McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Walter Henry Vencill

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 248; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Vencill; age 34; born in VA; single; living at War, WV; married on 20 Sep 1943 at War, WV;
Luevernia Rutherford; age 20; born and living at War, WV; divorced; with consent of Ervie
Rutherford, mother of Luevernia Rutherford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'62 017426; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Henry Vencill; age 52 yrs, 7 mons; born 2 Apr 1910 in VA; married; N&W Railroad employee;
son of Renzy and Lula E. (McDowell) Vencill; died 2 Dec 1962 at Berwind, WV; from an acute
coronary thrombosis due to hypertensive cardiovascular disease; buried 6 Dec 1962 in Repass
Cemetery, Belfast Mill, VA; informant, Mrs. Walter Vencill, Berwind, WV.


Luverna Rutherford

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-12; page 233B; Image 26 of 34;
Household #227.
Listed as Lubena Ruthford; age 17; born in WV; 7th grade education; not attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sheridan R. Rutherford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 248; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Vencill; age 34; born in VA; single; living at War, WV; married on 20 Sep 1943 at War, WV;
Luevernia Rutherford; age 20; born and living at War, WV; divorced; with consent of Ervie
Rutherford, mother of Luevernia Rutherford.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lou V. Vencill; born 20 Jan 1923; died 4 Jan 1998; SS #251-19-9655; card issued in SC in 1972.


James H. Vencill Sr

1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James H. Vencill, Sr; born 1 Nov 1945; living at 105 Quinn Oak Road, Lexington, SC 29072 in 1994.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James H. Vencill; born 1 Nov 1945; died 16 Dec 2003; lsat residence, Gaston, Lexington, SC;
SS#232-70-5347; card issued in NC or WV in 1960/1961.


David Lee Vencill

1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
David L. Vencill; born 15 Mar 1947; living at 105 Quinn Oak Road, Lexington, SC 29072 in 1986.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
David lee Vencill; born 14 Mar 1947; died 24 Mar 2008; last residence, Lexington, Lexington Co,
SC; card issued in WV in 1965.


Laura Louise Vencill

1. "The State"; Columbia, SC; 17 Mar 2005; Newspaper Obit.
"WEST COLUMBIA — Memorial services for Laura Louise Vencill, 56, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005, at Westside Holiness Church. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2005, at the home of Christine Vencill, 969 Minosa Dr., Gaston. Memorials may be made to Westside Holiness Church, PO Box 3215, West Columbia, SC 29171.

"Mrs. Vencill died Tuesday, March 15, 2005. Born in Rift, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Walter H. Vencill and Lou Verna Rutherford.

"She is survived by her daughter, Laura Ann Vencill of West Columbia; sister, Iza Ward of Belton, SC; brothers, David Vencill, and Dennis Vencill, both of Lexington.

"She is preceded in death by her brothers, Billy E. and James H. Vencill..."
2. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Laura Louise Vencill; born 6 Jun 1948; died 15 Mar 2005; last residence, West Columbia, Lexington
Co, SC; card issued in WV in 1965.


Dennis R. Vencill Sr

1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dennis R. Vencill, Sr; born 12 Sep 1952; living at 121 Harris Street, Lexington, SC 29072 in 1992.


Troy Edward Rutherford Rev

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 8A;
Image 14 of 39; Family #111/113.
Listed as Troy E. Rutherford; age 2 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Sheridan R.
Rutherford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Rutherford; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of S.R.
and Mageline; married on 16 Nov 1935 at War, Helen Vance; age 19; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
single; living at War, WV; daughter of Robert and Susie.
3. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Reverend Troy Edward Rutherford; at 80; born 13 Apr 1917 in WV; married; 9th grade education;
SS #233-14-7335; served in US Army; coal miner; mining machine operator; died 13 Apr 1997 at
his home in Clermont Co, OH
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel, Clermont Co, OH; submitted by
Kathy McConnell; 8 Oct 2009.
Troy Edward Rutherford; born 17 Apr 1917; died 13 Apr 1997; Private in US Army in WWII;
buried here. (Double headstone with wife, Geneva Rutherford photo).
5. E-mail; 27 May 2013, Midgetpeanut.
"...uncle Troy and Jimmy went to Ohio to work for Ford Motor..."


