1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, KY; District 3; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 192B; Image 28 of 57;
Family #233/238.
Listed as Elmandra Sweeny; age 44; born in Oct 1855 in KY; married 12 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as E.D. Sweeney; age 51; born in KY; married twice; last time for 21 yrs; farmer; head of household,
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, KY; District 3; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 192B; Image 28 of 57;
Family #233/238.
Listed as Mary M. Sweeny; age 27; born in Feb 1873 in KY; married 12 yrs; 9 children, 4 living;
in household of husband, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as Mary Sweeney; age 38; born in KY; married once for 21 yrs; 13 children, 8 living; in household
of husband, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, KY; District 3; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 192B; Image 28 of 57;
Family #233/238.
Listed as Josephine A. Sweeny; age 7; born in Mar 1893 in KY; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as Josie Adaline Sweeney; age 18; born in KY; widow; no children; in household of father, Elmandra
D. Sweeney.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, KY; District 3; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 192B; Image 28 of 57;
Family #233/238.
Listed as Melroy Sweeny; age 5; born in Feb 1895 in KY; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as Melroy Sweeney; age 16; born in KY; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, KY; District 3; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 192B; Image 28 of 57;
Family #233/238.
Listed as Sherman M. Sweeny; age 3; born in Nov 1896 in KY; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as McKensey Sweeney; age 14; born in KY; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as Linda Jane Sweeney; age 8; born in KY; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Peeryville, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 160A; Image
1 of 12; Family #1/1.
Listed as Jackson Sweeney; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Elmandra D. Sweeney.
Thomas Whitfield "Doc" Hatfield Jr
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jacob White search, 15 Oct 2000, Gedcom File
225777, submitted by rjbarnett@netscope.com.
Nancy Jane Smith; born in 1860 at Sunhill, Wyoming Co, WV; married Thomas W.
Hatfield in Sep 1877. Thomas was born on 16 Aug 1855 at Hampden, WV.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Thomas Hatfield search, 20 Mar 2002, submitted by
Bruce Cox, brucecox@pdnet.com.
Thomas Hatfield; born in 1856; died in 1948; son of Thomas and Sarah Evans
Hatfield; married first, Nancy J. Smith; second, Margaret Ann Allison.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Thomas Hatfield search, 20 Mar 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Thomas W. Hatfield; died on 6 Nov 1948: married first Nancy Jane Smith in Sep
1877 at Baisden, Logan (now Mingo) Co, WV; second, Mary Ann Allison on 29
May 1886.
4. 1860 Census Logan Co, WV, taken 23 Jul 1860, Page 281, Family #532.
Listed as Thomas W. Hatfield, age 4, born in VA, in household of father,
Thomas Hatfield.
5. Logan Co, WV Marriage Records; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas W. Hatfield; age 22; born in Logan Co, WV; single; son of T.L. and S. Evans Hatfield;
married 6 Sep 1877 Nancy J. Smith; age 17; single; born in Logan Co, WV; daughter of
L. and Eliza Smith.
6. 1880 Census, Logan Co, WV, Triadelphia District, taken on 21 Jun 1880, Page 308A, Family #94.
Listed as Thomas Hatfield, age 25, born in WV, servant, in household of father, Thomas Hatfield,
with wife and children.
7. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV, Stafford District, taken on 27 Jun 1900, Page 246A, Family #253.
Listed as Thomas W. Hatfield, age 43, born in VA in Aug 1856, married 17 yrs, farmer,
head of household.
8. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV, Stafford District, taken on 18 Apr 1910, Page 201A, Family #7.
Listed as Thomas W. Hatfield, age 54, born in WV, married twice, last time for 25 yrs farmer,
head of household.
9. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV, Stafford District, Gilbert, taken on 15 Jan 1920, Page 175A,
Family #141.
Listed as Thomas W. Hatfield, age 65, born in WV, farmer, head of household.
10. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by W.K.K. CROWN ESTATE; 5 Oct 2022.
"Thomas W. “Doc” Hatfield II
Birth 16 Aug 1855
Gilbert, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Nov 1948 (aged 93)
Baisden, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Burial L.J. Hatfield Family Cemetery
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 244189396"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Thomas W. Hatfield Sr. and Sarah Evans. He married Nancy Jane Smith on 5 September 1876 in Baisden, West Virginia. They had children Larkin b. 1877, Joseph b. 1879 and Martha Lucinda b. 1881. Nancy died in 1882, he then married Mary Ann Allison on 29 May 1886 in Logan, West Virginia. They had children: Burman, Wade Hampton, Nancy, Albert M., John, James, Sampson and Austin."
1. 1870 Census, Logan Co, WV, Tridelphia District, page 547B, Family #44.
Listed as Martha Mounts, age 11, in household of father, Isaac Mounts.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Martha Mounts
Gender Female
Birth Date abt 1862
Birth Place Logan County, West Virginia
Age 18
Spouse's Name Johnson Trent
Spouse Gender Male
Spouse Age 18
Spouse Birth Place Logan Co, West Virginia
Marriage Date 20 Feb 1880
Marriage Place Logan, West Virginia
Marital Status Single
Race White
Ethnicity Canadian
Father's Name Isaac Mounts
Mother's Name C Cline
Spouse Father's Name L Trent
Spouse Mother's Name Nancy Rattizz"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7570; WV Archives Website.
Martha Trent; age 76; born in 1869 in WV; married; wife of Johnson Trent; housewife; living at
Baisden, WV; daughter of Isaac and Clara (Cline) Mounts; died 13 May 1936 in Stevens Clinic,
Welch, WV; due to hypertensive heart disease; buried 15 may 1936 at Baisden, WV; informant,
Walter Trent, Baisden, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 6 May 1940;
Page1230B; Image 98 of 132; Household #269.
