1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Larry R Estep [Larry Estep]
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1963 [27 Jul 1961]
Residence Date: 1995
Address: 139 Davidson Rd
Residence: Clover, SC
Postal Code: 29710-8403
Second Residence Date: 1995
Second Address: 139 Davidson Rd
Second Residence: Clover, SC
Second Postal Code: 29710-8403"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jennifer D Estep [Jennifer Estep]
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1963
Residence Date: 1993
Phone Number: 222-7222
Address: 139 Davidson Rd
Residence: Clover, SC
Postal Code: 29710-8403
Second Residence Date: 1993
Second Phone Number: 222-5410
Second Address: 139 Davidson Rd
Second Residence: Clover, SC
Second Postal Code: 29710-8403"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Chihuahua Lover; 25 Aug 2010.
" Clarence E Brazeal Jr.
Birth 3 Oct 1920
Death 21 May 1981 (aged 60)
Burial
Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Plot Section 33 Praying Hands
Memorial ID 57716738"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Betty Garrett Cox Jr [Jr] [Betty Garett Brazeal] [Betty Brazeal] [C Brazeal]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1920
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia [Welch McDowe??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 7 Nov 1999
Father:
Emmett H Cox
Mother:
Myrtle E Bingham
SSN: 233144950
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as BETTY GARRETT COX;
Jan 1943: Name listed as BETTY GARETT BRAZEAL JR;
31 May 1989: Name listed as BETTY COX BRAZEAL; :
Name listed as C E BRAZEAL JR;
19 Nov 1999: Name listed as BETTY C BRAZEAL"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Chihuahua Lover; 25 Aug 2010.
" Betty Cox Brazeal
Birth 4 Feb 1920
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Nov 1999 (aged 79)
Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Plot Section 33 Praying Hands
Memorial ID 57716732"Additional Information Posted:
"BRAZEAL, BETTY COX, 79, of Brandon died Sunday (Nov. 7, 1999) at Delaney Creek Lodge. Born in Welch, W.Va., she came here in 1959 from Pocahontas, Va. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau; PEO Chapter AM; Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 112 in Pocahontas; Circle No. 9, Upper Room Class; and the United Methodist Women. She was a member of Seminole Heights United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Collins, Odenton, Md., and Bev Alderman, Brandon; abrother, E.H. Cox Jr., Dayton, Ohio; a stepsister, Bonnie Holliday, Wytheville, Va.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon."St. Petersburg Times (FL)
Date: November 9, 1999"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by George Mandakunis; 20 Feb 2015.
" Francis Bell Underwood Snead
Birth 6 Apr 1886
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 84)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 142841521"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Ground Hog Road; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 224A; Image 3 of 33; Family #23/23.
Listed as Nute Mitchel; age 4 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse J. Mitchell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 244; WV Archives Website.
John Crockett Mitchell; age 20 born and living in Jolo, WV; single; married on 3 Oct 1945 in Welch,
WV; Myrtle Maxine Woody; age 17; born in Premier, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent
of Lula Mitchell, mother of John Crockett Mitchell; and Annie Woody, mother of Myrtle Maxine Woody.
3. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John C. Mitchell
Social Security Number: 236-38-0965
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1925
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 29435, Cottageville, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
Death Date: 1 Sep 2004"
4. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Mitchell Sr. Crockett Mitchell Sr.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: abt 1925
Residence Place: Cottageville, S.C.
Death Date: 1 Sep 2004
Death Place: Walterboro
Obituary Date: 3 Sep 2004
Obituary Place: Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tony Branch; 11 Aug 2008; maintained by Lance
Ramsy-Roberts.
" John “Newt” Mitchell
Birth 28 Jul 1925
Death 1 Sep 2004 (aged 79)
Burial
Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 28953877"
1. "Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Darcus Annie Woody" article, page 257.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek, Coalwood/Six, taken on ? Apr 1930, Page 37B,
Family #220.
Listed as Myrtle Woody, age 1 yr 3 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Harrison Woody.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Harrison Woody, Miner"; Article;
Page 265; submitted by Loretts G. Collins, Daughter, 8046 N. 175 E, Wawaka, IN 46794.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 244; WV Archives Website.
John Crockett Mitchell; age 20 born and living in Jolo, WV; single; married on 3 Oct 1945 in Welch,
WV; Myrtle Maxine Woody; age 17; born in Premier, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent
of Lula Mitchell, mother of John Crockett Mitchell; and Annie Woody, mother of Myrtle Maxine
Woody.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sue Leitzsey Bradley; 4 Feb 2013; maintained by Crypt
Finder.
Ramsy-Roberts.
