1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 68; WV Archives Website.
William James Brain; age 25; born in PA; single; living at Carbondale, PA; married on 14 Jul 1945 at
Welch, WV; Ruby Hester Honaker; age 21; born and living in Berwind, WV; single.
1. "Jamie Maguran Family Tree"; Posted by Jamiemaguran; Ancestry.com Website.
"Ruby Hester Honaker
1924–1998
Birth 27 MAY 1924 • Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 JAN 1998 • Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 68; WV Archives Website.
William James Brain; age 25; born in PA; single; living at Carbondale, PA; married on 14 Jul 1945 at
Welch, WV; Ruby Hester Honaker; age 21; born and living in Berwind, WV; single.
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edgar Eugene Lawson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1931
Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1950
Divorce Date: 3 Dec 1959
Divorce Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Ruby Hariville Lawson
Certificate Number: 1959006994
Number of Children: 2"
2. Martinsville, VA; Marriage License #21073; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgar Eugene Lawson; age 29; born in Halifax Co, VA; divorced; one previous marriage; employed
by Virginia Mirroe Co; living at 301 Sterling St, Martinsville, VA; son of Lewis Perk and Florence Odell
(Perkins) Lawson; married on 6 Aug 1960 in Martinsville, VA; Elizabeth Mable Roach; maiden name
Adkins; age 33; born in Pittsylvania Co, VA; divorced; one previous marriage; unemployed;living at
403 Reynolds St, Martinsville, VA; daughter of Elijah and Mary Ann (Adkins) Adkins.
3. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edgar Eugene Lawson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 52
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1931
Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1960
Divorce Date: 3 May 1983
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Mabel Adkins
Certificate Number: 1983007900
Number of Children: 0"
4. Martinsville, VA; Marriage License #84-006969; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgar Eugene Lawson; age 52; born 2 Feb 1931 in VA; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 3 May 1983; 9th grade education; living at 911 Loch St, Martinsville, VA; son of
Lewis Perk and Florence Mabel (Perkins) Lawson; married on 2 Mar 1984 in Henry Co, VA; Ethel
Maxine Deskins; maiden name Kendall; age 51; born 2 Nov 1931 in WV; widow; last marriage
ended 8 Jul 1981; 8th grade education; living at Rt 4, Box 432, Bassett, VA; daughter of Frank T.
(sic, Arthur) and Virgie Estelle (Sweeney) Kendall.
5. Martinsville, VA; Death Certificate #88-016716; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgar Eugene Lawson; age 57; born 2 Feb 1931 in Halivax Co, VA; married; husband of Ethel M.
Lawson; printer for J&J Southeast Mfg; living at 911 Loch St, Martinsville, VA; son of Lewis P. and
Florence (Perkins) Lawson; died 5 May 1988 in Memorial Hospital, Martinsville, VA; due to
metastatic liver cancer; buried in Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, VA; informant, wife.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by larry eanes; 13 Sep 2012.
" Edgar Eugene Lawson
Birth 2 Feb 1931
Death 5 May 1988 (aged 57)
Burial
Danville Memorial Gardens
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 97015800"
1. Martinsville, VA; Marriage License #84-006969; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgar Eugene Lawson; age 52; born 2 Feb 1931 in VA; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 3 May 1983; 9th grade education; living at 911 Loch St, Martinsville, VA; son of
Lewis Perk and Florence Mabel (Perkins) Lawson; married on 2 Mar 1984 in Henry Co, VA; Ethel
Maxine Deskins; maiden name Kendall; age 51; born 2 Nov 1931 in WV; widow; last marriage
ended 8 Jul 1981; 8th grade education; living at Rt 4, Box 432, Bassett, VA; daughter of Frank T.
(sic, Arthur) and Virgie Estelle (Sweeney) Kendall.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Burial Park; Martinsville, VA; submitted by Sam Eanes;
6 May 2013.
Ethel Deskins Johnson Lawson; born 2 Nov 1932; died 4 May 2012; buried here; photo, obit;
and headstone shown.