Barbara Ellen Vance

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Rutherford; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of S.R.
and Mageline; married on 16 Nov 1935 at War, Helen Vance; age 19; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
single; living at War, WV; daughter of Robert and Susie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4828; WV Archives Web Site.
Barbry Ellen Vance; age 27 yrs, 2 mons, 16 days; born 9 Jan 1920 at Raven, VA; widowed (sic);
wife of Troy Rutherford; age 28; living at War, WV; daughter of Robert and Susie Vance; died 25
Mar 1947 at War, WV; from a stab wound to right side of neck; severed corated artery; homicide;
buried 28 Mar 1947 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Andrew Vance,
Iaeger, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by Gathering Roots; 28 Jun 2013.
Barbara Ellen "Barbry" Vance; born 9 Jan 1920; died 25 Mar 1947; buried here; no grave marker
photo shown.
"Sp:Troy Rutherford; Daughter of Robert Vance And Susie Smith


Walter Sheridan Rutherford

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-12; page 233B; Image 26 of 34;
Household #227.
Listed as Walter Ruthford; age 15; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sheridan R. Rutherford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 21; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Rutherford; age 18; born and living at War, WV; single; married on 27 Jan 1944 at War,
WV; June Mullins; age 16; born at Dwight, VA; single; living at War, WV; with consent of S.R.
and Irby Rutherford, father and mother of Walter Rutherford; and Celia Mullins, mother of June
Mullins.
3. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter S. Rutherford; born 20 Feb 1925; living at Keyes Ave, Yukon, WV 24899.
4. Email from Maggie; 5 Mar 2013.
"MY AUNT OPAL JEAN MARRIED CHESTER RAYE FROM WARRIORMINES.SHE WAS MY
FATHER'S SISTER , I AM THE DAUGHTER OF WALTER S RUTHERFORD. SHE DIED
RECENTLY IN A TAZWELL VA NURSING HOME. MOST OF HER FAMILY HAVE ALL DIED.
ONNIE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SAYING MY G-MOTHER HAD 3
BABIES TO DIE.WHY IS MY FAMILY BURIED IN TAZWELL, I DON'T KNOW . THERE
WAS A GRAVE YARD ONCE ON COALWOOD MT . I THINK THE BABY WAS THERE AT
ONE TIME. MY FATHER GOT VERY UPSET ABOUT THE ROAD BEING CHANGED AND THE
GRAVES BEING MOVED.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE 1930 CENUS..."
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter S. Rutherford; born 20 Feb 1925; died 5 Nov 1994; last residence, Yukon, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #234-32-5402; card issued in WV before 1951.


June Nanabeth Mullins

1. 1930 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 57B; Image 8 of 26;
Family #66/66.
Listed as June Mullins; age 1 yr, 3 mons; born in VA;; in household of father, Andrew J. Mullins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 21; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Rutherford; age 18; born and living at War, WV; single; married on 27 Jan 1944 at War,
WV; June Mullins; age 16; born at Dwight, VA; single; living at War, WV; with consent of S.R.
and Irby Rutherford, father and mother of Walter Rutherford; and Celia Mullins, mother of June
Mullins.
3. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
June U. Rutherford; born 22 Jan 1929; living at Keyes Ave, Yukon, WV 24899.


