1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 24 Apr 1930, Page 215A,
Family #225.
Listed as Edgel Vance, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, David D. Vance.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23948; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgel Vance; age 38; born in Paynesville, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; truck driver; living at
Jolo, WV; son of Dave and Martha (Horne) Vance; married on 13 Aug 1960 in Lebanon, WV; Mary
Blankenship; age 23; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Bertha Mae
Blankenship.
3. "McDowell County WV Cemeteries", Vance Cemetery, Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
EdgelVance; born on 27 Dec 1821; died on 7 Ap 1992: "Son of David D. and Martha Horn Vance",
buried here.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken 13 May 1940; Page
1239B; Image 116 of 133; Household #897.
Listed as Mary M. Blankenship; age 2; born in WV; no education; not attending school; in household
of father, Mose Blankenship.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23948; Ancestry.com Website.
Edgel Vance; age 38; born in Paynesville, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; truck driver; living at
Jolo, WV; son of Dave and Martha (Horne) Vance; married on 13 Aug 1960 in Lebanon, WV; Mary
Blankenship; age 23; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; daughter of Mose and Bertha Mae
Blankenship.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Bertha and Mose Blankenship; sisters, Marie Robinson, Opal Waldron, Beatrice Blankenship, and Jean Blankenship; brothers, Arnold Blankenship
and Franklin “Dee” Blankenship; and grandson Shawn Dawson."Mary was the life of every party, she sparked smiles and laughter wherever she went. She will be remembered as the strong matriarch of her family and a proud Child of God.
"Visitation for family and friends will be from 7 PM - 9 PM on Friday, April 30, 2021.Services will be conducted at 12 PM on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV. Pastors Charles Rose and Bob Blevins will be officiating. Interment will follow at Tom Sparks Cemetery with Johnny Ray Allen Jr., Ethan Stacy, Matthew Raker, Devin Estep, Aaron Birchfield and Jared Keene serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include Johnny Allen Sr., Tommy Ratliff, Allen Adams and Brian Pruitt.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV is in charge of arrangements."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by P.A.; 31 Mar 2022.
"Mary Blankenship Vance
Birth 21 May 1937
Death 26 Apr 2021 (aged 83)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.340997, Longitude: -81.8453855
Memorial ID 238394610"
1. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com.
"Name: Ellen Elizabeth Raines
Spouse: Gregory Bert Williams
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1971
Gender: Female
Race: White
Volume: 3099
Certificate: 051859
Source: Florida Department of Health"
2. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com.
"Name: Ellen Elizabeth Raines
Spouse: Alvino Lamar Carter
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1974
Gender: Female
Race: White
Volume: 3496
Certificate: 002072
Source: Florida Department of Health"
3. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Alvino L Carter
Divorce Date: 19 Sep 1986
Divorce Place: Duval, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 053522"
4. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com
"Name: Elizabeth Raines Raines
Spouse: Thomas Corson Hall
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1995
Maiden Name: Raines
Gender: Female
Race: White
Certificate: 000517
Source: Florida Department of Health"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elizabeth Ellen McQuaig [Ellen Elizabeth Raines] [Elizabeth Carter] [Ellen Williams] [Elizabeth Hall]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1951
Birth Place: Jacksonville??, Florida [Jacksonville??] [Florida]
Death Date: 14 Sep 2006
SSN: 265945137
Notes: Mar 1965: Name listed as ELIZABETH ELLEN MCQUAIG;
Apr 1968: Name listed as ELLEN ELIZABETH RAINES;
18 Jul 1975: Name listed as ELIZABETH ELLEN CARTER;
: Name listed as ELLEN ELI WILLIAMS;
10 Mar 2000: Name listed as ELIZABETH ELLEN HALL;
11 Oct 2006: Name listed as ELIZABETH E HALL "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Homer Spence; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John Spence.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 446; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer Spence; age 24; born at Coalwood, WV; single; living at iaeger, WV; married on 24 dec 1945
