1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; E.D. 24-20; taken on 30 Apr 1940;
Page 332B; Image 44 of 62; Household #350.
Listed as Walter J. Bowman; age 48; born in VA; married; 9th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Walter J Bowman
Gender Male
Age 20
Birth Date 1892
Marriage Date 01 Sep 1912
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father J. S.
Mother Mollie E.
Spouse Rettie Dillion
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID L179 P214"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 15; WV Archives Website.
Walter J. Bowman; age 54; born in Pocahontas, VA; divorced; living at English, WV; married on 15
Dec 1947 at Welch, WV; Lydia Roop; age 44; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; divorced.
Retha Elizabeth "Rettie" Dillon
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Pocahontas; taken 9 Jun 1900; Page 9A; Image
21 of 50; Family #156/162.
Listed as Elizabeth Dillon; age 4; born in WV in Aug 1895; in household of father, William B. Dillon.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; taken 26 May 1910; Page 75B; Image 58 of 67;
Family #501/506.
Listed as Elizabeth Dillon; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, William B. Dillon.
3. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rettie Dillion
Gender Female
Age 17
Birth Date 1895
Marriage Date 01 Sep 1912
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father W. B.
Mother Mary
Spouse Walter J Bowman
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID L179 P214"
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; E.D. 24-20; taken on 30 Apr 1940;
Page 332B; Image 44 of 62; Household #350.
Listed as Reta Bowman; age 46; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Walter J. Bowman.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010952; WV Archives Website.
Rettie D. Bowman; age 76; born 17 Aug 1895 in WV; divorced; former husband, Walter J. Bowman;
homemaker; living at Raysal, WV; daughterof William and Susan (Bailey) Dillon; died 7 Jun 1972;
DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cerebral thrombosis; buried 10 Jun 1972 in Grandview
Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; E.D. 24-20; taken on 30 Apr 1940;
Page 332B; Image 44 of 62; Household #350.
Listed as Christine Bowman; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Walter J. Bowman.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; E.D. 24-20; taken on 30 Apr 1940;
Page 332B; Image 44 of 62; Household #350.
Listed as Retha Bowman; age 7; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Walter J. Bowman.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; E.D. 24-20; taken on 30 Apr 1940;
Page 332B; Image 44 of 62; Household #350.
Listed as Cecil Bowman; age 5; born in WV; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father,
Walter J. Bowman.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 22 Jan 1920; Page 142A;
Family #129/135.
Listed as Raymond Collins; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Erastus S. Collins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 64A;
Family #485/503.
Listed as Raymond Collins; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Erastus S. Collins.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; E.D. 55-1; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 18A; Image 37 of 49;
Household #256.
Listed as Raymond Collins; age 26; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of mother-in-law, Bessie Ford Short, with wife, Edna Short Collins.
4. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #14930; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Collins; age 41; born on 13 Jan 1914 in WV; married; mine electrician; son of R.S. and
Arleen McCormick Collins; died on 25 Oct 1955 at Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV from a heart attack;
buried on 28 Oct 1955 in Beaver Cemetery; informant, Edna Collins.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 23 Jan 1920, Page 142A, Family #125.
Listed as Edna Short, age 1 yr, 7 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Joseph Short.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 904 McDowell St; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 247B;
Family #7/15.
Listed as Edna Short; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Short.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; E.D. 55-1; taken on 7 May 1940; Page 18A; Image 37 of 49;
Household #256.
Listed as Edna Collins; age 21; born in WV; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of mother, Bessie Ford Short, with husband, Raymond Collins.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 20/22 Jan 1920, Page
218A, Family #80.
Listed as David Kennedy, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Pucket Ridge, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page
244A, Family #59.
Listed as Dave Kennedy, age 17, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Kennedy.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 6 May 1940; Page
1231A; Image 99 of 133; Household #778.
Listed as David C. Kennedy; age 27; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; laborer on road maintainence; head of household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co Historical Society; 1995; Pages
183/184.