Jimmie R. Rutherford

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-12; page 233B; Image 26 of 34;
Household #227.
Listed as Jimmy Ruthford; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sheridan R. Rutherford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 478; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; age 19; born at War, WV; single; living at Warriormine, WV; married on 17
May 1947 at War, WV; Georgia L. Pack; age 16; born at War, WV; single; living at Warriormine,
WV; with consent of Ervie Rutherford, mother of Jimmie R. Rutherford; and Sussie Pack, mother
of Georgia L. Pack.
3. OH Marriage Index, 1970-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; age 57; living in Clemont Co, OH; married on 8 Dec 1984 in Clemont Co, OH;
Katherine E. Ward; age 55; living in Clemont Co, OH.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; born 3 Jun 1927; living at 231 N. Ash Street, Bethel, OH 45106 in 1990.
5. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; born 3 Jun 1927; living at 250 Clare Street, Bethel, OH 45106 in 1995.
6. E-mail; 27 May 2013, Midgetpeanut.
"...uncle Troy and Jimmy went to Ohio to work for Ford Motor..."


Georgia L. Pack

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 152A; Family #24/25.
Listed as Georgie Pack; age 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse J. Pack.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 478; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; age 19; born at War, WV; single; living at Warriormine, WV; married on 17
May 1947 at War, WV; Georgia L. Pack; age 16; born at War, WV; single; living at Warriormine,
WV; with consent of Ervie Rutherford, mother of Jimmie R. Rutherford; and Sussie Pack, mother
of Georgia L. Pack.
3. OH Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George L. Rutherford; age 52; born in 1931 in WV; married; living in Clermont Co, OH;
SS #289-34-1100; died 30 Jul 1983 in the Clermont County Mercy Hospital, Clermont, OH.


Alferd Sheridan Black

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 18B; Image 10 of 60;
Family #79/80.
Listed as Alford Black; age 2 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Ted Black.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 726A; Image 11 of 48; Household #98.
Listed as Alfred Black; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in Kimball
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Alfred R. Black.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; VOL #__(1966); Page 181; WV Archives Web Site.
Alfred Sheridan Black; age 40 (sic, 38); born 7 Dec 1925 (sic, 1928) at Berwind, WV; living at
1829 Vermont, Independence, MO; divorced; son of Alfred R. and Laura Mae (Rutherford) Black;
married on 15 Sep 1966 at Welch, WV; Pearl Ione Mathis; age 42; born 4 Jul 1924 in Cimrron, KA;
divorced; living at 18 1/2 W. Third, Lee's Summit, MO; daughter of Sands Henry and Eva Mae
(Nelson) Culver.
4. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alfred S. Black; born 7 Dec 1928; died 16 Apr 1989; last residence, Lees Summit, Jackson Co, MO;
SS #414-34-6132; card issued in TN before 1951.


Pearl Ione Culver

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; VOL #__(1966); Page 181; WV Archives Web Site.
Alfred Sheridan Black; age 40 (sic, 38); born 7 Dec 1925 (sic, 1928) at Berwind, WV; living at
1829 Vermont, Independence, MO; divorced; son of Alfred R. and Laura Mae (Rutherford) Black;
married on 15 Sep 1966 at Welch, WV; Pearl Ione Mathis; age 42; born 4 Jul 1924 in Cimrron, KA;
divorced; living at 18 1/2 W. Third, Lee's Summit, MO; daughter of Sands Henry and Eva Mae
(Nelson) Culver.


Pearl Ione Culver

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; VOL #__(1966); Page 181; WV Archives Web Site.
Alfred Sheridan Black; age 40 (sic, 38); born 7 Dec 1925 (sic, 1928) at Berwind, WV; living at
1829 Vermont, Independence, MO; divorced; son of Alfred R. and Laura Mae (Rutherford) Black;
married on 15 Sep 1966 at Welch, WV; Pearl Ione Mathis; age 42; born 4 Jul 1924 in Cimrron, KA;
divorced; living at 18 1/2 W. Third, Lee's Summit, MO; daughter of Sands Henry and Eva Mae
(Nelson) Culver.


