McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Donald Dewey Bailey

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Dewey Bailey; age 19; born in Ashland, WV; single; living at Cambria, VA; married on 24 Dec
1955 in Worth, WV; Mildred Chiquita Mitchem; age 16; born in Eckman, WV; single; living at Worth,
WV; with consent of Roby (deceased) and Nellie Bailey, parents of Donald Dewey Bailey; and
Garfield (deceased) and Bonanza Mitchem, parents of Mildred Chiquita Mitchem.


Mildred Chiquita Mitchem

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D.24-44; taken on 8 Apr 1940;
Page 982B; Image 21 of 27; Household #169.
Listed as Mildred Mitchem; age 6 mons; born in WV; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935 (sic, born
in 1939); in household of father, Garfield R. Mitchem.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Dewey Bailey; age 19; born in Ashland, WV; single; living at Cambria, VA; married on 24 Dec
1955 in Worth, WV; Mildred Chiquita Mitchem; age 16; born in Eckman, WV; single; living at Worth,
WV; with consent of Roby (deceased) and Nellie Bailey, parents of Donald Dewey Bailey; and
Garfield (deceased) and Bonanza Mitchem, parents of Mildred Chiquita Mitchem.
3. US Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection; "Fern Bailey search in WV"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mildred C. Bailey, age 71, of Maumee, passed away Saturday evening, November 27, 2010 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, Ohio, surrounded by her family. Millie was a devoted Christian and dearly loved her family! Millie was born in Eckman, West Virginia on September 13, 1939, the daughter of the late Garfield R. and the late Bonanza A. (Lilly) Mitchem. On December 24, 1955, she married Donald Bailey, and he preceded her in death in 1998. Prior to her retirement, Millie had worked at Johns-Manville in Waterville for 25 years. Surviving is one son, Dale (Jacki) Bailey of Weston, Ohio, one daughter, Louise (Mark) Szozda of Maumee, Ohio; four grandchildren, Justin Bailey, Linzi (Andrew) Packard, Matthew (Meggie Bialecki) Szozda, and Elizabeth Szozda; one great-granddaughter, Morgan Szozda; two brothers, Albert (Leora) Mitchem of Proctorville, Ohio, James (Bobbie) Mitchem of Lebanon, Virginia, four sisters, Wanda Reynolds of Haddock, Georgia, Norma (Billy) Jackson of Kathleen, Georgia, Hilda (Robert) Bailey of Princeton, West Virginia, Virginia Smith of Indian Trail, North Carolina, three sisters-in-law, Lucy Mitchem of Gray, Tennessee, Shirley Mitchem of Swanton, Ohio, Ann Mitchem of Chesapeake, West Virginia, one brother-in-law, Frank Bailey of Toledo, Ohio, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by both parents; three brothers, Clarence, George and Bill Mitchem, three brothers-in-law, Walter Reynolds, Travis Lafferty, and Eugene Smith, and one sister-in-law, Fern Mitchem. Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Grisier Funeral Home in Delta, Ohio. Visitation will then be held from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Princeton Church of God in Princeton, West Virginia, where the funeral will follow at 12:00 P.M. Interment will be in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Bluewell, West Virginia..."
(Location has incorrectly identified location of residence as Maumee, OR while it was Maumee, OH)


Dora Brenda Kay Mitchem

1. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dora Brenda Kay Mitchem
Gender: Female
Death Age: 68
Birth Date: 6 Sep 1942
Birth Place: McDowell County
Residence Place: Jenkinjones, WV, McDowell County
Death Date: 24 Jan 2011
Death Place: Morgantown, WV
Burial Date: 27 Jan 2011
Obituary Date: 26 Jan 2011
Parents: Allen G. Mitchem; Nellie E. Davis Mitchem
Siblings:
Jessie May Powers
Ruthford Joe Sonny Boy Mitchem
Jimmy Mitchem Albert Mitchem
William Mitchem Donald Mitchem
Charles Clifford Mitchem
Curtis Cecil Cat Man Mitchem"


Andrew E. Garlic

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 95; WV Archives Website.
Andrew Garlic; age 21; Born in McDowell Co, WV; single; brakeman; living at Davy, WV; son of W.D.
and Mazie Garlic; married on 28 May 1925 in Welch, WV; Georgia Thompson; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Ruff and Marjorie Thompson.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 24 Sep 2017.
" Andrew E. Garlic
Birth 23 Oct 1904
Death 6 Dec 1937 (aged 33)
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183696379"


Georgia Thompson

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 95; WV Archives Website.
Andrew Garlic; age 21; Born in McDowell Co, WV; single; brakeman; living at Davy, WV; son of W.D.
and Mazie Garlic; married on 28 May 1925 in Welch, WV; Georgia Thompson; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Ruff and Marjorie Thompson.


Harry Bailey

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 19; WV Archives Website.
Harry Bailey; born in 1916 at Panther, WV; living in Panther, WV; son of Thomas and Sizan (Susan?)
Bailey; married on 29 Jun 1937 at Panther, WV; Hazel Roberts; born in 1918 in Panther, WV; living in
Panther, WV; daughter of Wilson and Lou Roberts.


Hazel Roberts

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 19; WV Archives Website.
Harry Bailey; born in 1916 at Panther, WV; living in Panther, WV; son of Thomas and Sizan (Susan?)
Bailey; married on 29 Jun 1937 at Panther, WV; Hazel Roberts; born in 1918 in Panther, WV; living in
Panther, WV; daughter of Wilson and Lou Roberts.


