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; "Joe Verduce, Miner"; Article; Page
256; submitted by Jame Gianato, Kimball, WV 24853.
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; "Joe Verduce, Miner"; Article; Page
256; submitted by Jame Gianato, Kimball, WV 24853.
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; "Joe Verduce, Miner"; Article; Page
256; submitted by Jame Gianato, Kimball, WV 24853.
1. Carroll Co, VA; Marriage License #15749; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Acey Early Alger; age 22; born in Madison Co, NC; single; farmer; living at Luray, VA; son of
Henry and Ollie (Woodard) Alger; married on 9 Jul 1938 at Hillsville, VA; Flora Etta Kemp; age
21; born in Superior, WV; single; living at Hillsville, VA; daughter of Harrison and Mariett
(Shockley) Kemp.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Acey Earley Alger
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Madison, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1918
Residence Place: Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Employer: Just Discharged
Weight: 191
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Floria Kemp Alger
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Acey Earley Alger Self (Head)
Floria Kemp Alger Wife"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Acey Earley Alger
[Acey E Alger]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1918
Birth Place: Madison, Virginia
Death Date: 26 Jun 2002
Father: Henry L Alger
Mother: Ollie S Woodward
SSN: 236182824
Notes: Oct 1939: Name listed as ACEY EARLEY ALGER;
06 Jul 2002: Name listed as ACEY E ALGER"
4. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Acey E Alger
Service Info.: M SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1918
Death Date: 26 Jun 2002
Cemetery: Shockley Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Shockley Rd Sylvatus Hillsville, VA 24343'
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sgt Acey E. Alger
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1918
Death Date: 26 Jun 2002
Cemetery: Shockley Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Henry Lewis Alger
Mother: Ollie Susan Alger
Spouse: Flora E. Alger
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. Carroll Co, VA; Marriage License #15749; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Acey Early Alger; age 22; born in Madison Co, NC; single; farmer; living at Luray, VA; son of
Henry and Ollie (Woodard) Alger; married on 9 Jul 1938 at Hillsville, VA; Flora Etta Kemp; age
21; born in Superior, WV; single; living at Hillsville, VA; daughter of Harrison and Mariett
(Shockley) Kemp.
Name: Flora E. Alger
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1918
Death Date: 5 Nov 2001
Cemetery: Shockley Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Acey E. Alger
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Flora Etta Alger
[Flora E Alger]
[Flora Etta Kemp]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1918
Birth Place: Superior Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 5 Nov 2001
Father: Harrison J Kemp
Mother: Mary E Shockley
SSN: 226404793
Notes: Apr 1951: Name listed as FLORA ETTA ALGER;
14 Nov 2001: Name listed as FLORA E ALGER"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com web site.
"Name: Flora E. Alger
SSN: 226-40-4793
Last Residence:
24740 Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 4 Apr 1918
Died: 5 Nov 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Flora E. Alger
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1918
Death Date: 5 Nov 2001
Cemetery: Shockley Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Acey E. Alger
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; taken 3 Mar 1920; Page 244A;
Image 18 of 35; Family #191/195.
Listed as Lish Adams; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, David H. Adams.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken 26 Apr 1930; Page 117A;
Image 33 of 52; Family #298/302.
Listed as Elisha Adams; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, David H. Adams.
3. 1940 Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; Premier; E.D. 93-21; taken 16 Apr 1940; Page 452A;
Image 3 of 32; Household #29.
Listed as Elisha Adams; age 20; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in WV on 1 Apr 1935;
coal miner; in household of father, David H, Adams.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elisha Adams
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1920
Birth Place: Beartown, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Pelzer, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941
Registration Place: Pelzer, South Carolina, USA
Employer: Jewell Ridge Coal Co
Weight: 122
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Dave Adams
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Elisha Adams Self (Head)"
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 483; WV Archives Web Site.
Elisha Adams; age 25; born in Bartown (sic, Beartown), WV; single; living at Yukon, WV; married on
12 Jun 1945 at Yukon, WV; Helen Georgia Ray; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living at
War, WV.
