1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 15 Apr 1910; Page 187A; Family #3/3.
Listed as Benny C. Taylor; age 5; born in VA; single; in household of father, James P. Taylor.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 66; WV Archives Website.
Ben Taylor; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of James and
Sarah; married on 15 Nov 1929 at Welch, WV; Gladys Owens; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of William and Hattie.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10780; WV Archives Website.
Ben Taylor; age 28 yrs, 3 mons, 1 day; born 29 May 1904 in Simmons, WV; married; husband of
Gladys Owens; tipple man at coal mine; last worked in Jun 1931; living at Mohegan, WV; son of
J.B. and Sarah (Cadd) Taylor; died 30 Aug 1932 at Mohegan, WV; due to pulmonary tuberculosis;
buried 1 Sep 1932 in Davy, WV; informant, Mrs. Ben Owens, Mohegan, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 1 Oct 2017.
" Ben Taylor
Birth 29 May 1904
Simmons, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Aug 1932 (aged 28)
Mohegan, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183881375"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 66; WV Archives Website.
Ben Taylor; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of James and
Sarah; married on 15 Nov 1929 at Welch, WV; Gladys Owens; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of William and Hattie.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken on 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 34; Dwelling #267.
Listed as Gladys A. Taylor; age 40; born in WV; widow; retail store sales lady; head of household.
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elbert Rawls
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1901
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1926
Divorce Date: 8 Mar 1941
Divorce Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Sarah Basright Rawls
Certificate Number: 1941000676
Number of Children: 3"
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elbert Rawls
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1901
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1926
Divorce Date: 8 Mar 1941
Divorce Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Sarah Basright Rawls
Certificate Number: 1941000676
Number of Children: 3"
2. Norfolk, VA Marriage License #7632; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Lee Poff; age 40; born in Kimball, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; chauffeur; living at
Grandy Sanitorium, Norfolk, VA; son of William A. and Rhoda (Wirt) Poff; married on 9 Apr 1944 in
Norfolk, VA; Sarah Rawls, maiden name Basnight; age 35; born in Columbia, NC; divorced; one
previous marriage; living at 108 McNeal Ave, Norfolk, VA; daughter of Jim W. and Nellie (Sutton)
Basnight.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Deborah Jernigan; 29 Jan 2008.
" Sarah Basnight Poff
Birth 5 Sep 1908
North Carolina, USA
Death 11 Oct 1996 (aged 88)
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Rosewood Memorial Park
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Obit: published Sunday, October 13, 1996"Virginia Beach - Sarah Basnight Poff, 88, of the 2000 block of Christopher Farms Drive, died October 11, 1996, in her residence.
"Ms. Poff was a member of Fox Hall/Cornerstone Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was also a member of the South Norfolk Women of the Moose Chapter #947.
"Ms Poff was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lee Poff, and her daughter, Shirley Cope. She is survived by her son, Albert Rawls Jr., two daughters, Doris Tarkington of Suffolk and Esther Forehand of Chesapeake, 17 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
"The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 pm today in Kellum Funeral Home, Rosewood Chapel. A church service will be conducted at Cornerstone Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Fred Braswell. Interment will follow in Rosewood Memorial Park...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 125; WV Archives Web Site.
Lue Vernon Bennett, Jr; age 21; born in Runa, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 29 Sep
1955 at Roderfield, WV; Louise Virginia Bishop; age 18; born in Mohegan, WV; single; living in
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Rosa Bishop, mother of Louise Virginia Bishop; father Fred Bishop is
imate in Weston State Hospital, mentally incompetent.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 125; WV Archives Web Site.
Lue Vernon Bennett, Jr; age 21; born in Runa, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 29
Sep1955 at Roderfield, WV; Louise Virginia Bishop; age 18; born in Mohegan, WV; single; living in
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Rosa Bishop, mother of Louise Virginia Bishop; father Fred Bishop is
imate in Weston State Hospital, mentally incompetent.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Ties That Bind; 30 Aug 2022.
"Louise Bishop Hall
Birth 3 Sep 1937
Death 30 Aug 2022 (aged 84)
Burial Floral Hills Garden of Memories Cemetery
Sissonville, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 243106604"Additional Information Posted:
"Louise Bennett Hall, 84 of Sissonville formerly of Marmet died August 30, 2022 at home."She was a Homemaker and former owner and operator of Bennett's Amoco Service Station, Marmet.