Richard David Hamden Sr

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by F. Hylton; 25 Nov 2017.
" Richard David Hamden Sr.
Birth 17 Mar 1898
Beirut, Bayrūt, Lebanon
Death 7 Sep 1988 (aged 90)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 185463522"

Additional Information Posted:
"Richard David Hamden, 90, of
Princeton, formaly af Kimball.
died Wednesday in a Princeton
hospital.
"Bom in Beirut. Lebanon. he
was a son of the late Hamadan Ol-
lie Joseph and LaBebe Hussein—
Kassem Hamden, He was. a for-
mer operator of Kimball Cab
Company and was an insurance
agent. He was of the Meathodist
faith and had resided în Prince—
ton since April coming from Kim-
ball, He: was preceded in death by
one зoп. R.D. Hamden Jr.
"Survivors: Wife Mrs. Hattie
Mae Thompson Hamden; daugh—
ters, Mrs. Rex (Sylvia) Coon and
Bebe Ellen Hamden. both of Prin-
ceton and Mrs. Ralph (Zelma)
Black of Тroy, Ohio; brother,
Harry Hamden of Princeton; se-
ven grandchidren and five great-
grandchildren.
"The funeral will be Friday at 11
a.m. at George W. Seaver Funeral
Home Chapel m Princeton with
the Rev. Harry Christie officating
and burial at Roselawn Memorial
Gardens in Princeton
"Friends may call today from 7
to 9 p.m. at the funeral home."


Hattie Mae Thompson

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by F. Hylton; 25 Nov 2017.
" Hattie Mae Thompson Hamden
Birth 15 Jul 1902
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Mar 1997 (aged 94)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 185463727"


Ralph A. Black

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 219; WV Archives Website.
Ralph A. Black, age 24; born in Mountain Home, ID; single; living at Boise, ID; married on 20 Sep
1945 in Kimball, WV; Zelma Hamden; age 20; born at Northfork, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV;
with consent of R.D. Hamden, father of Zelma Hamden.


Zelma Mae Hamden

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 219; WV Archives Website.
Ralph A. Black, age 24; born in Mountain Home, ID; single; living at Boise, ID; married on 20 Sep
1945 in Kimball, WV; Zelma Hamden; age 20; born at Northfork, WV; single; living at Kimball, WV;
with consent of R.D. Hamden, father of Zelma Hamden.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zelma Mae Hamden
[Zelma Black]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1925
Birth Place: Northfork Mc, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 May 2005
Father: Richard D Hamden
Mother: Hattie M Thompson
SSN: 233349286
Notes: Jul 1941: Name listed as ZELMA MAE HAMDEN;
Dec 1945: Name listed as ZELMA BLACK;
24 May 2005: Name listed as ZELMA H BLACK"


Betty Lou Brooks

1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Our beloved mother and grandmother, Betty L. Brooks Church, went to her eternal rest on January 18, 2022.

"Betty was born in Isaban, WV, August 13, 1938, a daughter of Paul Brooks and Lorraine Brooks. She was an employee of Pioneer Community Bank for 30 plus years.

"In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Church Jr.; two brothers, Paul Brooks Jr. and Robert Church; and a niece, Debby Downs.

"Survivors include her son, L. Mark Church of Bluefield, VA; daughter, Tammy (Robby) Bailey of Big Sandy, WV,; grandchildren, Jada (Rob) Moore of Delaware, OH, Arianna Bailey of Princeton, WV, Robert Bailey of North Carolina, Andrew Church of Bluefield, VA and Alex Church of North Carolina; great grandchildren, Camryn Wiseman, Kieran Edwards, Grace, Leia, AJ, Drew, Erik, and Atly Church; and sisters, Lorretta Maseall of Michigan, Shelby Louge of Georgia and brothers, Kenneth Brooks of Virginia, and Billy Brooks of Ohio; and a special niece, Lynn Bilbrey of Virginia.

"Mommy gave of herself even in death; she was a skin donor so she will live on and continue helping others. She will be missed by her family and friends.

"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 1 o’clock with Reverend Martin West officiating. Friends may visit with the family Friday, January 21, 2022 from 12 noon until the time of services at 1 p.m.

"In honoring the wishes of the deceased, her body will be cremated following services.

"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"


Henry Christian Sr

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; vol #__(1950); Page 126; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Christian; age 29; born in Wilder, VA; single; living in Cucumber, WV; married on 5 Aug 1950
in War, WV; Oma Lee Stanley; age 21; born in caretta, WV; divorced; living in Cucumber, WV


Oma Lee Stanley

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, Caretta, taken on 6 May 1930, Page 76A,
Family #2.
Listed as Omie Stanley, age 11 months, born in WV, in household of father, Zeb Stanley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; vol #__(1950); Page 126; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Christian; age 29; born in Wilder, VA; single; living in Cucumber, WV; married on 5 Aug 1950
in War, WV; Oma Lee Stanley; age 21; born in caretta, WV; divorced; living in Cucumber, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Omie Lee Barrett [Oma Lee Christian] [Oma Painter] [Omie Lee Stanley]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1928
Birth Place: Caretta, West Virginia [Caretta Mcd, West Virginia] [
Death Date: 27 Feb 1996
Father:
Zed Stanley
Mother:
Ollie Hicks
SSN: 233447976
Notes: Feb 1946: Name listed as OMIE LEE BARRETT; Sep 1955:
Name listed as OMA LEE CHRISTIAN; 30 Jul 1985:
Name listed as OMA LEE PAINTER;
01 Mar 1996: Name listed as OMA L PAINTER"