1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 178B; Image
22 of 31; Family #208/208.
Listed as Walter Harman; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Henry Harman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940;
Page 172B; Image 36 of 50; Household #288.
Listed as Walter Harmon; age 14; born in VA; 6th grade education; attending school;lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry Harman
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Orval Hodges; 29 Sep 2020.
" Walter E Harmon
Birth 24 Jan 1926
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Sep 2020 (aged 94)
Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 216156392"Additional Information Posted:
"s/o Henry and Bessie Moore Harmon
h/o Bertha Delores Harmon"Married: 14 Mar 1947 in Tazewell County, Virginia
"Walter E Harmon
"Sep 23, 2020
"Walter E Harmon, 94, of Abbs Valley, VA passed away September 23, 2020 at his home. Born in Jenkin Jones, WV he was the son of the late Henry and Bessie Moore Harmon. Walter was a veteran of the United States Army during WWII where he received a Purple Heart. His G.I. Bible which he carried in his right shirt pocket helped save his life after being hit by shrapnel. He also received a Bronze Star during his 18 months of service. After the military he was a coalminer and later retired as Postmaster of Boissevain, VA. He was a direct decendent of Captain James Moore who fought in the Battle of Abbs Valley.
"In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his loving wife of 63 years Bertha Delores Harmon, his brothers Winifred "Wimpy" Harmon and Ernest Harmon and sisters Garnett White and Willie "Bill" Harmon.
"Those left to cherish is memory are his daughters Wanda Dianne Beavers and companion Aaron Grat Rider of Bluefield, VA and Brenda Gayle Harmon and companion Dwayne Griffith of War, WV; grandson Michael Ryan Beavers of Abbs Valley, VA ; greatgrandson William Alexander Beavers of Abbs Valley, VA; nephews Glendale Harmon of White Mountain, Va and Stephen Harmon; sister-in-laws, Helen Welch (David) of Tennessee and Sallie Harmon of Abbs Valley, VA.
"Funeral services will be held Wednesday September 30, 2020 at 12 noon at Rodriguez Funeral Home in Pocahontas VA with Pastor Kathy Hagerman officiating. Interment will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA."
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Clear Fork District, taken on 8 Jun 1900, Page 8A, Family #140.
Listed as Henry Harman, age 3 months, born in Feb 1900 in VA, in household of father, Adam D.
Harman.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; taken on 25 May 1910; Page 74B;
Family #484/489.
Listed as Henry Harman; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Adam D. Harman.
3. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Henry Hanson (sic, Harman)
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1901
Marriage Date: 26 Jul 1919
Marriage Place: Boessivain, Tazewell, Virginia
Father: Dora sic, Doke)
Mother: Louisa
Spouse: Bessie Moore
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P 258 L 155
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 178B; Image
22 of 31; Family #208/208.
Listed as Henry Harman; age 30; born in VA; married at 19; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940;
Page 172B; Image 36 of 50; Household #288.
Listed as Henry Harmon; age 40; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; WW II Draft Registration Card; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Henry Harman; age 41; born 18 Feb 1900 in Tazewell, VA; living at Boissevain, VA; employed by
Pocahontas Fuel Co, Pocahontas, VA at Boissevain, VA; person who will always know addess;
Bessie Moore Harman; 6' tall; 172 lbs; blue eyees; gray hair; ruddy complexion; deep scar in hair
line.
7. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Henry Harman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 60
Birth Date: abt 1900
Marriage Date: 26 Jul 1919
Divorce Date: 8 Dec 1960
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Bessie Harman
Certificate Number: 1960007264
Number of Children: 0 (minor children affected)"
(divorce granted to husband for desertion)
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 13 Apr 2007; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Henry Harman
Birth 18 Feb 1900
Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 29 Jan 1975 (aged 74)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Abbs Valley Church of God Cemetery
Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18910186"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 2 Apr 2007; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Lena Mae White Harman
Birth 24 Jan 1916
Death 30 Dec 1967 (aged 51)
Burial
Abbs Valley Church of God Cemetery
Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18740380"
1. Washington Co, VA; Marriage License #73-044168; Ancestry.com Website.
Alton Warren Callahan, Jr; age 18; born 8 Jul 1955 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr HS
education; living at General Delivery, Premier, WV; son of Alton Warren and Hazel Gertrude
(McCormick) Callahan; married on 19 sep 1973 in Abingdon, VA; Drema Ann Butcher ; age 17; born
18 Sep 1956 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at General Delivery,
Premier, WV; daughter of Charles Junior and Hazel Kathleen (England) Butcher.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virgil Green
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1911
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Shade Green
Mother: Safrona Peery
Spouse: Sylvia Smith
Certificate Number: 1938028997"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virgil Franklin Green
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 60
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1911
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1971
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Shadrick Green
Mother: Sophrona Perry
Spouse: Thelma Virginia Evans Lowe
Certificate Number: 1971009138"
3. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virgil Franklin Green
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 62
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1911
Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1971
Divorce Date: 6 Jul 1972
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Thelma Virginia Lowe
Certificate Number: 1972007926
Number of Children: 0"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sylvia Smith
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1921
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Ernest Smith
Mother: Viola Sparks
Spouse: Virgil Green
Certificate Number: 1938028997"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 29 Jan 1920; Page 275A; Image 34 of 34;
Family #364/367.
