1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 314; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Short; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Mohegan, WV; son of
Will and Lotta; married on 3 Sep 1927 at Mohegan, WV; Louise Green; age 16; born in W(ilkes), NC;
single; daughter of Victor and Maude.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 206A; Image
27 of 76; Family #231/246.
Listed as Leonard Short; age 22; born in WV; married at 19; tim(ber)man in coal mine; head of
household.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lenard Short
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Capels, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1908
Residence: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: Kingston Pocahontas Coal Co
Weight: 130
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: Will Short
Relationship to Draftee: Father
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Lenard Short Self (Head)
Will Short Father"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Short; age 39; born at Capels, WV; divorced; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 13 Sep 1947
at Capels, WV; Gladys Ward; age 36; born in Inez, KY; divorced; living at Mohegan, WV.
5. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 418; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leonard Short; PFC; US Army; born 28 Mar 1907; entered service 2 Apr 1942; served at Camps Niantic, CT,
and Kilmer, NJ; Scotland, England; France; Belgium; Germany; Newprt News, VA; Ft Meade, MD; awarded
3 Bronze Stars; CIB; Good Conduct Medal, VM, America; and EAME; attended Mohegan school; Protestant;
Son of Mr. W.M. Short, Mohegan, WV; husband of Mrs. Gladys Ward Short, Mohegan, WV.
6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Leonard Short
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1907
Death Date: 8 Oct 1975
SSN: 233140767
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 2 Apr 1942
Release Date 1: 15 Nov 1945"
7. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 68
Given Name Leonard
Surname Short
Birth Date 28 Mar 1907
State West Virginia
Last Place of Residence Capels, Mc Dowell, West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 24820
Event Date Oct 1975"
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Leonard Short; born 28 May 1908; died 8 Oct 1975; buried here; grave marker photo shown; "PFC US ARMY *
WORLD WAR II'.
1. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; Eden; taken on 5 Jan 1920; Page 162B; Image 4 of 26; Family #39/39.
Listed as Gladys Ward; age 9; born in KY; in household of father, John D. Ward.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 365; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bradley; age 19; born in Russell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Excelsor, WV; son of
W.L. and Rebecca; married on 8 Oct 1929 at Welch, WV; Gladys Ward; age 22; born in Martin
Co, KY; single; living at Excelsor, WV; daughter of John and Millie.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 5/6 Apr
1940; Page 747B; Image 8 of 35; Household #58.
Listed as Gladys Bradley; age 28; born in KY; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV; on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John D. Ward.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Short; age 39; born at Capels, WV; divorced; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 13 Sep 1947
at Capels, WV; Gladys Ward; age 36; born in Inez, KY; divorced; living at Mohegan, WV.
1. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jeffery Dean Short
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1965
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Jeffrey Dean Short
Also Known As Donna Marie Short
Residence Date 01 May 1993-01 Jan 2009
Residence Place Premier, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 18 Aug 1965
Address Premier, West Virginia 24878
Address Date 01 May 1993-01 Jan 2009
2nd Address King, North Carolina 27021
2nd Address Date 01 Feb 1993
Possible Relatives Jeffreye Dean Short
Record Number 171355638"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Jeffrey Dean Short
Also Known As Donna Marie Short
Residence Date 01 May 1993-01 Jan 2009
Residence Place Premier, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 18 Aug 1965
Address Premier, West Virginia 24878
Address Date 01 May 1993-01 Jan 2009
2nd Address King, North Carolina 27021
2nd Address Date 01 Feb 1993
Possible Relatives Jeffreye Dean Short
Record Number 171355638"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 6 Dec 2013.
Donna Marie Walls Short; born 6 Jun 1961; died 21 Apr 2004; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by James 19 Aug 2016.
" Elsie May Staley Gearheart-Johnson
Birth 16 Jun 1907
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Jan 1999 (aged 91)
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Crestview Memorial Cemetery
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina'Additional Information Posted:
"Elsie was the daughter of Edwin and Emma Holland Staley of West Virginia. She first married William McKinley (Mack) Gearheart 25 April 1927 at Coalwood, McDowell County, WV. Mack died 13 July 1934 after a coal mining accident. She then married 2nd Charles M. Johnson of Pennsylvania where he died and is buried. She lived last with her son Theodore Irvine (Sonny) Gearhart in Roanoke Rapids, NC until her death on 1 January 1999."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: D A Byrd
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1907
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1961
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: C F Byrd
Mother: Josie Thomas
Spouse: Florence Mitchell Newton
Certificate Number: 1961024025"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Florence Mitchell Newton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1907
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1961
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Cecil Mitchell
Mother: Ammie Straton
Spouse: D A Byrd
Certificate Number: 1961024025"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Florence Mitchell Adams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: C C Mitchell
Mother: Annie Stratton
Spouse: Edward Newton
Certificate Number: 1938022587"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Wanda Woody; 23 Aug 2016.
