1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Alafer Clever; age 35; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester, Franklin Co, OH;
submitted by John C. Hamler; 19 Sep 2011.
Alafair Cleaver Perrigan Wheeler; born 17 Feb 1905 in VA; died 13 Feb 1996 in Grove City;
Franklin Co, OH; buried here.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Everett Clever; age 16; born in KY; 4th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Clever.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester, Franklin Co, OH;
submitted by John C. Hamler; 19 Sep 2011.
Everett Cleaver; born 13 Nov 1923 in KY; died 24 Mar 2002 in Grove City, Franklin Co, OH; buried
here; obit shown; "Everett was the son of George Cleaver-(1899-1975), and Alafair Perrigan-(1905-
1996).
"The Columbus Dispatch"; Columbus, OH; 27 Mar 2002; newspaper obit.
"CLEAVER Everett Cleaver, age 78, of Columbus, died March 24, 2002 at his sister's residence in Grove City. Coal miner in W.Va. many years ago. Retired from Karl Kummerling Tree Service after 30 years. Preceded in death by mother Alafair Cleaver Wheeler, father George Cleaver, brothers Delmon and Douglas Cleaver, sisters Bessie Upperman and Ebbie Tinney. Survived by son, Ricky Frayer of Columbus; brother, Lonnie (Maxine) Cleaver of Columbus; sisters, Betty (Clarence) Hurst of Grove City, Oh. and Ruby Cozzi of Ala.; many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at GRAUMLICH & SON FUNERAL HOME, 1351 S. High St., where service will be held Thursday 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jamie Elliott of Parsons Baptist Church, officiating. Interment Franklin Hills Memory Gardens..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Delmon Clever; age 14; born in KY; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Cleaver.
2. Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Delmon Cleaver; born in 1925; home state, McDowell Co, WV; PFC; 24th Infantry; killed in action on
7 Aug 1950 in South Korea.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Jul 2014.
PFC Delmon Cleaver; born 6 Jul 1925; died 7 Aug 1950; buried here; "WEST VIRGINIA PFC 34 INF DIV
KOREA".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Norwood Cemetery; Kimball, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Orval
Hodges; 28 Dec 2010.
Buster Wheeler; born 6 May 1910; died 23 Jun 1955; buried here.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Alafer Clever; age 35; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester, Franklin Co, OH;
submitted by John C. Hamler; 19 Sep 2011.
Alafair Cleaver Perrigan Wheeler; born 17 Feb 1905 in VA; died 13 Feb 1996 in Grove City;
Franklin Co, OH; buried here.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 1; WV Archives Website.
Samuel James Tinney; age 23; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; married on 9 Dec 1947 at
Davby, WV; Elizabeth A. Cleaver; age 22; born in Freeze (sic, Frozen) Creek, KY; single; living at
Marytown, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Ebbie Clever; age 13; born in KY; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Cleaver.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 1; WV Archives Website.
Samuel James Tinney; age 23; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; married on 9 Dec 1947 at
Davby, WV; Elizabeth A. Cleaver; age 22; born in Freeze (sic, Frozen) Creek, KY; single; living at
Marytown, WV.
1. Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007; LDS Website.
"Name Edward E Upperman
Sex Male
Age 77
Residence Place Whitehall, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Death Date 6 Aug 1977
Death Place Whitehall, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Birth Date 1900
Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
Marital Status Married
Race White
Autopsy Performed Unknown
Certifier's Role Physician
Event Type Death
Census Tract 9230
Certificate Number 057539
Source Description Ohio Department of Health
Volume Number 22966
Affiliate Line Number 57538"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Bessie Clever; age 10; born in KY; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Cleaver.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Franklin Hills Memory Gardens, Canal Winchester, Franklin Co, OH;
submitted by John C. Hamler; 19 Sep 2011.
Bessie Cleaver Upperman; born 19 Aug 1929; died 13 Nov 1997; buried here.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Lonnie Clever; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Cleaver.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Ruby Clever; age 9; born in VA; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Cleaver.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #80.
Listed as Betty Clever; age 2; born in WV; in household of mother, Alafair (_____) Cleaver.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 103; Line 14; WV Archives Web Site.
John Benj. Stump; age 19; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
George W. and Martha A; married on 2 Feb 1900 in Mercer Co, WV; Texas Cooper; age 19;
born in Giles Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Joseph and S.M.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on ____; Page 224A; image 27 of 32;
Family #289/305.
Listed as John B. Stump; age 28; born in VA; married once for 10 yrs; laborer in saw mill; head of
household.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; taken on 12 Jan 1920;
Page 264B; Image 10 of 30; Family #96/96.
Listed as John Stump; age 40; born in VA; married; laborer in sawmill for coal mine; head of
household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV;Browns Creek District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 214B; Image
44 of 75; Family #388/404.
Listed as John Stump; age 48; born in VA; married at 19; timber foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
5. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Benjamin Stump
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 59
Birth Date: abt 1880
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1939
Marriage Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Father: George Stump
Mother: Martha Ann Cooper
Spouse: Nettie Jackson Sizemore
Certificate Number: 1939031939"
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #82.
Listed as John B. Stump; age 60; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; timber laborer; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'56 011599; WV Archives Web Site.
John Ben Stump; age 76; born 22 Sep 1879 in Floyd Co, VA; widowed; retired; living at
Mohegan, WV; son of George and _____: died 27 Aug 1956 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV;
from cancer of stomach with perforation; buried 29 Aug 1956 in Iaeger Memorial; informant,
John Stump.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nettie Jackson Sizemore
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 47
Birth Date: abt 1892
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1939
Marriage Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Father: Kize Jackson
Mother: Elminia Meade
Spouse: John Benjamin Stump
Certificate Number: 1939031939"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #82.
Listed as Nettie Stump; age 47; born in WV; married; no education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John B. Stump.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as William Parrigan; age 21; born in VA; 4th grade education; lived in Dickenson Co, VA
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of brother, Welford Perrigan.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Welford Parrigan
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1907
Birth Place: Virginia
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1930
Marriage Place: Fairfax, Virginia
Father:
George
Mother:
Eddie
Spouse:
Marie E.J. Roper
FHL Film Number: 31329
Reference ID: 129-116"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Welford Parrigan; age 33; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marie E.J. Roper [Marie E.J. Mullett]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1908
Birth Place: Kentucky
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1930
Marriage Place: Fairfax, Virginia
Father:
Jerre Mullett
Mother:
Jeanette Mullett
Spouse:
Welford Parrigan
FHL Film Number: 31329
Reference ID: 129-116"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Marie Parrigan; age 32; born in KY; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Welford Perrigan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Marie Parrigan; age 11; born in VA; 2nd grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Welford Perrigan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Rickey Parrigan; age 7; born in VA; 1st grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Welford Perrigan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Johnnie Parrigan; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Welford Perrigan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Sherlley Parrigan; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Welford Perrigan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 748B; Image 11 of 35; Household #83.
Listed as Morris E. Parrigan; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Welford Perrigan.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14812; WV Archives Web Site.
Gloria Jean Perigan; age 7 mons, 13 days; born 16 Feb 1945 at Mohegan, WV; daughter of
Winfred and Marie (Mullett) Parigan; died 28 Aug 1945 DOA, Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from
infectious diarrhea; buried 30 Aug 1945 at Moheghan, WV.