1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Taylor
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Place: Bedford Co., VA
Marriage Date: 04 May 1883
Marriage Place: Bedford Co., VA
Father:
Adam Taylor
Spouse:
Sarah Jane Cadwallader
FHL Film Number: 0030597
Reference ID: 2:3VPJ377"
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 15 Apr 1910; Page 187A; Family #3/3.
Listed as James P. Taylor; age 63; born in VA; married once for 28 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
3. Pulaski Co, VA; Death Certificate #1961; Ancestry.com Website.
James P. Taylor; age 72 yrs, 8 mons, 6 days; born 20 May 1853 in Bedford Co, VA; married; husband
of Pheobia Taylor; laborer;vson of Adam and Fannie (Newman) Taylor; died 26 Jan 1926 in Pulaski,
VA; due to labor pneumonia with senility; buried 28 Jan 1926 in Dora Graveyard; informant, Jordan
Cline, Pulaski, VA.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Grey Harman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1927
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1951
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Willie Isiah Harman
Mother: Jennie Belle Spangler
Spouse: Zenith Madeline Miller
Certificate Number: 1951010978"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Grey Harman [William G Harman]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 May 1926
Birth Place: Elbert McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 4 Apr 2002
Father:
William I Harman
Mother:
Jennie B Spangler
SSN: 235349077
Notes: Jun 1942: Name listed as WILLIAM GREY HARMAN;
10 Apr 2002: Name listed as WILLIAM G HARMAN"
3. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Gray Harman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 5 May 1926
Birth Place: Elbert, W Virginia
Death Date: 4 Apr 2002
Death Place: Westville, Laporte, Indiana, USA
Father: William Isaac Harman
Mother: Jennie Harman
Spouse: Zenith Harman"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zenith Madeline Miller
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1931
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1951
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Mont Miller
Mother: Madge Ellen Bairfield
Spouse: William Grey Harman
Certificate Number: 1951010978"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #45.
Listed as Donald J. Sparks; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Verner Sparks.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Donald Jack Sparks
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 23
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Apr 1972
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Vernerd Sparks
Mother: Gladys Elizabeth Ribbeth
Spouse: Patsie Loretta Estep
Certificate Number: 1972011634"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Patsie Loretta Estep
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 17
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1955
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 1 Apr 1972
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Elmer Estep
Mother: Clara Day
Spouse: Donald Jack Sparks
Certificate Number: 1972011634"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Wade Witcher
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1936
Residence Date: 1992
Address: PO Box 307168
Residence: Gahanna, OH
Postal Code: 43230-7168"
2, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Wade E Witcher
Gender: Male
Race: Black or African American (Black)
Age: 72
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1936
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Ohio, USA
Death Date: 7 Nov 2009
Death Hospital: Decedent's Home
Death Place: Ohio, USA
Father: Witcher
Inquest Questions: Method of Disposition: Burial;
Education: 9th through 12th grade; no diploma "
1. Gregory-Page Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mrs. Lillian O. Beaver Witcher-Hazzard who resided in Kimball, WV and departed this life on Thursday, in Welch Community Hospital. She was born in Algoma, WV and the daughter of the late James and Rebecca (Smith) Beaver. She was a life long member of the Little Rock Church of Christ in Algoma, where she was an active member of the International Women's Council (COOLJC) and the Nurse's Guild. For a number of years, she was employed as a Social worker for the Council of Southern Mountains in Welch. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting and floral arranging. She had a melodious singing voice and was an excellent cook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Wade Witcher, one son, Victor Hazzard Sr., two brothers, Carl and Steven Beaver. Her loving, caring spirit will be missed by her friends and family, which includes; her husband, Jeff Hazzard of the home; her two daughters, Wendy K. Witcher and Vaness M. Witcher both of Columbus, OH; her step-son, Cyrus Johnson of Bluefield, WV and an adopted daughter, Brenda Martin of Welch; her grandchildren: Re'Cardo W. Witcher, Ge'Ona L. Witcher, Victoria, Shaneta,and Victor Hazzard Jr., and LaQuisha B. Mercer, her 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Deacon William (Rebecca) Beaver of East Orange NJ;, her special aunt, Mother Easter Mae Witcher of Algoma and her uncle, George (Edna) Smith of Buffalo, NY and aunt, Lerah Palmer of Oxon Hill, MD; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. A Homegoing Celebration Service will be held at 11:00 a;m., on Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Little Rock Church of Christ in Algoma, with the District Elder Joseph Saunders officiating. Interment will follow in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery 5550 Bagging Plant Road, Dublin, VA. Family and friends will serve as both pallbearers and flower bearers. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., until the time of Service. "
1. Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Wendy Kay Witcher
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1963
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Birth Registration Date: 15 Oct 1963
Certificate Number: 1963162222
Father: Wade E Witcher
Mother: Lillian O Witcher"
Charles Edward "Charlie" Blankenship
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; Clear Fork; E.D.55-7; Page 153A; Image 35
of 48; Household #259.