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; "Mary Johnson Terry"; Article;
Page 248, submitted by Mary Johnson Terry, PO Box 10077, Columbus, OH 43201.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary A Terry
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1928
Residence County: Franklin
Times Married: 3
Spouse's Name: Charles L Terry
Spouse's Age: 56
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1925
Spouse's Residence County: Franklin
Spouse - Times Married: 2
Marriage Date: 12 May 1981
Marriage License County: Franklin
Certificate Number: 25182
Volume Number: 10724"
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary Terry
Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Spouse's Name: Charles L Terry
Spouse's Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Marriage Duration (Years): 03
Number of Minor Children: 0
To Whom Decree Granted: Dissolution
County of Decree: Franklin
Decree Date: 13 Jun 1984
Cerificate Number: 22181
Volume Number: 5317"
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; "Andy and Omie Estep Johnson";
Article; Page 176; submitted by June Johnson, 2857 Adams Ave, Columbus, OH 43202.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary A Terry
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1928
Residence County: Franklin
Times Married: 3
Spouse's Name: Charles L Terry
Spouse's Age: 56
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1925
Spouse's Residence County: Franklin
Spouse - Times Married: 2
Marriage Date: 12 May 1981
Marriage License County: Franklin
Certificate Number: 25182
Volume Number: 10724"
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary Terry
Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Spouse's Name: Charles L Terry
Spouse's Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Marriage Duration (Years): 03
Number of Minor Children: 0
To Whom Decree Granted: Dissolution
County of Decree: Franklin
Decree Date: 13 Jun 1984
Cerificate Number: 22181
Volume Number: 5317"
4. "Cecilia Cochran Framily Tree"; posted by Cecillia Cochran Hayes; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mary Juanita Johnson
1928–2013
Birth 03/12/1928 • McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 01/12/2013 • Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA"
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Mary Johnson Terry"; Article;
Page 248, submitted by Mary Johnson Terry, PO Box 10077, Columbus, OH 43201.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #77 046583; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Waymon McKinney; age 52; born 5 Nov 1924 in WV; divorced; this was his 2nd marriage; 8th
grade education; living at Box 544 Mullens, WV; son of Leonard and Carriae (Bailey) McKinney;
married on 1 Oct 1928 at Pearisburg, VA; Vera Frances Staton, maiden name Wood; age 49;
born 1 Jan 1928 in WV; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box
734, Mullens, WV; daughter of Lewis Bryan and Nelvina (Prince) Wood.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 261; WV Archives Website.
George Belcher; age 23; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Maitland, WV; son of John
and Sarah; married on 11 Aug 1930 in Welch, WV; Madge Childress; age 21; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living in Maitland, WV; daughter of John and Ella.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 261; WV Archives Website.
George Belcher; age 23; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Maitland, WV; son of John
and Sarah; married on 11 Aug 1930 in Welch, WV; Madge Childress; age 21; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living in Maitland, WV; daughter of John and Ella.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #4934; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Serra; age 20; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; water works attendent; living at Bradshaw,
WV; son of Angelo and Cora (Hunt) Serra; married on 27 Feb 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Willa Netotea;
age 19; born in Whitman, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of John and Ruth (Baldwin)
Netotea.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #75-015976; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Landon Serra; age 39; born 1 Mar 1936 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs
HS education; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Angelo and Cora (Hunt) Serra; married on 3 May 1975
in Grundy, VA; Peggy Ann Mullins; age 18; born 6 Jun 1956 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4
yrs HS education; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Raymond and Betty (Graham) Mullins.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-009083; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Landon Serra; age 50; born 1 Mar 1936 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 26 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 189, Bradshaw, WV; son of
Alexander and Cora Lee (Hunt) Serra; married on 14 Mar 1987 in Buchanan Co, VA; Juanita
Christian; maiden name Sparks; born 15 Jan 1949 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 14 Ag 1984; 12th grade education; living at Box 844, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of
William J. and Offie Mae (Pruitt) Sparks.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Columbus Landon Serra
[Columbus L Serra]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1936
Birth Place: Bradshaw Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: Feb 1992
Father: Angelo Serra
Mother: Cora Hunt
SSN: 236487045
Notes: Apr 1950: Name listed as COLUMBUS LANDON SERRA; 12 Sep 1992: Name listed as COLUMBUS L SERRA"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Columbus Serra
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1936
Death Date: 22 Feb 1992
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 236487045
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 10 Jan 1962
Release Date 1: 11 Nov 1969"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
"Columbus L. “Yocko” Serra
Birth 1 ??? 1936
Death 22 Feb 1992 (aged 55–56)
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Inscription: SSGT, US Army, Vietnam
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Alexandra and Cora Serra,
Miner"; Article; Page 237; submitted by Sis Serra, PO Box 189, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12635; Ancestry.com Website.
James Alexander Christian, Jr; age 45; born 12 Jun 1926 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage;
1 yr HS education; living at Box 185, Bradshaw, WV; son of James Alexander and Bertie (Simmons,
sic, Sims) Christian; married on 10 Jun 1972 in Buchanan Co, VA; Juanita Sparks; age 23; born 15
Jan 1949 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 54, Jolo, WV;
daughter of William J. and Offie Mae (Pruitt) Sparks.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-009083; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Columbus Landon Serra; age 50; born 1 Mar 1936 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 26 Aug 1986; 12th grade education; living at Box 189, Bradshaw, WV; son of
Alexander and Cora Lee (Hunt) Serra; married on 14 Mar 1987 in Buchanan Co, VA; Juanita
Christian; maiden name Sparks; born 15 Jan 1949 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 14 Ag 1984; 12th grade education; living at Box 844, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of
William J. and Offie Mae (Pruitt) Sparks.