1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 may 1910; Page 210B; Image 48 of
48; Family #419/433.
Listed as Thomas Bias; age 53; born in VA; married twice, last time for 3 yrs; stone mason; head of
household.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as Thomas J. Bias; age 58; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Patsey and Marjorie Bise Cordisco"; article;
submitted by Patty Cordisco Hawkins, 27 Elm Street, War, WV 24892
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Michael J. Von Gebel; 24 Nov 2020.
" Thomas Jefferson Bise Sr.
Birth 2 May 1860
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Death 4 Jul 1924 (aged 64)
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Iaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 218985701"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 may 1910; Page 210B; Image 48 of
48; Family #419/433.
Listed as Lulie Bias; age 37; born in NC married once for 3 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household of
husband, Thomas J. Bias.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as Lula Bias; age 36; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Thomas J. Bias.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield Road; taken 26 Apr 1930;
Page 221A; Image 57 of 75; Family #512/529.
Listed as Lula Bise; age 43; born in NC; widow; head of household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Patsey and Marjorie Bise Cordisco"; article;
submitted by Patty Cordisco Hawkins, 27 Elm Street, War, WV 24892
1. McDowell Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1907); Page 10; Line #17; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Jefferson Bice; born 4 Sep 1907 at Berwind, Big Creek District; parents, T.J. and Lula
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as Jefferson Bias; age 12; born in WV in household of father, Thomas J. Bise.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12285; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Jeff Bise, Jr; age 16 yrs, 17 days; born 4 Sep 1907 in McDowell Co, WV: single; worked for
State Road Commission on state road work; son of T.J. Bise, born in Smyth Co, VA, and Lula Taylor-
Bias, born in NC; died 17 Sep 1923 at Roderfield, WV; from accidently by truck; buried 26 Sep 1923
at Roderfield, WV; informant, T,J, Bise, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iager Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Jefferson Bise; born 4 Sep 1907; died 17 Sep 1931; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as Joseph T. Bias; age 5; born in WV in household of father, Thomas J. Bise.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield Road; taken 26 Apr 1930;
Page 221A; Image 57 of 75; Family #512/529.
Listed as Joe Bise; age 16; born in WV; in household of mother, Lula J. Taylor Bise.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Taylor Bise
[Joseph Bise]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1914
Birth Place: Berwind Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: Jan 1979
Father: Tom Bise
Mother: Lula Taylor
SSN: 232180492
Notes: Feb 1937: Name listed as JOSEPH TAYLOR BISE;
04 Jan 1988: Name listed as JOSEPH BISE"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 may 1910; Page 210B; Image 48 of
48; Family #419/433.
Listed as Thomas Bias; age 53; born in VA; married twice, last time for 3 yrs; stone mason; head of
household.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as Thomas J. Bias; age 58; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Patsey and Marjorie Bise Cordisco"; article;
submitted by Patty Cordisco Hawkins, 27 Elm Street, War, WV 24892
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Michael J. Von Gebel; 24 Nov 2020.
" Thomas Jefferson Bise Sr.
Birth 2 May 1860
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Death 4 Jul 1924 (aged 64)
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Iaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 218985701"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Michael J. Von Gebel; 8 Oct 2015.
" Mary McClellan Bise
Birth 1 Dec 1877
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Death unknown
Burial
Goodman Cemetery
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 153430555"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 may 1910; Page 210B; Image 48 of
48; Family #419/433.
Listed as Bryan Bias; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas J. Bias.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as William J. Bias; age 22; born in VA; single; in household of father, Thomas J. Bias.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 2 May 2008; maintained by Find a Grave.
" William J. Bise
Birth 19 Nov 1897
Death 20 Oct 1973 (aged 75)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 26546932"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 may 1910; Page 210B; Image 48 of
48; Family #419/433.
Listed as Dewey Bias; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas J. Bias.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken on (abt 31 Jan 1920); Page 78B;
Image 24 of 43; Family #245/248.
Listed as Elmont Bias; age 20; born in VA; single; in household of father, Thomas J. Bias.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 2 May 2008; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Almor Dewey Bise
Birth 9 Sep 1898
Death 9 May 1974 (aged 75)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 25593221"
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ben Black
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1905
Marriage Place: Bell, Kentucky, USA
Spouse:
Ettie Lingar
Film Number: 000807485"
2. Roane Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 53; WV Archives Website.
Benjamin F. Black; age 74; born 4 Mar 1889 in KY; living at Elkview, WV; son of Jim and Christine
Black; married on 15 Nov 1963 at Spencer, WV; Margaret Estep; age 53; born 26 Jun 1911 in
Fayette Co, WV; living at Walton, WV; daughter of Abraham and Florence Estep.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Penny D.; 19 May 2013.
