1. McDowell Co WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1947); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
William Edward Williams; age 22; born and living at Elkhorn, WV; single; married on 1 Mar 1947
at Bluefield, WV; Mildred Jean Mitchem; age 21; born at Coalwood; single; living at Algoma, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 36A; Image 45
of 45; Family #443.
Listed as Mildred Mitchem; age 3yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Iaeger Mitchem
2. McDowell Co WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1947); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
William Edward Williams; age 22; born and living at Elkhorn, WV; single; married on 1 Mar 1947
at Bluefield, WV; Mildred Jean Mitchem; age 21; born at Coalwood; single; living at Algoma, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA;
submitted by Anthony; 29 Sep 2013.
Mildred Jean Mitchem Williams; born abt 1926; died 26 Sep 2013; buried here; obit shown;
"Mildred Jean Mitchem Williams, 87, of Shawsville, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013, at her home. She was an active member of Mountain Top Mission Church; a past member of Christiansburg Rebekah Lodge No. 78 since 1977, and served as District President. She also served as a volunteer for the Baptist Visitation Ministry from 1977-1999. After graduating from Northfork High School (The Big Orange), she and three girlfriends braved the trip to Washington, DC to work for the FBI. She retired from Kroger and later greatly enjoyed working at Wal-Mart in Christiansburg.
She was born in Coalwood, West Virginia, to the late George (Yager) and Bessie Kelley Mitchem, and grew up in Algoma Hollow, West Virginia. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Edward Williams; one brother, Clarence Mitchem; and two sisters, Marie Landreth and Beulah Lusk. She is survived by daughters, Regina Ryan (William R. Ryan), Martha Sue and Danny Smith, and Judith Ann Williams (Barry W. Linkous); grandchildren, Robert Ryan and Lauran Gray, Kelley and Brad Sutphin, John Ryan, Erin and Mike Clinginpeel, Adam Smith, Brandi Linkous and Jed Sisson, Ashley and Marques Thomas, Dana Carroll and Damon Linkous; great-grandchildren, Emma and Anna Ryan, Mitchem, Camden and Lyla Jo Sutphin, William Winfield, Kaitlin and Jamie Moore, Chloe Clinginpeel; and great-great-granddaughter, Mason Harvey; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 29, 2013, at Horne Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2013 in the Horne Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Virgil McHone officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg..."
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 795.
Elkhorn Township, page 006.
Listed as Crockett Presley, age 1, in household of father, James Presley.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 155A, Family 100.
Listed as Crockett Presley, age 21, born in May 1879, in WV, in household of father, James Presley.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 21/22 Apr 1910; Page 69B; Image 24 of
25; Family #181/230.
Listed as Crocker Presley; age 36; born in WV; single; in household of father, James H. Presley.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 202; WV Archives Web Site.
C.P. Pressley; age 34; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; assistant mne boss; living at Wilcoe,
WV; son of Jim and Cosby; married on 2 Dec 1916 at Thorpe, WV; Jennie Rose; age 22; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Mack and Mary.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4689; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Crockett P. Presley; age 43; living at Thorpe, WV; assistant Mine Foreman for US Coal & Coke Co,
#4 Works, Thorpe, WV; nearest relative, Jennie Presley, Thorpe, WV; medium height and build;
gray eyes and dark hair.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 154B, Family 93.
Listed as Virginia Rose, age 7, born in Aug 1892, in WV, in household of father, William M. Rose.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 66B; Family #132/176.
Listed as Virginia Rose; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 202; WV Archives Web Site.
C.P. Pressley; age 34; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; assistant mne boss; living at Wilcoe,
WV; son of Jim and Cosby; married on 2 Dec 1916 at Thorpe, WV; Jennie Rose; age 22; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Mack and Mary.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Beverly Aker; 25 Feb 2012.