" Myrtle Woody Mitchell
Birth 24 Jul 1928
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Feb 2013 (aged 84)
Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 104620619"Additional Information Posted:
"LINCOLNTON ~ Myrtle Woody Mitchell, 84, died Feb. 2, 2013 at the Palliative Care Center & Hospice of Catawba Valley."She was born in Premier, W.Va., daughter of the late Harrison and Annie Underwood Woody, and was preceded in death by four sons John Mitchell Jr., Jessie Mitchell, Homer Mitchell and Larry Dean Mitchell; four sisters, Georgia Hankins, Flossie Hicks, Dossie Hicks, and Rosie Blackley ; and four brothers Blaine, Junior, Thomas, and Jeff Woody.
"Survivors include two sons; five daughters; two sisters; 38 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
"The funeral service, conducted by Rev. Dale Hendricks, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Gardens.
"Published in Gaston Gazette on February 4, 2013."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 63A;
Family #179.
Listed as Frank Mitchem; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Audley H. Mitchem.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; E.D. 24-53; Page 992B; Image
14 of 62; Household #113.
Listed as Frank Mitchem; age 18; born in WV; single; 9th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of father, Audley H. Mitchem.
3. World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frank H. Mitchem
Gender : Male
Rank: Corporal
Age: 20
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1921
Birth Place : Mercer, West Virginia
School: Crumpler schools
Enlistment Date: 4 Aug 1942
Enlistment Place: Parris Island, South Carolina
Branch of Service: US Marine Corps
Theater of War : Camp Pendleton, Calif.; South Pacific
Type of Medal: two Battle Stars, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation
Father: Audley H. Mitchem
Mother: Mitchem
Spouse: Thelma Huffman Mitchem"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frank Herbert Mitchem [Frank Mitchem]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1921
Birth Place: Crumpler, West Virginia
Death Date: Sep 1976
Father:
Audley H Mitchem
Mother:
Zorie Shrewsbury
SSN: 234220302
Notes: Feb 1939: Name listed as FRANK HERBERT MITCHEM;
18 Dec 1987: Name listed as FRANK MITCHEM"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by kenneth bowen; 19 Jul 2010; maintained by Melody Bailey.
" Frank Herbert Mitchem
Birth 6 Nov 1921
Crumpler, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Sep 1976 (aged 54)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 55154621"Additional Information Posted:
"CPL. U. S. Marine Corp. World War II"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Thelma Mae Mitchem [Thelma M Mitchem] [Thelma Mae Huffman]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 May 1921
Birth Place: McComas Merc, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Mar 1999
Father:
Robert D Huffman
Mother:
Cora Stevens
SSN: 234386990
Notes: Apr 1943: Name listed as THELMA MAE MITCHEM;
10 Mar 1999: Name listed as THELMA M MITCHEM"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 24 Mar 2019.
" Thelma Mae Huffman Mitchem
Birth 5 May 1921
Death 3 Mar 1999 (aged 77)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 197802428"Additional Information Posted:
"Thelma Mae Mitchem, 77, of Route 6, Box 181, (Kirby Addition), Princeton, died Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at a Princeton hospital. Born May 5, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Carrie Stevens Huffman. She had been a resident of the Kirby Addition for 30 years, she was a homemaker and attended Liberty Baptist Church."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Mitchem; one sister, Helen Huffman; three brothers, Troy, Ray and Glen Huffman; and one nephew, Mickey Spicer.
"Survivors include one daughter, Joan Anderson of Princeton; granddaughters, Donita Anderson of Princeton and Pamela Anderson Tench of Quakertown, Pa.; sisters, Elsie Bailey and Margaret Davis, both of McComas; and brothers, Luther Huffman of Montcalm and Albert Huffman of Lashmeet.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 6, at I p.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel, Bluewell, with the Rev. Larry Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Garnett Basham, Mark Parsed, Charles Phillips, Don Anderson, Paul Rutherford, Jim Smith and Michael Davis. James “Blackbird” Collins."
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; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
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; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
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; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
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; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
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; "Edward and Sarah Shaw,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV 24605.
1. E-mail from Julia A. Melander, 6 Jan 2020.
"...My father's name is Barry Gene Masters. His mother and father are Bessie Ann Brown and James Winton Masters of Overton County, TN (Livingston). Barry was born on Oct. 5, 1948 in Anderson, IN....""Also, my father's 4th great-grandfather, James Hillery Masters was a founder of Anderson, SC. I noticed you live in NC. I have a lot of TN and WVA family who lived in NC before relocating to TN or VA or WVA. He's the 4th great-grandson of Captain Hananiah Lincoln...."
1. E-mail from Julia A. Melander, 6 Jan 2020.
"...My father's name is Barry Gene Masters. His mother and father are Bessie Ann Brown and James Winton Masters of Overton County, TN (Livingston). Barry was born on Oct. 5, 1948 in Anderson, IN....""Also, my father's 4th great-grandfather, James Hillery Masters was a founder of Anderson, SC. I noticed you live in NC. I have a lot of TN and WVA family who lived in NC before relocating to TN or VA or WVA. He's the 4th great-grandson of Captain Hananiah Lincoln...."