"Ethel Deskins Lawson, 80, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy. She was born November 2, 1932, in Jolo, West Virginia, to the late Frank Johnson and Vergie Sweeney Johnson. She worked in the textile industry and was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Earl Eldridge Deskins, and her second husband, Eugene Edgar Lawson; a sister, Juanita Hutchinson; three brothers, J.C. Johnson, Donald Johnson and Robert Johnson; and three grandchildren, Deborah Lynn Torres, Jacob Austin Torres and Baby Girl Torres.
"She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Deskins Davis and husband Hascal of Martinsville, and Debbie Deskins Torres and husband Benny of Mt. Airy, North Carolina; four sons, John Carson Deskins and wife Marie, George Arthur Deskins and wife Melanie all of Mountain Home, Idaho, Earl Douglas Deskins and (wife Diane who died in 1997) of Axton, Virginia, Mark Stanley Deskins and wife Angel of Bassett; two sisters, Mary Golden of Bartley, West Virginia, and Sandy Pruitt of Mount Holley, North Carolina; two brothers, Junior Johnson of Lexington, North Carolina, and Willie Kendall of Ashtabula, Ohio; eighteen grandchildren, Teresa, Chris, Larry, Jerry, Jessie, Angela, Anthony, Justin, Douglas Lee, Danny, David Scott, Sarah, Daniel, Jonathan, Jason, David, Crystal, Diamond and Earl; and seventeen great-grandchildren.
"The funeral will be held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Wright Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Earl Deskins and Rev. Susan Adkins officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Burial Park..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 349; WV Archives Website.
William H. Boyer; age 21; born and living at Elbert, Wv; single; married on 9 Nov 1945 at Welch, WV;
Edna L. Parrish; age 22; born and living at Elbert, WV; single.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Elbert; Straghit Eight; taken on 17 Apr 1930;
Page 94A; Image 49 of 78; Family #434/439.
Listed as Edna Parish; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Robert L. Parrish.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 349; WV Archives Website.
William H. Boyer; age 21; born and living at Elbert, Wv; single; married on 9 Nov 1945 at Welch, WV;
Edna L. Parrish; age 22; born and living at Elbert, WV; single.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #73-047377; Ancestry.com Website.
Billy Ray Willard; age 19; born 11 Dec 1953 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education;
living at Box 224; Kopperston, WV; son of Raymond Bruce and Myrtle Naomi (Johnston) Willard;
married on 19 oct 1973 at Pearisburg, VA; Charlene Rhodes; age 22; born 15 Jan 1951 in WV;
single; this is her 1st marriage; 2 yrs college education; living at Box 57, Brenton, WV; daughter of
Charlie Wilson and Blonnie Jeanette (Short) Rhodes.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #73-047377; Ancestry.com Website.
Billy Ray Willard; age 19; born 11 Dec 1953 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education;
living at Box 224; Kopperston, WV; son of Raymond Bruce and Myrtle Naomi (Johnston) Willard;
married on 19 oct 1973 at Pearisburg, VA; Charlene Rhodes; age 22; born 15 Jan 1951 in WV;
single; this is her 1st marriage; 2 yrs college education; living at Box 57, Brenton, WV; daughter of
Charlie Wilson and Blonnie Jeanette (Short) Rhodes.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2183; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Ray Hutchinson; age 19; born in lex, WV; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of Bruce and
Mary (Addair) hutchinson; married on 11 Jan 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Juanita Agnes Johnson; age 18;
born in Jolo, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Frank and Virgie (Sweeney) Johnson.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2183; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Ray Hutchinson; age 19; born in lex, WV; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of Bruce and
Mary (Addair) hutchinson; married on 11 Jan 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Juanita Agnes Johnson; age 18;
born in Jolo, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Frank and Virgie (Sweeney) Johnson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 014490; WV Archives Web Site.
