McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


John William"Bill" Parker

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 15 Jan 1920;
Page 250A; Image 8 of 27; Family #439/442.
Listed as John W. Parker; age 6; born in WV in household of father, John T. Parker.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 169A;
Image 15 of 22; Family #140/144.
Listed as John W. Parker; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, John T. Parker.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John William Parker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1913
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 May 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: J T Parker
Mother: Ida May Strickler
Spouse: Audrey Maurine Epperly
Certificate Number: 1938011276"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
John W. Parker; born in 1913; died in 1992; buried here; double grave marker photo shown with wife,
Irene H. Hale Parker.


Audrey Maurine Epperly

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Audrey Maurine Epperly
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 May 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: P H Epperly
Mother: Metta Florence Anderson
Spouse: John William Parker
Certificate Number: 1938011276"


Charlie H. Matney

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Wyoming Precinct; Left Fork of Bull Creek;
E.D. 24-58; taken on 5 Jul 1940; Page 1127A; Image 15 of 60; Household #118.
Listed as Charlie H.Matney; age 10; born in WV; single; no education; not attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Dorsey Matney.
2. Roanoke, VA; Death certificate #82-034985; Ancestry.com Website.
Charlie Matney; age 54; born 10 feb 1928 in WV; married; husband of Oma McNeely Matney;
laborer; lumberman; living at Box 324, Roderfield, WV; son of Dorsey and Linie (Lester) Matney;
died 9 Nov 1982 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA; due to cardio-respiratory failure with
end stage renal disease; buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardeens, Princeton, WV


Ella Beulah Combs

1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ella Beulah Combs Stiles, 86, of Ridgeway, VA passed away on Saturday February 29, 2020 at the Blue Ridge
Therapy Connection, Stuart, VA. She was born on November 20, 1933 in Raleigh County, WV a daughter of the
late Perry and Cresa Webb Combs. She attended the Light House Tabernacle of Ridgeway, VA. In addition to her
parents she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 35 years Gene Stiles; two brothers Lawrence and
Leonard Combs; and a sister Myrtle McMillion. Survivors include a daughter Serena Frazier and her husband
Chuck of Ridgeway, VA; two granddaughters Danielle Frazier and Krista Frazier; two great grandchildren Jaylen
Frazier and Brenden Penn; two brothers Jack Combs and his wife Brenda of Beckley and John Combs of Glen
Daniel; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday March 5th
in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Pastor Chuck Frazier and Rev. Sam Francis
officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family
from 12 pm until time of services on Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The
family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco."


John Elledge

1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Susanna Elrod
Gender: Female
Bond date: 16 Aug 1779
Bond Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: John Elledge
Spouse Gender: Male
Event Type: Bond "


Susannah Elrod

1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Susanna Elrod
Gender: Female
Bond date: 16 Aug 1779
Bond Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: John Elledge
Spouse Gender: Male
Event Type: Bond "


John Cephas Warrix

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; taken on 25 Feb 1920; Page 241A;
Image 13 of 35; Family #133/137.
Listed as John C. Warix; age 3 yrs, 5 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Lige Warrix.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Cephas Warrix, Miner";
Article; Page 260; submitted by Peggy Baker, 2150, W. Meyer, L #2304, Oak Creek, WI 53154,
"Cephas retired from the mines and moved to Ohio, then to Wisconsin."
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 216; WV Archives Website.
John Cephas Warrix; age 24; born in Garrett, KY; single; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 24 Aug 1941
at Ottar (sp?, Otter?) Branch; Blanche Ellen Christian; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single;
with consent of George Christian, father of Blanche Ellen Christian.


Blanche Ellen Christian

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; "George Franklin Christian
Family"; Page 118; submitted by Loretta long, Box 31, Iaeger, WV 24844.
(Her birth date in this article is incorrect)
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Cephas Warrix, Miner";
Article; Page 260; submitted by Peggy Baker, 2150, W. Meyer, L #2304, Oak Creek, WI 53154,
Blanch lives in Milwaukee where she can be near three of her children."
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 216; WV Archives Website.
John Cephas Warrix; age 24; born in Garrett, KY; single; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 24 Aug
1941 at Ottar (sp?, Otter?) Branch; Blanche Ellen Christian; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV;
single; with consent of George Christian, father of Blanche Ellen Christian.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Blanch Ellen Warrix [Blanch E Warrix] [Blanch Ellen Christian]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 May 1927
Birth Place: Iaeger McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Nov 2006
Father:
George F Christian
Mother:
Gertrude Miller
SSN: 273401796
Notes: Jul: Name listed as BLANCH ELLEN WARRIX;
8 Nov 2006: Name listed as BLANCH E WARRIX"