Listed as Elsie Hatfield; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
2. Scott Co, VA; Marriage License 2082; Ancestry.com Website.
Elzie Hatfield; age 21; born in WV; unemployed; living at Bartley, WV; son of Willard and Pearlie
(Sweeney) Hatfield; married on 4 Jan 1951 in Gate City, VA; Eva Mae Lamie; age 18; born in WV;
single; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of John and Mattie (Smith) Lamie.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License 8619; Ancestry.com Website.
Elza Hatfield; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; coal miner; living
at Jolo, WV; son of Willard H. and Pearley (Sweeney) Hatfield; married on 19 Apr 1958 in Buchanan
Co, VA; Rosa Faye Mullins; age 20; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous mariage;
housework; living in Jewell Valley, VA; daughter of David Ervin and Edna Lola (Ward) Mullins.
4. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Elza Hatfield
Birth Date 2 Jan 1936
Address General Delivery
Residence Place Jolo, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code 24850-9999"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License 8619; Ancestry.com Website.
Elza Hatfield; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; coal miner; living
at Jolo, WV; son of Willard H. and Pearley (Sweeney) Hatfield; married on 19 Apr 1958 in Buchanan
Co, VA; Rosa Faye Mullins; age 20; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous mariage;
housework; living in Jewell Valley, VA; daughter of David Ervin and Edna Lola (Ward) Mullins.
1. Lowe Family Tree; Posted by meterfelis; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Luther Everett Wimmer
1936–2017
Birth 24 APR 1936 • Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 30 NOV 2017 • Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"
Dora Jean "Bettie Jean" Hatfield
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 6 May 1940;
Page1230B; Image 98 of 132; Household #269.
Listed as Bettie J. Hatfield; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
2. Lowe Family Tree; Posted by meterfelis; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Dora Jean "Betty Jean" Hatfield
1939–2013
Birth 3 MAR 1939 • Three Forks, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 18 JAN 2013 • Kingsport, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 292; WV Archives Website.
Fred Leonard Dobbs; age 27; born in Appalachia, VA; divorced; living at Jolo, WV; married on 25 Apr
1954 in Jolo, WV; Lona Marie Dobbs; age 24; born in English, WV; divorced; living at Jolo, WV.
(Strongly suspect this is their remarriage following their divorce)
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 66B; Image
72 of 89; Family #32/34.
Listed as Laura Hatfield; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 6 May 1940;
Page1230B; Image 98 of 132; Household #269.
Listed as Lana Hatfield; age 9; born in WV; 4th grade education; not attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 292; WV Archives Website.
Fred Leonard Dobbs; age 27; born in Appalachia, VA; divorced; living at Jolo, WV; married on 25 Apr
1954 in Jolo, WV; Lona Marie Dobbs; age 24; born in English, WV; divorced; living at Jolo, WV.
(Strongly suspect this is their remarriage following their divorce)
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Leck Blevins, Jr. 79, of Avondale, WV, gained his angel wings on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home.
Leck was born August 23, 1942, in Avondale, WV, a son of the late Leck Blevins Sr. and Bookie Marie Samson Blevins."In addition to his parents, Leck was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Susan Renea; brothers, Robert Blevins, Ivan Blevins and Raymond Blevins and an infant grandson, Noah Reed.
Leck served in the US Army from 1962 to 1965, ranking as an E5 Sgt. in the 107th Armored Calvary. He was a member of the Welch National Guard from 1965 to 1968. He worked in the coal mines for 23 years. Leck is a member of the UMWA and American Legion."Leck was a devoted Christian and his faith never waivered. He was a long serving member of the High Knob Church of the Living God, where he volunteered for the Little Shepard Food Pantry. He enjoyed serving the Lord, spending time with family, grandbabies and friends. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and rock collecting. He was a lover of the outdoors and setting on the front porch telling his life stories.
"Those left to cherish his memories include his loving wife of 54 years, Connie Sue (Estep) Blevins of the home; one son, Randal Scott Blevins and wife Selena and two grandbabies Abby and Beth all of Avondale; one daughter, Tonya Michelle Blevins Reed and husband Mack and five grandbabies, Emily, Sarah, Garret, Matthew and Lauren all of Dallas, NC; siblings, Arland Blevins and wife Gayle of Avondale, Lonnie Blevins and wife Ella of Premier, WV Phyllis Deskins of Indiana, Darrell Blevins and wife Linda of Avondale, Carl Blevins and wife Dee of Avondale, and numerous nieces and nephews. Also, he is survived by sister-in-law, Becky Parde of Bartley, WV; and special friends, Jean and Rusty Mullins of Iaeger. Special thanks to Linda Blevins, Amedisys Hospice Staff and others for their prayers and support.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 12 noon with Pastor Rusty Mullins and Pastor Danny Bowles officiating at the Independent Church of God at Avondale. Burial will follow in the Blevins Cemetery, Ritter Hollow near Avondale, WV. Pallbearers will be Randal Blevins, Mack Reed, Garret Reed, Matthew Reed, Billy Waldron and other family and friends. Military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 1144."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Darrell W Blevins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 3 Jul 1959
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1977
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Leck Blevins
Mother: Marie Sampson
Spouse: Linda G Helton
Certificate Number: 1977057026"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Linda G Helton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1961
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1977
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Henry Helton
Mother: Violet Addair
Spouse: Darrell W Blevins
Certificate Number: 1977057026"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Carl G Blevins
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1961
Address: Jefferson Orchard Rd
Residence Place: Avondale, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24811"