"George and Jeanette Kennedy" article by Sharon K. Rife, Jolo, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 305; WV Archives Web Site.
Dave Crockett Kennedy; age 53; born 20 Feb 1913 at Jolo, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV;
son of Bill and Annie (Stamper) Kennedy; married on 5 Apr 1965; Elver Hicks Chrictian; age 43;
born 21 Feb 1921 at War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucy (King)
Hicks.
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; ANcestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dave C. Kennedy
Last Residence:
24879 Raysal, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Born: 20 Feb 1913
Last Benefit: 24879, Raysal, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Died: 18 Oct 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 24/27 Jan 1920;
Page 220A; Family #103/103.
Listed as Mary Pruitt; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Augustus Pruitt.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 243B, Family #53.
Listed as Mary Pruett, age 18, born in VA, in household of father, Augustus Pruitt.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 6 May 1940; Page
1231A; Image 99 of 133; Household #778.
Listed as Mary Kennedy; age 28; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, David C. Kennedy.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"Augustus "Gus" Pruitt, Miner" article; Page 225; submitted by Elva Rowe, Jolo, WV.
5. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #83-014590; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary Alafair Kennedy; age 71; born 16 Feb 1912 in WV; divorced; housewife; domestic; living at
Rt 1, Box 99-A, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co, VA; daughter of Augustus and Nancy Jane (Hagerman)
Pruitt; died 13 Apr 1983, DOA Clinch Valley Community Hospital, Richlands, VA; due to acute
myocardial infarction; hypertensive cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus; buried in Cole
Family Cemetery near Jewell Valley, VA; informant, Mrs. Helen Cole, daughter.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 6 May 1940; Page
1231A; Image 99 of 133; Household #778.
Listed as Helen Kennedy; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, David C. Kennedy.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 6 May 1940; Page
1231A; Image 99 of 133; Household #778.
Listed as Virgil Kennedy; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, David C. Kennedy.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 20/22 Jan 1920, Page
218A, Family #80.
Listed as David Kennedy, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Pucket Ridge, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page
244A, Family #59.
Listed as Dave Kennedy, age 17, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Kennedy.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 6 May 1940; Page
1231A; Image 99 of 133; Household #778.
Listed as David C. Kennedy; age 27; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; laborer on road maintainence; head of household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co Historical Society; 1995; Pages
183/184.
"George and Jeanette Kennedy" article by Sharon K. Rife, Jolo, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 305; WV Archives Web Site.
Dave Crockett Kennedy; age 53; born 20 Feb 1913 at Jolo, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV;
son of Bill and Annie (Stamper) Kennedy; married on 5 Apr 1965; Elver Hicks Chrictian; age 43;
born 21 Feb 1921 at War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucy (King)
Hicks.
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; ANcestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dave C. Kennedy
Last Residence:
24879 Raysal, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Born: 20 Feb 1913
Last Benefit: 24879, Raysal, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Died: 18 Oct 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 112B;
Image 24 of 52; Family #218/222.
Listed as EdnaHicks; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 94; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Stevenson; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Jesse
and Effie; married on 12 Aug 1935 at War, WV; Elva Hicks; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living at War, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucinda.
3. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 14-1; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 1B; Image
2 of 68; Household #11.
Listed as Elva Stevenson; age 19; born in WV; married; no education listed; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Mack Lowe, with husband.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
James Arthur Christian; age 30; born at Ceadr Bluff, VA; divorced; living at War, WV; married on 15
Jun 1949 at Yukon, WV; Elver Hicks; age 28; born at Excelsior, WV; divorced; living at War, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 305; WV Archives Web Site.
Dave Crockett Kennedy; age 53; born 20 Feb 1913 at Jolo, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; son
of Bill and Annie (Stamper) Kennedy; married on 5 Apr 1965; Elver Hicks Chrictian; age 43; born 21
Feb 1921 at War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucy (King) Hicks.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013514; WV Archives Website.
