1. 1940 Census, Wise Co, VA; Richmond District; Roda; E.D. 98-28; taken on 3 May 1940;
Page 530B; Image 16 of 52; Household #117.
Listed as Margie Bradford; age 4; born in VA;; in household of father, Ira Bradford.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Ira Bradford, Jr; age 21; born in AL (sic, VA); single; living at oceana, WV; son of Ira and Mollie
Bradford; married on 2 Jun 1956 at Hatcher, WV; Latah Acord; age 20; born at Baileysville, WV;
single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Watt and Maude Acord.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ira Bradford
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 44
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1935
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1980
Marriage Place: Rich Creek, Virginia, USA
Father: Ira Bradford
Mother: Mollie Ethel Burns
Spouse: Ella Darice Lester
Certificate Number: 1980025897"
4. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ira "Butch" Bradford, Jr., 79, of Oceana, WV, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Wyoming
Continuous Care, New Richmond, WV. He was born on December 23, 1935 in Rody, VA, a son of the late Ira and
Mollie Burns Bradford. Butch was a United States Army Veteran, graduate of Pineville High School and a member of the
UMWA Local 1706 Kopperston. He worked as a butcher for the Piggly Wiggly and Manning Supermarket, and a coal
miner for 23 years working at Consolidated Coal Co. in Itamnn, and Eastern Coal at Kopperston. In addition to his
parents he is preceded in death by his first wife of 22 years Letah Acord Bradford; two infant brothers Roy and Richard
Bradford; three brothers Carlos Bradford, Paul Douglas Bradford, and Billy Bradford; three sisters Ozela Hurley, Virginia
Morgan and Margie Shirley. Survivors include his loving wife of 34 years Darice Lester Bradford; a son Rodney G. and
Patricia Bradford and their children Rebecca and Charles Rowe and Susan and Zachary Morrison all of Cincinnati, OH;
a daughter Jackie Bradford Castellano and fiance David Hiatt, and her children Branndon Castellano and Andrew
Castellano all of Nobelsville, IN; two sisters Linda Taylor of Leeds, AL, and Betty Wallace of Mullensville; two brothers
Frank Bradford of Mullensville, and Sidney and Patty Bradford of Pineville; one great grandchild Wesley J. Rowe; and a
host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Toneda
Missionary Baptist Church, Kopperston, WV, with Rev. Jerry Cook officiating. He will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial
Gardens, Matheny, WV..."
1. "...of Oceana..."
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ella Darice Lester
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 31
Birth Date: 19 May 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1980
Marriage Place: Rich Creek, Virginia, USA
Father: Wallace Neal Lester
Mother: Vera Enola Lamb
Spouse: Ira Bradford
Certificate Number: 1980025897"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 135; WV Archives Website.
Bobby Lynn Hand; age 21; born 7 Apr 1944 in Damascus, VA; never married; living at 207 French
St, Beckley, WV; son of Gus and Laura (Severt) Hand, Jr; married on 24 Sep 1965 in Beckley, WV;
Norma Jeanette Galyean; age 23; born 21 Jul 1942 at Mohawk, WV; never married; living in
Beckley, WV; daughter of Jennings and Lillian (Cline) Galyean.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 135; WV Archives Website.
Bobby Lynn Hand; age 21; born 7 Apr 1944 in Damascus, VA; never married; living at 207 French
St, Beckley, WV; son of Gus and Laura (Severt) Hand, Jr; married on 24 Sep 1965 in Beckley, WV;
Norma Jeanette Galyean; age 23; born 21 Jul 1942 at Mohawk, WV; never married; living in
Beckley, WV; daughter of Jennings and Lillian (Cline) Galyean.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Marshall Noonan
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date 1917
Marriage Registration Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 13 Apr 1940
Marriage Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father Morris Noonan
Mother Bertha Lee
Spouse Eva Mitchem
Certificate Number 1940016516"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; taken on 22 Apr 1940;
Page 51A; Image 57 of 64; Household #487.
Listed as Marshall Noonan; age 23; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Quincy Wade, with wife.
3. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marshall Mathew Noonan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1916
Birth Place: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Thorpe, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Thorpe, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: U S Coal And Coke Co
Height: 6
Weight: 170
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Eva Noonan
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Marshall Mathew Noonan 24 Self (Head)
Eva Noonan Wife"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marshall Mathew Noonnan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1917
Marriage Registration Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1947
Marriage Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Father: Maurice Noonnan
Mother: Bertha Gayle Lee
Spouse: Dorothy Mae Jones
Certificate Number: 1947005220"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marshall Matthew Noonan [Marshall M Noonan]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1916
Birth Place: Blacksburg, Virginia [Blacksburg|]
Death Date: 30 Jun 1993
Claim Date: 28 Oct 1972
Father: Morris Noonan
Mother: Bertha Lee
SSN: 236013410
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 17 Sep 1987: Name listed as MARSHALL MATTHEW NOONAN;
19 Oct 1972: Name listed as MARSHALL M NOONAN"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dorothy Mae Jones
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1931
Marriage Registration Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1947
Marriage Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Father: Aubry Jackson Jones
Mother: Annie Lucy Bradford
Spouse: Marshall Mathew Noonnan
Certificate Number: 1947005220"
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wilbur Wade Cook
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Cyclone, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1908
Residence Place: Cyclone, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Buffalo Chilton Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Pearl Cook
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Wilbur Wade Cook Self (Head)
Pearl Cook Wife"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wade Cook
SSN: 232-34-7960
Last Residence:
24827 Cyclone, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 15 Feb 1908
Died: 13 Feb 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baylesville District; Baileysville; E.D.55-1; taken on 19 Apr 1940;
Page 5B; Image 10 of 45; Household #62.
Listed as Jem Pratt; age 39; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Washington Pratt
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1901
Birth Place: Bondtown, Virginia, USA
Residence: Baileysville, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Red Jacket Coal Co
Weight: 167
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Beatrice Pratt
Household Members:
Name
James Washington Pratt"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Pratt
SSN: 235-05-7399
Last Residence:
West Virginia
BORN: 3 Jun 1901
Died: Jan 1965
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 230A;
Image 5 of 37; Family #47/48.
Listed as Beatrice M. Gilley; age 14; born in WV in household of father, Robert H. Gilley.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baylesville District; Baileysville; E.D.55-1; taken on 19 Apr 1940;
Page 5B; Image 10 of 45; Household #62.
Listed as Beatrice Pratt; age 34; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James W. Pratt.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baylesville District; Baileysville; E.D.55-1; taken on 19 Apr 1940;
Page 5B; Image 10 of 45; Household #62.
Listed as Nancy Pratt; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James W. Pratt.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baylesville District; Baileysville; E.D.55-1; taken on 19 Apr 1940;
Page 5B; Image 10 of 45; Household #62.
Listed as Fredrick Pratt; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, James W. Pratt.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1968); Browns Creek District; Page __; WV Archives Web Site.
Harrison C. Pratt; age 25; born 16 Mar 1943 in WV; single; construction worker; living at Baileysville, WV;
son of James W. and Beatrice (Gilley) Pratt; died 27 Apr 1968 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to respiratory failure; massive intake of sedative pills; buried 1 May 1968 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Beatrice Pratt, Baileysville, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 2 Jun 2012; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Harrison C. Pratt; born 16 May 1943; died 27 Apr 1968; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"WEST VIRGINIA * SR US NAVY".