1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-15; taken 22 Apr 1940; Page
291B; Image 31 of 75; Household #225.
Listed as Ira Frazier; age 32; born in KY; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; mine car driver; head of household.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-15; taken 22 Apr 1940; Page
291B; Image 31 of 75; Household #225.
Listed as Susie Frazier; age 19; born in KY; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Ira Fraizer.
1. 1940 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-15; taken 22 Apr 1940; Page
291B; Image 31 of 75; Household #225.
Listed as Odie Frazier; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ira Fraizer.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Raymond Thomas Asbury
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1933
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1954
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Dave Asbury
Mother: Ethel Short
Spouse: Betty Jean Addair
Certificate Number: 1954020404"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, page 153, Elder Samuel
Addair article; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
Samuel F. Addair was born on 21 Mar 1889 in McDowell Co, WV; married on
28 Jul 1908 Lydia Jane Deskins; died on 14 Jan 1969; buried at Mt Zion
Church. Children: Sadie, Norman, Cecil, Mary, Gertrude, Goldie, Van, Tommy, William, Betty, and
Lucy.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Betty Jean Addair
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1954
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Sammy Addair
Mother: Lida Deskins
Spouse: Raymond Thomas Asbury
Certificate Number: 1954020404"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tracy C.; 23 Jan 2020.
" Varise Helton Crabtree
Birth 24 Apr 1905
Death 23 Aug 1978 (aged 73)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 206475537"
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Texie Frances Jackson
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1909
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1909005812
Father: Melvin Jackson
Mother: Eunice Presley "
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tracy C.; 23 Jan 2020.
" Texie Crabtree
Birth 1909
Death 1994 (aged 84–85)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 206475564"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Anna; 9 Jan 2016.
" Varise Helton Crabtree Jr.
Birth 31 Dec 1946
West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Oct 1968 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 156886353"Additional Information Posted:
"Varise is honored on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. Name inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 41w, Line 45."
1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nathan Andrew Triplett [Nathan Andrew Tripplett]
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1882
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: L. A. Tripplett"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 002161; WV Archives Website.
Nathan A. Triplett; age 81; born 9 Apr 1992 in North Wilkesburg (sic, Wilkesboro), NC; widowed
retired miner; living in Davy, WV; son of Thomas Triplett and ______; died 12 Feb 1964 at Davy, WV;
due to coronary thrombosis; buried 15 Feb 1964 in Big Jenny Cemetery, Davy, WV; informant, Walter
Triplett, Davy, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 1 Oct 2017.
" Nathan A. Triplett
Birth 9 Apr 1882
Death 12 Feb 1964 (aged 81)
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183886452"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 001846; WV Archives Website.
Lassie Triplett; age 65; born 25 Sep 1892 in Pike Co, KY;married; housewife; living at Davy, WV;
daughter of Mont Canada and _______; died 19 Jan 1957 at Davy, WV; due to coronary
thrombosis; buried 23 Jan 1957 in Stepp Cemetery, Sidney, KY; informant, Nathan Triplett,
Premier, WV.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 1 Oct 2017,
" Walter A. Triplett
Birth 28 Jan 1909
Death 18 Apr 1989 (aged 80)
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183886649"Inscription: PVT US ARMY
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Joyce Hamilton [Brenda Vance] [Brenda Eickleberry] [Brenda Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1939
Birth Place: Bradshaw McD, West Virginia [Bradshaw, West Virginia]
Death Date: 30 Sep 2002
Father:
James W Hamilton
Mother:
Junita Lyton
SSN: 235628807
Notes: Jan 1957: Name listed as BRENDA JOYCE HAMILTON;
Sep 1961: Name listed as BRENDA VANCE;
Jan 1962: Name listed as BRENDA JOYCE VANCE; J
un 1971: Name listed as BRENDA JOY EICKLEBERRY;
Jun 1972: Name listed as BRENDA JOYCE SMITH;
16 Oct 2002: Name listed as BRENDA J SMITH"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gaynell McReyonalds Hall; 14 Jan 2019.
" Brenda Joyce Hamilton
Birth 8 Oct 1939
West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Sep 2002 (aged 62)
Burial Donated to Medical Science
Memorial ID 196062423"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 422; WV Archives Website.
Roy Lee Bratton; age 47; born in Wythe Co, VA; widowed; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 29 May
1957 in the Freewill Baptist Church, Davy, WV; Laura Evelyn Fletcher; age 22; born in Marytown, WV;
single; living in Iaeger, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 422; WV Archives Website.
Roy Lee Bratton; age 47; born in Wythe Co, VA; widowed; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 29 May
1957 in the Freewill Baptist Church, Davy, WV; Laura Evelyn Fletcher; age 22; born in Marytown, WV;
single; living in Iaeger, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 12 Jul 2013.
" Laura Fletcher Neal
Birth 31 Aug 1935
Death 29 Oct 2011 (aged 76)
Burial
Justice Cemetery
Asco, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 113715736"