1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1904); Page 171; Line 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Jacob H. Akers; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Lewis and Ad J. Akers; married on 18 Oct 1904 in Mercer Co, WV; Eva May Cook; age 16; born
and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of John N. and Margaret Cook; with permit of mother.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1904); Page 171; Line 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Jacob H. Akers; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Lewis and Ad J. Akers; married on 18 Oct 1904 in Mercer Co, WV; Eva May Cook; age 16; born
and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of John N. and Margaret Cook; with permit of mother.
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, May Cook; married Jake Akers.
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.