1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1902); Page 153; Line 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Riley Akers; age 19; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Lewis and
Adaline; married on 8 Jan 1902 in Mercer Co, WV; C. Cook; age 16; born and living in Mercer
Co, WV; single; daughter of John N. and Margaret.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1902); Page 153; Line 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Riley Akers; age 19; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Lewis and
Adaline; married on 8 Jan 1902 in Mercer Co, WV; C. Cook; age 16; born and living in Mercer
Co, WV; single; daughter of John N. and Margaret.
2. "WV Roadbuilders" Web Site,
http://freepages.genalogy.rootsweb.com/~richmond/index.htm.
submitted by Lt. Col. Henry T. Cook, USMC (Ret.), great-great grandson of
Thomas Muncey Cook.
Daughter, Cozetta Cook; married Riley Akers.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 656.
Rock Township, page 029.
Listed as Harrison E. Cook, age 3, in household of father, John N. Cooke.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 103; Line 5; WV Archives Web Site.
H.E. Cook; age 22; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of J.N. and Margaret;
married on 19 Jan 1900 in Mercer Co, WV; Ella Blankenship; age 21; born and living in Mercer
Co, WV; single; daughter of R.M. and Syntha.
3. "WV Roadbuilders" Web Site,
http://freepages.genalogy.rootsweb.com/~richmond/index.htm.
submitted by Lt. Col. Henry T. Cook, USMC (Ret.), great-great grandson of
Thomas Muncey Cook.
Harrison Cook; married Ella Blabkenship; children: Harry E., Stella, Aileen,
and Ova; Harrison murdered by Cleveland Boyd in 1918 at Matoaka; trial was
in 1925.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV, East River Disrtict, taken on 26 Jun 1880, Page
36A, Family #168.
Listed as Ellie M. Blankenship, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, Robert W. Blankenship.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 103; Line 5; WV Archives Web Site.
H.E. Cook; age 22; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of J.N. and Margaret;
married on 19 Jan 1900 in Mercer Co, WV; Ella Blankenship; age 21; born and living in Mercer
Co, WV; single; daughter of R.M. and Syntha.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 115; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Ritchie; age 28; born and living in Mingo Co, WV; married on 8 Nov 1900 in Mingo Co, WV;
Annie Hatfield;age 24 (sic?); born and living in Mingo Co, WV.
1. 1870 Census Logan Co, WV, Magnolia Township, page 539B, Family #81.
Listed as Anna Hatfield, age 4, in household of father, Aly Hatfield.
2. 1880 Census of Logan Co, WV, Magnolia District, taken on 15 Jun 1880, Page 294B, Family #22.
Listed as Anna Hatfield, age 14, in household of father, Aly Hatfield.
3. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1881); Page 42; Line 26; WV Archives Web Site.
James Kline; age 22; born and living in Logan Co, WV; single; farmer; son of J. and P. (Roberts)
Kline; was issued a license between 28 Mar and 6 Apr 1881 in Logan Co, WV to marry; Annie
Hatfield; age 16; born and living in Logan Co, WV; single; daughter of A. and E. (Kline) Hatfield;
no return of marriage.
4. "The Olive Hatfield Allen" webpage, Olive Jean Allen, Varney, WV.
Married first, Robert Richey; second, James Cline on 9 Mar 1892 in Logan Co, WV.
(Marriages are reversed)
5. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 236A; Family #76/76.
Listed as Anna Hatfield; age 34; born in WV in Oct 1865; single; 5 children, 3 living; in household
of father, Aly Hatfield.
6. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 115; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Ritchie; age 28; born and living in Mingo Co, WV; married on 8 Nov 1900 in Mingo Co, WV;
Annie Hatfield;age 24 (sic, 34); born and living in Mingo Co, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #172.
Listed as Minnie Short, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Noah Short.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 18 Jan 1920; Page 139B;
Family #82/85.
Listed as Verlin Short, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Noah Short.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 128; WV Archives Web Site.