Listed as Charles Blankenship; age 10; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Blankenship.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 437; WV Archives Website.
Walter Acord; age 21; born and living in Oceana, WV; single; son of French and Alice Acord; married
on 9 Jan 1957 in Baileysville, WV; Phyllis Roberts; age 16; born in KY; single; living in Coal Mtn, WV;
daughter of Joseph and Katherine Roberts.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 68; WV Archives Website.
Thurmon H. Mullins; age 52; born 3 May 1912 at Big Four, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
living at Lynco, WV; son of Richard and Alafair (Whitt) Mullins; married on 7 Jan 1965 at Pineville,
WV; Alma Jean Gregory; age 28; born 16 Jan 1936 in Gates, WV; no previous marriage; living at
Lynco, WV; daughter of Morgan and Bessie (Bowes) Gregory.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 425; WV Archives Website.
Walter Acord; age 32; born 12 Mar 1936 in Oceana, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at
Oceana, WV; son Of French and Alice (Wright) Acord; married on 6 Apr 1968 in Baileysville, WV;
Alma Jean Mullins; age 32; born 16 jan 1936 in Gates WV; widow; one previous marriage; living at
Clearfork, WV; daughter of Morgan and Bessie (Bowes) Gregory,
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Alma Jean Gregory Blankenship, 84, of Clear Fork, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday November
14th, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. She was born on January 16th, 1936 in Gates, WV a
daughter of the late Morgan and Bessie Ann Bowes Gregory. She is a member of the Advent Christian
Church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Charles Blankenship; her first
husband H. L. Thurmon Mullins; second husband Walter Acord; Alva Lea Blankenship (sister), Margaret
Short (sister), Arlie Gregory (brother), Kenneth Gregory (brother), and Donald Bowes (brother); son
Darrell Blankenship; brothers-in-law Jim McVey, Clyde Kidd, Johnny Anderson, and Willie Marcum.
Survivors include a son Ronnie Mullins and wife Pamela of Hendersonville, TN; a daughter Lisa Ross and
husband Jerry of White Sulphur Springs; a son Michael “Mike” Blankenship of Clear Fork; four sisters,
Edna McVey of Rohoboth Beach, DE, Norma Marcum of Vackaville, CA, Mary Anderson of Princeton, and
Rema Kidd of Martinsville, VA; sisters-in-law Maxine Gregory, Mary Gregory, and Arlene Bowes; four
grandchildren, Shawn Blankenship and wife Misty, Jessica Lusk, Kalea Ross and Taia Ross; five great-
grandchildren, Dereck Blankenship, Dillion Blankenship, Iris Klaiber, Shaina Sumpter and Matiya Lusk; two
great-great-grandchildren Jensen and Alivia; and a host of other loving family and friends with a special
thank you from the family to nieces Freda Aliff and Phyllis Cook. Funeral service will be held at 1pm on
Thursday November 19th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Erwin
Gregory and Rev. Eddie Bee Aliff officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny,
WV. Friends visit with the family from 12pm until time of service on Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu
of flowers donations can be made to the Advent Christian Church or the American Cancer Society. The
family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: George Henry Eby
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 60
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1977
Marriage Place: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Father: William Warren Eby
Mother: Lena Shull
Spouse: Nell Simmons Simmons Harman
Certificate Number: 1977038690"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Graveyard Granny; 23 Jul 2012.
" George Henry Eby
Birth 13 Nov 1916
West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Aug 1986 (aged 69)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Westlawn Gardens of Memory
Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 94083391"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nell Simmons Simmons Harman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 59
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1977
Marriage Place: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Father: John Franklin Simmons
Mother: Mary Susan Gordon
Spouse: George Henry Eby
Certificate Number: 1977038690"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nell S Eby [Nell S Harman] [Nell S Simmons]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1918
Birth Place: Keystone McD, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Jun 1998
Father:
John F Simmons
Mother:
Mary S Gordon
SSN: 226465429
Type of Claim: Special project for IRS - tax year 1977 only.
Notes: 23 Feb 1979: Name listed as NELL S EBY"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Graveyard Granny; 23 Jul 2012
" Nell Simmons Eby
Birth 15 Feb 1918
Keystone, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1998 (aged 79–80)
Burial
Westlawn Gardens of Memory
Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 9408345"Additional Information Posted:
"Name: Nell Simmons Eby
[Nell Simmons Simmons]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital status: Married
Age: 82
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1916
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 27103
Education: 12th grade
Occupation: Managers, food serving and lodging establishments
Industry: Hotels and motels
Death Date: 25 Jun 1998
Death Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
Cause of Death: Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified
Social Security Number: 226455429
Father's Last Name: Simmons
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Notes: Disposition: Burial in-state, Attendant: Physician, Hospital Status: Other"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-42; taken 9 Apr 1940;
Page 824B; Image 17 of 25; Household #110.