Elver Kennedy; age 50; born 19 Jan 1921 in WV; married; wife of Dave Kennedy; housewife; living in
English, WV; daughter of John and Lucinda (Keene) Hicks; died 24 Sep 1971 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to extensive squsmous cell carcinoma of cervix with pelvic and abdominal
metastases; buried 27 Sep 1971 in Deskins Cemetery, Atwell, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 195B; Image 47
of 71; Family #413/448.
Listed as Buster B. Stevenson; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Jessie Stevenson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 94; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Stevenson; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Jesse and Effie;
married on 12 Aug 1935 at War, WV; Elva Hicks; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at War, WV;
daughter of John L. and Lucinda.
3. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 14-1; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 1B; Image 2 of 68;
Household #11.
Listed as Buster Stevenson; age 26; born in VA; married; no education listed; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of brother-in-law, Mack Lowe, with wife.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 112B;
Image 24 of 52; Family #218/222.
Listed as EdnaHicks; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 94; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Stevenson; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Jesse
and Effie; married on 12 Aug 1935 at War, WV; Elva Hicks; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living at War, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucinda.
3. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 14-1; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 1B; Image
2 of 68; Household #11.
Listed as Elva Stevenson; age 19; born in WV; married; no education listed; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Mack Lowe, with husband.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
James Arthur Christian; age 30; born at Ceadr Bluff, VA; divorced; living at War, WV; married on 15
Jun 1949 at Yukon, WV; Elver Hicks; age 28; born at Excelsior, WV; divorced; living at War, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 305; WV Archives Web Site.
Dave Crockett Kennedy; age 53; born 20 Feb 1913 at Jolo, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; son
of Bill and Annie (Stamper) Kennedy; married on 5 Apr 1965; Elver Hicks Chrictian; age 43; born 21
Feb 1921 at War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucy (King) Hicks.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013514; WV Archives Website.
Elver Kennedy; age 50; born 19 Jan 1921 in WV; married; wife of Dave Kennedy; housewife; living in
English, WV; daughter of John and Lucinda (Keene) Hicks; died 24 Sep 1971 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to extensive squsmous cell carcinoma of cervix with pelvic and abdominal
metastases; buried 27 Sep 1971 in Deskins Cemetery, Atwell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
James Arthur Christian; age 30; born at Ceadr Bluff, VA; divorced; living at War, WV; married on 15 Jun
1949 at Yukon, WV; Elver Hicks; age 28; born at Excelsior, WV; divorced; living at War, WV.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #11616; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arthur Christian; age 46; born in Cedar Bluff, VA; divorced; 2 previous marriages; timber worker; living
at Raysal. WV; son of Arthur and Louise (Beavers) Christian; married on 8 Apr 1965 in Lebanon, VA;
Mary Alice Bowman; age 30; born in Warrior Mines, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; housewife;
living in Raysal, WV; daughter of Willard and Dicie (Hughes) Bowman.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by roten cooper; 25 Jul 2013.
" James Arthur Christian
Birth 7 Jul 1918
West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Feb 1999 (aged 80)
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Rose Cemetery
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114356627"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 112B;
Image 24 of 52; Family #218/222.
Listed as EdnaHicks; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 94; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Stevenson; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Jesse
and Effie; married on 12 Aug 1935 at War, WV; Elva Hicks; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living at War, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucinda.
3. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 14-1; taken on 30 Apr 1940; Page 1B; Image
2 of 68; Household #11.
Listed as Elva Stevenson; age 19; born in WV; married; no education listed; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Mack Lowe, with husband.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
James Arthur Christian; age 30; born at Ceadr Bluff, VA; divorced; living at War, WV; married on 15
Jun 1949 at Yukon, WV; Elver Hicks; age 28; born at Excelsior, WV; divorced; living at War, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 305; WV Archives Web Site.
Dave Crockett Kennedy; age 53; born 20 Feb 1913 at Jolo, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; son
of Bill and Annie (Stamper) Kennedy; married on 5 Apr 1965; Elver Hicks Chrictian; age 43; born 21
Feb 1921 at War, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John L. and Lucy (King) Hicks.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 013514; WV Archives Website.
