McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Vella Neal

1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 018083; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Vella Neal; age 31 yrs, 1 mon, 22 days; born 9 Oct 1934 at Maybeury, WV; never married; Negro;
living at Powhatan, WV; daughter of Glenn and Idelia (Graves) Neal; died 1 Dec 1965 in Welch
Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; fron a coronary occlusion due to maligent ???; buried 5 Dec 1965
in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Glenn Neal.


Penton New

1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1899) Page 14; Line #41; WV Archives Web Site.
Penton New; age 21; born in Logan Co, WV; living in Mingo Co, WV; married on 10 Apr 1899 in
Mingo Co, WV; Martha Cline; age 21; born in Logan Co, WV; living in Mingo Co, WV.
2.1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Cline Precinct; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 152A;
Image 9 of 20; Family #234/235.
Listed as Pent New; age 50; born in KY; married at 18; farmer; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 30 May 2015.
" Penton “Pent” New
Birth 1873
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 1958 (aged 84–85)
Burial
New Family Cemetery
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA "


Martha A. Cline

1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1899) Page 14; Line #41; WV Archives Web Site.
Penton New; age 21; born in Logan Co, WV; living in Mingo Co, WV; married on 10 Apr 1899 in
Mingo Co, WV; Martha Cline; age 21; born in Logan Co, WV; living in Mingo Co, WV.
2. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Cline Precinct; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 152A;
Image 9 of 20; Family #234/235.
Listed as Martha New; age 40; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, Pent New.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 30 May 2015.
" Martha A Cline New
Birth 1877
Death 1954 (aged 76–77)
Burial
New Family Cemetery
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA "


Everett Payton Albert

1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 018098; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Everett Payton Albert; age 47; born 15 Feb 1918 at Christiansburg, VA; married; coal miner;
SS #229-03-5284; living at Northfork, WV; son of Payton and Pearl (Long) Albert; died 11 Dec
1965 at Northfork, WV; from a self inflicted 22 rifle gunshot wound to the chest; buried 14 Dec
1965 in Belmont Cemetery, Christiansburg, VA; informant, Mrs. Elva Albert.


Henry Clinton Arnold

1. Henderson Co, IL; WW I Draft Registration Card #169; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry C. Arnold; age 22, born 19 sep 1894 in Abington, VA; living at Biggsville, IL; farm laborer for
A.H. Liby, Biggsville, IL; married; dependent, wife and child; medium height; slender build; blue eyes
and dark hair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 200B; Image 16
of 75; Family #148/151.
Listed as Henry Arnold; age 35; born in VA; married at 20; laborer in coal mine; in household of
bother-in-law, Jesse Cox.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D.24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image19 of 36; Household #129.
Listed as Henry Clinton Arnold; age 44; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1810; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Clinton Arnold; ag47; born 19 Sep 1894 in Abington, VA; living at Capels, WV; employed
by N.R.P.C. Co (New River Pocahontas Coal Co) at Capels, WV; person who will always know
address Burlie Arnold, Capels, WV; 5'10" tall; 190 lbs; blue eyees; brown hair; light complexion.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14682; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Clinton Arnold; age 54; born 19 Sep 1894 in Washington Co, VA; widowed; miner; living at
Capels, WV; SS #232-16-7429; son of G.T. and Ann (Campbell) Arnold; died 1 Nov 1950 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; from adenocarcinomia of colon and illeum; buried 3 Nov 1950 in Iaeger Memorial,
informant, Malcolm Arnold.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls; 25 Feb 2014.
Henry C. Arnold; born in 1894; died in unknown; buried here; headstone shown; "Gone But Not Forgotten".


Burlie Kate Johnson

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D.24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image19 of 36; Household #129.
Listed as Burlie Arnorld; age 26; born in TN; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Henry Clinton Arnold.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12341; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Henry C. Arnold, Burle Kate; age 30 yrs, 3 mons; 20 days; born 28 Apr 1914 in Trade. TN;
married; wife of Henry Clinton Arnold, age 49; living at Capels, WV; daughter of George and Julia
(Isaac) Johnson; died 17 Aug 1944 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from encephlitis lethopia; buried
20 Aug 1944 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls; 21 Dec 2013.
Burlie K. Arnold; born 1914; died in 1944; buried here; headstone shown; "Gone But Not Forgotten".


