1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 24/26 Jan 1920; Page 162B;
Image 17 of 24; Family #365/408.
Listed as Thomas Jeffries; age 11; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Eugene R. Jefferies.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Jefferies; age 22; born in Halifax Co, NC; single; Black; brakeman; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Eugen and Rosa; married on 14 Sep 1929 at Big Four, WV; Thelma Boyd; age 21; born in Winston Salem,
NC; single; Black; daughter of Roxie.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Laurel Creek; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 124B;
Image 8 of 68; Family #74/74.
Listed as Tom Jeffries; age 21; born in VA; married at 20; Negro; brakeman in coal mine; in household of
father, Eugene R. Jefferies, with wife Thelma Boyd Jefferies.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6584; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Jefferies; age 31 yrs, 1 mon, 19 days; born in Marion, NC;(sic, Hailfax Co, VA) married; Colored;
motorman for Koppers Coal Co, living at Kimball, WV; son of E.R. (born at Bethel Hill, NC, and Rosie
(Carrington), born at Cluster Springs, VA, Jefferies; died 22 May 1939 ain Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV;
due to tuberculous meningitis; buried 24 May 1939 at Kimball, WV; informant, Thelma Jefferies, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Jefferies; age 22; born in Halifax Co, NC; single; Black; brakeman; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Eugene and Rosa; married on 14 Sep 1929 at Big Four, WV; Thelma Boyd; age 21; born in Winston Salem,
NC; single; Black; daughter of Roxie.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Laurel Creek; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 124B;
Image 8 of 68; Family #74/74.
Listed as Thelma Jeffries; age 17; born in NC; married at 16; Negro; in household of father-in-law, Eugene
R. Jefferies, with husband, Thomas Jefferies.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 20 Apr 1940; Page
658A; Image 11 of 44; Household #80.
Listed as Thelma Jeffries; age 27; born in NC; married; 4th grade education; Negro; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law; Edward L. Terry.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edward Jacob Talbot
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1937
Marriage Registration Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1966
Marriage Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father: George Talbot
Mother: Pearl Talbot
Spouse: Judy Ann Richardson
Certificate Number: 1966003890"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Judy Ann Richardson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1966
Marriage Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father: Patton J Richardson
Mother: Nellie Alice Barnett
Spouse: Edward Jacob Talbot
Certificate Number: 1966003890"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Peerless; Bottom Creek Coal and Coke Co;
taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 34A; Image 13 of 39; Family #141/153.
Listed as Archie Burks; age 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John C. Burks.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 28 Apr 1930; Page 153B; Image 66 of
68. Family #584/726.
Listed as Archie C. Burks; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, John C. Burks.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; E.D. 24-45; taken 11 Jun 1940; Page 882B;
Household #291.
Listed as Archie Burkes; age 20; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on1 Apr 1935; farmer; in household of father, John C. Burks.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #3245; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Archie Quintione Burks; age 21; born 11 Sep 1919 in Vivian, WV; living at Keystone, WV;
unemployed; name of person who will always know address, Mr. John C. Burks, father, Keystone,
WV; 5'4" tall; 135 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion; tatoo marks on forearm.
5. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Archie Q Burks
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1919
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Mc Dowell, West Virginia
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled sawmill occupations, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 25 Mar 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky
Service Number: 35136172
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 65
Weight: 127"
6. Wilmington, DL Death Certificate #3102; Ancestry.com Website.
Archie Q. Burks; age 41; born 12 Sep 1919 in WV; farmer; never married (sic?); served in WW II;
living on Chestnut Hill Road, Newark, DL; son of John C. and Rebecca Burks; died 27 Sep 1960 at
his home; due to accident; "trapped in house, burnt to death"; buried 30 Sep 1960 in Mitchem Ridge
Cemetery, Northfork, WV; informant Mr. Hess, Rt 1, Box 312A, Newark, DL.
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 28 Mar 2014.
