1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lathrop Coal Co; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page
260A; Family #162.
Listed as Wallace Lester; age 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Lester.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 214A;
Family #210.
Listed as Wallace Lester; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Lester.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); WV Archives Website.
Wallace Lester, Jr; age 22; born and living at Panther, WV; single; married on 19 Jul 1941 at
Panther, WV; Alice Bailey; age 18; born and living in Panther, WV; single; with consent of Gid and
Mollie Bailey, parents of Alice Bailey.
4. FindAGrave.com; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Nov 2008.
" Wallace Neal Lester Jr.
Birth 1919
Panther, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1976 (aged 56–57)
USA
Burial
Palm Memorial Gardens
Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 31146690"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of John Wallace Lester (1880-1962) and Ella Frances Bailey-Lester (1885-1955)."Brother of Avery A. Lester (1905-1965), George R. Lester (1906-1970), Carlie Lester (1908-1991), Rose Lester (1908-1908), Bessie May Lester (1910-1955), Clary Jane Lester (1910-1912), Willis "Willie" Lester (1914-1982), Carrie Lester (1917-1995), Lenore Lester (1920-1922), Katherine Lester (1922-1974), Alonzo Cleveland "Cleve" Lester (1925-1991) & Jennie M. Lester (1928-2003).
"Married to Alice Bailey-Lester-Short (1923-2006) on July 19, 1941 in Panther, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1941, Page 143, Application Date: July 7, 1941). That marriage ended in divorce.
"Married to Vera E. Lamb-Lester (1918-2009) in 1947.
"Father of Denny Lester, Darrell Lester, David Lester, Darice Lester-Bradford, Deanna Lester-Cook, Darita Lester-Green & Leah Lester-Cook.
"CPL, US Army, World War II"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); WV Archives Website.
Wallace Lester, Jr; age 22; born and living at Panther, WV; single; married on 19 Jul 1941 at Panther,
WV; Alice Bailey; age 18; born and living in Panther, WV; single; with consent of Gid and Mollie
Bailey, parents of Alice Bailey.
1. 1910 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Lincoln District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 137A; Image 21 of 36;
Family #182/182.
Listed as Steward Porter; age 76; born in WV; married once for 65 (?) yrs; in household of son, Harrison Porter.
2. 1920 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Lincoln District; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 159B; Image 26 of 40;
Family #239/240.
Listed as Steward Porter; age 89; born in WV; widowed; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Lincoln District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 137A; Image 21 of 36;
Family #182/182.
Listed as Sirlda Porter; age 70; born in WV; married once for 65 (?) yrs; in household of son, Harrison Porter.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-42; taken 9 Apr 1940;
Page 824B; Image 17 of 25; Household #110.
Listed as Jerry Hazzard; age 5; born in VA; Negro; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household
of father, Roosevelt Hazzard.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ival Edgar Woosley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1946
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1969
Marriage Place: Whitewood, Virginia, USA
Father: Thomas Woosley
Mother: Helen Marie Brewer
Spouse: Sharon Lou Mullins
Certificate Number: 1969026392"
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ival Edgar Woosley
Gender: Male
Death Age: 66
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1946
Birth Place: Whitman, West Virginia
Residence Place: Tusculum Road, Antioch, Tennessee
Death Date: 1 May 2013
Death Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Burial Date: 5 May 2013
Burial Place: Bluefield, Virginia
Obituary Date: 4 May 2013
Spouse: Evelyn Paulette Roberts Woosley
Siblings:
Sharon Foster
Harry Edgell
Earlene Ruiz
Leon Woosley
Joe Woosley
Pearl Whitt"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Vernon Miller; 5 May 2013.
" Ival Edgar Woosley
Birth 31 Oct 1946
Whitman, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 May 2013 (aged 66)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 110020078"Additional Information Posted:
"ANTIOCH, Tenn. — Ival Edgar Woosley, 66, of Tusculum Road, Antioch, Tennessee, formerly of Bradshaw, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee."Ival was born on October 31, 1946 in Whitman, West Virginia to the late Thomas W. Woosley and Helen Brewer Woosley. He had been a resident of Tennessee for the past ten years and was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from Iaeger High School in 1966 and was retired night auditor in the hotel industry.
"Survivors include: His wife: Evelyn Paulette Roberts Woosley of Antioch, Tennessee; very special cousin whom he called brother: Harry Edgell of Salem, Virginia; stepson: Harold Roberts and wife Natalie of Nashville, Tennessee; two brothers: Joe Woosley and Leon Woosley; three sisters: Sharon Foster and husband Bill of Salem, Virginia, Pearl Whitt and husband Andrew of Michigan, Earlene Ruiz and husband Robert of Arizona; one niece: Lisa Foster of Salem, Virginia.
"Funeral service will be held on Sunday, May 05, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluefield, West Virginia. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Virginia where friends and family will be serving as pallbearers.
"Friends and family may call at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluefield, West Virginia on Sunday, May 05, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. (noon) until time of the service."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sharon Lou Mullins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1969
Marriage Place: Whitewood, Virginia, USA
Father: Paul Lee Mullins
Mother: Theresa Evelyn Wyatt
Spouse: Ival Edgar Woosley
Certificate Number: 1969026392"