1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Griffin Collins; age 46; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Margaret Collins; age 28; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Griffin Collins.
2. 1910 Census, Boyd Co, KY; District #3; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 114B; Image 22 of 29;
Family #198/198.
Listed as Margaret Collins; age 69; born in KY; widow; married 40 yrs; 11 children, 7 living; head
of household.
1. 1910 Census, Boyd Co, KY; District #3; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 114B; Image 22 of 29;
Family #198/198.
Listed as Cora Collins; age 25; born in KY; single; in household of mother, Margaret (_____) Collins.
1. 1910 Census, Boyd Co, KY; District #3; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 114B; Image 22 of 29;
Family #198/198.
Listed as Bud Collins; age 26; born in KY; single; in household of mother, Margaret (_____) Collins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 6A;
Image 11 of 39; Family #101/102.
Listed as Bud Collins; age 36; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Bud Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1890
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1944
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Griffin Collins
Mother: Margaret Milam
Spouse: Ida Mattie Belle Helton
Certificate Number: 1944008738"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '63 009293; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Bud Collins; age 73; born 15 Mar 1890 in Johnson Co, KY; married; retired; living at Bartley, WV;
son of Griffith and Margaret Collins; died 17 Jun 1963 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from
broncho-pneumonia; due to extensive arthrosclerosis; buried 19 Jun 1963 in Collins Cemetery,
Jolo, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 6A;
Image 11 of 39; Family #101/102.
Listed as Sallie Collins; age 22; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Bud Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Margaret Collins; age 28; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Griffin Collins.
2. 1910 Census, Boyd Co, KY; District #3; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 114B; Image 22 of 29;
Family #198/198.
Listed as Margaret Collins; age 69; born in KY; widow; married 40 yrs; 11 children, 7 living; head
of household.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Henrietta Milam; age 11; born in KY; in household of step-father, Griffin Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as William H. Milam; age 4; born in KY; in household of step-father, Griffin Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Griffin Collins; age 46; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Mary J. Collins; age 14; born in KY; in household of father, Griffin Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Sherman Collins; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Griffin Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Calvin Collins; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Griffin Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Johnson Co, KY; Paintsville; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 137D; Image 30 of 38;
Family #372/376.
Listed as Isaac Collins; age 7; born in KY; in household of father, Griffin Collins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-14; taken on 2 May 1940;
Page 253B; Image 16 of 22; Household #120.
Listed as Elmer W. Tolley; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Dallas R. Tolley.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elmer W. Tolley; born 14 Jan 1940; living at 7011 Owen Rd, Radford, VA 23141 in 1993.
3. "McDowell Co. WV Loved One's Obituaries"; Facbook Page; 6 Aug 2021; posted by Chrissy Blevins-
Taylor.
"Elmer Wade Tolley (Pete),
81 formerly of McDowell Co., WV
"Thank you for your service Sir"Of Radford, Va., and a native of Bartley, W.Va., died peacefully on July 3, 2021, at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Dublin, Virginia, after a long battle with dementia. He was 81 years old.
Pete had an abiding love for the mountains. He was especially fond of fishing, birdwatching, and gardening, with his wife, Mitzie, at their home on Claytor Lake, and playing golf at The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va. Pete was an outstanding athlete at Big Creek High School, in War, West Virginia, where he excelled in football and baseball. He received a football scholarship to West Virginia University, where he was a starting lineman and linebacker for the Mountaineers in 1958, 1959, and 1960."He earned a BS in Physical Education from WVU in 1961, and a MS in Education from WVU in 1971. For his many athletic accomplishments, Pete was inducted into the McDowell County Hall of Fame by the Lions Club in Welch, W.Va., in 2015.
"He was truly a patriot and devoted most of his life to military service, as an officer in the U.S. Army, and served two tours of duty in Vietnam, as a Green Beret with the U.S. Army Special Forces and the 101st Airborne Division. Major E.W. Tolley retired from the Armed Forces in 1985.
"Preceding him in death are his parents, Dallas Roosevelt Tolley and Frances Marie Hammitt Tolley; sisters, Hazel T. Murensky and Margaret Ann Whitaker; brothers, Fred N. Tolley, Robert “Bob” P. Tolley and David R. Tolley.
