1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 168B;
Image 36 of 57; Family #280/286.
Listed as Dewey Genrty; age 32; born in NC; married at 27; coal miner; head of household.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #40065; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dewey Gentry; age 41; born in Ashville, NC; divorced; one previous marriage; living in Richlands, VA;
miner; son of John I. and Addie (Reese) Gentry; married on 28 Oct 1939 in Tazewell, VA; Thelma
Freeman; age 21; born in Kimball, WV; single; living in Richlands, VA; daughter of Emmett and
Annie (Rupe) Freeman.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Dewey Gentry
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 14 May 1898
Birth Place: Ashville, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Keystone, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Keystone, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: New River And Pocahontas Coal Company
Weight: 185
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Thelma Gentry
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Dewey Gentry Self (Head)"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'60 012466; WV Archives Web Site.
George Dewey Gentry; age 62; born 14 May 1898 in Asheville, NC; married; miner; living at Davy,
WV; SS #233-12-6006; son of John and Elva Gentry; died 10 Aug 1960 in Stevens Clinic, Welch,
WV; from cardiac insufficiency due to hypertension and pneumonconiosis; buried 12 Aug 1960
in Mitchell Cemetery, Hensley, WV; informant, Mrs. G.D. Gentry, Davy, WV.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Kenneth M. and Jane Bishop Gentry and Family"; Article; Page 149;
submitted by Kenneth M. Gentry, HCR 65, Box 43, Davy, WV 24829.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 168B;
Image 36 of 57; Family #280/286.
Listed as Stella Genrty; age 24; born in VA; married at 14; in household of husband, George D.
Gentry.
2. Stella Mae Turner; age 77; born 22 Oct 1906 in VA; widow; wife of Willie Hesker Turner; housewife;
living at Rt 1, Clinchco, VA; daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Cochran) Edwards; died 16 May 1984
in Wise General Hospital, Wise, VA; due to Cardiac arrest with probable pulmonary embolism or
myocardial infarction; COPD from cigarette smoking; buried in Turner Cemetery, Clinchco, VA.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Kenneth M. and Jane Bishop Gentry and Family"; Article; Page 149;
submitted by Kenneth M. Gentry, HCR 65, Box 43, Davy, WV 24829.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebrake; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 169A;
Image 37 of 57; Family #280/286.
Listed as Charles Genrty; age 2; born in WV in household of father, George D. Gentry.
1. "Families of Wyoming Co, WV" Vol 17, Issue #3, 2003, published by Sally
Seaman-Williams, page 92; "Descendants of William Floyd Belcher, Jr, con'td".
Sarah B. Day; born on 26 Apr 1890 in McDowell Co, WV.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 130A;
Family #190/202.
Listed as Sary Barbry Day; age 10; born in WV in 1890; in household of father, Samuel Day.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-41; taken 0n 2 Apr
1940; Page 800B; Image 4 of 36; Household #32.
Listed as Sarah Gordon; age 49; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John R. Gordon.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 491; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Edward Webb; age 79; born in Mercer Co, WV; widowed; living at Rt 1, Box 720; Bluefield,
WV; married on 30 Apr 1962 in Welch, WV; Sarah Barbara Gordon; age 72 on April 26; born and
living at at Big Four, WV; widow.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 4 May 1910; Page 74A; Family #141.
Listed as Lawrence F. Collins; age 3; born in WV, in household of father, James H. Collins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Paynesville, taken on 12 Feb 1920; Page 232A, Family #325.
Listed as French Collins; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, James H. Collins.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Distyrict, taken on 7 Apr 1930, Page 228A, Family #72.
Listed as French Collins, age 23; born in WV, married at 23, coal miner, head of household.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lawrence Collins; born on 24 Nov 1906; died in Jul 1970; living at Bradshaw, McDowell Co, WV at
death.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Pearl; 15 May 2011.
" Lawrence French Collins
Birth 24 Nov 1906
West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Jul 1970 (aged 63)
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Collins Ridge Cemetery
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 69866176"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #76-039788; Ancestry.com Website.
William Young Smith;age 63; born25 Oct 1912 in TN; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 3rd grade
education; living at Box 16, Ballard, Monrow Co, WV; son of Wilborn Alvin and Rebecca Jane (Burges)
Smith; married on 3 Sep 1976 in Grundy, VA; Rose Mae Collins; maiden bame, Beavers; age 64;
born 15 Apr 1912 in VA; widow; this is her 2nd marriage; 7th grade education; living at Box 34,
Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Tildon Robert and Nancy Hannah (_____) Beavers,
1. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 15 May 2019.
" James Harvey Collins Sr.
Birth 27 Apr 1935
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 21 Feb 2017 (aged 81)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199152294"Additional Information Posted:
"James Harvey Collins, 81, of Princeton died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, February 21, 2017 at Ridge Care Assisted Living in Princeton. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the U.S. Army. Mr. Collins was a retired coal miner, working in the coal industry his entire life and a member of the U.M.W.A. While his health permitted, he loved the water and the beach, going to the Smokie’s and spending time with his family. He moved from McDowell County to Princeton in 1995."Born April 27, 1935 at Rock Ridge, he was the son of the late Lawrence "French" Collins (1906-1970) and Rose Mae Beavers-Collins (1911-2001). In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Harvey Collins Jr. (1958-2011); along with four siblings, Charles "Franklin" Collins (1933–1951), Pearl Collins-Coleman (Deceased), Brenda Collins (Deceased) and Lucille Collins (Deceased).
"Those left to cherish his memory, his loving and devoted wife of 60 years, Phyllis Ann Rowe-Collins (1940-2018); two sons, Franklin Collins and Larry Dean Collins; six grandchildren, Stacie Powell, Tameka Collins, Justin Collins, Jessica Collins, Austin Collins & Nikki Collins; three great grandchildren, Madison Powell, Nolan Praytor & Mia Hutto; three siblings, Robert Collins, Dewey Collins & wife Trula Collins, Teddy Collins & wife Judy Collins; and a host of nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2017 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Chaplin Danny Gunnoe officiating. Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park at Bluewell. Military honor will be given by the WV Honor Guard. Friends may visit with the family Friday from 10:00 AM until the service hour at the funeral home."
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; "Clyde and Nancy Moore
Maderia"; article; Page 197; submitted by Nancy Maderia, Keystone, WV 24852.
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; "Clyde and Nancy Moore
Maderia"; article; Page 197; submitted by Nancy Maderia, Keystone, WV 24852.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 73B; Family #20/20.
Listed as William B. Criger, age 8 months, born in Sep 1899, in WV, in household of father, David
Criger.