1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
Sam Coleman Article, page 122.
Sam Coleman was born on 25 Jul 1895 and died on 20 Jul 1970. He was a son of
William and Sarah J. Coleman. He married first Virgie Harman, second to Oma
Gross on 21 Nov 1931.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 244B, Family #103.
Listed as Samuel Coleman, age 4, born in Jul 1895 in WV, in household of
father, William Coleman.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 11 May 1910, Page 94A,
Family # 265.
Listed as Samuel Coleman, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, William Coleman.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 262; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Coleman; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Lex, WV; son of
W.M. and Sarah; married on 16 Jun 1921 at Avondale, WV; Virgie Harman; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of H.M. and Annie.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 97; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Coleman; age 33; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of William
and Sarah;license issued on 2 Jul 1929 to marry; Eliza Hatfield; age 28; born in McDowell Co, WV;
widow; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of James and Myrtle.
(No return by minister. Probably not married)
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Coleman; age 35; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of William
and Sarah J.; married on 31 Nov 1931 at Lex, WV; Oma Gross; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Thomas and Sarah.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 6 May 1940; Page 1171B;
Image 46 of 66; Household #376.
Listed as Sam Coleman; age 45; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; track man in coal mine; head of household.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 23 Apr 2014.
" Sam Coleman
Birth 25 Jul 1895
Lex, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 20 Jul 1970 (aged 74)
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Riffe Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; English, WV; taken on 4/5 Jan 1920; Page 3 A; Family #45/45.
Listed as Oma Gross; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas G. Gross.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hurricane Branch Rd; taken 10 Apr 1930;
Page #253 B; Family #220'226.
Listed as Oma Grose; age 17; born in WV; single; in household of father, Thomas G. Gross.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Coleman; age 35; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of William
and Sarah J.; married on 31 Nov 1931 at Lex, WV; Oma Gross; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Thomas and Sarah.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 6 May 1940; Page 1171B;
Image 46 of 66; Household #376.
Listed as Omy Coleman; age 25; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Samuel Coleman.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 6 May 1940; Page 1171B;
Image 46 of 66; Household #376.
Listed as Aileen Coleman; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel Coleman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 202A;
Image 3 of 42; Family #21/22.
Listed as Elias Allen; age 49; born in WV; married at 27; farmer; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 202A;
Image 3 of 42; Family #21/22.
Listed as Lucy J. Allen; age 38; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Elias Allen.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lucy Jane Allen
[Lucy Jane Hall]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1887
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia
Father: Henneson Hall
Mother: Daisy Mullins
SSN: 225587691
Notes: Mar 1961: Name listed as LUCY JANE ALLEN"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 003725; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Lucy Jane Allen; age 73; born 2 Nov 1891 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Jolo, WV; daughter
of Hence and Daisy (Mullins) Hall; died 21 Feb 1964 in Jolo, WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis;
arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried 24 Feb 1964 in Mullins Cemetery; Paynesville, WV; informant,
Martha Blankenship, Jolo, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 202A;
Image 3 of 42; Family #21/22.
Listed as Elias Allen, Jr; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Elias Allen.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elis Junior Allen
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 10 Feb 1924
Residence Place: Paynesville, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Sep 1942
Employer: Everett Mullens Lumber Business
Weight: 130
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Lucy Allen
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Elis Junior Allen Self (Head)
Lucy Allen Mother"
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Elias J Allen
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998
Residence Place Glen White, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 10 Feb 1924
Address Glen White, West Virginia 25849
Record Number 787821582"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Junior Allen
[Elias Junior Allen]
[Elias Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Feb 1924
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date: Feb 1989
Father: Elias Allen
Mother: Lucy Hall
SSN: 226748924
Notes: Apr 1967: Name listed as JUNIOR ALLEN;
03 Mar 1980: Name listed as ELIAS JUNIOR ALLEN;
28 Feb 1989: Name listed as ELIAS J ALLEN"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elias Allen
Birth Date: 10 Feb 1924
Death Date: 3 Feb 1989
SSN: 226748924
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Oct 1943
Release Date 1: 2 Nov 1943"
6. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Elias J Allen, Jr
BIRTH 10 Feb 1924
DEATH 3 Feb 1989 (aged 64)
USA
BURIAL
Bias Chapel Cemetery
Cabell County, West Virginia"
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roy Franklin Mitchem
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1941
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1960
Marriage Place: Bluefield, Virginia, USA
Father: Claude Franklin Mitchem
Mother: Laura Ann Mitchem
Spouse: Kathaleen Rae Angle
Certificate Number: 1960004743"
3. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roy Franklin Mitchem
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1942
Birth Place: West Virginia
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1965
Marriage Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA
Spouse: Mary Margaret Thomas "
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 31 Jul 2017.
