1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 18 Jun 1900,
Page 271A, Family #566.
Listed as Jahew Blankenship, age 2, born in Jan 1898 in WV, in household
of father, William F. Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 335; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Hugh Blankenship; age 27 (sic, abt 17); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at
Panther, WV; son of William and Jenita; married on 30 Dec 1915 at Panther, WV; Lucy Bailey,
age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Andrew and Mary.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page
273A; Image 41 of 43; Family #415/418.
Listed as Jayer Blankenship; age 24; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 234B;
Image 23 of 33; Family #191/192.
Listed as Jahu Blankenship; age 32; born in WV; married at 18; motorman in coal mine;
head of household.
5. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Hurricane District; E.D. 14-8; taken on 12 Jun 1940; Page
271B; Image 68 of 82; Household #511.
Listed as J.H. Blankenship; age 42; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 335; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Hugh Blankenship; age 27 (sic, abt 17); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at
Panther, WV; son of William and Jenita; married on 30 dec 1915 at Panther, WV; Lucy Bailey,
age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Andrew and Mary.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page
273A; Image 41 of 43; Family #415/418.
Listed as Lucie Blankenship; age 23; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Jahue
Blankenship.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 234B;
Image 23 of 33; Family #191/192.
Listed as Lucy Blankenship; age 32; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband;
Jahue Blankenship.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #18588; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. J. H. Blankenship; age 40; born in 1896 at Panther, WV; married; wife of J.H. Blankenship;
living at Big Sandy, WV; daughter of Andrew and Mary (Cline) Bailey; died 31 Dec 1936 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; from bronchial pneumonia following bronchitis with cardiac decompensation;
buried 2 Jan 1937 at Panther, WV; informant, J. H. Blankenship, Big Sandy, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 234B;
Image 23 of 33; Family #191/192.
Listed as Lilly E. Blankenship; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Jahue
Blankenship.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 234B;
Image 23 of 33; Family #191/192.
Listed as Willie H. Blankenship; age 4 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jahue
Blankenship.
2. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Hurricane District; E.D. 14-8; taken on 12 Jun 1940; Page
271B; Image 68 of 82; Household #511.
Listed as Willie Hasel Blankenship; age 15; born in WV; 7th grade education; not attending school;
lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jahue Blankenship.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 18 Jun 1900,
Page 271A, Family #566.
Listed as Jahew Blankenship, age 2, born in Jan 1898 in WV, in household
of father, William F. Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 335; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Hugh Blankenship; age 27 (sic, abt 17); born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at
Panther, WV; son of William and Jenita; married on 30 Dec 1915 at Panther, WV; Lucy Bailey,
age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Andrew and Mary.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page
273A; Image 41 of 43; Family #415/418.
Listed as Jayer Blankenship; age 24; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 234B;
Image 23 of 33; Family #191/192.
Listed as Jahu Blankenship; age 32; born in WV; married at 18; motorman in coal mine;
head of household.
5. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Hurricane District; E.D. 14-8; taken on 12 Jun 1940; Page
271B; Image 68 of 82; Household #511.
Listed as J.H. Blankenship; age 42; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Hurricane District; E.D. 14-8; taken on 12 Jun 1940; Page
271B; Image 68 of 82; Household #511.
Listed as Goldie Blankenship; age 18; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Jahue Blankenship.
1. 1850 Census, Ashe Co, NC; taken on 28 Sep 1850; Page 288B; Image 102 of 198; Family #732/732.
Listed as Peggy Evans; age 38; born in NC; in household of mother, Ollie Watts Evans.
1. Carter Co, KY; WW I Draft Registration Card #985; 5 Jun 2017; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William M. Jones; age 21; born in Carter Co, KY; farmer; living at Adkins, KY; single; employed by
Jerome Glass; dependent father and mother; short with stout build; brown eyes and Black hair.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hampton Roads; taken on 2 Jan 1920;
Page 211B; Image 2 of 2; Family #13/13.
Listed as William Jones; age 23; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 198B;
Famiyl #262/274.
Listed as May Hager; age 12; born in KY; in household of father, Joseph Hager.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hampton Roads; taken on 2 Jan 1920;
Page 211B; Image 2 of 2; Family #13/13.
Listed as May Jones; age 21; born in KY; married; in household of husband, William M. Jones.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999", McDowell Co, Historical Society,
1999, Page 192; "Joe and Missouri Hager", Article; submitted by granddaughter, Kathryn Vance, HC
71, Box 258, Princeton, WV 24740.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 426; WV Archives Web Site.
Verlin Jones; age 21; born and living at Hensley, WV; single; married on 19 May 1945 at
Welch, WV; Sada Hilda Lester; age 16; born at Hanover, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV;
with consent of Judie Lester, mother of Sada Hilda Lester.
2. US Public Records Index; LDS Web Site.
Verlin R. Jones; born 18 Jul 1923; living at PO Box 43, Hensley, WV; from 1 Apr 1995 to
25 Mar 2008.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 184B; Image 20 of
22; Family #168/169.