Verlin Short; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Marytown, WV;
son of Noah and Iva; married on 3 Jul 1926 at Welch, WV; Dorothy Gillespie; age 19, born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of M.H. and Della.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 128; WV Archives Web Site.
Verlin Short; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Marytown, WV;
son of Noah and Iva; married on 3 Jul 1926 at Welch, WV; Dorothy Gillespie; age 19, born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of M.H. and Della.
1. 1940 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; Roda; E.D. 98-28; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 530B; Image 16 of 52; Household #117.
Listed as Biley Bradford; age 1; born in VA;; in household of father, Ira Bradford.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 403; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill H. Bradford; age 21; born in VA; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of Ira and Mollie
Bradford; married on 31 Aug 1958 at Baileysville, WV; Vearlean Short; age 18; born and
living at Baileysville, WV; single; daughter of Verlin and Flora Short.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 403; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill H. Bradford; age 21; born in VA; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of Ira and Mollie
Bradford; married on 31 Aug 1958 at Baileysville, WV; Vearlean Short; age 18; born and
living at Baileysville, WV; single; daughter of Verlin and Flora Short.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #172.
Listed as Minnie Short, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Noah Short.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 18 Jan 1920; Page 139B;
Family #82/85.
Listed as Verlin Short, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Noah Short.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 128; WV Archives Web Site.
Verlin Short; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Marytown, WV;
son of Noah and Iva; married on 3 Jul 1926 at Welch, WV; Dorothy Gillespie; age 19, born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of M.H. and Della.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Vincent Daniel; age 22; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Bolt; WV; married on 18 Nov
1929 at Bolt, WV; Gladies Narcissia Covey; age 19; bornin Raleigh Co, WV; living at
Surveyor, WV.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 4; WV Archives Web Site.
Vincent Churchman Daniel; age 60; born 7 Mar 1907 at Bolt; WV; widowed; living at Rt 2, Box
16B, Beckley, WV; son of James and Minnie (Worley) Daniel; married on 17 Sep 1967 at
MacArthur, WV; Geraldine Pearl Graham; age 43; born at Basin, WV; divorced; living at Box
523, MacArthur, WV; daughter of Dea and Mary (Lambert) Graham.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Vincent Daniel; age 22; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Bolt; WV; married on 18 Nov
1929 at Bolt, WV; Gladies Narcissia Covey; age 19; bornin Raleigh Co, WV; living at
Surveyor, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
Hanzel Clayton Graham; age 21; born at Basin, WV; single; living at Amigo, WV; son of
Dea and Mary Graham; married on 21 Dec 1952 at Stephenson, WV; Jean Blessard; age
18; born at Lillybrook, WV; single; living at Stephenson, WV; daughter of Grady L. and
Dorothy E. Blessard.
2. Kanawha Co, Marriage registry; Vol #__(1955); Page 309; Line 1034; WV Archives Web Site.
Hanzel Clayton Graham; age 24; born in Raleigh Co, WV; divorced; living in S. Charleston,
WV; married on 22 Jun 1955 at Alum Creek, WV; Barbara Lee Dent; age 19; born in OH; single;
living at Alum Creek, WV.
3. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV, Saturday 25 Jun 2005, newspaper obit.
"Grethel Marie McKinney, 87, was called home to Heaven Thursday morning, June 23, 2005 at the
home of her daughter in Crab Orchard, following a brief illness. "Born March 21, 1918 at Egeria, she was the daughter of the late Dea and Mary P. Lambert
Graham. "... she is survived by ...two brothers, Hanzel Clayton Graham and wife, Barbara, of Hampton, Va.,
and Harold Freeman Graham and wife, Oma, of Princewick; three sisters, Geraldine P. Daniel,
Lena M. Graham of Beckley and Jackie Daugherty and husband, Lee, of Princeton..."
4. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 16 Nov 2006; Newspaper Obit.