" Benjamin Black
Birth 4 Mar 1887
Kentucky, USA
Death 5 Apr 1964 (aged 77)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Montgomery Memorial Park
London, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 110857048"Additional Information Posted:
"Benjamin Black, a retired Elkview miner, died April 5, 1964, in a Charleston hospital after a short illness."He was born March 4, 1887 in Knox County, Kentucky, to James & Cristina Black.
"In the early 1900s, he married Mary Etta Linger. Between 1906 and 1922, he and Etta had seven children. In the early 1930s, he and his second wife, Margaret Estep, had two children.
"Children with Mary Etta Linger:
William L. Black (1906-1993)
Odell Wesley Black (1908-1972)
Nellie May Black (1910-2001)
James Woodrow Black (1913-1981)
Grace Black (1916-1917)
Samuel Black (1919-2002)
Milton Ray Black (1922-1977)"Children with Margaret Estep:
Ben F. Black, Jr. (1932-2014 )
Thomas L. Black (1934- )"Service was held in the Hafer Funeral Home in Elkview by the Rev. J. Hansford Fisher. He was buried in Montgomery Memorial Park."
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ettie Lingar
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1905
Marriage Place: Bell, Kentucky, USA
Spouse:
Ben Black
Film Number: 000807485"
2. 1940 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; McDunn; E.D. 10-31; taken on 25 Apr 1940; Page
689B; Image 54 of 92; Household #423.
Listed as Eddie (crossed thru, Ettie written in) Black; age 58; born in TN; widow; 6th grade education;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
1. WV Births Index, 1853-1969; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Milton Ray Black; born 7 Feb 1922 at Beards Fork, Fayette Co, WV; parents, Ben F, and Eddie
(Lingan) Black.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Milton Ray Black
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1922
Marriage Registration Place: Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1962
Marriage Place: Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA
Father: Benjamin Franklin Black
Mother: Mary Etta Lingar
Spouse: Chloie Teen Blizzard
Certificate Number: 1962013266"
3. 1940 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; McDunn; E.D. 10-31; taken on 25 Apr 1940; Page
689B; Image 54 of 92; Household #423.
Listed as Ray Black; age 48; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
coal loader in mine; in household of mother, Ettie Black.
4. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Ray Black
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1941
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father:
B F Black
Mother:
Marty Lingar
Spouse:
Helen Mullens
Film Number: 001574157"
5. WW II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945; Wounded; Page 18 West
Virginia; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Milton Ray Black; Gunners Mate 3rd Class, US Navy; wife Mrs. Helen Mullins Black. Hansford.
6. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #72 050053; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Milton Ray Black; age 44; born 7 Feb 1928 in WV; divorced; this is his third marriage; 4yrs HS
education; living at Welch, WV; son of Benjamin F. and Mary E. (Lingar) Black; married on 9 Nov
1972 in the Presbyterian Manse, Lebanon, VA; Betty Jo. Musick; age 38; born 22 Feb 1934 in KY;
divorced; this is her 5th marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at 402 Virginia Avenue, Welch, WV;
daughter of Floyd and Edith (Bowling) Musick.
7. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Milton Black; born 7 Feb 1922; died in Sep 1977; last residence, Crumpler, McDowell Co, WV;
SS# 233-28-6841; card issued in WV before 1951.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Milton Ray Black; born 7 Feb 1922; died 18 Sep 1977; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"GM 3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II".
1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mullens
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1941
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father:
G C Mullens
Mother:
Mary Mcfallin
Spouse:
Ray Black
Film Number: 001574157"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Black [Helen Gray] [Helen McLeod] [Helen Mullins]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1923
Birth Place: Norton Wise, Virginia [Norton, West Virginia]
Death Date: May 1994
Father:
Grover C Mullins
Mother:
Mary P McFall
SSN: 233380937
Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as HELEN BLACK;
Jun 1961: Name listed as HELEN GRAY;
Sep 1961: Name listed as HELEN MCLEOD"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 244B; Family #70/71.
Listed as Mack Mullins; age 23; born in WV; married at 19; farmer; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 4 Mar 2012.
" Mack Mullins
Birth 5 Jul 1907
Death Apr 1982 (aged 74)
Burial
W. G. Hatifield Cemetery
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 86215367 "
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 6A; Image
11 of 39; Family #94/94.
