1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Michael Dee Lester
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1959
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1982
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: George Dee Anderson Lester
Mother: Lola Jean Steele
Spouse: Linda Levone Lester
Certificate Number: 1982031988"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Linda Levone Lester
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1966
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1982
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Limmie Lester
Mother: Lavy Safronie Cameron
Spouse: Michael Dee Lester
Certificate Number: 1982031988"
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Linda Levone Workman, 53, of Ridgeview WV went home to be with the Lord on May 29, 2019 at CAMC Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Lavy Davis of Hanover and the late Lemmie Lester. Linda was born on February 18, 1966. Her hobbies included playing with her grand babies and taking care of her farm. She was preceded in death by her father Lemmie Lester, her stepfather Gora Davis, and brother Seth Andrew Lester. Those left to cherish her memory are her mother Lavy Davis of Hanover, husband David Ray Workman of Ridgeview, sons: Stevie Lester (Joanetta) of Chapmanville; David Alin Workman (Rosie) of Charleston; Tyler Workman of Chapmanville; James Bogner (Meagan) of Alabama; 14 grandchildren; sister Patricia Walker (Lawrence) of Hanover; brother Douglas Lester (Ruth) of Hanover; mother-in-law Jewell Sammons of Chapmanville; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 1 o’clock with Reverend Dennis Lester and Reverend Gary Walker officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in the Emily Green Cemetery at Pad Fork near Hanover...."
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Times That Bind; 31 May 2019.
" Linda Levone Lester Workman
Birth 18 Feb 1966
Death 29 May 2019 (aged 53)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Emily Green Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199617364"
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Michael Kipfinger; age 41; born in NY; married; farmer; both parents born in Prussia; head
of household.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1895); Page 82; Line #8; WV Archives Website.
Michael Kipfinger; age 55; born in Niagara Co, NY; widowed; fireman; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Adam and Catherine; married on 31 Dec 1895 in Mercer Co, WV; Victoria Linkous; age 31; born in
Montgomery Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Thomas and Ellen.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Ann Kipfinger; age 41; born in NY; married; keeping house; both parents born in Prussia;
in household of husband, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Michael Kipfinger, Jr; age 15; born in NY; working on farm; in household of father, Michael
Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Lana Kipfinger; age 14; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Fanny Kipfinger; age 12; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as William J. Kipfinger; age 9; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Joseph Kipfinger; age 8; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as George Kipfinger; age 5; born in NY; in household of father, Michael Kipfinger.
1. 1880 Census, Erie Co, NY; Concord enclusive of Springville; taken 8 Jul 1880; Page 249A; Image
27 of 45; Family #263/273.
Listed as Anna R. Kipfinger; age 5 mons; born in Jan 1880 in NY; in household of father, Michael
Kipfinger.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 326; WV Archives Website.
Benny McNeil Wells; age 21; born in Richlands, VA; single; living at 33 S. Washington St, Baltimore,
31, MD; married on 5 Mar 1957 at Maybeury, WV; Peggy Deloris Scott; age 17; born and living in
Switchback, WV; single; with consent of William Howard and Stella Mae Scott, parents of Peggy
Deloris Scott.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 326; WV Archives Website.
Benny McNeil Wells; age 21; born in Richlands, VA; single; living at 33 S. Washington St, Baltimore,
31, MD; married on 5 Mar 1957 at Maybeury, WV; Peggy Deloris Scott; age 17; born and living in
Switchback, WV; single; with consent of William Howard and Stella Mae Scott, parents of Peggy
Deloris Scott.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 20 & 22 Apr 1910;
Page 234B; Image 14 of 20; Family #137/137.
Listed as Leonard Green; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Green.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ethel Smith
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1906
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Leonard Green
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 23
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1930
Marriage Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
Father's Name: Oliver
Mother's Name: Amanda
Spouse Father's Name: Geo
Spouse Mother's Name: Rebecca"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Page 221A; Family #223/238.
