1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Russell memorial cemetery, Lebanon, Russell Co, VA; submitted by
Sheila Compton Ramsey, maintained by brettc14.
John Wesley Helton; born in 1872 in Washington Co, VA; died 18 Jul 1958 in Corn Valey, Russell
Co, VA; buried here; double grave marker photo shown with 2nd wife, Bertha Belle McCracken..
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Fields Cemetery, Russell Co, VA; submitted by Michelle McCllelland
(nee Little); 8 Oct 2016.
Milley or Millie Jane Wise Helton; born 27 Oct 1880 in Saltville, Smyth Co, VA; died 19 May 1918
in Elk Garden, Russell Co, VA; buried here; no grave marker photo shown; biography posted;
"When Millie Jane Wise was born on October 27, 1880, in Saltville, Virginia, her father, Charles, was 29 and her mother, Mary, was 30. She married John Wesley Helton on March 4, 1901. They had eight children in 10 years. She died on May 19, 1918, in Elk Garden, Virginia, at the age of 37."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Lawrence Houston; age 22; born 22 Jul 1941 in Princeton, WV; single; no previous marriage;
Negro; living at Box 249, High Street, Princeton, WV; son of Robert Lincoln and Flora Mae (Haywood)
Houston; married on 5 Jun 1965 at Gary, WV; Gwendolyn Mae Hairston; age 25; born 3 Apr 1940 in
Thorpe, WV; single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 676, Gary, WV; daughter of Gibson
Alexander and Flora Mae (Haywood)??? Hairston. (Did clerk make an error here?)
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Lawrence Houston; age 22; born 22 Jul 1941 in Princeton, WV; single; no previous marriage;
Negro; living at Box 249, High Street, Princeton, WV; son of Robert Lincoln and Flora Mae (Haywood)
Houston; married on 5 Jun 1965 at Gary, WV; Gwendolyn Mae Hairston; age 25; born 3 Apr 1940 in
Thorpe, WV; single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 676, Gary, WV; daughter of Gibson
Alexander and Flora Mae (Haywood)??? Hairston. (Clerk make an error here)
2. Arlington Co, VA; Marriage License #86-039655; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Terry Sneed Brown; age 35; born 30 Mar 1951 in NC; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 1st marrige
ended in May 1978; 4 yrs college education; Black; living at 5550 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA; son
of George and Hellen Ruth (Sneed) Brown; married on 11 Aug 1986 in Arlington Co, VA; Gwendolyn
Mae Houston; maiden name Hariston; age 46; born 3 Apr 1940 at Thorpe, WV; divorced; Black; this
is her 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended 2 Apr 1985; 5+ yrs collge education; living at 7145 Boyer St,
Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Gibson Alexander and Mary Magdalene (Medley) Hairston.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 39; WV Archives Website.
Joseph Moore; age 21; born and living in Ashland, WV; single; Colored; married on 27 Oct 1951 at
Elkridge, WV; Jacquetta Jones; age 17; born at Indian Ridge, WV; single; Colored; living at Worth, WV;
with consent of Elaine Jones, mother and guardian of Jacquetta Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge, Worth; taken 14 Apr 1940; Page
1007B; Household #374.
Listed as Jacquetta Jones; age 5; born in WV; single; Negro; 1st grade education; attending school;
in household of father, John W. Jones.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 39; WV Archives Website.
Joseph Moore; age 21; born and living in Ashland, WV; single; Colored; married on 27 Oct 1951 at
Elkridge, WV; Jacquetta Jones; age 17; born at Indian Ridge, WV; single; Colored; living at Worth, WV;
with consent of Elaine Jones, mother and guardian of Jacquetta Jones.
