1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #78
Listed as Douglas Adams; age 18; born in KY; never married; in household of mother Virgie L.
(______) Adams
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Howard Douglas Adams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 48
Birth Date: 1 May 1933
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1982
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Jack Adams
Mother: Vergie Spencer
Spouse: Manuela Regine Walter Smith
Certificate Number: 1982015387"
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Howard D Adams
Birth Date: May 1933
Residence Date: 1991-2000
Address: Po Box 201
Residence: Davy, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24828
Second Residence Date: 1991
Second Address: Po Box 445
Second Residence: Flatgap, Kentucky, USA
Second Postal Code: 41219
Third Residence Date: 1990
Third Address: Po Box 444
Third Residence: Flatgap, Kentucky, USA
Third Postal Code: 41219"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by David A. Swiger; 17 Jan 2012; maintained by Nita Stolns.
" Howard D Adams
Birth 1 May 1933
Death 27 Jun 1998 (aged 65)
Burial
Thompson Cemetery
Davy, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 83597928"Inscription: S SGT US MARINE CORPS KOREA
1. Jewish Holocaust Survivor List from the files of World Jewish Congress, 1918-1982; Ancesrty.com
Website.
"Name: Manuela Walter
Birth Date: 1946-10-08
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Last Residence: Berlin-Neukölln, Sonnenallee 306
Source: Germany, addresses for Jews in Berlin (Mitgleidverzeichnis der Judischen Gemeinde zu Berlin), 1947.
Record Set, Page: D49.21.g,125"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.Name:
"Manuela Regine Walter Smith
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 35
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1946
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1982
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Hans Walter
Mother: Gisele Newman
Spouse: Howard Douglas Adams
Certificate Number: 1982015387"
3. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Manuela R. Smith
Social Security Number: 287-44-0357
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1946
Issue Year: 1963
Issue State: Ohio
Last Residence: 60162, Hillside, Cook, Illinois
Death Date: 3 May 2008"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 155; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben Smith; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Ward and
?; married on 30 Jan 1937 at Welch, WV; Ruby Shields; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Alex and Maggie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 134; WV Archives Website.
Ben F. Smith; age 33; born and living in Davy, WV; divorced; married on 5 Mar 1948 at Twin Branch,
WV; Ethel Lee Jackson; age 25; born in Mohegan; divorced; living at Davy, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 33; Dwelling #260.
Listed as Ben F. Smith; age 35; born in WV; married; section helper on railroad; head of household.
4. "Telegraph-Forum"; Bucyrus, OH; Tuesday; 25 Jul 1995; Page 3; Newspapers.com Website.
"Ben F. Smith April 20, 1914 - July 23, 1995
"Ben Franklin Smith, 82, Davy, W.Va., died Sunday in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, W.Va.
"He was born in Davy to Ward and Sarah (Green) Smith. He was married to Ethel Lee (Jackson) Smith, who survives."Also surviving are a daughter, Donna Jean Smith of Bucyrus, special niece and nephew, Debra and Danny Jackson, five grandchildren and two sisters, Grade Bellow of Michigan and Emma Smith of Florida.
"He was preceded in death by five brothers, Walter, Elvie, Greenville, Charles Jr., and Robert, and four Sisters, Laura, Bertha, Lake and Elizabeth.
"A lifelong resident of Davy, he worked for the N&W Railroad, reitring after 33 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith. A veteran of World War II, Mr Smith served in the U.S. Army in Burma, India, where he received the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, World War II Victory Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal.
"Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch with the Rev. Otis Lester officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus. Graveside services will be there at 2 p.m. Thursday. Military rites will be conducted by Colonel Crawford American Legion Post 181 with Chaplain Ralph Widman officiating.
"Local arrangements are being handled by staff of the Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 81B;
Family #294/305.
Listed as Ethel L. Jackson; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Jay Jackson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 134; WV Archives Website.
Ben F. Smith; age 33; born and living in Davy, WV; divorced; married on 5 Mar 1948 at Twin Branch,
WV; Ethel Lee Jackson; age 25; born in Mohegan; divorced; living at Davy, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 33; Dwelling #260.