Listed as Blanche Lester; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
2. 1940 Census. McDowell, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 2-36; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 743A; Image 47 of 48; Household #380.
Listed as Hilda Lester; age 10; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Cleveland Lester
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 426; WV Archives Web Site.
Verlin Jones; age 21; born and living at Hensley, WV; single; married on 19 May 1945 at
Welch, WV; Sada Hilda Lester; age 16; born at Hanover, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV;
with consent of Judie Lester, mother of Sada Hilda Lester.
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 22 Jan 2009; Ancestry.com Web Site.
" Hilda Lester Jones, age 79, of Hensley, died Tuesday, January 20,
2009, at Golden Harvest Nursing Home in Welch. Born November 7, 1929, in
Hensley, she was the daughter of the late Cleve and Judy Lester.She was a
lifelong resident of Hensley. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church at
Big Jenny and she was a homemaker in addition to a loving wife, mother, and
grandmother.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Verlin Jones; five brothers, Paris, Lemmie, Doug, David and Frankie
Lester and three sisters, Mae England, Lottie Duncan and Ada Richmond.Survivors
include two sons, Frankie Jones and wife Alice of Steeles and Darrell Jones and
wife Sharon of Welch; four daughters, Virginia England and husband Benny of
Hensley, Rhonda Shumate and husband Brice of Hensley, Betty Collins and husband
Teddy of Iaeger, Pam Finley and husband Roger of Princeton; a special
granddaughter, Lisa E. Saunders; eleven grandchildren; seventeen
great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.Funeral services will be
conducted Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11 a.m. from the Fanning Funeral Home
Chapel in Welch with the Rev. Carl Cline and the Rev. Ralph Steele, officiating.
Burial will follow at the England Cemetery in Hensley."
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hilda Jones; born 7 Nov 1929; died 20 Jan 2009; last residence, Welch, WV; card
issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 16 Jan 1920; Page 255A;
Image 18 of 26; Family #529/533.
Listed as Merl H. Duncan; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Matt H. Duncan.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 59A;
Image 47 of 57; Family #402/420.
Listed as Mearl H. Duncan; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, Matt H. Duncan.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
Muriel Duncan; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Hensley, WV;
son of Matt and Sallie; married on 8 May 1933 at Roderfield, WV; Lottie Lester, age 17;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV; daughter of Cleve and Judia.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; Hensley Hollow; E.D.
24-36; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 742A; Image 43 of 48; Household #355.
Listed as Merle Duncan; age 27; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; truck driver for coal mine; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 184A; Image 19 of
22; Family #168/169.
Listed as Lottie Lester; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
Muriel Duncan; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Hensley, WV;
son of Matt and Sallie; married on 8 May 1933 at Roderfield, WV; Lottie Lester, age 17;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Hensley, WV; daughter of Cleve and Judia.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; Hensley Hollow; E.D.
24-36; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 742A; Image 43 of 48; Household #355.
Listed as Lottie Duncan; age 23; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Muriel Duncan.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lottie Duncan; age 65; born 9 Jan 1917; last residence, Twin Branch, WV; SS# 236-86-7367;
died in Sep 1982; card issued in WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9289; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edward Duncan; age 4 mons, 22 days; born 28 Nov 1933 at Hensley, WV; son of
Mearl and Lottie (Lester) Duncan; died 22 Apr 1934 at Hensley, WV; from acute upper
resoiratory infection; bronco-pneumonia; buried 23 Apr 1934 at Twin Branch, WV; informant,
Mearl Duncan, Hensley, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; Hensley Hollow; E.D.
24-36; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 742A; Image 43 of 48; Household #355.
Listed as Delbert Duncan; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Muriel Duncan.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 184A; Image 19 of
22; Family #168/169.
Listed as Parris Lester; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
2. 1940 Census. McDowell, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 2-36; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 743A; Image 47 of 48; Household #380.
Listed as Paris Lester; age 24; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; miner; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Paris Lester; age 27; born and living at Hensley, WV; single; was issued a license to marry on
18 Mar 1944 in McDowell, WV; Margaret Frost; age 20; born and living at Hensley, WV; with consent
of Thomas Frost, father of Margaret Frost; no return by a minister.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #9964; WV Archives Web Site.
Paris Lester; age 31; born 17 Dec 1916 at Hensley, WV; single; coal miner; SS# 236-07-4044; living
at Steeles, WV; son of Cleave and Judy (England) Lester; died 2 Jul 1948 at Steeles, WV; from crushing
injuries to head and chest; truck turned over; buried 4 Jul 1948 in family cemetery, Hensley, WV;
informant, Cleave Lester, Steeles, WV
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Paris Lester; age 27; born and living at Hensley, WV; single; was issued a license to marry on
18 Mar 1944 in McDowell, WV; Margaret Frost; age 20; born and living at Hensley, WV; with consent
of Thomas Frost, father of Margaret Frost; no return by a minister
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 480; WV Archives Web Site.
