1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #93.
Listed as Leonard C. Shrewsbury, age 6, in household of father, Thomas Shrewsbury.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 196A,
Family #21.
Listed as Leornard C. Shrewsbury, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas J.
Shewsbury.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Cleo Shrewsbury; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on
13 Oct 1913 at the home of the brides parents; Offie D. Shrewsbury; age 17; born and living in
Raleigh Co, WV.
4. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Wyoming Co, WV, Draft Board, Pineville, WV, Reg.
Card 552.
Leonard Shrewsbury; age 24; born on 13 Oct 1893 at Basin, WV; living at Basin, WV; farmer; wife
and one child as dependents; tall with slender build; lost right arm; blue eyes and auburn hair; 2 Jun
1918?.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 261; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard C. Shrewsbury; age 50; born in Basin, WV; widowed; living at Glen Fork, WV; son of T.J. and
Martha Shrewsbury; was issued a license to marry on 10 Dec 1945 in Wyoming Co, WV; Katherine
Disney; age 43; born In Bradford, KY; widow; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of L.S. and Millie Court;
no return by a minister.
6. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Leonard Cleo Shrewsbury
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1905
Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1949
Marriage Place: Jackson, Ohio, USA
Father:
Thomas Jefferson Shrewsbury
Mother:
Martha E Reinhart
Spouse:
Lula Mae Cox
Film Number: 001307815"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 8 Dec 2008.
" Leonard Cleo Shrewsbury
Birth 13 Oct 1893
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1976 (aged 82–83)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 32037811 "Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Thomas Jefferson Shrewsbury (1863-1931) & Martha Ellen Blankenship-Shrewsbury (1865-Deceased)."Brother of Malinda J. Shrewsbury (1884-Deceased), William Martin Shrewsbury (1884-Deceased), Almeda F. Shrewsbury (1888-Deceased), George W. Shrewsbury (1890-Deceased), John L. Shrewsbury (1892-Deceased), Paris Callaway Shrewsbury (1894-1974), Lou Vada Shrewsbury-Shrewsbury (1898-1975), Lucy A. Shrewsbury (1898-Deceased), James E. Shrewsbury (1901-Deceased), Bertie M. Shrewsbury (1903-Deceased), Leander "Lee" Shrewsbury (1907-Deceased), & Fary "Ethel" Shrewsbury-Griffin (1909-Deceased).
"Married to Offie Dell Shrewsbury-Shrewsbury (1897-1936) on October 13, 1914 in Raleigh County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1914, Page 307, Application Date: October 10, 1914).
"Father of Evangeline Shrewsbury (Died in infancy), Gladys Shrewsbury (Died in infancy), David Shrewsbury (Deceased), Cordie Ellen Shrewsbury-Brooks (1915-Deceased), Gloria Shrewsbury-Cox (Deceased), Dillard Shrewsbury (1920-2002), Clifford Shrewsbury (Deceased), Reva A. Shrewsbury (1926-1983), Nora "Beatrice" Shrewsbury-Lay (1928-2016), Russell Cleo Shrewsbury (1930-2007), and Virginia Shrewsbury-Nelson (Deceased).
"Also married to Lula Mae Cox-Shrewsbury (Deceased).
"Stepfather of Arlie Cox, Virgil Cox, and Delmas Cox .
"Leonard Shrewsbury was a retired timberman, storekeeper and farmer. He established the first post office at Glen Fork and was a member of the Glen Fork Baptist Temple where he served as a former trustee. He died at age 82 after a long illness. Death was attributed to natural causes.
"per Beckley Post-Herald (no date other than 1975)"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Cleo Shrewsbury; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on
13 Oct 1913 at the home of the brides parents; Offie D. Shrewsbury; age 17; born and living in
Raleigh Co, WV.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #8058; WV Archives Web Site.
Offie Dell Shrewsbury; age 37 yrs, 6 mons, 18 days; born 15 oct 1898 in Egeria, WV; married; wife of
Leonard Shrewsbury; housewife; living at Glen Fork, WV; daughter of John and Ella (Meadows)
Shrewsbury; died 3 May 1936 in Beckley Hospital, Beckley, WV; due to pulmonary embolism; post
partum infection; buried 5 May 1936 at Basin, WV; informant, Leonard Shrewsbury, Glen Fork, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 9 Mar 2016.
" Offie Dell Shrewsbury Shrewsbury
Birth 15 Oct 1897
Egeria, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Mar 1936 (aged 38)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 159077257"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of John Greene Shrewsbury (1865-1937) & Elvira "Ella" Meadows-Shrewsbury (1864-1900) (per WV Register of Births, Raleigh County, WV, 1897, Page 99, Record 340)."Sister of Benjamin Harrison Shrewsberry (1889-1964) & Ada A. Shrewsberry (1896-1896).