Elver Kennedy; age 50; born 19 Jan 1921 in WV; married; wife of Dave Kennedy; housewife; living in
English, WV; daughter of John and Lucinda (Keene) Hicks; died 24 Sep 1971 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to extensive squsmous cell carcinoma of cervix with pelvic and abdominal
metastases; buried 27 Sep 1971 in Deskins Cemetery, Atwell, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 245B; Image 14 of 65;
Family #17/117.
Listed as John A. Hicks; age 7; born in May 1893 in WV; in household of father, John D. Hicks.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 65A;
Image 1 of 28; Family 4/4.
Listed as John L. Hix; age 16; born in WV; farm laborer; in household of father, John D. Hicks.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2797; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Hicks; age 24; born 16 Apr 1893 at Bradshaw, WV; living at War, WV; miner; employed by
Williams Poca Coal Co, War, WV; married; dependent farther and mother; claims exemption due
to being "coon eyed"; medium height and build; blue eyes and brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 13 Jan 1930; Page 23B;
Image 4 of 47; Family #35/39.
Listed as John Hicks; age 26; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 112B;
Image 24 of 52; Family #218/222.
Listed as John Hicks; age 33; born in WV; married at 22; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-20; Page 390A; Image 39 of 62;
Househld #311.
Listed as John Hicks; age 47; born in VA (sic, WV); married; 1st grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; laborer for W.P. A.; haed of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-506; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Logan Hicks; age 49; born 16 Apr 1893 at Bradshaw, WV; living at War, WV; wmployed by
Cleve Atwell, at Warrior, WV (sic?, Warriormines?); person who will always know address, Mr. Virgil
Hicks, War, WV; 5'6" tall; 137 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion; scar on right arm.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3151; WV Archives Web Site.
John L. Hicks; age 60; born at Jolo, WV; married; living at War, WV; son of John and Jane
(Mitchell) Hicks; died 10 Feb 1950 at War, WV; from cardio vascular renal disease; buried 11 Feb
1950 in Cove Cemetery; informant, Virgil Hicks.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Cove Cemetery, War, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Shandra Hicks
Brewer; 1 Aug 2013.
John Hicks, Jr; born in 1890 (sic, 16 Apr 1893) at Jolo, WV (sic, Bradshaw, WV); died 9 Feb (sic, 10 Feb) 1950
at War, WV; buried here; no grave marker photo shown; death certificate shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 13 Jan 1930; Page 23B;
Image 4 of 47; Family #35/39.
Listed as Lou Hicks; age 24; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John L. Hicks.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 112B;
Image 24 of 52; Family #218/222.
Listed as Luanda Hicks; age 31; born in VA; married at 20; in household of husband, John L. Hicks.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-20; Page 390A; Image 39 of 62;
Househld #311.
Listed as Lucy Hicks; age 43; born in WV (sic, VA); married; no education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John L. Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-20; Page 390A; Image 39 of 62;
Househld #311.
Listed as Mary Ellen Hicks; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; E.D. 24-20; Page 390A; Image 39 of 62;
Househld #311.
Listed as Loanda Hicks; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
1. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 90.
John Hicks, age 22, married on 3 Jul 1898 Jane Mitchell, age 20.
If this is the same John Hicks, the age would have to be off by 10 years.
This is the same John Hicks. See Ref 5 below.
2. E-mail message, 29 Jul 2000, TRYPOD@ @aol.com, John D. Hicks.
John D. Hicks was my great grandfather and he was married to Elizabeth
Baker. They divorced and he remarried Jane Mitchell. He had children by both
wives. My grandfather, Mack Hicks, was a son by Elizabeth Baker. McKinley
Hicks was another son by Jane Mitchell.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 245B; Image 14
of 65; Family #17/117.
