McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Clinton Woodrow Lester

1. Wood Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 482; WV Archives Website.
Clinton Woodrow Lester; age 23; born 18 Sep 1941 at Steeles, WV; no previous marriage; living at
3705 6th Ave, Parkersburg, WV; son of Woodrow L. and Lois (England) Lester; married on 2 Oct1964
in the Church of Christ Church, Lubeck, WV; Sharon Ann Dowler; age 18; born 10 Aug 1946 in Wood
Co, WV; no previous marriage; living at Rt #4, Parkersburg, WV; daughter of Donald C. and Juanita
(White) Dowler; with consent of Donald C. Dowler and Mrs. Snow Dowler.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Woodrow Clinton Lester [Clinton Woodrow Lester] [Clinton Lester]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1941
Birth Place: Hanover Wyo, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Aug 1995
Father:
Lorenzo W Lester
Mother:
Lois N England
SSN: 234640760
Signature on SSN Card: Clinton Lester
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Sep 1957: Name listed as WOODROW CLINTON LESTER;
15 Nov 1991: Name listed as CLINTON WOODROW LESTER;
26 Aug 1995: Name listed as CLINTON W LESTER"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Crystal; 4 Mar 2012.
" Clinton “Jr.” Lester
Birth 18 Sep 1941
Death 18 Aug 1995 (aged 53)
Burial
Wadesville Cemetery
Wadeville, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 86251297"


Otis Glen Hawks

1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Otis G Hawks
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1897
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1925 (sic, 28 Mar 1925)
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:
Arietta Banett
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Event Type: Marriage"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pam Parsons Hollandsworth; 28 Sep 2012.
" Otis Glen Hawks
Birth 10 Aug 1896
Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Death 12 Mar 1937 (aged 40)
Burial
Chestnut Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 97909262"


Arietta Pansy Burnett

1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Arietta Banett
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1906
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1925 (sic, 28 Mar 1925)
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:
Otis G Hawks
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 28
Event Type: Marriage"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Arietta Pansy Burnett Hawks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1906
Marriage Registration Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Aug 1939
Marriage Place: White Top Mountain, Virginia, USA
Father: Ed James Burnett
Mother: Stella Crawford
Spouse: James Council Cruise
Certificate Number: 1939029571"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 182; WV Archives Website.
James Council Cruise; age 68; born in Darby, NC; widowed; living at Box 443, Bluefield, VA; married
on 20 Feb 1961 in Welch, WV; Arietta Pansy Hawks; age 55; born in Kyle, WV; widow; living at
English, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Susan Pescosolida Richardson;14 Apr 2018.
" Arietta Pansy Burnett Cruise
Birth 21 Sep 1905
Kyle, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Jun 1998 (aged 92)
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 188807851"


Ethel Watts

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 63; WV Archives Website.
Ted Bailey; age 25; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; married on 20 Sep 1942 at
Logan, WV; Ethel Watts Shannon; age 22; born in Wilkerson, WV; divorced; living at Isaban, WV


Finn Worthington III

1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Finn Worthington Jr
Birth Date: Oct 1933
Residence Date: 1992-1994
Address: Po Box 66
Residence: Welch, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24801
Second Residence Date: 1988-1993
Second Address: 2101 W Market St 1frr
Second Residence: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Second Postal Code: 40212
Third Residence Date: 1988-1993
Third Address: 2101 W Market St Apt 1frr
Third Residence: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Third Postal Code: 40212
Fourth Residence Date: 1988-1993
Fourth Address: 312 N 9th Ave
Fourth Residence: Evansville, Indiana, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 47712"
2. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Finn Nmn Worthington Jr
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Birth Date: abt 1933
Birth Place: West Virginia
Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1991
Marriage Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date: 1991
Description: Monroe-Whitley
Reference Number 1: Bx1454
Reference Number 2: Tr8565
Father: Finn Worthington
Mother: Ella Worthington
Spouse: Floe Harriet Bonds
Box Number: Box 4h
Volume Number: NA
Certificate Number: 91-021153"

Additional Information Posted:
He was a police officer.


Floe Harriett Bonds

1. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Floe Harriet Bonds
[Floe Harriet Lutz]
Gender: Female
Age: 73
Birth Date: abt 1918
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1991
Marriage Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date: 1991
Description: Monroe-Whitley
Reference Number 1: Bx1454
Reference Number 2: Tr8565
Father: Adam Lutz
Mother: Maude Lutz
Spouse: Finn Nmn Worthington
Box Number: Box 4h
Volume Number: NA
Certificate Number: 91-021153"


Jerry Alfred Marsh

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 98; WV Archives Website.
Jerry Alfred Marsh; age 22; born at Kyle, WV; single; living at Box 6, Keystone, WV; married on 14
Oct 1957 at Eckman, WV; Joyce Lee Godby; age 18; born in Kopperston, WV; single; living at
Eckman, WV; with consent of Leslie and Della Godby, parents of Joyce Lee Godby.


Joyce Lee Godby

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 98; WV Archives Website.
Jerry Alfred Marsh; age 22; born at Kyle, WV; single; living at Box 6, Keystone, WV; married on 14
Oct 1957 at Eckman, WV; Joyce Lee Godby; age 18; born in Kopperston, WV; single; living at
Eckman, WV; with consent of Leslie and Della Godby, parents of Joyce Lee Godby.


Charles Edward Hamby

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Charles Edward Hamby [Charles E Hamby]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 May 1935
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Sep 2001
Father: Clarence E Hamby
Mother: Nellie I Daniels
SSN: 232529687
Notes: Jun 1951: Name listed as CHARLES EDWARD HAMBY;
20 Sep 2001: Name listed as CHARLES E HAMBY"


Jerry Eugene Hamby

1. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jerry Eugene Hamby, 81, of Mullens, WV, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. He was born on February 4, 1941 in Mullens, WV a son of the late Clarence Hamby and Irene Daniels Bakke.

"In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his siblings Charles, Shirley, James, Brenda, Sandra and Linda.

"Survivors include special family members Christie, Apollonia and Luca Turrisi, special friends Sam and Sharlene O’Neal, a sister Phyllis Redden of FL, and a host of other loving family and friends.

"In keeping with his wishes he will be cremated.

"The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home."


Allen Jackson Whalen

1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Allen J. Whalen
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1839
Birth Place: Montgomery Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1863
Marriage Place: Carroll, Virginia
Mother: Palina Whalen
Spouse: Orlena Farmer
FHL Film Number: 31087
Reference ID: p 11"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Becky; 6 Jun 2009; maintained by Denise Drake Horton.
" Allen Jackson Whalen
Birth 15 Mar 1839
Virginia, USA
Death 7 Jan 1919 (aged 79)
Bland County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mechanicsburg Cemetery
Mechanicsburg, Bland County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 38021636"

Additional Information Posted;
"s/o Andrew & Pliney Turner Whalen
m1 - Orlenia Blanche Shockley
m2 - Isabella Victoria Thompson

"CSA - Va Infantry, 24th Regt, Co C, Pvt; enlisted 5/24/1861 in Lynchburg, Va; mustered out 9/27/1861"


Orlena Shockley

1. 1860 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Hillsville P.O.; taken on 20 Jul 1860; Page 870; Image 104 of 197;
Family #665/669.
Listed as Orlena Farmer; age 15; born in VA; in household of husband, Noah Farmer.
2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Orlena Farmer
[Orlena Shockley]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Place: Carroll Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1863
Marriage Place: Carroll, Virginia
Father: John Shockley
Mother: Phebe
Spouse: Allen J. Whalen
FHL Film Number: 31087
Reference ID: p 11"