1. 1920 Census, White Co, TN; District #14; Bon Air; 104 Front Street; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 304A;
Family #24/26.
Listed as Russell Rice; age 1 yr, 10 mons; born in TN; in household of father, Sidney Rice.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #12/13.
Listed as Russell Rice; age 12; born in TN; in household of father, Sidney Rice.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 5 Apr 1940;
Page 1073A; Image 9 of 28; Household #72.
Listed as Russell Rice; age 22; born in TN; single; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; laborer in wholesale grocery; in household of father, Sidney S. Rice.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Russell James Rice
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1918
Birth Place: Bonair, Tennessee, USA
Residence Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: J W Brown
Weight: 155
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Daisy Rice
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Russell James Rice Self (Head)
Daisy Rice Mother"
5. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Russell J Rice
Residence Date 01 Sep 2003-01 Dec 2003
Residence Place Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 09 Mar 1918
Phone Number..."
"Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Feb 2000
Address 843 PO Box
Address Continued Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date 01 Sep 2003-01 Dec 2003
2nd Address E Run
2nd Address Continued Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1996
3rd Address 384 PO Box
3rd Address Continued Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
3rd Address Date 01 Jan 1988-01 Jan 2004..."
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Russell James Rice
[Russell J Rice]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1917
Birth Place: White County, Tennessee
Death Date: 2 Mar 1998
Father: Sidney S Rice
Mother: Dazy Hodge
SSN: 234204538
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000003482
Notes: Jan 1939: Name listed as RUSSELL JAMES RICE; 02 Apr 1998: Name listed as RUSSELL J RICE"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Russell J. Rice
SSN: 234-20-4538
Last Residence:
24844 Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Born: 9 Mar 1918
Last Benefit: 24844, Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States of America
Died: 2 Mar 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mattie Bell Datson
[Mattie Bell Howlett]
[Mattie Bishop]
[Mattie Howlett]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1922
Birth Place: West Graham, Virginia
[Bossavine, Virginia]
Death Date: 14 Oct 1989
Father: James Datson
Mother: Nannie R Riley
SSN: 234428345
Notes: Jul 1944: Name listed as MATTIE BELL DATSON;
Feb 1959: Name listed as MATTIE BELL HOWLETT; :
Name listed as MATTIE BELL BISHOP;
19 Oct 1989: Name listed as MATTIE B HOWLETT"
1. 1910 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Newburn District; Newbern; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page 87B; Image 29
of 31; Family #21/21.
Listed as Frank Otey; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Leonard C. Otey.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 2/3 Jan 1920; Page 188B;
Image 2 of 50; Family #16/17.
Listed as Frank E. Otey; age 17; born in VA; single; messanger for steam rail road; in household of
father, Leonard C. Otey.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 55A; Image
37 of 56; Family #37/38.
Listed as Frank Otey; age 27; born in VA; single; motorman in coal mine; in household of father,
Leonard C. Otey.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; E.D. 24-53; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page
991A; Image 11 of 62; Household #88.
Listed as Frank E. Otey; age 37; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; section foreman in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 378; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Otey; age 32; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Crumpler, WV; son of L.C. and
Flora; married on 19 Jan 1935 in Crumpler, WV; Minnie Bailey; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living in Crumpler, WV; daughter of W.W. and Allie.
6. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 oo4411; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Otey; age 60; born 28 Nov 1902 in VA; married; coal miner; SS #235-09-0214; living at
Crumpler, WV; son of Leonard C. and Flora (Bishop) Otey; died 13 Mar 1963 in the Bluefield
Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to cancer of lung; buried 15 Mar 1963 in Roselawn
Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant, Frank E. Otey, Jr, Crumpler, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 378; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Otey; age 32; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Crumpler, WV; son of L.C. and
Flora; married on 19 Jan 1935 in Crumpler, WV; Minnie Bailey; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living in Crumpler, WV; daughter of W.W. and Allie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; E.D. 24-53; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page
991A; Image 11 of 62; Household #88.