Listed as Ethel Smith; age 27; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Benjamin F. Smith.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; E.D. 24-33; taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page
560A; Image 35 of 44; Household #286.
Listed as Jackie Hamilton; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert E. Hamilton.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Smiley Hamilton
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1928
Birth Place: Hemphill, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Browns Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 18 Dec 1946
Registration Place: Browns Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Robert E Hamilton
Weight: 126
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 5
Next of Kin: Bessie E Hamilton
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Jack Smiley Hamilton Self (Head)"
1. Roanoke Co, VA; Marriage License #33475; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Arlan Brown; age 20; born in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; Texaco Filling
Station attendent; living at Rt 1, Box 318, Salem, VA; son of Soloman Buster and Mildred Elizabeth
(Hunphrey) Brown; married on 30 Nov 1960 in Salem, VA; Mary Lou Woods; age 17; born in Salem,
VA; single; no previous marriage; nurse in Snyder Nursing Home, Salem, VA; living at Rt 1, Salem,
VA; daughter of Leonard Edward and Kathleen (Ferguson) Woods.
1. Roanoke Co, VA; Marriage License #33475; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Arlan Brown; age 20; born in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; Texaco Filling
Station attendent; living at Rt 1, Box 318, Salem, VA; son of Soloman Buster and Mildred Elizabeth
(Hunphrey) Brown; married on 30 Nov 1960 in Salem, VA; Mary Lou Woods; age 17; born in Salem,
VA; single; no previous marriage; nurse in Snyder Nursing Home, Salem, VA; living at Rt 1, Salem,
VA; daughter of Leonard Edward and Kathleen (Ferguson) Woods.
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Four Pole Creek; E.D. 30-21; taken on 2 May 1940;
Page 423B; Image 44 of 63; Household #388.
Listed as Esvose? Burchfield; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Frank Birchfield.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #27113; Ancestry.com Website.
William Henry Amick, Jr; age 34; born in Vallscreek, WV; single; shovel operator; living at Berwind,
WV; son of William H. and Dinah (Walker) Amick; married on 18 Sep 1954 in Russell C, VA; Minnie
Juanita Nelson; age 21; born in Vallscreek, WV; single; living in Squire, WV; daughter of Doak Henry
and Gracie (Sparks) Nelson.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Henry Amick
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 45
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1920
Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1954
Divorce Date: 1 Sep 1965
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Minnie J Nelson Amick
Certificate Number: 1965005696
Number of Children: 2"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Nancy Horton Gillespie; 1 Feb 2017,
" William Henry Amick Jr.
Birth 25 Feb 1920
Vallscreek, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Jul 1966 (aged 46)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 17593767"Additional Information Posted:
"William was the son of William Henry and Dinah Walker Amick, Senior. He was first the husband of Helen Loretta Warden. They had one known child together, William Donald Amick. William also married Minnie Juanita Nelson on the 18th day of September 1954 in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. They had 2 children at the time of their divorce, Rita Lynn and Michael Amick.:
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Nancy Horton Gillespie; 1 Jan 2015.
" Helen Loretta Warden Miller
Birth 31 Dec 1919
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Feb 1972 (aged 52)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 140736251"Additional Information Posted:
"Helen was the wife of William Henry Amick, Junior. They had one known child together, William Donald Amick,born in 1940. She married Roger William Size on the 11th day of August 1948 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. At the time of her death, she was the widow of Norman Miller."
1. "...of Hartsville, SC..."
1. "...of Hartsville, SC..."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #28321; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Keith Runyon; age 18; born in Lyburn, WV; single; construction worker; living at Earling, WV; son of
Frank and Ruth (Peery) Runyon; married on 25 Aug 1964 in Lebanon, VA; Devonna Gollihue; age 16;
born in Accoville, WV; single; living at Kistler, WV; daughter of James and Thelma (Bailey) Gollihue.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #28321; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Keith Runyon; age 18; born in Lyburn, WV; single; construction worker; living at Earling, WV; son of
Frank and Ruth (Peery) Runyon; married on 25 Aug 1964 in Lebanon, VA; Devonna Gollihue; age 16;
born in Accoville, WV; single; living at Kistler, WV; daughter of James and Thelma (Bailey) Gollihue.