Listed as Jane Hicks; age 34; born in 1866 in VA; married 2 yrs; 6 children, 5 living; in household of
husband. John D. Hicks.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 65A;
Image 1 of 28; Family 4/4.
Listed as Jane Hix; age 43; born in WV; married twice; last time for 12 yrs; 11 children; 8 living; farm
laborer; in household of husband, John D. Hicks.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 244B, Family #104.
Listed as William T. Atwell, age 12, born in Feb 1888 in WV, in household of father, William
Henry Atwell.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 98B; Image 4 of 58;
Family #40/41.
Listed as William T. Atwell; age 23; born in WV; single; laborer in saw mill; boarder in household
of Joseph P. Fields.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3190; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Thomas Atwell; age 30; born in Berwind, WV; single; living at Yukon, WV; coal miner for
Eclipse Poca Coal Co at Dan, WV; medium height; blue eyes and Black hair; rheumatism.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 29 Feb 1920; Page 222A; Image 17 of
26; Family #135/135.
Listed as William T. Atwell; age 31; born in WV; married; coal mine laborer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D. 24-60; taken on 16 Apr 1940;
Page 1195B; Image 32 of 132; Household #246.
Listed as William T. Atwell; age 52; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-181; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Thomas Atwell; age 54; born 3 Feb 1888 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV;
employed by Southern Coal Corp at Bradshaw, WV; person who will always know address,
Elizabeth Atwell, Bradshaw, WV; 5'4" tall; 156 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 013646; WV Archives Web Site.
William Atwell; age 82; born 3 Feb 1888 in WV; married; husband of Elizabeth Mitchem; living
at Bradshaw, WV; miner; SS#235-05-1956; served in WW I; son of Henry and Susie (Kennedy)
Atwell; died 20 Sep 1970 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to oral carcinoma with
metastasis; buried 22 Sep 1970 in Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw, WV.
8. "McDowell County WV Cemeteries", Vance Cemetery, Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
William Atwell; born on 3 Feb 1888; died on 20 Sep 1970; buried here.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 244B, Family #104.
Listed as William T. Atwell, age 12, born in Feb 1888 in WV, in household of father, William
Henry Atwell.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 98B; Image 4 of 58;
Family #40/41.
Listed as William T. Atwell; age 23; born in WV; single; laborer in saw mill; boarder in household
of Joseph P. Fields.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3190; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Thomas Atwell; age 30; born in Berwind, WV; single; living at Yukon, WV; coal miner for
Eclipse Poca Coal Co at Dan, WV; medium height; blue eyes and Black hair; rheumatism.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 29 Feb 1920; Page 222A; Image 17 of
26; Family #135/135.
Listed as William T. Atwell; age 31; born in WV; married; coal mine laborer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D. 24-60; taken on 16 Apr 1940;
Page 1195B; Image 32 of 132; Household #246.
Listed as William T. Atwell; age 52; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-181; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Thomas Atwell; age 54; born 3 Feb 1888 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV;
employed by Southern Coal Corp at Bradshaw, WV; person who will always know address,
Elizabeth Atwell, Bradshaw, WV; 5'4" tall; 156 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 013646; WV Archives Web Site.
William Atwell; age 82; born 3 Feb 1888 in WV; married; husband of Elizabeth Mitchem; living
at Bradshaw, WV; miner; SS#235-05-1956; served in WW I; son of Henry and Susie (Kennedy)
Atwell; died 20 Sep 1970 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to oral carcinoma with
metastasis; buried 22 Sep 1970 in Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw, WV.
8. "McDowell County WV Cemeteries", Vance Cemetery, Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
William Atwell; born on 3 Feb 1888; died on 20 Sep 1970; buried here.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 200A;
Family #232/241.
Listed as Elizabeth Mitchum; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 246B;
Family #102.
Listed as Lizzie Hagerman; age 21; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, William D.
Hagerman.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; E.D. 24-60; taken on 16 Apr 1940;
Page 1195B; Image 32 of 132; Household #246.
Listed as Elizabeth Atwell; age 31; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William T. Atwell.