"She was preceded in death by Husbands: Lue Vernon Bennett and James Hall, Parents: Fred and Rosie Radford Bishop and Sister: Gertrude Robinson.
"Surviving Are: Daughters: Mary Burgess of Marmet, Debra (Jason) Edelman of London, Son: Howard (Charlotte) Bennett of Sissonville, Sisters: Ethel Hall, Juanita Potter and Mary (Raymond) Stillwell all of Princeton, Brothers: Everette (Nora) Bishop of Princeton, Eugene (Linda) Bishop of Pineville, Arthur Bishop of Twin Branch, 8 Grandchildren, 17 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great Great Grandchildren.
"Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday September 1, 2022 at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet with Rev. Tom Burnside officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Gardens of Memories, Sissonville. Friends may call 30 minutes prior to the service at the Funeral Home."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Allen Eugene Auvil
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 10 May 1966
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1985
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Estel Eugene Auvil
Mother: Joan Hicks
Spouse: Angela Sue Neal
Certificate Number: 1985030675"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Angela Sue Neal
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1968
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1985
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Rowland Neal
Mother: Laura Evelyn Fletcher
Spouse: Allen Eugene Auvil
Certificate Number: 1985030675"
1. 1920 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands; taken 22 Jan 1920; Page 74B; Image 18 of 35;
Family #180/181.
Listed as John R. Adkins; age 2; born in VA; Black; in household of father, Wiley Adkins.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Rufus Adkins
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1952
Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Father: Wylie Adkins
Mother: Paerlie Falls
Spouse: Matilda Roher
Certificate Number: 1952037451"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Matilda Roher
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1913
Marriage Registration Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1952
Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Father: Alfred Roher
Mother: Joe Jones
Spouse: John Rufus Adkins
Certificate Number: 1952037451"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Myrtle Loraine Lowe Thompson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1929
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1962
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Roby Lowe
Mother: Virgie Dotson
Spouse: Lloyd Kyle Smith
Certificate Number: 1962029341"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Myrtle Lorrene Lowe [Lorene Myrtle Thompson] [Loraine Smith] [Myrtle Thompson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1929
Birth Place: Raven Tazewe, Virginia
Death Date: 15 Dec 2005
Father:
Roby A Lowe
Mother:
Virgie E Dotson
SSN: 224324371
Notes: Feb 1945: Name listed as MYRTLE LORRENE LOWE;
Mar 1957: Name listed as LORENE MYRTLE THOMPSON;
Dec 1962: Name listed as LORAINE M SMITH; :
Name listed as MYRTLE LOR THOMPSON"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frank Hogan Thorn
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1951
Marriage Registration Place: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1976
Marriage Place: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Father: Herbert H Thorn
Mother: Laura M Smith
Spouse: Cynthia Louise Tunstall
Certificate Number: 1976042932"
Cynthia Louise "Cindy" Turnstall
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Cynthia Louise Tunstall
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1954
Marriage Registration Place: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1976
Marriage Place: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Father: David O Tunstall
Mother: Bulah R Dowell
Spouse: Frank Hogan Thorn
Certificate Number: 1976042932"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 178B; Image
22 of 31; Family #208/208.
Listed as Garnet Harman; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Henry Harman.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Garnett Harman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1921
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1938
Marriage Place: North Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Henry Harman
Mother: Bessie Moore
Spouse: Robert White
Certificate Number: 1938028963"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Garnett Marie White [Garnett White] [Garnett Marie Harmon]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1922
Birth Place: Boissevain T, Virginia
Death Date: 22 Oct 2004
Father:
Henry Harmon
Mother:
Bessie Moore
SSN: 224565121
Notes: Aug 1959: Name listed as GARNETT MARIE WHITE;
04 Dec 2004: Name listed as GARNETT WHITE"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ginnie Respess; 6 Sep 2015.
" Garnett Marie White
Birth 30 Jan 1922
Death 22 Oct 2004 (aged 82)
Burial
Pocahontas Cemetery
Pocahontas, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 151948419"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert White
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1938
Marriage Place: North Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Bill White
Mother: Eliza Proffitt
Spouse: Garnett Harman
Certificate Number: 1938028963"