Listed as Stewart Presley; age 8; born in WV; single; in household of father, John L. Presley.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Stewart Clifford Presley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1912
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1988
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: John Presley
Mother: Margaret Ann Freeman
Spouse: Violet Blankenship Mounts
Certificate Number: 1988001537"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 24 feb 2012.
" Steward Clifford Presley Sr.
Birth 22 Feb 1912
Death 4 May 1989 (aged 77)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85665684"Additional Information Posted:
"Steward C. Presley, 77, of Box 64, Skygusty, died Thursday, May 4, 1989 in a Bluefield hospital. Born February 22, 1912 at Skygusty, he was a son of the late John and Margaret Freeman Presley. A lifelong resident of Skygusty, he was a retired coal miner and member of UMWA Local Union No. 9534 and Tug River Burial Association. He was a member of Church of Christ at Horsepen."He was preceded in death by his first wife, Martha O'dell Presley and his second wife, Dorothy Barnett Presley, brothers, Wilson, Louie, Alex, Luke, John and Joe Presley and a sister Elsie Dutton.
"Survivors: wife, Violet Blankenship Presley; sons, Steward Presley Jr. and Michael Presley, both of Skygusty; daughters, Margaret Vincent of Bramwell, Mrs. Jimmy (Patricia) Moore of Bluefield, Mrs. Frank (Yvonne) Catron of Skygusty, and Mrs. Burton (Yvette) Perry of Prestonsburg, Ky.; brother, Elmer Presley of Gettysburg, Pa.; sisters, Gladys McCroskey of Jenkinjones, Bessie Day of Norfolk, Va., and Cecil Effler of Vansant, Va.; stepsons, Elmer Blankenship of Chahils, Wa., Holly Blankenship of Forks, Wa., Ernest Mounts of Eckman, and William Mounts of Skygusty; stepdaughters, Grace Justice of Big Rock, Va., Betty Hagerman of Hurley, Va., Velda Dingus of Castlewood, Va., and Sharon Parks of Skygusty; 12 grandchildren.
:
"The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Sublett officiating and entombment at Woodlawn Mausoleum in Bluewell."Friends may call today from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
"Published May 6, 1989 in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
Name: Violet Blankenship
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1927
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1951
Marriage Place: Blackey, Virginia, USA
Father: Joda Blankenship
Mother: Cynthia Bailey
Spouse: Addison Mounts
Certificate Number: 1951029470"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Violet Blankenship Mounts
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 61
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1926
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1988
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Joda Lafayette Blankenship
Mother: Cynthia Bailey
Spouse: Stewart Clifford Presley
Certificate Number: 1988001537"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 28 Aug 2012.
" Violet Blankenship Presley
Birth 15 Nov 1926
Death 25 Jul 2002 (aged 75)
Burial
Glenn Spurlock Blankenship, Jr. Cemetery at Knox C
Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 96147419"Additional Information Posted:
"PAGETON—Our dearly beloved mother, Violet Blankenship Mounts Blankenship Presley, 75, of Box 150 (Skygusty) Pageton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 25, 2002 at her residence after a long illness."Born November 15, 1926, in Hensley, she was a daughter of the late Joda L. Blankenship and Cynthia Bailey Blankenship.
"Mrs. Presley had been a resident of Skygusty for 36 years and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Regular Baptist Church of the Friendship Association and she was baptized into the Lord 57 years ago. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and friend and she loved her church and her many friends.
"In addition to her parents, she ws preceded in death by her first husband, Addison Mounts, her second husband, Glenn Spurlock Blankenship, Jr. and her third husband, Stewart Presley; sons, Acie Clyde Mounts and William Toby Mounts; sister, Pauline Blankenship; and brothers, Cloyd and Lafyette Blankenship.
"She leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Elmer Blankenship and wife, Sybil of Sweet Home, Or., Hollie Blankenship and wife, Wilda of Forks, Wa., and Earnest Mounts and wife, Sherry of Northfork; daughers, Grace Justice of Grundy, Va., Betty Hagerman and husband, Roger of Damascus, Va., Velda Dingus and husband, Dwayne of Castlewood, Va., and Sharon Starcher and husband, Ronald of Pageton; sister Geneva Blankenship of Hurley, Va., 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and special friends, Earnest and Maxine Grubb of Princeton.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at North Springs Old Regular Baptist Church in Wolford, Va. with Elders Dennie Lee Mullins and Elbert Justice officiating.
"Burial will follow in the Glenn Spurlock Blankenship, Jr. Cemetery at Knox Creek, Va. where Billy Ray Blankenship, Rodney Hagerman, Robbie Blankenship, Paul Ray Blankenship, Homer Blankenship, Jr., Richard Blankenship, Jerry Blankenship, Jason "