Pete is survived, and greatly missed, by his wife, Mitzie Marie Tolley of Radford, Va.; daughter, Caroline Tolley Noffsinger and her husband, Martin Wesley Noffsinger, Jr. of Williamsburg, Va.; grandson, Martin Wesley Noffsinger, III of Williamsburg, Va.; granddaughter, Ouida Noffsinger Laumer, and her husband, Daniel Arthur Laumer of Richmond, Va. He is also survived by his brother, Samual M. Tolley and his wife, Patricia L. Tolley of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters-in-law, Jessie A. Tolley of Charleston, W.Va. and Peggy M. Tolley of Las Vegas, Nev.; brother-in-law, Earl A. Whitaker of Denton, N.C., and many nieces and nephews."Condolences should be sent, in care of The Tolley Family, to 7011 Owens Rd., Radford, VA 24141.
Pete's family welcomes remembrances as they receive family and friends on Saturday, August 7, 2021, from 3-5 PM at the Mullins Funeral Home, 120 W. Main St., Radford, VA 24141."Please note the Visitation scheduled for August 7th will not be held due to Covid.
"Pete was a graduate of Big Creek High School Class of 1957."
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mitzie M.Tolley; born 22 Dec 1941; living at 7011 Owen Rd, Radford, VA 23141 in 1993.
1. "Hall/Saylor &Brookshire/O'Neal Family Tree" submitted by dewgeer73; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Francis Marie Hammitt; born 16 Oct 1908 in Mountain City, TN; died 28 Aug 1990 in Welch,
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Bert Thomas and Nannie Bell (Owens) Hammitt.
Bert Thomas Hammitt; born 5 Jul 1880 in TN. (Disagrees with death certificate)
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Image 30 of 52; Family #272/276.
Listed as Bert Hammitt; age 46; born in TN; married at 24; coal miner; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-20; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 399A; Image 57 of 62; Household #584.
Listed as Bert Hammitt; age 58; born in TN; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-487; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bert Thomas Hammitt; age 61; born 6 Jun 1880 in Johnson City, TN; living at Bartley; employed
by Pond Creek Poca Coal Co, Bartley, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Nannie Bell
Hammitt, Bartley, WV; 5'6" tall; 168 lbs; brown eyes, gray hair; ruddy complexion; right forefinger
cut off.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 004883; WV Archives Web Site.
Bert Thomas Hammitt; age 76; born 6 Jun 1880 in Johnson City, TN; married; retired miner; living
at Bartley, WV; SS #223-07-6164; son of George Washington and Betsy (Rinehart) Hammitt; died
2 Apr 1957 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from cerebral thrombosis with encephalomalacia due to
generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 4 Apr 1957 in Roselawn Garden, near Princeton, WV.
1. "Hall/Saylor &Brookshire/O'Neal Family Tree" submitted by dewgeer73; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Francis Marie Hammitt; born 16 Oct 1908 in Mountain City, TN; died 28 Aug 1990 in Welch,
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Bert Thomas and Nannie Bell (Owens) Hammitt.
Nannie Bell Owens; born 12 Mar 1890 in Mountain City, Johnson Co,TN; died 12 Sep 1972 in
Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Image 30 of 52; Family #272/276.
Listed as Nannie Hammitt; age 37; born in TN; married at 15; in household of husband, Bert T.
Hammitt.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-20; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 399A; Image 57 of 62; Household #584.
Listed as Nannie Hammitt; age 48; born in TN; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Bert T. Hammitt.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Image 30 of 52; Family #272/276.
Listed as Elmer Hammitt; age 16; born in NC; in household of father, Bert T. Hammitt.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Image 30 of 52; Family #272/276.
Listed as Virginia Hammitt; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Bert T. Hammitt.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Image 30 of 52; Family #272/276.
Listed as Hannah Hammitt; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Bert T. Hammitt.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-20; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 399A; Image 57 of 62; Household #584.
Listed as Juanita Hammitt; age 16; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Bert T. Hammitt.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Image 30 of 52; Family #272/276.
Listed as Melburn Owens; age 23; born in TN; married; coal miner; in household of brother-in-law,
Bert T. Hammitt.