Listed as Nannie M. Brewster; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, William Brewster.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 244B; Family #70/71.
Listed as May Mullins; age 19; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Mack Mullins.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mae Bruster Mullins [Mae B Mullins] [Mae Mullins] [Mae Bruster Bruster]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1910
Birth Place: Bradshaw, West Virginia
Death Date: 22 Aug 1998
Father:
Wiwlie Bruster
Mother:
Emery Donford
SSN: 401824464
Notes: Jul 1970: Name listed as MAE BRUSTER MULLINS;
25 Jun 1997: Name listed as MAE B MULLINS;
10 Sep 1998: Name listed as MAE MULLINS"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 71 025997; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Shelby Mullins; age 21; born 19 May 1950 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education;
living at Jolo, WV; son of Mack and Mae (Brewster) Mullins; married on 7 Jul 1971 in Grundy, VA;
Shirley Ann Payne; age 20; born 11 Jan 1951 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Paynesville, WV; daughter of William Taylor and Fannie Lucille (Hale) Payne.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Combs26; 16 Jun 2019.
"Shelby Mullins
Birth 19 May 1950
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Jun 2019 (aged 69)
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.340855, Longitude: -81.845519
Memorial ID 200164993"Additional Information Posted;
"Shelby Mullins
May 19, 1950 - June 14, 2019
Shelby Mullins, 69 years of age of Jolo, WV, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019 at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA. Born May 19, 1950 in Jolo, WV, he was the son of the late Mack and Mae Brewster Mullins."He was a graduate of Southwest Virginia Community College where he received his mining degree, was a retired coal miner, having worked for Jewell Coal Company, and owner/operator of S & M Market in Jolo, WV.
"Shelby was the organizer of Family Life Center Home of Derick Hall and Hope for McDowell County, attended Family Worship Center, and was of the Christian faith, He enjoyed four-wheeling and golfing, never met a stranger and always tried to help others. A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Derick Taylor Mullins, brothers Ira, Fred, Raymond, Mackie, and Johnny Mullins, sisters Lula Belle Webb, and Nancy Jean Lester.
"Survivors include his loving wife of forty-eight years Shirley Ann Payne Mullins of Jolo, WV; son Eric Mack Mullins and wife Linda of Abingdon, VA; sister Mona Jean Kennedy of Jolo, WV.
"He is also survived by his grandson Brandon Taylor Mullins, close friends like sons-Kevin Blevins of Raysal, WV and Jim Huffman of Tazewell, VA, several nieces and nephews.
"Funeral service for Shelby Mullins will be held at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV, Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Charlie Rose officiating. Burial will follow in the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Collins Ridge Road, Paynesville, WV."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 71 025997; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Shelby Mullins; age 21; born 19 May 1950 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education;
living at Jolo, WV; son of Mack and Mae (Brewster) Mullins; married on 7 Jul 1971 in Grundy, VA;
Shirley Ann Payne; age 20; born 11 Jan 1951 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Paynesville, WV; daughter of William Taylor and Fannie Lucille (Hale) Payne.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 12 Jul 2018.
"Derrick Taylor Mullins
Birth 26 Dec 1975
Death 18 Jun 1998 (aged 22)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.340855, Longitude: -81.845519
Memorial ID 191323715"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Shelby Mullins (1950-2019)"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #31712; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Kennedy; age 21; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; miner; son of Ed and Bertha (Atwell)
Kennedy; married on 12 Oct 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Mona Jean Mullins; age 17; born and living in
Jolo, WV; single; daughter of Mack and May (Brewster) Mullins.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #31712; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Kennedy; age 21; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; miner; son of Ed and Bertha (Atwell)
Kennedy; married on 12 Oct 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Mona Jean Mullins; age 17; born and living in
Jolo, WV; single; daughter of Mack and May (Brewster) Mullins.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69 041463; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Ray Lester; age 23; born 23 Apr 1946 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 10; Paynesville, WV; son of Earl and Beluah (McClanahan) Lester; married
on 18 Oct 1969 in Grundy, VA; Nancy Jane Mullins; age 21; born 18 Dec 1947 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Paynesville, WV; daugher of Mack and Mae (Brewster)
Mullins.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69 041463; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Ray Lester; age 23; born 23 Apr 1946 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 10; Paynesville, WV; son of Earl and Beluah (McClanahan) Lester; married
on 18 Oct 1969 in Grundy, VA; Nancy Jane Mullins; age 21; born 18 Dec 1947 in WV; single; this is
her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Paynesville, WV; daugher of Mack and Mae (Brewster)
Mullins.