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 Naomi Dean; age 15; born in VA; 3rd garde education; not attending school; lived in
Grayson Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Estell Mitchem.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vo, #__(1952); Page 126; Line #5; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Montgomery Carter; age 23; born and living at Rock, WV; single; married on 30 Aug 1952
at Princeton, WV; Dorothy Loretta Mitchem; age 22; born at Jenkinjones, WV; single; living at
Princeton, WV.
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 #378.
Listed as Dorothy Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, G. Burbridge Mitchem.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vo, #__(1952); Page 126; Line #5; WV Archives Web Site.
Dewey Montgomery Carter; age 23; born and living at Rock, WV; single; married on 30 Aug 1952
at Princeton, WV; Dorothy Loretta Mitchem; age 22; born at Jenkinjones, WV; single; living at
Princeton, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; E.D. 24-40; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 790A; Image 19 of 36; Household #122.
Listed as James Sarver; age 77; born in VA; widowed; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of son-in-law, John W. Mitchem.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 131B; Image
10 of 25; Family #88/88.
Listed as Moses W. Mitchem; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Bertha S. Sarver
Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; E.D. 24-40; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 790A; Image 19 of 36; Household #122.
Listed as Warren Mitchem; age 19; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, John W. Mitchem.
3. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Tuesday, 8 Aug 2006; Newspaper Obit; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
"SANDY HUFF - Mose W. Mitchem, 85, of Sandy Huff, near Iaeger, peacefully separated this life, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006 at his residence surrounded by the love of family.
Mr. Mitchem was born Nov. 7, 1920 at Grassy Branch near Bluefield, a son of the late John and Bertha Sarver Mitchem. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, on the USS Winslow as a First Class Petty Officer. He also served on the Island of Trinidad. After leaving the Navy he held several jobs from New York to New Jersey before coming back home to West Virginia.
After returning home he spent 40 plus years as a proud Union Coal Miner. He worked several mines including Red Bird and retired from Banacek. In his spare time fishing and his grandchildren were his pastimes and his passions. He also loved to drive.
"In addition to his parents, twin children, Freddy and Sherry Mitchem; four brothers, Fred, Gilbert, Carl, and Denny Mitchem; two sisters, Lois Hammonds and Winnie Murray; and a grandson, Casey England preceded him in death.
"He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving wife of 59 years, Nina Jacqueline McLemore Mitchem; three sons, Michael K. Mitchem and wife Cheryl of Iaeger, John E. Mitchem and wife Shelly also of Iaeger, and Mose W. Mitchem Jr. and wife Michelle of Panther; three daughters, Elizabeth "Betsy" R. Williams and husband George of Chesapeake, Va., Mary Ruth Stroud and husband Don of Edenton, N.C., and Edith Sue Trent and husband Kenneth of Chesapeake, Va.; 25 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; one sister, Leona "Dolly" Napier of Bassett, Va. and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 at noon with the Reverend Don Morgan and the Reverend Daniel Dean officiating at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Bluewell where military graveside rites will be conducted by the Mercer County Veterans' Council...."
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by F.
Hylton; 18 Jul 2012.
Mose Warren Mitchem, Sr; born 7 Nov 1920; died 6 Aug 2006; buried here; headstone and obit
shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by F.
Hylton 18 Jul 2010.
Nina Jacqueline "Jackie" McLemore Mitchem; born 16 Feb 1933; died 24 Aug 2011; buried here;
picture, headstone, and obit shown.
"SANDY HUFF — Nina J. McLemore Mitchem, 78, of Sandy Huff, near Iaeger, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in Charleston, W.Va. Mrs. Mitchem was born February 16, 1933, in Hurley, Va. She was the daughter of the late Eurate and Edith Ling McLemore and the beloved wife of the late Mose Warren Mitchem Sr. She was also preceded in death by twin children, Freddy and Sherry Mitchem; a grandson, Casey England; two sisters, Mildred Chambers and Elizabeth Hurley; and an infant brother."Mom's passions, in addition to her family, were teaching Sunday school, cooking, and gardening. She also embraced people and was loved very much by her nieces and nephews, and all others that she came in contact with. She held a certificate as a private detective and was of the Christian faith and attended Iaeger Church of God.
"She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams (George) of Chesapeake, Va., Mary Ruth Stroud (Don) of Edenton, N.C., Edith Sue Trent (Kenneth) of Chesapeake, Va., Michael K. Mitchem (Cheryl) of Iaeger, John E. Mitchem (Shelly) of Iaeger, and Mose W. Mitchem Jr. (Maggie) of Sandy Huff; thirty-four grandchildren; forty-seven great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bob McLemore and wife Martha of Bastion, Va., Dennis McLemore and wife Linda of Richlands, Va.; one sister, Phyllis Skeens of Newberry, Mich.; and a host of family and friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Don Morgan officiating at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park at Bluewell, W.Va. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Registry; Vol #__(1951); Sandy River District; WV Archives Web Site.