Listed as Minnie Otey; age 21; born in WV; married; 9th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Frank E. Otey.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Victoria Webster; 11 May 2011.
" Minnie Virginia Bailey Hamm
Birth 24 Apr 1913
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Mar 2008 (aged 94)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Forsyth Memorial Park
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Mrs. Minnie Bailey Hamm, 94, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community. She was born April 24, 1913, in McDowell County, W.Va., to William Wheeler and Mary Allie Bailey. Mrs. Hamm was a longterm member of New Hope United Methodist Church and a member of Circle Two United Methodist Women. She liked to sew and cook and work outdoors. She made several quilts and always kept a garden. Mrs. Hamm was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Frank Otey and Frank Hamm; a stepdaughter, Mable Hayes; and seven brothers. She is survived by two sons, Tommy (Gaye) Otey of Statesville and Frankie (Joyce) Otey of Crumpler, W.Va.; two daughters, Mary Jane (Harry Jr.) Fizer of Woodbridge, Va., and Linda (John) Anderson of Collinsville, Va.; a stepson, Bill C. Hamm of Hermitage, Tenn.; five stepdaughters, Aline Page of Winston-Salem; Pauline Baity of Yadkinville; Mildred Faucett of Winston-Salem; Judy (Nick) Saunders of Winston-Salem; and Grace Shutt of Winston-Salem; three sisters, Ora Jones of Orangeburg, S.C.; Rennie Iddings of Bluewell, W.Va.; and Pearl Ellidge of Hayes; 26 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at Forsyth Memorial Park, with Dr. Pete Taylor officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today, March 8, at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel. Memorials may be made to New Hope United Methodist Church, 5125 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, or Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community, 1240 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. The family would like to express a heartfelt thanks to the staff and all of Mrs. Hamm' s friends at Arbor Acres."printed in the Winston-Salem Journal
Saturday, 08 March 2008
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina"printed in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Saturday, 08 March 2008
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; E.D. 24-53; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page
991A; Image 11 of 62; Household #88.
Listed as Frank E. Otey, Jr; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Frank E. Otey.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; E.D. 24-53; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page
991A; Image 11 of 62; Household #88.
Listed as Linda Lou Otey; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Frank E. Otey.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page
55A; Image 39 of 57; Family #332/347.
Listed as Harold Evans; age 7; born in KY; in household of father, Andrew J. Evans.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 331; WV Archives.
Harold Randolph Evans; age 39; born in Denton, KY; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 13 Sep
1961 at Litwar, WV; Murvel Mullins Lester; age 26; born in Paynesville, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 231; WV Archives via LDS Web Site.
Harold Randolph Evans; age 46; born 26 Jun 1922 in Denton, KY; divorced; 2 previous marriages; living at
Roderfield, WV; son of Andrew Jackson and Laura (Bellew) Evans; married on 9 Nov 1968 at Big Sandy, WV;
Juanita Mae Hughes; age 47; born 18 Nov 1921 in Whitley City, KY; divorced; 3 previous marriages; living at
Roderfield, WV; daughter of Frank Woodson (sic, Woodow Hughes) and Vernie Underwood.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruby Gray Waddell [Ruby Gray] [Ruby Gray Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Switchback M, West Virginia [Switchback M|]
Death Date: 8 May 1967
Claim Date: 15 May 1967
Father:
William Brown
Mother:
Emmaline Fuqua
SSN: 233545834
Notes: Jan 1964: Name listed as RUBY GRAY WADDELL;
10 May 1967: Name listed as RUBY GRAY"
2. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruby Waddell Gray
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1918
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 8 May 1967
Death Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia
Burial Date: 12 May 1967
Burial Place: Bellaire, Ohio
Cemetery Name: Greenwood
Death Age: 48
Occupation: Housewife
Race: Black
Marital status: Married
Gender: Female
Residence: Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio
Father Name: William Brown
Mother Name: Emmaline Fuqua
Comments: SS# 233-54-5834
FHL Film Number: 857659"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ahasha2060; 7 Jan 2017.