"Married to Leonard Cleo Shrewsbury (1893-1976) on October 13, 1914 in Raleigh County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1914, Page 307, Application Date: October 10, 1914).
"Mother of Evangeline Shrewsbury (Died in infancy), Gladys Shrewsbury (Died in infancy), David Shrewsbury (Deceased), Cordie E. Shrewsbury-Brooks (1915-Deceased), Gloria Shrewsbury-Cox (Deceased), Dillard Shrewsbury (1920-2002), Clifford Shrewsbury (Deceased), Reva A. Shrewsbury (1926-1983), Nora "Beatrice" Shrewsbury-Lay (1928-2016), Russell Cleo Shrewsbury (1930-2007), and Virginia Shrewsbury-Nelson (Deceased).
"Offie Shrewsbury was a housewife. She died at age 37 from a pulmonary embolism following a post partum infection (per WV Certificate of Death #8058 Dist #4161 Serial #189, Raleigh County, WV, 1936).
"She was buried on May 5, 1936 in Basin, Wyoming County, WV - no specific cemetery indicated."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; E.D. 24-60; taken 1 May 1940; Page
1226A; Image 89 of 133; Household #707.
Listed as Shirley Sweeney; age 10; male; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William G. Sweeney.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Shurla Sweeney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1929
Marriage Registration Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Dec 1952
Marriage Place: Clintwood, Virginia, USA
Father: Willie Sweeney
Mother: Lula Rose
Spouse: Minnie Lee Vestal
Certificate Number: 1952036326"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Shurla Sweeney [Shurla Clayton Sweeney]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1929
Birth Place: Raysal, West Virginia [McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 3 Jun 1992
Claim Date: 18 Jul 1970
Father:
William H Sweeney
Mother:
Lula B Rose
SSN: 232462332
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 09 Dec 1988: Name listed as SHURLA SWEENEY;
23 Jan 1991: Name listed as SHURLA CLAYTON SWEENEY;
13 Jul 1970: Name listed as SHURLA C SWEENEY "
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Minnie Lee Vestal
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Dec 1952
Marriage Place: Clintwood, Virginia, USA
Father: Albert Vestal
Mother: Pearlie Osborne
Spouse: Shurla Sweeney
Certificate Number: 1952036326"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
"...killed in a roof fall on December 3, 1957, at Mallory Coal Company at Mann, West Virginia."
2. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ondas Hufford Riffe
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1926
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Dec 1957
Death Place: Christian, Logan, West Virginia
Burial Date: 6 Dec 1957
Burial Place: Jalo, West Virginia
Cemetery Name: Wimmer Cemetery
Death Age: 31 years 1 month 10 days
Occupation: Mch. Operator
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Christian, Logan, West Virginia
Father Name: J C Riffe
Mother Name: Amanda Wimmer
FHL Film Number: 571282"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 23 Mar 2010.
" Ondas Hufford Rife
Birth 23 Oct 1926
USA
Death 3 Dec 1957 (aged 31)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Fairview Cemetery
Peapatch, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 50126894"Inscription: Virginia * SGT 18 FIGHTER GP AF * WORLD WAR II
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Modfreak; 7 Apr 2015.
" Dorothy Irene Stanford Rife
Birth 16 Nov 1927
Virginia, USA
Death 3 Apr 2015 (aged 87)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Fairview Cemetery
Peapatch, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 144686143 "Additional Information Posted:
"Dorothy Irene Stanford Rife
Nov. 16, 1927 - Apr. 3, 2015"Dorothy Irene Stanford Rife, 87, formerly of Richlands, VA, went home to be with the lord on April 3, 2015, following a lengthy illness.
"Dorothy was born November 16, 1927, in Tom's Creek, VA, a daughter of the late Dewey and Lavada Edwards Stanford. Dorothy lived in the Jolo, WV and Richlands, VA areas most of her life. She was a former employee of Mattie Williams Hospital and Stevens Clinic. She was also a private caretaker for the elderly and was of the Pentecostal Faith. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend to all who knew her.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ondas Hufford Rife: a son, Christopher James Rife; brothers, Worley, Teddy, Charles and Clyde Stanford; and sister, Viola Maynard.
