1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24848; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elmer Pettus; age 23; born in Coalwood, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Marsh
and Etta (Wrenn) Pettus; married on 21 Jul 1939 in Tazewell, VA; Nadine Munsey; age 22; born in
Ieager, WV; single; living in Coalwood, WV; daughter of Willie and Maggie (Taylor) Munsey.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elmar Garland Pettus
[Elmer Garland Pettus]
[Elmer Pettus]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 May 1915
Birth Place: Coalwood Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Apr 1999
Father: Morris P Pettus
Mother: Etta Renn
SSN: 236102620
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as ELMAR GARLAND PETTUS;
10 Mar 1995: Name listed as ELMER GARLAND PETTUS;
29 Apr 1999: Name listed as ELMER G PETTUS"
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Monday Evening, 29 Jul 2019; Page 2.
"Echoes of the Past"
"Fifty Years Ago"
"Has Fifth Birthday - Lynne Pettus is five years old today. She is the daughter of Mrs. Harold Cline of
Iaeger and Jim Pettus (of) Bartley. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Newberry of Iaeger, and
Mrs. Nadine Perdue of Bartley and Elmer Pettus of Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Morris Pettus of Coalwood is
here (sic, her) great-grandmother."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 8 Mar 1920, Page 245A,
Family #209.
Listed as Nadine Muncy, age 8 months, born in WV, in household of father, William Muncy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Apr 1930, Page 260A,
Family #343.
Listed as Nadine Muncy, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, William Muncy.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24848; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elmer Pettus; age 23; born in Coalwood, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Marsh
and Etta (Wrenn) Pettus; married on 21 Jul 1939 in Tazewell, VA; Nadine Munsey; age 22; born in
Ieager, WV; single; living in Coalwood, WV; daughter of Willie and Maggie (Taylor) Munsey.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #9310; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Everett Perdue; age 33; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; coal
miner; living at English, WV; son of Sidney and Alice Vivian (Yates) Perdue; married on 13 Apr 1963
in Grundy, VA; Nadine Virginia Pettus; maiden name Muncy; age 42; born in McDowell Co, WV;
divorced; one previous marriage; teacher; living in Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Willie and Maggie
(Taylor) Muncy.
5. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Monday Evening, 29 Jul 2019; Page 2.
"Echoes of the Past"
"Fifty Years Ago"
"Has Fifth Birthday - Lynne Pettus is five years old today. She is the daughter of Mrs. Harold Cline of
Iaeger and Jim Pettus (of) Bartley. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Newberry of Iaeger, and
Mrs. Nadine Perdue of Bartley and Elmer Pettus of Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Morris Pettus of Coalwood is
here (sic, her) great-grandmother."
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nadine Muncy Pettus
[Nadine Pettus Perdue]
[Nadine Perdue]
[Nadine Muncy Muncy ]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia
[Iaeger McDow??, West Virginia ]
Death Date: 6 Dec 2002
Father: Willie Muncy
Mother: Maggie Taylor
SSN: 234247992
Notes: Dec 1939: Name listed as NADINE MUNCY PETTUS;
May 1963: Name listed as NADINE PETTUS PERDUE;
25 Oct 1988: Name listed as NADINE P PERDUE"
1. FindAgrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 19 Jul 2013.
" Curtis Bailey Freeman
Birth 12 Nov 1921
Death 15 Jul 1951 (aged 29)
Burial
Harman Cemetery
Skygusty, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114056209"Additional Information Posted:
"TAZEWELL MURDER CHARGE FILED Tuesday Morning, July 17, 1951
Tazewell, Va. July 16—(Special)—Sam Hammed, owner of the Four-Way Café near Tazewell , today was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Curtis B. Freeman in Hammed's tavern early Sunday morning."Commonwealth Attorney William E. Royall filed the charges with Trial Justice Albert G. Perry before whom Hammed was given a preliminary hearing.
"Freeman, 29, a resident of Skygusty, W.V. in McDowell County, died in Bluefield Sanitarium early Sunday morning about three hours after he was shot following an argument that ensued when Hammed ordered Freeman to leave the establishment.
"Freeman's body will be taken to the home at Skygusty Tuesday morning from a Welch funeral home.
Funeral service will be held in Harman Chapel Church of Christ Wednesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Burton Harman and the Rev. Henry Thomas."Burial will follow in the Harman Cemetery near Skygusty.
