1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 27/28 Apr 1910, Page 244B,
Family #149.
Listed as Hannibal Blankenship, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Andrew B. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clearfork District, taken on 20/21 Jan 1920, Page 210A,
Family #102.
Listed as Hanibal Blankenship, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Andy B. Blankenship.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 189; WV Archives Website.
Hanibal Blankenship; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
A.B. and Tennessee; married on 10 Feb 1924 in Mohawk, WV; Martha Zella Cline; age 18; born in
Mingo Co, WV; single; daughter of Harve and Mary Ann.
4. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hanibal Blankenship
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1903
Birth Place: Simon, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Simon, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Simon, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Koppers Coal Co
Weight: 163
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Zella Blankenship
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Hanibal Blankenship Self (Head"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hanibal Blankenship
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1903
Death Date: 31 Mar 1998
Claim Date: 8 Aug 1961
SSN: 228094718 "
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 29 Apr 1910; Page 100B;
Family #109.
Listed as Zella Cline; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Peter H. Cline.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 272A;
Family #395.
Listed as Zella Cline; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Peter H. Cline.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 189; WV Archives Website.
Hanibal Blankenship; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
A.B. and Tennessee; married on 10 Feb 1924 in Mohawk, WV; Martha Zella Cline; age 18; born in
Mingo Co, WV; single; daughter of Harve and Mary Ann.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920; Page
196B; Image 4 of 16; Family #30/30.
Listed as Clifard Osborne; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, David J. Osborne.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 227A; Image 67
of 75; Family #588/605
Listed as Albert Osburn; age 18; born in WV; single; in household of father, David J. Osborne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 376; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Osborne; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Hemphille, WV;
son of D.J. and Mary; married on 3 Sep 1936 at Welch, WV; Dora Cox; age 21; born in
Wythe Co, VA; single; living at Hemphill, WV; daughter of Maiden and Nannie.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken on 21 May
1940; Page 777A; Image 24 of 31; Household #184.
Listed as Albert Osborne; age 26; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
5. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #82-010616; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Albert Clifton Osborne; age 68; born 9 Jul 1914 in WV; widowed; this was his second marriage;
6th grade education; living in Marion, VA; son of Dave Joshua and Mary (Sanders0 Osborne;
married on 19 Mar 1982 in Smyth Co, VA; Patricia Jane Lynch; age 36; born 9 Apr 1945 in VA;
divorced; this was her second marriage; first marriage ended 3 Nov 1980; maiden name Surber;
2 yrs college education; living at Rt 1, Box 187, Marion, VA; daughter of Frank Baker and Pauline
(Broady) Surber.
7. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2016; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Albert Osborne
Gender: Male
Death Age: 96
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1914
Birth Place: Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 20 Jan 2011
Death Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Source Location: City, USA
Spouse: Dora Cox Osborne
Children: Mary Texas Osborne, Inez M. Dunn and husband Joe, and Wendy Gail Lynch Odham and husband Ralph
Parents: Mary Sanders
Brothers and Sisters: Hazel Osborne and Edith Rakes Retalic; Pete, Leonard, Robert, and Harry"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 376; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Osborne; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Hemphille, WV;
son of D.J. and Mary; married on 3 Sep 1936 at Welch, WV; Dora Cox; age 21; born in
Wythe Co, VA; single; living at Hemphill, WV; daughter of Maiden and Nannie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken on 21 May
1940; Page 777A; Image 24 of 31; Household #184.
Listed as Dora Osborne; age 19; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Albert C. Osborne.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #12295; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Osborne; age 13; born 18 Apr 1954 at Hemphill, WV; living at Hemphill, WV;
son of Albert and Dora (Cox) Osborne; died 16 oct 1954 in Bluefield, Sanitarium, Bluefield, WV; due to cardiac arrest; auricullar fibrillation; fractured skull and extra dural
and subarachoid hemorrhage and laceration of the brain;buried 19 Oct 1954 at Roderfield;
informant, Albert Osborne.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Jul 2014.