"Survivors include four sons, three daughters, three sisters, two brothers; twenty three grandchildren; thirty five great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at 1 o'clock with Reverend Charley Kennedy, Reverend Roger Pete Woods and Reverend Nancy Blevins officiating at the Jesus Church of Bartley. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery at Pea Patch , Virginia. Serving as Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary Pallbearers will be the staff of the McDowell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family Monday evening, April 6, 2015, after 5 p.m. at the Jesus Church of Bartley in Bartley, WV. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the Rife Family."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ondas H. Rife, Miner"; Article;
Page 229; submitted by Danny R. Rife, Son, Box 287, Jolo, WV.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by S. Price Nance; 18 Jun 2010; maintained by Michael Dye.
" Dorsey A. Turner
Birth 8 Oct 1896
Death 27 Oct 1953 (aged 57)
Burial
Gravel Lick Regular Baptist Church Cemetery
Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53835008"Additional Information Posted:
"VA PVT 155 Co. Trans Corp, WWI
This is a double headstone with Beatrice Turner."
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Beatrice May Turner [Beatrice M Turner] [Beatrice May Day]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1907
Birth Place: Hindman Knot, Kentucky [Hindman, Kentucky]
Death Date: 13 Oct 1997
Father:
Samuel Day
Mother:
Jane Amburgy
SSN: 225925199
Notes: 30 Aug 1972: Name listed as BEATRICE MAY TURNER;
18 Oct 1997: Name listed as BEATRICE M TURNER"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by S. Price Nance; 18 Jun 2010; maintained by Michael Dye.
" Beatrice Mae Day Turner
Birth 27 Mar 1907
Death 13 Oct 1997 (aged 90)
Burial
Gravel Lick Regular Baptist Church Cemetery
Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53835066"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 5; WV Archives Website.
Drewey R. Crowder; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; clerk; living at Kimball, WV; son of
George and Mae Crowder; married on 30 May 1936 in Welch, WV; Nannie B. Campbell; age 18;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Kimball, WV; daughter of George and Hattie Campbell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7703; WV Archives Website.
Drewey Raymond Crowder; age 29; born 22 Nov 1917 in McDowell Co, WV; married; husband of
Nannie; miner; SS# 232-18-8374; living at Kimball, WV; son of George and Nettie May Crowder;
died 25 Jun 1947 in Kimball, WV; due to status Asthmaticus with chronic asthma; buried 27 Jun 1947
in Norwood Cemetery, Kimball, WV; informant, George Crowder, Kimball, WV.
1. 1930 McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 97B; Family #188/181.
Listed as NannieCampbell; age 11; born in WV; single; in household of father, George R.
Campbell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 5; WV Archives Website.
Drewey R. Crowder; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; clerk; living at Kimball, WV; son of
George and Mae Crowder; married on 30 May 1936 in Welch, WV; Nannie B. Campbell; age 18;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Kimball, WV; daughter of George and Hattie Campbell.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nannie Bessie Crowder [Nannie Crowder] [Nannie Bessie Campbell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1918
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia [Eckman McDow|]
Death Date: 4 Jun 1990
Claim Date: 9 Feb 1976
Father: George R Campbell
Mother: Hattie L Harmon
SSN: 234448669
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Dec 1946: Name listed as NANNIE BESSIE CROWDER;
05 Feb 1976: Name listed as NANNIE CROWDER;
03 Jun 1993: Name listed as NANNIE B CROWDER"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James M Crowder
Birth Date: Jan 1937
Residence Date: 1999-2007
Address: 525 Bland St Apt 303
Residence: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24701
Second Residence Date: 1999-2002
Second Address: Po Box 185
Second Residence: Kimball, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24853"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Mathew Crowder [James Matthew Crowder] [James Crowder]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1937
Birth Place: Kimball McDo, West Virginia
Death Date: 28 Jan 2003
Father:
Dueary R Crowder
Mother:
Nannie B Campbell
SSN: 287325173
Notes: Jun 1953: Name listed as JAMES MATHEW CROWDER;
21 Sep 2001: Name listed as JAMES MATTHEW CROWDER;
26 Feb 2003: Name listed as JAMES M CROWDER"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James M. Crowder
Social Security Number: 287-32-5173
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1937
Issue Year: 1953-1954
Issue State: Ohio
Last Residence: 24715, Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 28 Jan 2003"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Geraldine Crowder [Margaret G Griffith] [Margaret Griffith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1940
Birth Place: Kimball McDo, West Virginia [Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 12 Mar 2005
Father:
Dewey R Crowder
Mother:
Nannie B Campbell
SSN: 273364863
Notes: Nov 1956: Name listed as GERALDINE CROWDER;
Dec 1960: Name listed as MARGARET G GRIFFITH;
Feb 1965: Name listed as MARGARET GERALDINE GRIFFITH"