at Iaeger, WV; Ethel Me Billips; age 18; born in Pocahontas, VA; single; living at Iaeger, WV; with consent
of Nannie Billips, mother of Ethel Mae Billips.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #82-005057; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer Spence; age 61; born 27 Jan 1921 in WV; widowed; thus was his 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 13 Oct 1978; 8th grade education; living at Box 633, Iaeger, WV; son of John B. and Mollie Jane
(Lambert) Spence; married on 11 feb 1982 in Buchanan Co, VA; Wilma Jean Roberts, maiden name
Blankenship;age 37; born 22 Jan 1944 in VA; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; first marrige ended
10 Nov 1981; 8th grade education; living at Box 633, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Conley and Pauline
(Hurley) Blankenship.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83-043573; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer Spence; age 62; born 27 Jan 1921 in WV; divorced; this was his 3rd marriage; last marriage
ended 8 Apr 1982; 8th grade education; living at PO Box 633, Iaeger, WV; son of John B. and Mollie
(Lambert) Spence; married on 21 Sep 1983 at Grundy, VA; Edith Marie Short, maiden name Dawson;
age 52; born 23 Aug 1931 in WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended 25 Feb 1978;
8th grade education; living at General Delivery, Raysal, WV; daughter of Flem ans Lottie Jane (Crigger)
Dawson.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Homer Spence; born 27 Jan 1921; died 7 Apr 2001; buried here; headstone and two grave markers
photos shown; "CPL US ARMY * WORLD WAR II * PURPLE HEART".
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #82-005057; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer Spence; age 61; born 27 Jan 1921 in WV; widowed; thus was his 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended 13 Oct 1978; 8th grade education; living at Box 633, Iaeger, WV; son of John B. and Mollie Jane
(Lambert) Spence; married on 11 feb 1982 in Buchanan Co, VA; Wilma Jean Roberts, maiden name
Blankenship;age 37; born 22 Jan 1944 in VA; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; first marrige ended
10 Nov 1981; 8th grade education; living at Box 633, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Conley and Pauline
(Hurley) Blankenship.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Wamplerg; 3 Nov 2016.
" Elijah Clayton Hess
Birth 25 Jul 1904
Death 27 Nov 1972 (aged 68)
Burial Highland Memory Gardens
Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 172160452"
Additional Information Posted:
"Elijah Clayton Hess
Age at Death: 68
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1904
Death Date: 27 Nov 1972
Death Place: Grundy, Buchanan, VA"Father: Charles Hess
Mother: Belle Vance
Spouse: Macie Foster
Military Status: WWII"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Wamplerg; 7 Nov 2016.
" Macie Foster Hess
Birth 18 Feb 1913
Death Nov 1980 (aged 67)
Burial Highland Memory Gardens
Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 172424534"\Additional Information Posted:
"Macie Foster Hess
BORN: 18 Feb 1913
Died: Nov 1980
Mount Gay, Logan, West Virginia"Father: Burns Foster
Mother; Tennessee Dotson
Spouse: Elijah Clayton Hess"Children:
Mary Magdalene Hess Stonoff 1930–1984
Thelma Hess 1934–
Ruby Hess 1935–1956
Frenchie Clayton Hess 1938–
Lewelyn Hess 1940–"
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: David G Bowyer
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1960
Address: 219 RR 3 Box
Residence Place: Ripley , West Virginia , USA
Zip Code: 25271"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 220; WV Archives Website.
Walter Dotson, Jr; age 21; born in Hurley, VA; single; living at Box 39, Hurley, VA; married on 15 Feb
1958 at Welch, WV; Juanita Justice; age 17; born in Hurley, VA; single; living at Panther, WV; with
consent of Johnny and Virginia Justice; parents of Juanita Justice.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 220; WV Archives Website.
Walter Dotson, Jr; age 21; born in Hurley, VA; single; living at Box 39, Hurley, VA; married on 15 Feb
1958 at Welch, WV; Juanita Justice; age 17; born in Hurley, VA; single; living at Panther, WV; with
consent of Johnny and Virginia Justice; parents of Juanita Justice.