Robert C. Osborne; born 18 Apr 1941; died 16 Oct 1954; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Geo. M. Cox
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1881
Birth Place: Bland Co., VA
Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1903
Marriage Place: Bland County, Virginia
Father: Geo. C. Cox
Mother: Martha Cox
Spouse: Nannie T. Brown
FHL Film Number: 30630
Reference ID: Reg. of Marr. P. 46 "
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nannie T. Brown
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1885
Birth Place: Bland Co., VA
Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1903
Marriage Place: Bland County, Virginia
Father: Elijah Brown
Mother: M.B. Brown
Spouse: Geo. M. Cox
FHL Film Number: 30630
Reference ID: Reg. of Marr. P. 46"
2. FindAgrave.com Website; submitted by Sue Hale Sheppard; 2 Mar 2020.
"Birth 11 May 1885
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 12 Dec 1926 (aged 41)
Burial Groseclose Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Speedwell, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 207570481"Additional Information Posted:
"parents - David Elijah Brown and Malinda Barbara Cameron Brown Horton of Bland County, Virginia"widow of George Maiden Cox whom she married on February 22, 1903 in Bland County, Virginia; Mr. Cox died after 1920 and is also buried in this cemetery; his parents were George Clayton Cox [FAG #107448776] and Martha Ann Tibbs [FAG # 182145427]"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mont Francis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1956
Marriage Place: Pilgrim Knob, Virginia, USA
Father: Mont Francis
Mother: Melvina Wallace
Spouse: Erma June Miller
Certificate Number: 1956009341"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mont Francis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1956
Divorce Date: 20 Feb 1964
Divorce Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Erma June Miller Francis
Certificate Number: 1964000997
Number of Children: 2 "
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Erma June Miller
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1939
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1956
Marriage Place: Pilgrim Knob, Virginia, USA
Father: Ulis Miller
Mother: Gertie Miller
Spouse: Mont Francis
Certificate Number: 1956009341"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Erma June Miller Francis
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1940
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1956
Divorce Date: 20 Feb 1964
Divorce Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mont Francis
Certificate Number: 1964000997
Number of Children: 2"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Erma June Miller
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 46
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1939
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1985
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Ulis Miller
Mother: Gertie Mae Miller
Spouse: Lewis Kennedy
Certificate Number: 1985013768"
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 397: Line #256; WV Archives Website.
Raymond Gene Harmon; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Chasin, WV; married on
28 Jan 1946 at Malden, WV; Marcie Louise Nelson; age 19; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; living
in Coal Fork, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Raymond Gene Harmon [Raymond G Harmon]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1926
Birth Place: Anawalt McDo, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Jul 1993
Father:
Robert P Harmon
Mother:
Mary B Grimes
SSN: 236381836
Death Certificate Number 10867
Notes: Jun 1943: Name listed as RAYMOND GENE HARMON;
22 May 1998: Name listed as RAYMOND G HARMON"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patricia Ann Harman; 23 Feb 2009.
" Raymond Gene “Ray” Harmon
Birth 26 Jul 1926
Anawalt, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Jul 1993 (aged 66)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 34138002"
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1946); Page 397: Line #256; WV Archives Website.
Raymond Gene Harmon; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Chasin, WV; married on
28 Jan 1946 at Malden, WV; Marcie Louise Nelson; age 19; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; living
in Coal Fork, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patricia Ann Harman; 23 Feb 2009.
" Marcie Louise Nelson Harmon
Birth 17 Nov 1926
Coal Fork, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Nov 1974 (aged 47)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Sunset Memorial Park
South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 34138118"
Stephen Frazier "Cephus" Eanes
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1904); Page 168; Line #26; WV Archives Website.
