McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


James "Jim" Parsons

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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.


Willia Ward

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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.


Tony Parsons

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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.


Wes Parsons

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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.


Homer Lee Grubb

1. 1920 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Speedwell District; Sugar Run Road; taken on 23 Jan 1920;
Page 142A; Image 31 of 35; Family #269/274.
Listed as Homer Lee Grubb; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Adam W. Grubb.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; Gary-Welch Road; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 2A; Image 3 of 26; Family #25/28.
Listed as Homer Grubb; age 17; born in VA; single; in household of father, Adam W. Grubb.
3. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Homer Grubb
Residence Date 01 Feb 2001
Residence Place Welch, West Virginia, United States
Phone Number (304) 436-3490
Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Feb 2001
Address 11 Woodlawn
Address Continued Welch, West Virginia 24801
2nd Address 11 Riverside Dr
2nd Address Continued Welch, West Virginia 24801
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 2000
3rd Address 11 Woodlawn Ct
3rd Address Continued Welch, West Virginia 24801
3rd Address Date 01 Aug 1997-01 Jan 2001
Possible Relatives Lucy S Grubb, Roy V Grubb..."
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 000792; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer L. Grubb; age 59; born 9 May 1912 in VA; married; husband of Lucy Stone Grubb; US Mail
truck driver; living on Mapel Terrace, Welch, WV; son of Andrew (sic, Adam) and Josie (Stroupe)
Grubb; died 6 Jan 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cardiac arrest from acute myocardial
infarction on 29 Nov 1971 with diabetes mellitus, new, late onset; buried 9 Jan 1972 in Iaeger
Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 3 Dec 2013.
Homer L. Grubb; born 9 May 1912; died 6 Jan 1972; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, blank, no listed name; "TOGETHER FOREEVER".


Hobert Beavers

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hobert Beavers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1931
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1953
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Arthur Beavers
Mother: Mary Hagerman
Spouse: Peggy Hamilton
Certificate Number: 1953017966"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 1 May 2007; maintaine by Polly Fry Hagerman.
" Hobert Harvey Beavers
Birth 2 Jun 1931
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Mar 2001 (aged 69)
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 19172108"

Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Arthur Claude Beavers
Mother: Mary Esther Hagerman

"Marriage 1 Peggy Joyce Hamilton

"Married: 08 Jun 1953 Lebanon, Virginia

"Marriage 2 Pauline Rachel Burchett (Smith)

"Married: 28 May 1979 Tazewell, Virginia

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Peggy Joyce Hamilton

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Peggy Hamilton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1936
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1953
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Charlie Hamilton
Mother: Dixie Compton
Spouse: Hobert Beavers
Certificate Number: 1953017966"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 20 Mar 2010.
" Peggy Joyce Hamilton
Birth 1 Feb 1936
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Jan 1994 (aged 57)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 49978912"

Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Charles Willard Hamilton
Mother: Dixie Lillian Compton

"Marriage 1 Hobert Harvey Beavers

"Married: 08 Jun 1953 Lebanon, Virginia
Divorced: 22 Feb 1973 Tazewell, Virginia

"Marriage 2 John Robert Campbell

"Married: 29 Dec 1973 Grundy, Virginia"


Alva Crouse

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 432; WV Archives Web Site.
Alva Crouse; born 24 Apr 1916 in Ashland, WV; living at Yukon, WV (Buchanan, must have been near
Yukon, WV in Buchanan Co, VA; son of Ollie and Flora; married on 23 Nov 1938 in Yukon, WV; Afra
Garne; born 30 Nov 1918 in Dogwood, AL; living at Englsh, WV; daughter of Malcon and Bettie.


Afra Garner

1. 1920 Census, Shelby Co, AL; Bamford; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 118B; Image 4 of 4; Family #79/79.
Listed as Effie Garner; age less than one mon; born in AL; in household of father, Malcom Garner.
2. 1930 Census, Bibb Co, AL; River Bend District; Moffatt; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 175B; Image 34 of 34;
Family #237/253.
Listed as Afra Garner; age 10; born in AL; in household of father, Malcom Garner.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 432; WV Archives Web Site.
Alva Crouse; born 24 Apr 1916 in Ashland, WV; living at Yukon, WV (Buchanan, must have been near
Yukon, WV in Buchanan Co, VA; son of Ollie and Flora; married on 23 Nov 1938 in Yukon, WV; Afra
Garne; born 30 Nov 1918 in Dogwood, AL; living at Englsh, WV; daughter of Malcon and Bettie.


Eugene Edgar Lawson

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"


Elizabeth Mable Adkins

1. 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.
2. 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"


James Harley Allen

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"James Harley Allen
BIRTH 20 Oct 1911
DEATH 18 Nov 1978 (aged 67)
BURIAL
White-Allen Cemetery
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia"


Nita Palestine Marshall

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"Nita Palestine Marshall Allen
BIRTH 9 Apr 1910
DEATH 30 Apr 2000 (aged 90)
BURIAL
White-Allen Cemetery
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia"