1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Traphill District; Lester; E.D. 41-43; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1075A;
Image 22 of 25; Household #201.
Listed as Frank Smith; age 64; born in NC; married; 4th grade education; Negro; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; retail salesman for keystone industry; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Traphill District; Lester; E.D. 41-43; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1075A;
Image 22 of 25; Household #201.
Listed as Sallie Smith; age 54; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; Negro; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; in household of husband, Frank Smith.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 137; WV Archives Website.
Jimmie George; age 25; born and living at Ravencliff, WV; divorced; son of Jim and Bessie George;
married on 3 Mar 1951 at Ravencliff, WV; Beatrice Tilley; age 21; born in Maben, WV; single; living
at Glen Fork, WV; daughter of Clarence and Lottie Tilley.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Phil Holden; 12 Apr 2012.
" Preston Mullins
Birth 13 Aug 1930
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Feb 1994 (aged 63)
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mary Lou Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 88435579"Additional Information Posted:
"Preston was age 63, son of James "Jim" & Millie Mullins Mullins.
He was married to Trula Hannah Beavers."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Phil Holden; 12 Apr 2012.
" Trula Hannah Beavers Mullins
Birth 28 Aug 1934
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 15 Dec 2000 (aged 66)
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Mary Lou Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 88435868"Additional Information Posted:
"Trula was age 66, daughter of Alex & Lizza Kennedy Beavers.
She was married to Preston Mullins."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 48A;
Family #217.
Listed as Calvin Lester; age 1 yr, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Pulaska M. Lester.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Calvin Lester
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1928
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1953
Marriage Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
Father: Montgomery Lester
Mother: Blanche Dunegans
Spouse: Pauline Rakes
Certificate Number: 1953021355"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Pauline Rakes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1953
Marriage Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
Father: Ira Rakes
Mother: Hattie Williams
Spouse: Calvin Lester
Certificate Number: 1953021355"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Curious; 2 Sep 2013.
" Pauline Patricia Rakes Hill
Birth 30 Mar 1937
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Aug 2013 (aged 76)
Michigan, USA
Burial Michigan Memorial Park
Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID 116431897"Additional Information Posted:
"Ms. Hill passed away at the age of 76, and had resided in Wyandotte. She was the devoted mother of two sons. Beloved grandmother of three, and of one great grandson. She will also be missed by her two brothers. She was predeceased by her parents, Ira and Hattie Rakes, and four siblings; two brothers and two sisters. The entombment took place in Michigan Memorial Cemetery, and her final arrangements were handled by Michigan Memorial Funeral Home."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dave Clinton
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1910
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1936
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Reece Clinton
Mother: Phoeba Hoskins
Spouse: Gertrude Mullens
Certificate Number: 1936011175"
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 95B;
Family #151/153.
Listed as Gertrude Mullins; age 15; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, John Mullins.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Gertrude Mullens
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1936
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: John Mullens
Mother: Grace Dickenson
Spouse: Dave Clinton
Certificate Number: 1936011175"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book# __(1913); WV archives Web Site.
Lawrence Sizemore; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Algoma, WV;
son of John and Onie; married on 6 Sep 1913 at Algoma, WV Amanda Green; age 18; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; daughter of Dave and Arvillia; information given by Arvillia Milam, mother.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1639; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence Theiney Sizemore; age 24; born on 6 Dec 1893 at Ashland, WV; living at Powhatan, WV;
tipple man for Powhatan C and C Co at Powhatan, WV; married; dependent wife and child.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huston Coal Co; Page 161A;
Family #341/384.
Listed as Lawrence Sizemore; age 27; born in WV; married; dumper in coal tipple; head of
household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 154A;
Family #587/729.
Listed as Lawrence T. Sizemore; age 36; born in WV; married at 21; slate man in coal mine; head of
household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-2648; Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence Turney Sizemore; age 49; born on 6 Dec 1892 at Ashland, WV; living at Keystone, WV;
farmer; person who will always know address, Mrs. Manda Sizemore, wife, Keystone, WV.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 278; WV Archives Website.
John Tierney (sic, Turner) Sizemore; age 54; born in Ashland, WV; widowed; born in Landgraff, WV;
married on 12 Apr 1954 in Welch, WV; Dorothy Marie Shrader; age 20; born in Lillybrook, WV; single;
living at Kimball, WV; with consent of Jack and Mattie Shrader, parents of Dorothy Marie Shrader.
7. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence Sizemore; born on 16 Dec 1890 (sic); died on 1 May 1964; card issued in WV before
1951.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 278; WV Archives Website.
John Tierney (sic, Turner) Sizemore; age 54; born in Ashland, WV; widowed; born in Landgraff, WV;
married on 12 Apr 1954 in Welch, WV; Dorothy Marie Shrader; age 20; born in Lillybrook, WV; single;
living at Kimball, WV; with consent of Jack and Mattie Shrader, parents of Dorothy Marie Shrader.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 428; WV Archives Website.
William Milburn Williams; age 52; born 25 May 1915 in Keystone, WV; single; living in Keystone, WV;
son of Thomas Alex and Sena (Lambert) Williams; married on 29 Aug 1967 in Vivian, WV; Dorothy
Marie Sizemore; age 33; born 8 Jan 1934 in Southern WV; widow; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of
Jack and Margaret (Attney) Shrader.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Claude Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Margaret Harrison, daughter,
Box 543, Bradshaw, WV 24817.