Cephas F. Eanes; age 24; born in Floyd Co, VA; single; farmer; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Burell and Sarah Eanes; married on 31 May 1904 in Mercer Co, WV; Minnie A. Ratliff; age 20; born
in Patrick Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Joseph and Irene Ratliff.
2, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jack Mitchell; 4 Jul 2017.
" Stephan Frazier “Cephus” Eanes
Birth 18 Jun 1879
Virginia, USA
Death 2 Nov 1912 (aged 33)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Eanes Family Cemetery
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 180993942"Additional Information Posted:
"He died in a coal mining accident near McComas, WV."Married Minnie Anna Ratliff:
"Children of Stephan and Minnie Eanes:
"Ethel Eanes Jones xxxx xxxx
Burrell Franklin Eanes 1906 1946
Lucille Eanes 1909 2004
William Morris Eanes 1911 1946
Mary Alice Eanes Harvey 1913 xxxx"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1904); Page 168; Line #26; WV Archives Website.
Cephas F. Eanes; age 24; born in Floyd Co, VA; single; farmer; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Burell and Sarah Eanes; married on 31 May 1904 in Mercer Co, WV; Minnie A. Ratliff; age 20; born
in Patrick Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Joseph and Irene Ratliff.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1915); Page 80; Line #31; WV Archives Website.
Levi Edward Bailey; age 44; born in Mercer Co, WV; single (sic, previously married); living at
Crumpler, WV; married on 7 Mar1915 in Mercer Co, WV; Annie Eaues (sic, Eanes); age 30; born in
VA; single (sic previously married); living at Mamcesing (sp?), WV.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 16/17 Jan 1920; Page 200A;
Image 25 of 50; Family #226/241.
Listed as Annie Bailey; age 36; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Levi E. Bailey.
4. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Minnie Ratcliff Bailey
[Minnie Ratcliff Ratcliff]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1883
Death Date: 27 Apr 1978
Death Place: Covington, Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1 May 1978
Father: Joseph Ratcliff
Mother: Jane Purdy
Spouse: Levi Edward Bailey
Certificate Number: 1978013679
Military Status: none"
5, FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ProgBase; 4 Nov 2011; maintained by Nina.
" Minnie Anna Ratliff Bailey
Birth 5 Oct 1883
Virginia, USA
Death 30 Apr 1978 (aged 94)
Virginia, USA
Burial Cedar Hill Cemetery
Covington, Covington City, Virginia, USA
Plot Sec SE, lot 692, grv 4
Memorial ID 79850537"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 16/17 Jan 1920; Page 200A;
Image 25 of 50; Family #226/241.
Listed as Burrell F.Eans; age 12; born in WV; in household of step-father, Levi E. Bailey.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 16/17 Jan 1920; Page 200A;
Image 25 of 50; Family #226/241.
Listed as Anna L. Eans; age 10; born in WV; in household of step-father, Levi E. Bailey.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Anna Lucille Eanes [Lucille Eanes]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 May 1909
Birth Place: McComes, West Virginia [McComes|]
Death Date: 9 Jun 2004
Claim Date: 23 Aug 1973
Father:
Cephus F Eanes
Mother:
Minnie A Ratliffe
SSN: 236288912
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 23 Jan 1997: Name listed as ANNA LUCILLE EANES;
23 Aug 1973: Name listed as LUCILLE EANES"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 16/17 Jan 1920; Page 200A;
Image 25 of 50; Family #226/241.
Listed as William M. Eans; age 8; born in WV; in household of step-father, Levi E. Bailey.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1932); Page 181; WV Archives Website.
Opie Bolen; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of Ples Bolen, deceased; married
on 11 Jun 1932 at home of minister, S.P. Mitchem, in Wyoming Co, WV; Ruby E. Lane; age 16; born
in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; daughter of Floyd Lane, deceased.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 146A, Family #6.
Listed as Rubey E. Lane, age 1 yrs, 5 months, born in WV, in household of father, William F. Lane.