of father, Samuel S. Harris.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ___, 1930; Page 217A; Image 13
of 32; Family #131/141.
Listed as Mabel Harris; age 16; born in WV ; single; telephone operator; in household of father,
Samuel S. Harris.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ___, 1930; Page 217A; Image 13
of 32; Family #131/141.
Listed as Ruth Harris; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel S. Harris.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ___, 1930; Page 217A; Image 13
of 32; Family #131/141.
Listed as Paul Harris; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel S. Harris.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 239A;
Image 24 of 38; Family #231/235.
Listed as Paul Harris; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel S. Harris.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Braowns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 27B;
Image 4 of 58; Family #25/30.
Listed as Paul Harris; age 24; born in WV; single; miner; in household of father, Samuel S. Harris.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 17/18 Apr 1940;
Page 724B; Image 8 of 48; Household #69.
Listed as Paul Harris; age 34; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; brakeman in mine; head of household.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 18 Dec 2013.
Paul Harris; born 22 Sep 1905; died 15 Nov 1959; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records, Vol #__(1946); Page 408; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Belcher; age 29; born and living at Accoville, WVl single; son of Callie and Viola (Blankenship)
Belcher; married on 1 Jun 1946 in Logan Co, WV; Hazel Hughes; age 22; born at Clearfork, WV;
single; living at Accoville, WV; daughter of George and Paerl Cline.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; Clear Fork River Road; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 166B; Image 6 of 22; Family #42/42.
Listed as Hazel Hughes; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, George H. Hughes.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records, Vol #__(1946); Page 408; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Belcher; age 29; born and living at Accoville, WVl single; son of Callie and Viola (Blankenship)
Belcher; married on 1 Jun 1946 in Logan Co, WV; Hazel Hughes; age 22; born at Clearfork, WV;
single; living at Accoville, WV; daughter of George and Paerl Cline.
1. Evans Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Judy Gail Belcher, 64, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital."Born December 22, 1953 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Belcher and Hazel Hughes Belcher.
"Judy enjoyed solving crossword puzzles and playing bingo. Her favorite past time was loving her nieces and nephews, with whom she shared a special bond.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Ronald and Dennis Belcher; nephew, Taylor Cook; and brother-in-law, Tom Marsh.
"Those left to cherish Judy’s memory are her brother, Jimmy Belcher and wife, Crystal of Princeton and sisters: Anna Marsh of Lynco, Ellena Massey and husband, Roger of Oceana, Karen Woolridge and husband, Ronnie of Bluefield and Sharon Proffitt and husband, Wilson of Princeton."
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Narcissa Cole search, 21 Sep 2001, submitted by
ptholden@aol.com
James Whitten Day; born on 25 Feb 1839 in Tazewell Co, VA; married Louisa A.
Ratliff on 25 Jan 1864; children: Thomas J., Joshua S., Peter W., and Rufus
Britton Day.
Peter W. Day was born in 1875 in Tazewell Co, VA; married Eliza V. Sayers.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1903); Page 36; Line 220; WV Archives Web Site.
Peter W. Day; age 28; born in Tazewell Co, VA; living in McDowell Co, WV; married on 7 Nov 1903
"in Town", Mingo Co, WV; Effie P. Maynard; age 21; born and living in Pike Co, KY.
3. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pikeville; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 214B; Image 12 of 27;
Family114/119.
Listed as P.W. Day; age 35; born in VA; married twice, last time for 6 yrs; general practice lawyer;
head of household.
4. Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955; LDS Web Site.
P.W. Day; died in 1932 at Pikeville, Pike Co, KY; son of Whitten and Effie (Maynard) Day; husband
of Effie Day. (sic, Effie Maynard was his spouse not his mother)
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1903); Page 36; Line 220; WV Archives Web Site.
Peter W. Day; age 28; born in Tazewell Co, VA; living in McDowell Co, WV; married on 7 Nov 1903
"in Town", Mingo Co, WV; Effie P. Maynard; age 21; born and living in Pike Co, KY.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pikeville; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 214B; Image 12 of 27;
Family114/119.
Listed as Effie Day; age 27; born in KY; married once for 6 yrs; in household of husband, Peter W.
Day.
1. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pikeville; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 214B; Image 12 of 27;
Family114/119.
Listed as Tomie Day; age 5; born in KY; in household of father, Peter W. Day.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Narcissa Cole search, 21 Sep 2001, submitted by
ptholden@aol.com
James Whitten Day; born on 25 Feb 1839 in Tazewell Co, VA; married Louisa A.
Ratliff on 25 Jan 1864; children: Thomas J., Joshua S., Peter W., and Rufus
Britton Day.
Peter W. Day was born in 1875 in Tazewell Co, VA; married Eliza V. Sayers.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1903); Page 36; Line 220; WV Archives Web Site.
Peter W. Day; age 28; born in Tazewell Co, VA; living in McDowell Co, WV; married on 7 Nov 1903
"in Town", Mingo Co, WV; Effie P. Maynard; age 21; born and living in Pike Co, KY.
3. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pikeville; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 214B; Image 12 of 27;
Family114/119.
Listed as P.W. Day; age 35; born in VA; married twice, last time for 6 yrs; general practice lawyer;
head of household.
4. Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955; LDS Web Site.
P.W. Day; died in 1932 at Pikeville, Pike Co, KY; son of Whitten and Effie (Maynard) Day; husband
of Effie Day. (sic, Effie Maynard was his spouse not his mother)
1. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 4A; Image 8 of 26;
Family #65/68.
Listed as Warren Day; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, John S. Day.
2. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 10; Page 10A; Image 19 of 68;
Household #152.
Listed as Warnie Day; age 19; born in VA; single; 5th grade education; not attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John S. Day.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancesrty.com Web Site.
Pete Day; born 17 Dec 1920; died in May 1981; last residence Jolo, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #230-14-0721; card issued in VA before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com; via Ancestry.com Web Site; Fairview Cemetery, Peapatch, Buchanan Co, VA;
submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 17 May 2010.
Pete Wanie Day; born 17 Dec 1920; died in May 1981; son of John Samuel and Rebecca (Jewell)
Day; husband of Lenora Cornelius Scott; buried here.