" Roy Franklin Mitchem
Birth 21 May 1941
Death 4 Feb 1983 (aged 41)
Burial
Jarrett Cemetery
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 181942438"
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
1. Email 15 Feb 2021 from Barbara Mitchem Hurt.
"Below is information for my father, Roy Franklin Mitchem. He passed away at Indiana University Medical Center on 4 February 1983. He has 5 children with my mother (Mary Margaret Thomas) -
Janet Kay (1967) Barbara Sue (1968), Kenneth Roy (1970), Kevin Dewayne (1973), and Richard Allen (1975)."
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
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; "Thomas Stinson" Article; Page
246; submitted by Sylvia Puckett, Box 121, Raysal, WV 24879 and Belvia Boling, Pound, VA.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #168.
Listed as Ethel Fuller; age 32; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Henderson Fuller.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Mildred Juanita Falke Cooper" article; Page
126; submitted by Mrs. Emory Cooper, HC 83, Box 34B, Capon Bridge, WV 24711.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Nancy and Tommy Wimmer";
Article; Page 263; submitted by Nancy Wimmer, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by dhintx; 27 Apr 2010.
" Lessie Hatfield
Birth 25 Mar 1898
Death 15 Apr 1978 (aged 80)
Burial Pleasanton Cemetery
Pleasanton, Athens County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 51708786"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by dhintx; 27 Apr 2010.
" Gladys Kelly Hatfield
Birth 26 Oct 1904
Death 2 May 1964 (aged 59)
Burial Pleasanton Cemetery
Pleasanton, Athens County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 51708770"
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; E.D. 55-8; taken 20 Apr 1940; Page 185B;
Image 40 of 42; Household #317.
Listed as Brogan Rose; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Lillian Overby Rose.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Brogan Merett Rose
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Fanrock, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 27 May 1927
Residence: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 5 Jun 1945
Occupation: Welch Milk Co
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Lillian Rose
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Brogan Merett Rose "
3. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #80-049084; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Brogan Merett Rose; age 53; born 27 May 1927 in WV; this was his fourth marriage;divorced; last marriage
ended 14 Jan 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 262, Mullens, WV; son of Phillip Quincy and Lillian
(Overbee) Rose; married on 20 Sep 1980 in Giles Co, VA; Trula B. Barton; maiden name, Mills; age 44; born
17 Jul 1936 in WV; this was her fourth marriage; divorced; last marriage ended 14 Jan 1980 (same date as
Brogan's, were they previously married?); 12th grade education; living at 1221 Guyandotte Ave, Mullens, WV;
daughter of Jesse and Sarh Elizabeth (Green) Mills.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: B. M. Rose
Last Residence:
26508 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia
BORN: 27 May 1927
Died: 11 Sep 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Brogan Merett Rose
[B M Rose]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 May 1927
Birth Place: Fanrock Wyom, West Virginia
Death Date: 11 Sep 2007
Father: Phillip Rose
Mother: Lillian Overbey
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Apr 1943: Name listed as BROGAN MERETT ROSE; 18 Sep 2007: Name listed as B M ROSE"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 76; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy R. Whitt; age 25; born at Iroquois, WV; single; living at Otsego, WV; son of James M. and Nettie
Whitt; married on 10 Dec 1955 at Allen Junction, WV; Trula B. Mills; age 21; born at Herndon, WV;
single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Jesse and Sarah E. Mills.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #80-049084; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Brogan Merett Rose; age 53; born 27 May 1927 in WV; this was his fourth marriage;divorced; last marriage
ended 14 Jan 1980; 8th grade education; living at Box 262, Mullens, WV; son of Phillip Quincy and Lillian
(Overbee) Rose; married on 20 Sep 1980 in Giles Co, VA; Trula B. Barton; maiden name, Mills; age 44; born
17 Jul 1936 in WV; this was her fourth marriage; divorced; last marriage ended 14 Jan 1980 (same date as
Brogan's, were they previously married?); 12th grade education; living at 1221 Guyandotte Ave, Mullens, WV;
daughter of Jesse and Sarh Elizabeth (Green) Mills.