" Florence Rachel Mitchell Byrd
Birth 9 Mar 1908
Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 7 Aug 1984 (aged 76)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 168835616"Additional Information Posted:
"Florence Rachel Byrd, daughter of Cecil Critt Mitchell and Ammie Rhoda Stratton Mitchell, was born March 9, 1908 and passed away on August 7, 1984.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands: Samuel Adams and Edward Newton; one daughter Audrey Marie McCormick. She is survived by her husband Dewey Byrd, and two sons Fred Adams and Leonard Adams"
4. E-mail 26 Jul 2021; Wanda Woody.
"Florence Rachel Mitchell"Born: 09 March 1908 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Married: Samuel Evanss Adams on 17 Oct 1922 in Buchannon County, Virginia
Married: Edward Greever Newton (1903-1959) on 03 Sept 1938 in Tazewell, VA
Married: Dewey Alfanso Byrd (1908-1990) on 25 Aug 1961 in Lebanon, VA.
Died: 07 Aug 1984 in Bluefield, Mercer, WV"Parents:
Cecil Critt Mitchell (1873 - 1909)
Ammie Rhoda Stratton (1882-1950)"Siblings:
Myrtle Mitchell (1904-1912)
George Mitchell (1906-1938
Ruby Mitchell (1906-1966)
Mary Mitchell (1910-1960)
"Half-Siblings:
Sallie Watson (1912 - ?)
Maude Gladys Watson (1913-1998)
Ethel Watson (1914-?)
Edgar Watson (1915-?)"Children:
Fred Adams (01 Apr 1924 - 01 Apr 1994)
Audrey Marie Adams (08 Nov 1926 - 11 Jan 1974)
Leonard Adams (16 May 1929 - living)
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edward Newton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1903
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: John Newton
Mother: Amanda Lewis
Spouse: Florence Mitchell Adams
Certificate Number: 1938022587"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 008100; WV Archives Website.
Edward Greever Newton; age 56; born 28 Feb 1903 in Tazewell, VA; married; retired miner and
painter; SS# 236-07-7432; living at English, WV; son of John Wiley and Amanda (Lewis) Newton;
died 27 May 1959 at English, WV; due to coronary thrombosis; buried 30 May 1959 in Maplewood
Cemetery, Tazewell, VA; informant, Mrs. Florence Newton, English, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 28 Mar 2008; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Edward G. Newton
Birth 28 Feb 1903
Death 27 May 1959 (aged 56)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 25592815"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Florence Mitchell Newton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1907
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1961
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Cecil Mitchell
Mother: Ammie Straton
Spouse: D A Byrd
Certificate Number: 1961024025"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Florence Mitchell Adams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: C C Mitchell
Mother: Annie Stratton
Spouse: Edward Newton
Certificate Number: 1938022587"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Wanda Woody; 23 Aug 2016.
" Florence Rachel Mitchell Byrd
Birth 9 Mar 1908
Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 7 Aug 1984 (aged 76)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 168835616"Additional Information Posted:
"Florence Rachel Byrd, daughter of Cecil Critt Mitchell and Ammie Rhoda Stratton Mitchell, was born March 9, 1908 and passed away on August 7, 1984.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands: Samuel Adams and Edward Newton; one daughter Audrey Marie McCormick. She is survived by her husband Dewey Byrd, and two sons Fred Adams and Leonard Adams"
4. E-mail 26 Jul 2021; Wanda Woody.
"Florence Rachel Mitchell"Born: 09 March 1908 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Married: Samuel Evanss Adams on 17 Oct 1922 in Buchannon County, Virginia
Married: Edward Greever Newton (1903-1959) on 03 Sept 1938 in Tazewell, VA
Married: Dewey Alfanso Byrd (1908-1990) on 25 Aug 1961 in Lebanon, VA.
Died: 07 Aug 1984 in Bluefield, Mercer, WV"Parents:
Cecil Critt Mitchell (1873 - 1909)
Ammie Rhoda Stratton (1882-1950)"Siblings:
Myrtle Mitchell (1904-1912)
George Mitchell (1906-1938
Ruby Mitchell (1906-1966)
Mary Mitchell (1910-1960)
"Half-Siblings:
Sallie Watson (1912 - ?)
