1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Juanita Meda Bova [Juanita Bova] [Juanita Meda Staten]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1917
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 28 Dec 2004
Father:
Theadore Staten
Mother:
Lula R Pack
SSN: 271263856
Notes: Jul: Name listed as JUANITA MEDA BOVA;
06 Jan 2005: Name listed as JUANITA BOVA"
1. Buchanan Co, Marriage License #19555; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jimmie Allen; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;no previous marriage; laborer; living at Jolo,
WV; son of Elzie and Louvis (Stacy) Allen; married on 17 Jul 1952 in Buchanan Co, VA; Gaynelle
Payne; age 16; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; housework; living at Jolo,
WV; daughter of Walter and Edcar (Bailey) Payne.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Jimmy Allen
Marriage Date 27 Oct 2007
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse Juanita Mae Rowe"
3. "The Welch News"; Monday Evening; 31 Aug 2020; Newspaper Obit.
"Jimmy Allen, 85, of Jolo, WV, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020."Jimmy was born August 17, 1935 in Blackey, VA, a son of the late Elzie and Lovis Stacy Allen. He preached and sing in Buchanan and McDowell County churches for over 40 years and was the pastor of the Three Forks Church of God for 25 years. He also worked 41 years in the coal mines.
"In addition to his parents, Elzie and Lovis Allen, Jimmy was preceded in death by, his first wife of 53 years and the mother of his children, Gaynall Payne Allen; second wife, Juanita Rowe Allen; brother, Billy Allen; infant brother, Herman Allen; infant sister, Thelma Allen; and an infant great-great grandson, Aaron Shane Dobbs II.
"Survivors include three sons, Larry Allen and wife Kathy of Jolo, WV, Johnny Allen and wife Brenda and Terry Allen all of Lebanon, TN; one daughter, Debbie Kennedy and husband Kenneth of Jolo, WV; nine grandchildren, Becky Dobbs, Justin Allen, Johnny Ray Allen Jr., Heather Allen, Mary Katelan Keene, Hope Kennedy, Misty Allen, Nicole French and Devon Meier; 19 great grandchildren, Courtney Kennedy, Shane, Austin and Hunter Dobbs, Genesis and Gage Allen, Quinn Allen, Adam and Zack Chapman, Cody and Cierra Aust, A.J. Fazio, Kallaonee Perry, Emery Keene, Aubrey French, Clive, Ellis, Emily and Ira Meier; six great-great grandchildren, Brayden, Weston and Natalie Kennedy, Autumn, Aubrey and Lucas Dobbs; two brothers, Everett Allen of Jolo, WV, and Willie Allen and wife Pat of Mt. Juliet, TN; and one sister Robyn Mullins of Jolo, WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 1 o’clock with Reverend Charles Rose and Reverend Danny Bowles officiating at the Three Forks Church of God at Jolo, WV. Burial will follow in the White Cemetery on White Mountain near Pea Patch, VA. Johnny Ray Allen, Shane, Ramey, Austin and Hunter Dobbs and Kenny Allen will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family Tuesday evening, September 1, 2020 after 6 p.m. at the Three Forks Church of God where evening services will be conducted at 7 p.m.
"Services will be held in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines, mask are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; Page 1179B; Image 60 of 64;
Household #505.
Listed as Juanita Christian; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Lee A. Christian.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Juanita Mae Rowe
Maiden Name Christian
Marriage Date 27 Oct 2007
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse Jimmy Allen"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 272; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Lee Adams; age 23; born in Norfolk, VA; single; living at Presidental Gardens, Polk B-3,
Alexandria, VA; married on 2 Jul 1961 in War, WV; Eleanor Gray Liddle; age 21; born in Welch, WV;
single; living in War, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 272; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Lee Adams; age 23; born in Norfolk, VA; single; living at Presidental Gardens, Polk B-3,
Alexandria, VA; married on 2 Jul 1961 in War, WV; Eleanor Gray Liddle; age 21; born in Welch, WV;
single; living in 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; "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. 1940 Census, Alleheny Co, PA; Pittsburgh; 220 Elysian Street; E.D. 69-364; taken 12 May 1940;
Page 4007A; Image 5 of 14; Household #54.
Listed as Lillian C. Taxey; age 36; born in PA; divorced; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; clerial for federal engineer government dept; in household of father, Israel Cohen.
2. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lillian C Taxey
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: George D Taxey
Divorce Date: 1939
Divorce Place: Dade, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 5420"
3. Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lillian C Taxey
Race: White
Age at Death: 80
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1903
Death Date: 26 Jul 1984
Death Place: Dade, Florida, United States"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lillian Taxey
Social Security Number: 082-22-3653
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1903
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: New York
Last Residence: 33140, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Death Date: Jul 1984"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Theresa/Thunderbird584; 10 Apr 2010.
" Rice M. Shelton
Birth 13 Oct 1857
Kentucky, USA
Death 25 Jun 1916 (aged 58)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Barren Fork Cemetery
McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 50931699"Additional Information Posted:
"Rice M. Shelton was born in Kentucky in (Clinton County?) He was the son of Talitha (Marlow) and John A. Shelton of Clinton Co., Kentucky, He married Louisa Guffey about 1878. They were the parents of at least five children: Sarilda, John, Hannibal, Walter, and Marshal I. Shelton. After Louisa's death in 1889 he married Mary ____."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Bill; 19 Jun 2007; maintained by Anna Schulthesis Bertram.
" Louisa Guffey Shelton
Birth 15 Aug 1857
USA
Death 3 Sep 1889 (aged 32)
Kentucky, USA
Burial
Samuel Owens Cemetery
Alpha, Clinton County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 19977631"Additional Information Posted:
"Louisa Guffey married Rice M. (Maxey?) Shelton about 1878, although no marriage record has been found in Clinton Co., Kentucky for this couple. They were the parents of at least five children: Sarilda, John, Hannibal, Walter and Marshal I. Shelton. After Louisa's death Rice married 2nd Mary ____ about 1901 and had at least two daughters: Lois and Litha. (No marriage record has been found in Clinton Co., Kentucky for the second marriage either.)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6007; WV Archives Web Site.
Hannibal "Ham" Shelton; age 54 yrs, 5 mons, 4 days; born in Cumberland City, KY; single; trackman
in coal mine; living in Welch, WV; son of Rice M. and Louisa (Guffet) Shelton; died 24 Apr 1937 on
Wyoming St, Welch, WV; due to strangulation from cord or tie around neck; homicide; buried 26 Apr
1937 at Roderfield, WV; informant, John M. Shelton, Murray City, OH.
(Birth date is entered as his death date in error)
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by John D. Shelton; 27 Apr 2020.
" Hannibal “Ham-Han” Shelton
Birth Nov 1882
Cumberland City, Clinton County, Kentucky, USA
Death 24 Apr 1937 (aged 54)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Addison Christian Cemetery
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 209547810