"HAMPTON, Va. - Hanzel C. "Hans" Graham, lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army (retired), 75, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. "Col. Graham was born at Basin to the late Dea and Mary Lambert Graham. "He had resided in Hampton since 1972. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army for 26 years, including the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, and was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. He was a member and past chairman of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association. After military retirement he was a life insurance agent with Lincoln National until becoming a licensed real estate agent in 1982. Hans sold real estate with L&M Realty and Abbitt Realty, retiring from that business in 2002. "Survivors include his wife, Barbara Graham; three sons, Gary Graham of Hampton, Robert Graham of Anchorage, Alaska, and Scott Graham of Hampton; two grandsons, Jason Graham of Hampton and Colt Graham of Anchorage; three granddaughters, Christina Graham of Coeburn, Va., and Amber and Chelsea Graham of Hampton; a brother, Freeman Graham, and three sisters, Geraldine Daniel, Lena Graham and Jacqueline Daugherty, all of West Virginia; and his special friend, Clarence Hunter. "A service to celebrate his life, which consisted of a fly-over, was 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Parklawn Memorial Park with full military honors..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
Hanzel Clayton Graham; age 21; born at Basin, WV; single; living at Amigo, WV; son of
Dea and Mary Graham; married on 21 Dec 1952 at Stephenson, WV; Jean Blessard; age
18; born at Lillybrook, WV; single; living at Stephenson, WV; daughter of Grady L. and
Dorothy E. Blessard.
1. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History", Mary K. Bowman, page 447.
Harvey Jackson married Martha Ann Cline. Their children were: Bertha, Becca,
Lizzie, Lake, Robert, and Golden (sic Gordon?).
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #254.
Listed as J. Gold Jackson, age 11, in household of father, Harvey Jackson.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 4 May 1910, Page 224B, Family #186.
Listed as Jay G. Jackson, age 21, born in WV, in household of father, Harvey Jackson.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; vol #__(1915); Page 398; WV Archives Web Site.
Jay Golden Jackson; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Mullens, WV; son of
Harvey J. and Martha A. Jackson; married on 19 Sep 1915 at Mullens, WV; Matilda Pearl
Brooks; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Mullens, WV; daughter of W.H. and
Martha A. Brooks.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #808; 5 Jun 1917; LDS Web Site.
Jay Golden Jackson; age 28; born 10 Nov 1888 in Wyoming Co, WV; married; living at Caloric, WV;
drilling me??? for Smith Pocahontas Coal Co at Mullens, WV; dependent wife and child; medium height;
______build; grey eyes and brown hair.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 208B
Image 15 of 42; Family #113/114.
Listed as Jay G. Jackson; age 41; born in WV; married at 27; lumberman in saw mill; head
of household.
7. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Four Pole Creek; E.D. 30-21; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 420A; Image 37 of 63; Household #318.
Listed as Golden Jackson; age 52; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; vol #__(1915); Page 398; WV Archives Web Site.
Jay Golden Jackson; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Mullens, WV; son of
Harvey J. and Martha A. Jackson; married on 19 Sep 1915 at Mullens, WV; Matilda Pearl
Brooks; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Mullens, WV; daughter of W.H. and
Martha A. Brooks.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 208B
Image 15 of 42; Family #113/114.
Listed as Matilda P. Jackson; age 33; born in WV; married at 19; in household of husband,
Jay G. Jackson.
3. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Four Pole Creek; E.D. 30-21; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 420A; Image 37 of 63; Household #318.
Listed as Pearlie Jackson; age 42; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Jay G. Jackson.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Four Pole Creek; E.D. 30-21; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 420A; Image 37 of 63; Household #318.
Listed as Carl Jackson; age 21; born in WV; single; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935;coal miner; in household of father, Jay G. Jackson.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Four Pole Creek; E.D. 30-21; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 420A; Image 37 of 63; Household #318.
Listed as Jack Jackson; age 14; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jay G. Jackson.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Four Pole Creek; E.D. 30-21; taken on 29 Apr 1940;
Page 420A; Image 37 of 63; Household #318.
Listed as Janice Jackson; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jay G. Jackson.