Maude Gladys Watson (1913-1998)
Ethel Watson (1914-?)
Edgar Watson (1915-?)"Children:
Fred Adams (01 Apr 1924 - 01 Apr 1994)
Audrey Marie Adams (08 Nov 1926 - 11 Jan 1974)
Leonard Adams (16 May 1929 - living)
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Amanda Sue Meadows Caplinger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 32
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1955
Marriage Registration Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1987
Marriage Place: Covington, Virginia, USA
Father: Noah Garfield Meadows
Mother: Myrtle Mae Saler
Spouse: Steven Dale Comer
Certificate Number: 1987049963"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Amanda Sue Meadows [Amanda Sue Evans] [Amanda Caplinger] [Amanda Comer]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1955
Birth Place: Mollary Loga, West Virginia [Iaeger McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 13 May 1999
SSN: 236903346
Notes: Mar 1971: Name listed as AMANDA SUE MEADOWS;
May 1974: Name listed as AMANDA SUE EVANS;
13 Jul 1982: Name listed as AMANDA SUE CAPLINGER;
24 Nov 1987: Name listed as AMANDA SUE COMER;
20 May 1999: Name listed as AMANDA S COMER"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #81-009771; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Marvin Lee Toler; age 31; born 1 Mar 1950 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended 15 oct 1975; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, Simon, WV; son of Harold
French and Girl Marie (Cline) Toler; married on 10 Mar 1981 in Pearisburg, VA; Cindy Darlene Frye;
maiden name Bailey; age 22; born 6 Feb 1959 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 9 Oct 1980; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery, Sabine, WV; son of
Herbert (sic, Woodrow) Wilson and Sylvia Pearl (Duncan) Bailey.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Marvin Lee Toler, 69, of Elkin, NC, passed away on February 25, 2020 surrounded by his family following a long
illness. He was born on March 1, 1950 in Sunhill, WV a son of the late Harold and Marie Cline Toler. In addition to
his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Juney Toler. He is survived by his wife Cindy Toler; his only son
Frankie Bailey of NC; four daughters Rhonda (Todd) Rakes of NC, Frauline (Bryan) Wolfe of Morgantown, Ella
Mae (Tommy) Blankenship of Oceana and Rosie Toler of Beckley; thirteen grandchildren; two brothers Terry and
Justin Toler of Sunhill; a sister Cathy Toler of Beckley; and a host of other loving family and friends. Graveside
service will be held at 2 pm on Monday March 2, 2020 at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Ravencliff, WV. Pallbearers
will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #81-009771; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Marvin Lee Toler; age 31; born 1 Mar 1950 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended 15 oct 1975; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, Simon, WV; son of Harold
French and Girl Marie (Cline) Toler; married on 10 Mar 1981 in Pearisburg, VA; Cindy Darlene Frye;
maiden name Bailey; age 22; born 6 Feb 1959 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 9 Oct 1980; 11th grade education; living at General Delivery, Sabine, WV; son of
Herbert (sic, Woodrow) Wilson and Sylvia Pearl (Duncan) Bailey.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 429; WV Archives Website.
Robert Cunningham; age 21; born 29 Oct 1930 in McAlpin, WV; living in McAlpin, WV; son of
Hansford and Thelma Cunningham; married on 20 Sep 1952 at Epperley, WV; Emozetta Harmon;
age 18; born 17 Jan 1934 at War, WV; living at Winding Gulf, WV; daughter of Talmage Edward and
Eva Harmon; with consent of Talmage E. and Eva Harmon.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 429; WV Archives Website.
Robert Cunningham; age 21; born 29 Oct 1930 in McAlpin, WV; living in McAlpin, WV; son of
Hansford and Thelma Cunningham; married on 20 Sep 1952 at Epperley, WV; Emozetta Harmon;
age 18; born 17 Jan 1934 at War, WV; living at Winding Gulf, WV; daughter of Talmage Edward and
Eva Harmon; with consent of Talmage E. and Eva Harmon.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Emozette Harmon [Emozette Cunningham]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1934
Birth Place: War McDowll, West Virginia [War McDowell, Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Jun 1998
Father:
Talmage E Harmon
Mother:
Eva M Atwell
SSN: 233529131
Notes: Jan 1951: Name listed as EMOZETTE HARMON;
May 1958: Name listed as EMOZETTE CUNNINGHAM"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jane Hertz; 13 Aug 2014.
" Emozetta Cunningham
Birth 1934
Death 1998 (aged 63–64)
Burial
Farley Hill Cemetery
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 134317145"