"Virginia “Jennie” Rose Presley
Birth 7 Dec 1890
Death 29 Mar 1963 (aged 72)
Burial
Harman Cemetery
Skygusty, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Virginia 'Jennie' Rose Presley, 68, of Leckie, died Friday, March 29, 1963 in a Welch hospital. A lifelong resident of McDowell County, born December 17, 1890 December 7, 1890, she was a daughter of the late William Mack and Mary Mitchem Rose."She was preceded in death by her husband, Crockett Preston Presley on July 30, 1940.
"Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Frank Sluss of Bluefield, Mrs. Frank Jarrells of Leckie and Mrs. Jack Akers of Thorpe; two sons, Benton Presley of Leckie and Vince Presley of Fayetteville; five brothers, Kirby Rose of Gary, John Rose of O'Toole, George Rose of Thorpe, Lee rose of Richmond, Va., and Frazier Rose of Cleveland, Oh.; three sisters, Lucy Fowler of Thorpe, Cleo Rose of Cleveland and Eliza Rose of Detroit, Mi.; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
"The body will be moved from the Fanning Funeral Home in Welch to the Jarrells residence at Leckie
today at 2 p.m."Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ at Skygusty.
Rev. Burton Harman will officiate and burial will be in the Harman Cemetery nearby."Published March 30, 1963 in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; E.D. 24-55; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 1041A; Image 3 of 56; Household #31.
Listed as Tom Mitchem; age 62; born in VA; married; Negro; 1st grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; E.D. 24-55; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 1041A; Image 3 of 56; Household #31.
Listed as Sarah Mitchem; age 60; born in VA; married; Negro; 1st grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; washer woman; in household of husband, Thomas Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Algoma; E.D. 24-55; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 1041A; Image 3 of 56; Household #31.
Listed as Berry or Beny Harriston; age 30; born in VA; single; Negro; no education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Thomas Mitchem.
1. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Earlene G Moffitt
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1953
Residence County: Out of State
Times Married: 1
Spouse's Name: Alvin R Rose
Spouse's Age: 35
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1950
Spouse's Residence County: Darke
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1985
Marriage License County: Darke
Certificate Number: 31389
Volume Number: 12517"
2. US Public Records Index. Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alvin Ray Rose; born 9 Sep 1949; living at RR 6, Box 63218, Salisbury, NC 28144 in 1992.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Earline Mitchem
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1969
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Claude Mitchem
Mother: Laura Mitchem
Spouse: Danny J Moffitt
Certificate Number: 1969002572"
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Earlene G Moffitt
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1953
Residence County: Out of State
Times Married: 1
Spouse's Name: Alvin R Rose
Spouse's Age: 35
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1950
Spouse's Residence County: Darke
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1985
Marriage License County: Darke
Certificate Number: 31389
Volume Number: 12517"
3. US Public Records Index. Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earlene G. Rose; born 18 Sep 1952; living at RR 6, Box 63218, Salisbury, NC 28144 in 1992.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Tuesday, 4 Sep 2007; Newspaper Obit; via Ancestry.com
Web Site.
"BLUEFIELD - Earlene Gay Mitchem Rose, 54, of RR1, Box 416-A, Bluefield, formerly of Eckman, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at St. Mary?s Medical Center in Huntington after a long illness.
"Born Sept. 18, 1952 in Welch, she was the daughter of the late Claude Franklin Mitchem and Laura Ann Mitchem. She was affiliated with the Church of God faith, was a homemaker, was a former resident of Eckman, and had resided in Bluefield for the past four years.
"Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Bethel Graham and Betty Lester; four brothers, Randolph Mitchem, David Mitchem, Donald Edward Mitchem, and Roy Franklin Mitchem.
Survivors include her husband, Alvin Rose of Salisbury, N.C.; one daughter, Barbara Davis and husband Jamie of Indiana; one son, Mark Moffitt of Indiana; one brother, Ralph Mitchem and wife Patricia of Bluewell; four grandchildren, Christian Moffitt, Jeramie Moffitt, Heather Moffitt, and Dillon Davis; and other family members.
"Funeral service will be held Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, at 12 noon at Widener Funeral Home Chapel, Northfork, with the Rev. Richard Sturgell officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell..."