Listed as Jeff Hazzard; age 5; born in VA; Negro; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household
of father, Roosevelt Hazzard.
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 13 Nov 2020; newspaper Obit; On-Line Version.
"Arrangements are incomplete for Jeff Hazzard age 85 of 37 Tidewater Street in Kimball, WV, who peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in the comforts of his home
surrounded by his son and loved ones. Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch is in charge of Mr. Hazzard’s Arrangements."
3. "The Welch News"; Welch WV; 20 Nov 2020; Newspaper Obit, On-Line Edition.
"Military Rites will be conducted for Jeff Hazzard age 85, of 37 Tidewater Street in Kimball, WV, who peacefully, departed this life on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in the comforts of his home, surrounded by his son and loving caregivers. He was born January 31, 1935 in Abingdon, VA, and the son of the late Roosevelt and Susie Mae (Clark) Hazzard. He was a graduate of both Kimball High School and Bluefield State College. He was an honorably discharged Veteran of the United States Army. For a number of years, he was a coal miner at Cannelton Coal Company in Superior, WV and a member and local secretary of the UMWA. In 2010, he joined Little Rock Church of Christ in Northfork, WV, where he served as a Deacon. In earlier years, he was a member of (the former) Shiloh Baptist Church in Maitland, WV. Throughout the years, he enjoyed both hunting and fishing; sight seeing while riding his motorcycle and watching television."In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian; one son, Victor; two brothers, Bill and Sam Sr., and his sisters, Josephine and Bertha.
"He is survived by his son, Cyrus Johnson of Bluefield, WV, three daughters: Wendy Witcher, and Vaness Witcher both of Columbus, OH and Yvonne Johnson of Thorpe, WV; his twin brother, Jerry (Nadine) Hazzard of Newport News, VA and brother-in-law, William (Rebecca) Beaver of East Orange, NJ; his devoted caregiver, Brenda Martin of Welch, WV, and a host of nephews and nieces; cousins and friends.
"Military Rites will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery 5550 Bagging Plant Road in Dublin, VA.
"Services entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch, (to leave online condolences: gregory-pagefh.com.) Social distancing and wearing of mask will be observed."
1. Gregory-Page Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Mrs. Lillian O. Beaver Witcher-Hazzard who resided in Kimball, WV and departed this life on Thursday, in Welch Community Hospital. She was born in Algoma, WV and the daughter of the late James and Rebecca (Smith) Beaver. She was a life long member of the Little Rock Church of Christ in Algoma, where she was an active member of the International Women's Council (COOLJC) and the Nurse's Guild. For a number of years, she was employed as a Social worker for the Council of Southern Mountains in Welch. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting and floral arranging. She had a melodious singing voice and was an excellent cook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Wade Witcher, one son, Victor Hazzard Sr., two brothers, Carl and Steven Beaver. Her loving, caring spirit will be missed by her friends and family, which includes; her husband, Jeff Hazzard of the home; her two daughters, Wendy K. Witcher and Vaness M. Witcher both of Columbus, OH; her step-son, Cyrus Johnson of Bluefield, WV and an adopted daughter, Brenda Martin of Welch; her grandchildren: Re'Cardo W. Witcher, Ge'Ona L. Witcher, Victoria, Shaneta,and Victor Hazzard Jr., and LaQuisha B. Mercer, her 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Deacon William (Rebecca) Beaver of East Orange NJ;, her special aunt, Mother Easter Mae Witcher of Algoma and her uncle, George (Edna) Smith of Buffalo, NY and aunt, Lerah Palmer of Oxon Hill, MD; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. A Homegoing Celebration Service will be held at 11:00 a;m., on Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Little Rock Church of Christ in Algoma, with the District Elder Joseph Saunders officiating. Interment will follow in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery 5550 Bagging Plant Road, Dublin, VA. Family and friends will serve as both pallbearers and flower bearers. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., until the time of Service. "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 3; WV Archives Website.
James Bridgeman; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Pageton, WV;
son of Joe and Nell; married on 2 Sep 1933 at Leckie, WV; Mary Huddler; age 27; born in McDowell
Co, WV; widow; living at Pageton, WV; daughter of Babry (sp?) and Vicy.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 3; WV Archives Website.
James Bridgeman; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Pageton, WV;
son of Joe and Nell; married on 2 Sep 1933 at Leckie, WV; Mary Huddler; age 27; born in McDowell
Co, WV; widow; living at Pageton, WV; daughter of Babry (sp?) and Vicy.