"In addition to his parents, Ernest C. and Maggie Harman Freeman, he is survived by two children by a former marriage; Iva Jean of Skygusty and Danny Freeman of Willmington, De.; three brothers, Ernest, Jr,, Eugene and Johnny, all of Skygusty; and four sisters, Mrs. Cleta Day of Skygusty, Mrs. Pearlie O'Dell of Detroit, Mrs. Betty Garay of Washington, D.C. and Kitty Freeman of Washington, D.C.
"Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph."
1. FindAgrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 19 Jul 2013.
"...In addition to his parents, Ernest C. and Maggie Harman Freeman, he (Curtis Bailey Freeman) is survived by two children by a former marriage; Iva Jean of Skygusty and Danny Freeman of Willmington, De.; three brothers, Ernest, Jr,, Eugene and Johnny, all of Skygusty; and four sisters, Mrs. Cleta Day of Skygusty, Mrs. Pearlie O'Dell of Detroit, Mrs. Betty Garay of Washington, D.C. and Kitty Freeman of Washington, D.C...."
1. FindAgrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 19 Jul 2013.
"...In addition to his parents, Ernest C. and Maggie Harman Freeman, he (Curtis Bailey Freeman) is survived by two children by a former marriage; Iva Jean of Skygusty and Danny Freeman of Willmington, De.; three brothers, Ernest, Jr,, Eugene and Johnny, all of Skygusty; and four sisters, Mrs. Cleta Day of Skygusty, Mrs. Pearlie O'Dell of Detroit, Mrs. Betty Garay of Washington, D.C. and Kitty Freeman of Washington, D.C...."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Donna Sutphin Armentrout; 23 Apr 2010.
" Fame Damron Dickerson Johnson
Birth 24 Oct 1921
Death 26 Oct 2006 (aged 85)
Burial
Tom Alderman Cemetery
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 51509732"Additional Information Posted:
"d/o Buck Damron & Mary Roberts"m(1)Harry S. Dickerson
m(2)Palmer Johnson"
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Megan Brianna Addair
Birth Date 11 Feb 1998
Birth Place Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1998009355"
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Megan Brianna Addair
Birth Date Feb 1998
Residence Date 2020
Address 15504 Pocahontas Trl
Residence Meadowview, Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24361
Second Residence Date 2016-2020
Second Address Po Box 128
Second Residence Hurley, Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24620"
1. "Delmarva News"; Selbyville, DL; Thursday; 5 Sep 1963; Page 5; Newspapers.com Website.
"ROXANA - Miss Diane Lynch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lynch, Sr., of here and Mr. Ray Dwight Hall of Baltimore, were married Thursday,Aug.22,inthe Willards Methodist Church. The Rev. Walter A, Donoway, pastor, performed the double ring ceremony. Mr. Hall is the son of Mrs. Bertnaline WaybrightofAquasco, Md.
"The bride wore a street length dress of white lace. Her shoulder length veil was topped with white lace and pearls, and she carried a white Bible with white carnations.
"The maid of honor, Miss Patsy Hudson, wore a street lengtn dress of pink lace with matching headpiece and a corsage of white carnations. Charles Jerry Prosper was best man.
"Others attending the wedding included the bride?s mother, her sister Shirley and brother Norman. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lynch of near Selbyville were also in attendance.
"A reception was held at the bride's home near Roxana."
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ray Dwight Hall
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 40
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1940
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1972
Divorce Date: 9 Jun 1980
Divorce Place: King George, Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Joyce Ann McCabe
Certificate Number: 1980010639
Number of Children: 2"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ray Dwight Hall
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1940
Marriage Registration Place: King George, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1980
Marriage Place: King George, Virginia, USA
Father: Charlie Hall
Mother: Berthalene A Smith
Spouse: Betty Louise Bryant
Certificate Number: 1980026476"
1. "Delmarva News"; Selbyville, DL; Thursday; 5 Sep 1963; Page 5; Newspapers.com Website.
"ROXANA - Miss Diane Lynch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lynch, Sr., of here and Mr. Ray Dwight Hall of Baltimore, were married Thursday,Aug.22,inthe Willards Methodist Church. The Rev. Walter A, Donoway, pastor, performed the double ring ceremony. Mr. Hall is the son of Mrs. Bertnaline WaybrightofAquasco, Md.
"The bride wore a street length dress of white lace. Her shoulder length veil was topped with white lace and pearls, and she carried a white Bible with white carnations.
"The maid of honor, Miss Patsy Hudson, wore a street lengtn dress of pink lace with matching headpiece and a corsage of white carnations. Charles Jerry Prosper was best man.
"Others attending the wedding included the bride?s mother, her sister Shirley and brother Norman. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lynch of near Selbyville were also in attendance.
"A reception was held at the bride's home near Roxana."