Alferd Roosevelt "Ted" Black

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 18B; Image 10 of 60;
Family #79/80.
Listed as Ted Black; age 28; born in VA; married at 23; loader in coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 193; WV Archives Web Site.
A.R. Black; age 23; born in Washington Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Alfred and
Martha; married on 2 Jul 1925 at War, WV; Laura May Rutherford; age 18; born in Campbell Co,
TN; single; daughter of S.R. and Erva.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 726A; Image 11 of 48; Household #98.
Listed as Ted Black; age 38; born in VA; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 018723; WV Archives Web Site vis LDS Web Site.
Ted Alfred Roosevelt Black; age 68; born 19 Jan 1902 in VA; married; husband of Ollie Vesta
Salyer; minister and miner; SS #233-14-7278; living at Little Hobard, Welch, WV; son of Alfred
and Mattie (Johnson) Black; died 9 Dec 1970, DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from
an acute coronary thrombosis due to arterioschlerotic heart disease and diabetes; buried 12 Dec
1970 in Covo Cemetery, War, WV; informant, Ollie Vesta Salyers Black.


Ollie Vesta Salyers

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 726A; Image 11 of 48; Household #98.
Listed as Vesta Black; age 24; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in Castlewood,
Russell Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Alfred R. Black.


Helen Virginia Black

1. McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vol #__(1939); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site via LDS
Web Site.
Helen Virginia Black; age 6 days; daughter of Ted and Vesta (Salyers) Black; died 14 Dec 1939 at
Davy, WV; from congenital heart trouble; reported by father, Ted Black.


Male Black

1. McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vol #__(1946); Page 46; WV Archives Web Site via LDS
Web Site.
Baby Black; male; stillborn; 6 Apr 1946; son of Ted and Vesta (Salyers) Black; at Welch, WV;
reported by father, Ted Black.


Chester Lee Ray

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 99A;
Image 26 of 29; Family #212/214.
Listed as Chester Ray; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, Joel F. Ray.
2. Email from Maggie; 5 Mar 2013.
"MY AUNT OPAL JEAN MARRIED CHESTER RAYE FROM WARRIORMINES.SHE WAS MY
FATHER'S SISTER , I AM THE DAUGHTER OF WALTER S RUTHERFORD. SHE DIED
RECENTLY IN A TAZWELL VA NURSING HOME. MOST OF HER FAMILY HAVE ALL DIED.
ONNIE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SAYING MY G-MOTHER HAD 3
BABIES TO DIE.WHY IS MY FAMILY BURIED IN TAZWELL, I DON'T KNOW . THERE
WAS A GRAVE YARD ONCE ON COALWOOD MT . I THINK THE BABY WAS THERE AT
ONE TIME. MY FATHER GOT VERY UPSET ABOUT THE ROAD BEING CHANGED AND THE
GRAVES BEING MOVED.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE 1930 CENUS..."
3. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Chester L. Ray; born 2 Aug 1916; living at PO Box 205, Yukon, WV 24892 in 1985.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Opal Jean Rutherford

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 8A;
Image 14 of 39; Family #111/113.
Listed as Opal J. Rutherford; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Sheridan R.
Rutherford.
2. Email from Maggie; 5 Mar 2013.
"MY AUNT OPAL JEAN MARRIED CHESTER RAYE FROM WARRIORMINES.SHE WAS MY
FATHER'S SISTER , I AM THE DAUGHTER OF WALTER S RUTHERFORD. SHE DIED
RECENTLY IN A TAZWELL VA NURSING HOME. MOST OF HER FAMILY HAVE ALL DIED.
ONNIE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SAYING MY G-MOTHER HAD 3
BABIES TO DIE.WHY IS MY FAMILY BURIED IN TAZWELL, I DON'T KNOW . THERE
WAS A GRAVE YARD ONCE ON COALWOOD MT . I THINK THE BABY WAS THERE AT
ONE TIME. MY FATHER GOT VERY UPSET ABOUT THE ROAD BEING CHANGED AND THE
GRAVES BEING MOVED.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE 1930 CENUS..."
3. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Opal J. Ray; born ________; living at PO Box 205, Yukon, WV 24892 in 1985.
4. Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 25 Sep 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"TAZEWELL, Va. — Opal Jean Ray, age 91 of Tazewell, VA, formerly of Yukon, WV died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, Va.