" Archie Quintione Burks
Birth 12 Sep 1919
Vivian, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Sep 1960 (aged 41)
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Burial Mitchem Ridge Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 127024006"
8. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Archie Q Burks
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1919
Service Number: 34136172
Service Branch: Army
Unit: Co.H, 591st Engineering Boat and Shore Regiment
Enlistment Date: 25 Mar 1943
Discharge Date: 4 Nov 1943
Death Date: 27 Sep 1960
Cemetery: Mithcem Ridge Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Northfork, West Virginia, USA"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Beulah Mae Harmon [Beulah Maeh Phillips] [Beulah Sirmans]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Jan 1923
Birth Place: War, West Virginia
Death Date: 19 Apr 2002
Father:
Grover C Harmon
Mother:
Lola L Rich
SSN: 253307653
Notes: Aug 1942: Name listed as BEULAH MAE HARMON;
Feb 1944: Name listed as BEULAH MAEH PHILLIPS;
Nov 1948: Name listed as BEULAH MAE SIRMANS;
24 Apr 2002: Name listed as BEULAH M SIRMANS"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Johnny; 28 Sep 2012.
" Beulah M Sirmans
Birth 4 Jan 1923
Death 19 Apr 2002 (aged 79)
Burial
Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot Masonic Garden
Memorial ID 97911315"
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1924); Page 109; Line #1148; WV Archives Website.
Chester Neal; age 18; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; married on 27 Sep 1924 in Eskdale, WV;
Hazel Gibson; age 16; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single.
1. 1920 Census, Kanawha Co, WV; Cabin Creek District; Burn Mill; Page 235B; Family 133/133.
Listed as Hazel M. Gibson; age 13; born in WV; boarder; in household of Hayes White, with father.
Van Gibson and brother.
2. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1924); Page 109; Line #1148; WV Archives Website.
Chester Neal; age 18; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; married on 27 Sep 1924 in Eskdale, WV;
Hazel Gibson; age 16; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single.
3. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1928); Page 122; Line #319; WV Archives Website.
James George; age 37; born in Greece; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 29 Mar 1938 in
Charleston, WV; Hazel Gibson; ahe 21; born in Fayette Co, WV; divorced; living in Kanawha Co, WV.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry, Vol #__(1904); Page 194; Line #729; WV Archives Web Site.
John Slack; age 23; born and living in Kanawha co, WV; widowed; married on 29 Oct 1904 in
Canelton, WV; Elizabeth Ferrell; age 21; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry, Vol #__(1904); Page 194; Line #729; WV Archives Web Site.
John Slack; age 23; born and living in Kanawha co, WV; widowed; married on 29 Oct 1904 in
Canelton, WV; Elizabeth Ferrell; age 21; born and living in Kanawha Co, WV; single.
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Deanna (Dee) Collins, 70, of Davy, left for her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital, in Beckley. Born May 2, 1949 in Welch she was the daughter of the late Shirley and Ruth Williams Watts."Deanna was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a former employee of Magic Mart, Dollar General Store and K-Mart. She enjoyed life around her family.
"In addition to her parents Dee was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Roger Watts and one sister, Patricia Cornwell and one son Brian Reed.
"Those left to cherish her memories are two daughters, Tammy Reed of Bluefield and Selena Collins of Matoaka; one son, Jerry (Bub) Collins of Buchanan; two sisters, Brenda Hall and husband Keith of Davy and Lorena McCoy of Gloucester, VA; and seven grandchildren, Kim Dudleson of Martins Ferry, WV, Jonathan McCall of Bluefield, WV, Jared Roush of Texas, Megan McCoy of Princeton, Savannah Cantrell and Alexia Cantrell both of Martinsburg, WV, Jeramy Bennett of Davy; four great grandchildren, Lillian and Henry Dudleson, Brantley McCoy, Morgana Cantrell; several nieces and nephews.
"In honor of her wishes she will be cremated and the family will have a celebration of her life at a later time.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is assisting the Collins family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com."
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lana Paige Dempsey, left this world to play with the angels in Gods playground, just before she was born
on May 1, 2019 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. Lana is the daughter of Terry Joe Dempsey and
Francis Ann Massey of Oceana. She is preceded in death by an uncle Charles "Chucky" Smith; and great
uncle Lester Green. Also left to mourn her passing are her big brother Bryson Cole Dempsey; big sister Aria
Tyann Dempsey; grandparents Larry and Ellen Massey and Joe and Barbara Dempsey; aunts and uncles
Scotty Adkins, James and Kim Smith, Amanda Massey, Jody Dempsey, John Dempsey, Jerry Dempsey and
Christopher Dempsey; cousins Dominick, Daniel and Kaleb; and a host of other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday May 6th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Hannibal Blankenship, Jr. officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial
Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12:30 PM until time of services on
Monday at the funeral home. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco,
WV. "