" Ruby W Gray
Birth 1918
Death May 1967 (aged 48–49)
USA
Burial
Greenwood Cemetery
Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Plot Section New Lot 516 Plot 3
Memorial ID 175057742"
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; "Lillian Taxey"; Article; Page 248;
submitted by Theodosia Alpert, Welch, WV 24801.
"Lillian Doischen Taxey came to Welch in 1945 , along with husband, George Taxey, to operate King
Drug Company..."
2. 1920 Census, Allegheny Co, PA; Pittsburgh; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 18A; Image 35 of 36;
Family #241/353.
Listed as George Taxey; age 19; born in Russia; single; Jewish; immigrated to US in 1912; alien; in
household of father, David Taxey.
3. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: George D Taxey
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Lillian C Taxey
Divorce Date: 1939
Divorce Place: Dade, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 5420"
4. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: George D Taxey
Spouse: Lillian M Doischen
County of Marriage: Broward
Marriage Date: 1941
Volume: 647
Certificate: 27268
Source: Florida Department of Health"
5. Allegheny Co, PA; WW II Draft Registration Card #T-65; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
George Daniel Taxey; age 40; born 10 Apr 1901 in Kiev, Russia (now Ukraine); living at 1034
Murryhill Ave, Pittsburgh, PA as of 1 Sep 1942; mailing address, 1801 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
location of Taxey Drug Co, his employer; 5' 6 1/2" tall; 160 lbs; blue eyes; Black hair; light
complexion; scar on upper lip.
6. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #9187; WV Archives Website via LDS Website.
George D. Taxey; age 48 yrs, 3 mons, 10 days; born 10 Apr 1901 in Russia; married; registered
pharmacist; living at 416 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV; son of David and Bertha (Cossman) Taxey; died
20 Jul 1949 in the Bluefield Sanitariun Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to rupture of liver and fractured
ribs from auto accident on Big Walker Mtn, Bland, VA; car ran over bank on slippery road 3 days
prior; removed for burial 21 Jul 1949 in Montefiore Cemetery, New York, NY; informant, Morris Silver,
Welch, WV.
7. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"; Pittsburg, PA; Saturday; 23 Jul 1949; Page 15.
"GEORGE D. TAXEY Funeral services for George D. Taxey, owner of the Taxey Drug Company, formerly of the East End, will be held Sunday at 1:30 p. m. m Far Rockaway, X. Y. Mr. Taxey, who founded the company in the early 20 s on Wylie avenue, died Wednesday in Bluefield (W. Va.) Hospital from injuries suffered in an auto accident. He moved from Pittsburgh three years ago to Welch, W. Va., to manage his other store. Surviving are his son, Herschel Taxey, who was injured in the same accident; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Taxey, of Miami, Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Garber and Mrs. Rebecca Brown,
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gone Gravin ?; 4 Sep 2015; maintained by Find a Grave.
" George D. Taxey
Birth unknown
Death 20 Jul 1949
Burial
Montefiore Cemetery
Springfield Gardens, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 151821919"
1. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: George D Taxey
Spouse: Lillian M Doischen
County of Marriage: Broward
Marriage Date: 1941
Volume: 647
Certificate: 27268
Source: Florida Department of Health"
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; "Lillian Taxey"; Article; Page 248;
submitted by Theodosia Alpert, Welch, WV 24801.
"Lillian Doischen Taxey came to Welch in 1945 , along with husband, George Taxey, to operate King Drug Company..."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gone Gravin ?; 4 Sep 2015; maintained by Find a Grave.
"Lillian Taxey
Birth unknown
Death 2 Sep 1973
Burial
Montefiore Cemetery
Springfield Gardens, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 151821920"