Wayne Franklin Arnold

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D.24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image19 of 36; Household #129.
Listed as Wayne Franklin Arnorld; age 7; born in VA; no education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry Clinton Arnold.


McKinley "Ken" Adams Sr

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #294.
Listed as McKinley Adams, age 5, in household of father, John H. Adams.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 217B, Family #70.
Listed as McKinley Adams, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, John H. Adams.
3. Wyoming Co,WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #665; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Ken Adams; age 21; born on 24 Nov 1895 at Windom, WV; living at Windom, WV; farmer; single;
tall with medium build; brown eyes and Black hair.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 236; WV Archives Web Site.
Ken Adams; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of J.H. Adams;
married on 5 Dec 1917 near Bartley, WV; Tisha Miller; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Walter Miller.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 136B; Image 4 of
21; Family #__/32.
Listed as Ken Adam; age 24; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 1071A; Image 5 of 28; Household #40.
Listed as Ken Adams; age 43; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 008677; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Ken Adams; age 69; born 24 Nov 1896 (sic, 1895) in WV; married; store operator; living at Iaeger,
WV; son of J.H. and Belle (Cook) Adams; died 23 Jun 1965 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from
hypostatic pneumonia with chronic cardiac insufficiency with possibel carcinoma of pancreas; buried
25 jun 1965 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Tishie Adams, Iaeger, WV.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013,
Ken Adams; born 24 Nov 1896; died 23 Jun 1965; buried here; headstone shown."Gone But Not Forgotten".
(Conflict in birth year with other records)


Tisha Miller

1. "Pedigree Resource File", LDS, CD #5, 15 Sep 1999, submitted by Glenn Allen
Lester, 21211 Cupar Lane, Huntington, Beach, CA.
Nancy Rose born in Dec 1873 in McDowell Co, WV; died bef 1953; married
Walter Miller on 7 Feb 1889 in Wyoming Co, WV; children: Lee, Martie, Lula,
Leslie, Lewis, Tisha, and Fred Miller.
No additional in formation on Tisha.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 16 Apr 1910;
Page 186A, Family #51.
Listed as Tishus Miller, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Walter
T. Miller.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 236; WV Archives Web Site.
Ken Adams; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of J.H. Adams;
married on 5 Dec 1917 near Bartley, WV; Tisha Miller; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Walter Miller.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 136B; Image 4 of
21; Family #__/32.
Listed as Tisue Adam; age 18; born in WV; married; in household of husband, McKinley Adams.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 1071A; Image 5 of 28; Household #40.
Listed as Tessie Adams; age 38; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, McKinley Adams.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Tisha Adams; born 2 Feb 1903; died 6 Feb 1997; buried here; headstone shown; "We Love You Mom".


Henry Dennis Adams

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 1071A; Image 5 of 28; Household #40.
Listed as Dennis Adams; age 18; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, McKinley Adams.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947' Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry Dennis Adams
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Baileysville, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1921
Residence Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Piggly Wiggly
Weight: 148
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Ken Adams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Henry Dennis Adams Self (Head)
Ken Adams Mother(sic, Father)"
3. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry D Adams
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia

Enlistment Date: 23 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Bookkeepers and cashiers, except bank cashiers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 135"
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 008181; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Henry Dennis Adams; age 42; born 5 Feb 1921 in WV; divorced; meat butcher; living at Iaeger, WV;
served in WW II; SS #233-22-3348; son of Ken and Tishe (Miller) Adams; died 3 May 1963 in the
VA Hospital, Beckley, WV; from embolism of pulmonary arteries due to venous stasis and thrombosis;
hemorrhage from gastrointestinal tract; buried 5 May 1963 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry Adams
SSN: 233-22-3348
BORN: 2 Feb 1921
Died: May 1963
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls14 Dec 2013.
Henry Dennis Adams; born 5 Feb 1921; died 3 May 1963; buried here; headston shown; "WV, TEC3,
34156Ord, Auty Maint Co, WW II".


Jno M. Adams

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 1071A; Image 5 of 28; Household #40.
Listed as Jno M. Adams; age 7; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, McKinley Adams.