Merlon Richmond; age 21; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Steeles, WV; son of William and
Effie Richmond; married on 29 Jan 1949 at Pineville, WV; Ada Lester; age 23; born at Hensley, WV;
single; living at Steeles, WV; daughter of Cleve and Judy Lester.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 184A; Image 19 of
22; Family #168/169.
Listed as Ada Lester; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
2. 1940 Census. McDowell, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 2-36; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 743A; Image 47 of 48; Household #380.
Listed as Ada Lester; age 14; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 480; WV Archives Web Site.
Merlon Richmond; age 21; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Steeles, WV; son of William and
Effie Richmond; married on 29 Jan 1949 at Pineville, WV; Ada Lester; age 23; born at Hensley, WV;
single; living at Steeles, WV; daughter of Cleve and Judy Lester.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ada F. Richmond; bor 25 Dec 1925; died 2 Jul 1989; last residence, Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV;
SS# 236-32-1362; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 184B; Image 20 of
22; Family #168/169.
Listed as David Lester; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Lester.
2. 1940 Census. McDowell, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 2-36; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 743A; Image 47 of 48; Household #380.
Listed as David Lester; age 18; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Cleveland Lester
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 70; WV Archives Web Site.
David H. Lester; age 23; born at Hensley, WV; single; living at Big Sandy, WV; married on 13
Jul 1945 at Welch, WV; Bonnie Sweeney; age 19; born at Hensley, WV; single; living at Big
Sandy, WV; with consent of Arettie Sweeney, mother of Bonnie Sweeney.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
David Lester; age 61; born 29 Jun 1922; died in July 1983; last residence, Morrow, OH 43338;
SS# 234-22-1554; card issued in WV.
5. Ohio Death Index, 1908-2007; LDS Web Site.
David H. Lester; age 61; born in 1922 in WV; married; living at Morrow, OH; SS# 234-22-1554;
died 4 Jul 1983 in the Fostoria City Hospital, Fostoria, Hancock Co, OH.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 70; WV Archives Web Site.
David H. Lester; age 23; born at Hensley, WV; single; living at Big Sandy, WV; married on 13
Jul 1945 at Welch, WV; Bonnie Sweeney; age 19; born at Hensley, WV; single; living at Big
Sandy, WV; with consent of Arettie Sweeney, mother of Bonnie Sweeney.
Wilson Cleveland "Jack" Lester
1. 1940 Census. McDowell, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-35; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 715A; Image 52 of 57; Household #400.
Listed as Wilson C. Lester; age 7; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lemmie Lester.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 447; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilson Cleveland Lester; age 21 (sic, 17); born at Steeles, WV; single; living at Big Sandy, WV;
married on 23 Dec 1950 at Roderfield, WV; Wilma Francis Wells; age 21 (sic?); born at Welch, WV;
single; living at Big Sandy, WV.
3. US Public Records Index; LDS Web Site.
Wilson C. Lester; born 30 Jan 1933; living at RR 6, Box, Bedford, VA from 1 Jan 1995 to 1 Oct 2007.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Wilson C. "Jack" Lester, 82, of Bedford, VA, formerly of Steeles, WV, passed away, November 28, 2015 at Oakwood Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, VA.
"Jack was born January 30, 1933 in Hensley, WV, a son of the late Lemmie and Daisy England Lester. He was a member of the Pads Fork Freewill Baptist Church. He previously worked at Copper Refinery in Maryland, and N & W Railroad in Welch, WV, and retired from W & W Road Construction. He loved the outdoords, gardening and animals.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Jessie; three sisters, Beulah, Athlene and Shirley; and one grandson Shawn Bates.
"Survivors include his wife of 15 great years, Trula Bea Mullins Lester of the home; three sons, Bruce (Cheryl) Lester of New York, Terry (Sharon) Lester and Danny Lester all of Florida; two daughters, Marilyn (Allen) Bates of Massachusetts and Vickie (Mark) Knize of Florida; one step daughter, Donna Smilardo of Philipi, WV; one step son Butchie Wiener of Maryland, 18 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, two sisters, and two brothers which includes a very special and close sister and brother-in-law, Patsy and Lawrence Walker of Steeles, WV, Linda (David) Workman of Ridgeview, WV, Andrew (Edwinna) Lester and Douglas (Ruth) Lester both of Hanover, WV; his step mother, Lavy Davis of Hanover, WV, and as he would say, his favorite niece, Treasa Walker of Steeles, WV, as well as a host of other nieces, nephew, cousins, and friends; and two very special friends, Richard "Dick" Bond, and Donnie Kemp; and a special cousin Jerry Miller.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 1 o'clock at with Preacher Dennis Lester officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV...."
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Patty Greene; 2 Dec 2015.
Wilson Cleveland "Jack" Lester; born 30 Jan 1933; died 28 Nov 2015; buried here; no grave marker
photo shown; obituary and personal photo posted.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 447; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilson Cleveland Lester; age 21 (sic, 17); born at Steeles, WV; single; living at Big Sandy, WV; married
on 23 Dec 1950 at Roderfield, WV; Wilma Francis Wells; age 21 (sic?); born at Welch, WV; single; living
at Big Sandy, WV.