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Earlene G Mitchem [Earline Gaye Moffitt] [Earlene Rose]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1952
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia [Welch McDoll, West Virginia]
Death Date: 2 Sep 2007
SSN: 313589708
Notes: Jul 1968: Name listed as EARLENE G MITCHEM;
Apr 1969: Name listed as EARLINE GAYE MOFFITT;
11 Jun 1985: Name listed as EARLENE GAYE ROSE;
19 Sep 2007: Name listed as EARLENE G ROSE"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by Ival
Burger; 6 Sep 2006.
Earlene Gay Mitchem Rose; born 18 Sep 1952; died 2 Sep 2007; buried here; obit shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-43; taken on 11 Apr
1940; Page 948B; Image 40 of 48; Household #30.
Listed as David Mitchem; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Claude F. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 298; WV Archives Web Site.
David Bennett Mitchem; age 18; born at Eckman, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV; married on
16 Jan 1956 in McDowell Co, WV; Shelby Jean Isom; age 19; born and living in McDowell Co,
WV; single; with consent of Frank and Laure Mitchem, parents of David Bennett Mitchem; and
John and Mabel Isom; parents of Shelby Jean Isom.
3. "The News"; Kingstree, SC; 21 May 2005; Newspaper Obit; via Ancestry.com Web Site.
"ROCKWELL — David Bennett Mitchem, 68, 360 Country Place Drive, died Wednesday (May 18, 2005) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte."Born March 24, 1937, in Eckman, W.Va., Mr. Mitchem, a son of the late Rev. Claude Franklin and Laura Mitchem, was educated in the McDowell County, W.Va., schools. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
"A factory employee for 18 years in Union City, Ind., he worked for Servo Distributing for nine years and Hodges Exxon Service Station, both of East Innes Street, before retiring. He was a former member of Salisbury Foursquare Church and a member of Bread of Life Church of God, Salisbury.
"His first wife, Shelby Jean Isom Mitchem, died March 19, 1986.
"Survivors include wife Elizabeth Church Mitchem, whom he married July 25, 1986; daughters Lisa Jeanette Mitchem, Union City, Ind., Kathy M. Bockhofer, Lyn, Ind., and Shelley Beth Mitchem, of the home; brother Ralph McArthur Mitchem, Bluefield, W.Va.; sister Earline M. Rose, Bluefield, W.Va.; and three grandchildren.
"Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Summersett Funeral Home chapel, Salisbury, conducted by the Rev. James Welburn, pastor, Bread of Life Church of God. Military graveside rites at City Memorial Park conducted by Rowan Veterans Council...:
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-43; taken on 10 Apr
1940; Page 845A; Image 33 of 48; Household #451.
Listed as Walter Mitchem; age 57; born in VA; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-43; taken on 10 Apr
1940; Page 845A; Image 33 of 48; Household #451.
Listed as Jessie Mitchem; age 52; born in TN; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Walter Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-43; taken on 10 Apr
1940; Page 845A; Image 33 of 48; Household #451.
Listed as Jessie Mitchem; age 52; born in TN; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Walter Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-43; taken on 10 Apr
1940; Page 845A; Image 33 of 48; Household #451.
Listed as Erdie Minniefield; age 34; born in WV; single; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; brakeman in coal mine; in household of step-father, Walter Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-43; taken on 10 Apr
1940; Page 845A; Image 33 of 48; Household #451.
Listed as Ruth Minniefield; age 18; born in WV; single; Negro; 9th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, Walter Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 9 Feb 1920; Page 203A;
Image 61 of 70; 565/600.
Listed as Eskell Mitchem; age 1 yr, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, G. Burbridge
Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 176A; Image 47 of 50; Household #379.
Listed as Estell Mitchem; age 21; born in WV; married; 6th garde education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; car dropper at coal mine tipple; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 176A; Image 47 of 50; Household #379.
Listed as Annie Mitchem; age 20; born in VA; married; 5th garde education; lived in Grayson Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Estell Mitchem.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 176A; Image 47 of 50; Household #379.
Listed as Shirley Mitchem; age 1; born in WV; in hosuehold of father, Estell Mitchem.