"Born April 22, 1919 in Coalwood, WV, she was a daughter of the late Sheridan and Ervie Magdalene Disney Rutherford. She was a charter member of the War Church of God. The church was dear to her heart, she enjoyed going to church and helping with church fund raising.

"Mrs. Ray was a homemaker, collected dolls, quilted, and enjoyed cooking and canning. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Lee Ray; two daughters, Wanda (Sue) Allen and Joyce Christine Williams; one grandson, Bill Mullins; four sisters, Lynnis, Luverna, Laura, and Omie; four brothers, Walter, Leon, Troy, and Robert.

"Survivors include one son, Joel (Chernie) Ray and wife, Beatrice of Warriormine, WV; three daughters, Loretta Ray Mullins, Shelvia (Jean) Williamson and husband, Charles all of Tazewell, VA, and Patricia (Patty) Harmon and husband, James of Pineville, WV; one brother, Jimmy Rutherford and wife, Katherine of Bethel, OH; fourteen grandchildren, Pam Spicer, Mark Mullins, Donna Robinson, Karla Hamilton, Missy Atkins, Anita Waddell, George Allen, Marsha Allen-Mahone, Tony Allen, Jeff Allen, Tonya Allen, Jimmy Harmon, Ronald Williams, and Joyce Ann Patterson; twenty three great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren.

"Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 27, 2010 at the War Church of God in War, WV with the Reverend Norman Gray and the Reverend Spencer Oxford officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA. ..."
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Loretta Ray

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Jeanie Ray

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Sue Ray

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Patty Ray

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Joyce Ray

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Joel Ray

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.


Jimmie R. Rutherford

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-12; page 233B; Image 26 of 34;
Household #227.
Listed as Jimmy Ruthford; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sheridan R. Rutherford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 478; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; age 19; born at War, WV; single; living at Warriormine, WV; married on 17
May 1947 at War, WV; Georgia L. Pack; age 16; born at War, WV; single; living at Warriormine,
WV; with consent of Ervie Rutherford, mother of Jimmie R. Rutherford; and Sussie Pack, mother
of Georgia L. Pack.
3. OH Marriage Index, 1970-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; age 57; living in Clemont Co, OH; married on 8 Dec 1984 in Clemont Co, OH;
Katherine E. Ward; age 55; living in Clemont Co, OH.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; born 3 Jun 1927; living at 231 N. Ash Street, Bethel, OH 45106 in 1990.
5. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; born 3 Jun 1927; living at 250 Clare Street, Bethel, OH 45106 in 1995.
6. E-mail; 27 May 2013, Midgetpeanut.
"...uncle Troy and Jimmy went to Ohio to work for Ford Motor..."


Katherine E. Dial

1. OH Marriage Index, 1970-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie R. Rutherford; age 57; living in Clemont Co, OH; married on 8 Dec 1984 in Clemont Co, OH;
Katherine E. Ward; age 55; living in Clemont Co, OH.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Katherine E. Rutherford; born 31 jul 1929; living at 231 N. Ash Street, Bethel, OH 45106 in 1985.
3. E. C. Nurre Funeral Homes, Inc.; Bethel, OH; posted Obit.
"Katherine E. Rutherford
Birth: 7/31/1929
Death: 8/7/2011...
"...Katherine E. (nee Dial) Rutherford, loving wife of Jimmie R. Rutherford. Mother of Margie (Bill) Cotter, Sharon (Greg) Sizemore, Connie (Tom) Embley, Wanda (Mike) Cluff, Ron (Becky) Ward and
Alan Ward. Step Mother of Anita (Larry) Goins, Ken Rutherford, Ed (Becky)Rutherford and Tim
(Renae) Rutherford. Katherine, a resident of Bethel died August 7, 2011 at the age of 82 years..."