McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


James Winton Masters

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...."


Bessie Ann Brown

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...."


Joe Justice

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; "Jimmy and Mary Ruth Steele,
Miner"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Geneva Steele, HC61, Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.


Kissie Sparks

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; "Jimmy and Mary Ruth Steele,
Miner"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Geneva Steele, HC61, Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.


Carl Bolen

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 424; WV Archives Website.
Carl Bolen; age 22; born and living at War, WV; single; married on 14 Dec 1945 at Jolo, WV; Ruby
Beatrice Clark; age 19; born in Henry Co, VA; single; living at Jolo, WV.


Ruby Beatrice Clark

1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"Harley and Clara Clark, Miner" article; Page 119; submitted by Clara Clark, Jolo, WV.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 6B; Family #117.
Listed as Ruby Clark; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Jessie B. Clark.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 424; WV Archives Website.
Carl Bolen; age 22; born and living at War, WV; single; married on 14 Dec 1945 at Jolo, WV; Ruby
Beatrice Clark; age 19; born in Henry Co, VA; single; living at Jolo, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Diane Hurst; 18 Jul 2016.
"Ruby Beatrice Clark Bolen
Birth 29 Jan 1926
Death 17 Jul 2016 (aged 90)
Burial
Parklawn Memorial Park
Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 167152628"


David Carl "D.C." Jones

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255A;
Image 29 of 51; Family #242/248.
Listed as D. Carl Jones; age 1 yr, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, David Jones.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Krolitz; E.D. 24-57; taken on 12 Apr 1940;
Page1196A; Image 27 of 74; Household #226.
Listed as David C. Jones; age 11; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, David D. Jones.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 382; WV Archives Web Site.
David Carl Jones; age 21; born in Arista, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 7 Jun 1948
at Iaeger, WV; Helen Ruby Beane; age 21( age is questionable); born and living at Iaeger, WV;
single.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 2018.
"David Carl “DC” Jones
Birth 30 Mar 1929
Arista, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Jan 1991 (aged 61)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191677215"

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of David D. Jones (1893-Deceased) and Daisy Mae Riffe-Riffe-Jones (1900-1984).

"Brother of Noah Jones (1918-1980), Claudine Jones-Dawson (1924-1979), Gleason Earl Jones (1927-1937), Kathleen "Kat" Jones-Richmond (1931-2017), Lucille Jones-Stout-Thompson (1935-Deceased), Troygene Jones (1938-1938), and Ernestine Jones (1938-1938).

"Married to Helen Ruby Beane-Jones (B. 1929) on June 7, 1948 in Iaeger, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1948, Page 382, Application Date: June 2, 1948).

"PVT, US Army, World War II Veteran

"Inscription PVT, US Army, WWII"


Helen Ruby Bean

1. "Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Mr. and Mrs. John W. Alley" article, Page 158.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 382; WV Archives Web Site.
David Carl Jones; age 21; born in Arista, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 7 Jun 1948
at Iaeger, WV; Helen Ruby Beane; age 21( age is questionable); born and living at Iaeger, WV; single.


Betty Ruth Cook

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 24 Apr 1930, Page 201B, Family #279.
Listed as Ruth Cook, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Herbert Cook.


Viola Garnet Stewart

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 22 Apr 1930, Page 200A, Family #261.
Listed as Viola Stewart, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Roy C. Stewart.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Viola G Chambers
[Viola Garnett Burnett]
[Viola Burnett]
[Viola G Stewart]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1929
Birth Place: Matheny Wyom, West Virginia
[Matheny, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Sep 1996
Father: Roy C Stewart
Mother: Lula J Brown
SSN: 234909450
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 20 May 1981: Name listed as VIOLA G CHAMBERS;
12 Oct 1984: Name listed as VIOLA GARNETT BURNETT; :
Name listed as VIOLA GARNET BURNETT;
11 Sep 1996: Name listed as VIOLA G BURNETT"


John Yakimovich

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 233; WV Archives Web Site.
John Yakimovich; born 22 Apr 1895 in Russia; single; living in Vivian, WV; son of Toney and Polly; was
issued a license to marry on 16 Sep 1939 in McDowell Co, WV; to Julia Chandler; born 25 Sep 1912
in Henry Co, VA; widow; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of J.B. and Sarah Spence; no return by a
minister.


Julia Spence

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 233; WV Archives Web Site.
John Yakimovich; born 22 Apr 1895 in Russia; single; living in Vivian, WV; son of Toney and Polly; was
issued a license to marry on 16 Sep 1939 in McDowell Co, WV; to Julia Chandler; born 25 Sep 1912
in Henry Co, VA; widow; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of J.B. and Sarah Spence; no return by a
minister.