Luther Armstrong

1. Wise Co, VA; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page ___; LDS Web Site.
Luther Armstrong; age 21; born in Page Co, VA; single; son of William and Barbara Armstrong;
married on 24 Feb 1904 at Georgel (sic?, Coeburn), Wise Co, VA; Lettie (sic, Lillie) B. Testaunt
(sic, Testerman); age 15; born in Hawkins Co, TN; single; daughter of W.L. and Julia Testaunt
(sic, Testerman).
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Thornhill; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 126B; Image 27 of 37;
Family #245/260.
Listed as Luther Armstrong; age 27; born in VA; married once for 6 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #2474; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Luther Armstrong; age 35; born 12 Dec 1885; permant address, Coeburn, Wise Co, VA; coal
miner; employed by Caser (sp?) Coal Co, Iaeger, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Lillie Armstrong,
Coeburn, VA; medium height and build; gray eyes and Black hair.
4. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson District; Williamson; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 252B;
Image 38 of 79; Family #304/365.
Listed as Luther Armstrong; age 37; born in VA; married; slate man in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 85B;
Image 41 of 47; Family #34/59.
Listed as Luther Armstrong; age 47; born in VA; married at 22; repairman in garage; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page
594B; Image 4 of 57; Household #32.
Listed as Luther Armstrong; age 55; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; proprieter mechanic of service garage; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-427; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Luther Armstrong; age 59; born 12 Dec 1882 in Page Co, VA; living at Davy, WV; self employed;
person who will always know address, Mrs. Luther Armstrong, Davy, WV; 5'9" tall; 150 lbs; hazel
eyes; brown hair; sallow complexion.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Armstrong; age 85; born 12 Dec 1882 in Page Co, VA; widowed; living at Box 128, Davy,
WV; son of William Henry and Barbara Ann (Smith) Armstong; married on 30 Nov 1968 at Welch,
WV; Gladys Eleanor Tilley; age 30; born 2 Sep 1938 at Welch, WV; single; living at Box 691,
Welch, WV; daughter of Edgar Jefferson and Della Margaret (Morris) Tilley.
9. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Luther Armstrong; born 12 Dec 1882; died in Jan 1977; last residence, Davy, McDowell Co, WV;
SS# 232-56-8568; card issued NC or WV in 1952.
10. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Luther Armstrong; born 12 Dec 1882; died 20 Jan 1977; buried here; double headstone shown.


Lillie Belle Testerman

1. Wise Co, VA; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page ___; LDS Web Site.
Luther Armstrong; age 21; born in Page Co, VA; single; son of William and Barbara Armstrong;
married on 24 Feb 1904 at Georgel (sic?, Coeburn), Wise Co, VA; Lettie (sic, Lillie) B. Testaunt
(sic, Testerman); age 15; born in Hawkins Co, TN; single; daughter of W.L. and Julia Testaunt
(sic, Testerman).
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Thornhill; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 126B; Image 27 of 37;
Family #245/260.
Listed as Lillie Armstrong; age 22; born in TN; married once for 6 yrs; 2 children, both living; in
household of husband, Luther Armstrong.
3. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson District; Williamson; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 252B;
Image 38 of 79; Family #304/365.
Listed as Lillie Armstrong; age 31; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Luther Armstrong.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 85B;
Image 41 of 47; Family #34/59.
Listed as Lilly Armstrong; age 43; born in TN; married at 18; in household of husband, Luther Armstrong.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page
594B; Image 4 of 57; Household #32.
Listed as Lillie B. Armstrong; age 52; born in TN; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Luther Armstrong.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 003721; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Lillie Belle Armstrong; age 76; born 24 Mar 1888 in Hancock (sic, Hawkins) Co, TN; married; living
at Davy, WV; daughter of William Testerman and unknown mother; died 18 Mar 1965 at Davy, WV;
from an acute coronary thrombosis; buried 21 Mar 1965 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV;
informant, Luther Armstrong, Davy. WV.
7. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Lillie Belle Armstrong; born 24 Mar 1888; died 18 Mar 1965; buried here; double headstone shown.


Leonard Armstrong

1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Thornhill; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 126B; Image 27 of 37;
Family #245/260.
Listed as Leonard Armstrong; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Luther Armstrong.
2. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson District; Williamson; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 252B;
Image 38 of 79; Family #304/365.
Listed as Leonard Armstrong; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Luther Armstrong.