Warren Fredrick Mitchem; born and died 11 Jan 1953 at Iaeger, WV; son of Mose Warren and
Nina Jacquline (McDenore, sic, McLemore) Mitchem; stillborn; no burial information.
(Twin)
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Registry; Vol #__(1951); Sandy River District; WV Archives Web Site.
Sheri Lynn Mitchem; born and died 11 Jan 1953 at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Mose Warren and
Nina Jacquline (McDenore, sic, McLemore) Mitchem; stillborn; no burial information.
(Twin)
Leona Virginia "Dolly" Mitchem
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 131B; Image
10 of 25; Family #88/88.
Listed as Leona V. Mitchem; age 7; born in VA; in household of mother, Bertha S. Sarver
Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; E.D. 24-40; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 790A; Image 19 of 36; Household #122.
Listed as Leona Mitchem; age 17; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Mitchem.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Newgarden District; taken on 24/26 Jan 1920; Page 240B; Image
26 of 28; Family #215/215.
Listed as Gilbert Mitchem; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 131B; Image
10 of 25; Family #88/88.
Listed as Gilbert H. Mitchem; age 17; born in WV; in household of mother, Bertha S. Sarver
Mitchem.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gilbert Henry Mitchem
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1912
Birth Place: Engleside, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Roderfield, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Roderfield, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Scott And Groseclose
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Welda Mitchem
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Gilbert Henry Mitchem Self (Head)
Welda Mitchem Wife"
4. Hopewell, VA; Death Certificate #80-011271; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gilbert Henry Mitchem; age 67; born 20 Oct 1912 in WV; married; husband of Welda Randolph
Mitchem; coal miner for oil company; living at 2105 Pickett St, Hopewell, VA; son of John William
and Susan (Sarver) Mitchem; died 11 Apr 1980 in the John Randolph Hospital, Hopewell, VA; due to
cardio-respiratory failure, carcinoma of pancreas with metastases; buried in Bermuda Memorial
Park, Chesterfield Co, VA
5. "Harry's Tree"; posted by Jane Lawson; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Gilbert Henry Mitchem Sr. DNA
Birth 20 OCT 1912 • Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Death 11 APR 1980 • Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Greg Lavallee; 18 Dec 2010; maintained by Find A Grave.
" Gilbert Henry Mitchem
Birth 1912
Death 1980 (aged 67–68)
Burial
Bermuda Memorial Park
Enon, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Plot Section: 5"
1. "Harry's Tree"; posted by Jane Lawson; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Welda Randolph
Birth 15 JUN 1921 • Beelog Yancy, North Carolina, USA
Death 16 JAN 2004 • Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Greg Lavallee; 18 Dec 2010; maintained by Find A Grave.
" Welda Randolph Mitchem
Birth 1921
Death 2004 (aged 82–83)
Burial
Bermuda Memorial Park
Enon, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Plot Section: 5"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 129; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Lawrence Edwards; age 21; born and living at Coatesville, PA; was issued a license to marry
on 16 Dec 1946 in McDowell Co, WV; Velva T. Mitchem; age 18; born at Boissevain, VA; single;
living at Jenkinjones, WV; with consent od Clemen Mitchem, mother of Velva T. Mitchem.
(No return by minister)
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; E.D. 24-9; Page 159A; Image 9 of 50;
Household #64.
Listed as Tunis Mitchem; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel L. Mitchem.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 20 Oct 2012; Newspaper Obit; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"BLUEFIELD, Va. — Tunis Marvin Mitchem, 79, of 1182 Big Branch Rd., Bluefield, Va., departed this life on Oct. 17, 2012 of an apparent heart attack while walking to his sister’s house."He was born Oct. 9, 1933 in Pageton, W.Va., and was a son of the late Samuel and Irene Griggs Mitchem.
"Tunis had worked for U.S. Steel Mines No. 2 at Gary, W.Va., and also had worked many years in the timber business.
"He was a loving Daddy and Grandpa and a very giving and caring man.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Lou Riley Mitchem in 2005; brothers, Randolph, Arnold, Orville, Roy, Bob and Danny; and a sister, Shirley Hartley.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his two daughters, Kathleen Farmer and husband Billy of Yards, Va., Phyllis Minton and husband Terry of Bluefield, Va.; three grandchildren, Ryan Farmer and wife Amy of Cannonsburg, Pa., Eric Minton of North Carolina, Chelsey Minton of Bluefield, Va., whom he referred to as his girl; twin great-granddaughters, Olivia Farmer and Riley Farmer who just turned one year old; brothers, Howard Mitchem and wife Mary of Green Valley, Roger Mitchem and wife Charlotte of Big Branch, Doug Mitchem and wife Patricia of Big Branch; sisters, Louise Blankenship of Cleveland, Ohio, Carolyn Farmer and Sandra Mitchem both of Big Branch, with whom he spent a lot of time; special nephew, Harold Fox who lived with Mr. Mitchem; numerous nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be held Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, Va. Burial will follow in the Grandview Memory Gardens..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Anawalt; E.D. 24-9; Page 159A; Image 9 of 50;
Household #64.
Listed as Howard K. Mitchem; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel L. Mitchem.