1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1906); Page 286; WV Archives Website.
John H. Gibson; age 35; married on 8 Sep 1906 at my home, Halsey Gibson, Minister, on Ben Creek;
Rosa Howell, age 27. (No other information given).
2.1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Wharncliffe; taken 5 May 1910; page 226A;
Family #255/258.
Listed as Rosa Gibson; age 40 (sic, abt 30); born in WV; married twice, last time for 5 yrs; 1 child; 1
living in household of husband, John H. Gibson.
1.1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Wharncliffe; taken 5 May 1910; page 226A;
Family #255/258.
Listed as Minnie Gibson; age 12; born in WV; living in household of step-father, John H. Gibson.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Loretta Davis Bolden
[Loretta D Bolden]
[Loretta Davis Davis]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1929
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Death Date: 28 Sep 1993
Father: John H Davis
Mother: Lydia Horn
SSN: 234720118
Notes: Oct 1962: Name listed as LORETTA DAVIS BOLDEN;
19 Oct 1993: Name listed as LORETTA D BOLDEN"
1. 1940 Census, Boone Co, WV; Sherman District; Prento; E.D. 3-15; taken 2 May 1940; Page 278B;
Image 54 of 70; Household #458.
Listed as James C. Carothers; age 22; born in PA; single; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of father, Edward M. Carothers.
2. Boone Co, WV' Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 78; WV Archives Website.
James C. Carothers; age 27; born in ______; living in Prenter, WV; son of Edward and Ethel Carothers;
married on 23 Feb 1945 in Boone Co, WV; Goldie E. Hubbard; age 24; born in Alleatl (sp?), WV;
living at Prenter, WV; daughter of William and Anna Bell Hubbard.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Doris Aliff; 8 May 2013.
" James C. “Go-Bo” Carothers
Birth 1917
Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 1976 (aged 58–59)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Pineview Cemetery
Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 110201272 "Additional Information Posted:
"s/o Edward & Ethel
Marriage record birthdate
1918, Aug 30"Inscription: "PFC US ARMY * WORLD WAR II"
Newwspaper Obit Posted:
James Carothers
"PRENTER - James C. (Go-Bo) Carothers, 60, of Prneter, Boone County, died Thursday in Charleston General Hospital after a long illness."He was a retired miner with Big Mountain Col Co. in Prneter and a World War II veteran.
"Survining: wife, Goldie; son Wayne of Charleston; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Ann Pauley of Hubbard, Ohio; mother, Mr. Ethel ferrell of Middletown, Ohio.
"Service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with the Rev. Ray Crum and the Rev. Rich Hill officating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas.
"Frends may call today after 5 p.m. at the funeral home"
(Nov 4, 1976 written in in pencil in the margin of the newspaper article)
1. Boone Co, WV' Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 78; WV Archives Website.
James C. Carothers; age 27; born in ______; living in Prenter, WV; son of Edward and Ethel Carothers;
married on 23 Feb 1945 in Boone Co, WV; Goldie E. Hubbard; age 24; born in Alleatl (sp?), WV;
living at Prenter, WV; daughter of William and Anna Bell Hubbard.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 96; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Cardwell; born 27 Apr 1910 in Madison, NC; divorced; Colored; living at Coalwood, WV; son
of Mollie and ____; was issued a license to marry on 19 Feb 1939 in McDowell Co, WV; Mattie H.
Darby; born in 1916 in Glenwood, AL; single; Colored; living at Coalwood, WV; daughter of _______;
no return by a minister.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 96; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Cardwell; born 27 Apr 1910 in Madison, NC; divorced; Colored; living at Coalwood, WV; son
of Mollie and ____; was issued a license to marry on 19 Feb 1939 in McDowell Co, WV; Mattie H.
Darby; born in 1916 in Glenwood, AL; single; Colored; living at Coalwood, WV; daughter of _______;
no return by a minister.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Patrick O'Neal Lester, 45, of Coalwood WV, Passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem VA. Born September 20, 1970 in Welch WV, he was the son of the late Cecil and Dorothy Clemins Lester. He was a resident of McDowell County all of his life and he enjoyed fishing and four wheeling."In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Michelle Swick Lester, and three sisters, Connie Lester, Brenda Brown, and Kathy Polly.
"Survivors include, one brother, Bobby Lester and wife Christy of Welch WV, one sister, Karen Addair and Husband James of Coalwood WV, one half-brother, Calvin Clemins of N.C., two half-sisters, Sandra Clemins and Barbara Lester of Bluewell WV; and several Nieces and Nephews.
"Funeral Services will be conducted, Friday July 29, 2016, at 11 A.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch WV with Pastor Tim Akers officiating, burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell WV..."