Listed as Edna Smith; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Oliver H. Smith.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ethel Smith
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1906
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Leonard Green
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 23
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1930
Marriage Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
Father's Name: Oliver
Mother's Name: Amanda
Spouse Father's Name: Geo
Spouse Mother's Name: Rebecca"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 259B, Family #363.
Listed as Lorenzo L. Lockhart, age 16, born in Aug 1883 in WV, in household
of father, William Lockhart.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 11 May 1910, Page 105A, Family #196.
Listed as Lorenzo D. Lockhart, age 24, born in WV, in household of father, William Lockhart.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Rock Lick District, taken on 28 Jun 1900, Page 287B, Family #416.
Listed as Venette Bailey, age 2, born in VA in May 1898, in household of father, Wise Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Rock Lick District, taken on 18 May 1910, Page 185B, Family #507.
Listed as Jennette Bailey, age 12, born in VA, in household of father, Wise Bailey.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 400; WV Archives Website.
Clifford Bailey; age 38; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; living at Gary, WV; married on 18 Mar 1943
at Gary, WV; Lucy Nell Bridge; age 28; born in TN; divorced; living at War, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 73; WV Archives Website.
Clifford A. Bailey; age 42; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; living at Gary, WV; married on 14 Jun
1947 in Gary, WV; Opal JoReka Schafersman; age 40; born in Fontchella (sp?), NE; single; living in
Gary, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 73; WV Archives Website.
Clifford A. Bailey; age 42; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; living at Gary, WV; married on 14 Jun
1947 in Gary, WV; Opal JoReka Schafersman; age 40; born in Fontchella (sp?), NE; single; living in
Gary, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Baileysville District, Family #69.
Listed as Robert Bailey, age 9, in household of father, Leroy C. Bailey.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries, Barker's Ridge, Milam.
http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Robert H. Bailey; born on 4 Apr 1892; died on 21 Jun 1979; buried in
Beaver Cemetery, Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV; married Maggie M. (________)
on 30 Oct 1914. Wife Maggie M. (_______); born on 10 Mar 1897; died 20 Jul
1967; also buried here.
3. "Wyoming County, WC Heritage", "Fred and Lois Bailey" article, WGS, page 78.
Fred Bailey; son of Robert and Maggie Holcomb Bailey; born on 27 Jul 1917 at
Robinette, Logan Co, WV.
Robert Bailey; son of Leroy and Mollie Toler Bailey.
4.1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #165.
Listed as Robert Bailey, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, Leroy C. Bailey
5. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #312; Pineville, WV Draft Board, 5 Jun 1917.
Robert Bailey; age 26; born on 4 Apr 1891 at Trent, Wyoming Co, WV; farmer; dependents,
wife and child; tall with medium build blue eyes and Black hair; weak arm.
6. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, taken on 16 Jan 1920, Page 6A, Family #88.
Listed as Robert Bailey, age 28, born in WV, farmer, head of household.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Davy, Road 64, taken on 3 Apr 1930,
Page #3B, Family #49/57.
Listed as Robert Bailey, age 39, born in WV; married at 24; carpenter, head of household.
8. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; Trent: E.D. 55-1; taken on 15 Apr 1940;
Page 1A; Image 1of 45; Household #3.
Listed as Robert Bailey; age 49; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1940; building carpenter; head of household.
9. "The Wyoming County Report" ; Pineville, WV; Monday; 5 Nov 2007.
"History Corner"
"Well known carpenter"
"Robert H. Bailey, 1890-1979, was a lifelong resident of Baileysville. He was a contractor and
carpenter, bulding houses all over southern West Virginia. At age 75, he built a house for his oldest
daughter in Michigan; 10 years later, he built a house for his youngest daughter.
(Photo and article by Glenna Billings Jovce, granddaughter, daughter of Freda Bailey,Billings)
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Beavers Cemetery, Baileysville, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by Pattie
Greene; 16 Feb 2006.
Robert H. Bailey; born 4 Apr 1892; died 20 (sic, 21) Jun 1979; buried here; double headstone
shown.