Juanita Agnes Hutchinson; age 20; born 6 Apr 1944 at Jolo, WV; married; living at English, WV;
daughter of Frank and Virgie Estil Johnson; died 4 Oct 1964; DOA Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
from hemolytic streptococcus septicemia, due to streptoccal sore throat; buried 7 Oct 1964 in
Deskins Cemetery, Atwell, WV; informant, Billt Hutchinson, Atwell, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Burial Park; Martinsville, VA; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman;
27 Feb 2012.
Juanita Agnes Johnson Hutchinson; born 6 Apr 1944; died 4 Oct 1964; buried here; headstone
cross shown.
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Elliott Thomas
Race: Black
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1923
Residence: Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Occupation: Carter Hotel
Weight: 142
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 5
Next of Kin: Gladys Thomas
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Charles Elliott Thomas Self (Head)"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles E. Thomas; age 29; born and living at Welch, WV; single; Colored; married on
15 Mar 1953 at Iaeger, WV; Dorothy A. Jordan; age 28; born and living at Iaeger, WV;
single; Colored.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles E. Thomas
Last Residence:
24801 Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 10 Dec 1923
Last Benefit: 24801, Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States of America
Died: 20 Jan 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Elliott Thomas Jr
[Charles E Thomas Jr]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Jan 2005
Father: Charles E Thomas
Mother: Gladys Martin
SSN: 232247143
Notes: Jun 1939: Name listed as CHARLES ELLIOTT THOMAS JR; 17 Aug 1993: Name listed as CHARLES E THOMAS"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Charles E. Thomas; born 10 Dec 1923; died 20 Jan 2005; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Dorothy A. Jordan; "GOD HAS CLAIMED THEE AS HIS OWN"; additional headstone photo
shown; "TEC 4 * US ARMY * WORLD WAR II".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles E. Thomas; age 29; born and living at Welch, WV; single; Colored; married on
15 Mar 1953 at Iaeger, WV; Dorothy A. Jordan; age 28; born and living at Iaeger, WV;
single; Colored.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy J. Thomas
BORN: 4 Jun 1924
Died: 28 Oct 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Dorothy J. Thomas; born 4 Jun 1924; died 28 Oct 2011; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Charles E. Thomas; "GOD HAS CLAIMED THEE AS HIS OWN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1940); Page 293; WV Archives Website.
Joe Hiska; born 13 Mar 1892 in Poland; single; living in Kimball, WV; son of Henry and Anna; married
on 28 Jun 1940 in Welch, WV; Helen Tronaski; born 24 May 1898 in Poland; widow; living in Kimball,
WV; daughter of Frank and Mary.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 180B; Family #17/20.
Listed as Sherman G. Tiller, Jr; age 9; born in VA; in houshold of father, Sherman G. Tiller.
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; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 25; WV Archives Website.
James Sherman Tiller; age 22; born in Bluefield, VA; single; living in Pineville, WV; son of Sherman
Grant and Anna Thurmon Tiller; married on 24 Oct 1942 at Glen Rogers, WV; Pearl Belcher; age 18;
born in Herndon, WV; single; living in Pineville, WV; daughter of Herbert Brooks and Ellena Faye
Belcher.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 195; WV Archives Website.
James Sherman Tiller; age 37; born in VA; divorced; living in Pineville, WV; son of Sherman and
Anna Tiller; married on 7 Dec 1957 at Wyoming, WV; Ida Ellen Haga; age 18; born in VA; single;;
living in Pineville, WV; daughter of Archie and Effie Haga.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Sherman Tiller
[James S Tiller]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1920
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
[Tazewell|]
Death Date: 3 Sep 2005
Claim Date: 31 Jul 1975
Father:
Sherman G Tiller
Mother:
Anna T Davidson
SSN: 233208193
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 20 May 1981: Name listed as JAMES SHERMAN TILLER;
30 Jul 1975: Name listed as JAMES S TILLER"
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; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 195; WV Archives Website.
James Sherman Tiller; age 37; born in VA; divorced; living in Pineville, WV; son of Sherman and Anna
Tiller; married on 7 Dec 1957 at Wyoming, WV; Ida Ellen Haga; age 18; born in VA; single;; living in
Pineville, WV; daughter of Archie and Effie Haga.