3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jacquetta Moore
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1934
Address: PO Box 96
Residence Place: Worth, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24868-0096"
1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Calvin L. Moore
Gender: Male
Death Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1956
Residence Place: Institute
Death Date: 1 Apr 1999
Death Place: South Charleston
Burial Place: Dunbar
Obituary Date: 5 Dec 2003
Obituary Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Mother: Jacquetta Moore
Spouse: Patrice Moore
Child:
Tracy Garrett
Toya Moore
Astin Moore
PFC Austin Moore
Siblings:
Patricia Williams
Jacquelyn Bryan
Timothy Moore
Kenneth Bryan
Rodney Bryan
Terry G. Moore"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page
1153A; Image 7 of 64; Household #56.
Listed as Clyde Vanover; age 10; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James E. Vanover.
2. Orange Co, VA; Marriage License #73-057196; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Wanda Vanover; age 4; born 13 jun 1931 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Rt 2, Box 165, Mineral, Louisa Co, VA; son of James and Hattie (Collins) Vanover;
married on 22 Dec 1973 in Spotsylvania Co, VA; Barbara Ann Lam; age 20; born 28 Jun 1953 in VA;
single; this is her 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at Rt 1, Box 81, Gordonsville, VA; daughter
of William Floyd and Clara (Beasley) Lam.
3. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Clyde Wondia Vanover
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 59
Birth Date: abt 1931
Death Date: 13 Nov 1990
Death Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Bl Vanover
Certificate Number: 1990040889"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by FDP*; 21 Sep 2007.
"Clyde W Vanover
Birth 13 Jun 1931
Death 13 Nov 1990 (aged 59)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 21689462"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
Page 1103A; Image 41 of 74; Household #349.
Listed as Daisey Roberts; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Ballard Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 10; WV Archives Website.
Clyde Vanover; age 21; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living at Panther, WV; married on 19 Oct 1951 at
Litwar, WV; Daisy Roberts; age 18; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; with consent of
Virgia Roberts, mother and guardian of Daisy Roberts.
1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 18 May 2022, Posted Obit; On_line Edition.
"William ( Bill ) Roland Rippith, 75, of Ikes Fork, WV, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in The McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV."Bill was born September 8, 1946, in Iaeger, WV, a son of the late Ernest and Mildred Whaley Rippith. William was a repair technician for Sears for over 30 years and was a Member of Christ Cathedral Church in Iaeger.
"Bill was preceded in death by three brothers, Dave, Robert, and Ernest Jr. Rippith, and two sisters, Celia Rippith Johnson and Patricia Rippith Pennell.
"Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Anita Rippith of the home; one daughter, Vanessa Perry of Bradshaw, WV; two grandchildren, Nicholas and Alexander Perry both of Bradshaw, WV; two sisters, Sharon Rippith Meadows of Bradshaw, WV and Peggy Rippith Roberts of Princeton, WV; and one brother, Larkin Rippith of Bradshaw, WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon Friday, May 20, 2022 with Pastor Russell King, Reverend Brad Kennedy, Reverend Richard Belcher and Reverend Martin West officiating at the Christ Cathedral Church in Iaeger. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family at Christ Cathedral Church in Iaeger, Friday morning, May 20, 2022 from 11 o’clock until the time of services.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Lane Billips
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1966
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Louis Albert Billips
Mother: Roberta May Helmandollar
Spouse: Helen Margaret Mitchem Vaughn
Certificate Number: 1966038480"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mitchem
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1941
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Luther Mitchem
Mother: Katie Whittington
Spouse: Charles Vaughn
Certificate Number: 1941030781"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Margaret Mitchem Vaughn
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1966
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Luther Mitchem
Mother: Roxie Katheleen Whittington
Spouse: William Lane Billips
Certificate Number: 1966038480"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Helen Mitchem Vaughn [Helen Margret Billips] [Helen Billips] [Helen Mitchem Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1923
Birth Place: Crumpler McD, West Virginia
Death Date: 24 Jul 2005
Father:
Luther Mitchem
Mother:
Roxie C Whittington
SSN: 227243341
Signature on SSN Card: Helen Margret Vaughn
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Aug 1942: Name listed as HELEN MITCHEM VAUGHN;
Aug 1969: Name listed as HELEN MARGRET BILLIPS;
02 Aug 2005: Name listed as HELEN M BILLIPS"