1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn Precinct' taken 5 Jun 1900; Page 148B; Family #35/35.
Listed as Jacob Jarrett; age 2; born in WV in Jan 1898; in household of father, Joseph Jarrett.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 3; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Jarrestt; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Thorpe, WV; son of
Joseph and Sarah; married on 19 Oct 1925 at Thorpe, WV; Cloie Martin; age 21; born in Grayson
Co, VA; single; daughter of Mack and Effie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 3; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Jarrestt; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Thorpe, WV; son of
Joseph and Sarah; married on 19 Oct 1925 at Thorpe, WV; Cloie Martin; age 21; born in Grayson
Co, VA; single; daughter of Mack and Effie.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 320; WV Archives Website.
Stokley Fann; age 23; born on Cox (sic, Cocke) Co, TN; living at Covel, WV; son of Andrew Fann;
married on 20 Sep 1930 in Pineville, WV; Beulah Blanche Hylton; age 18; born in Logan (sic?) Co,
WV; living at Covel, WV; daughter of J. H. Hylton.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 320; WV Archives Website.
Stokley Fann; age 23; born on Cox (sic, Cocke) Co, TN; living at Covel, WV; son of Andrew Fann;
married on 20 Sep 1930 in Pineville, WV; Beulah Blanche Hylton; age 18; born in Logan (sic?) Co,
WV; living at Covel, WV; daughter of J. H. Hylton.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 444; WV Archives Website.
Fred William Bolton; age 54; born 12 Apr 1904 in Kimballton, VA; living at Amigo, WV; son of Albert
and Mandy Bolton; married on 9 May 1958 in Sophia, WV; Beulah Fann; age 42; born 19 Jan 1916
in Matoaka, WV; living in East Beckley, WV; daughter of James H. and Anna E. Hylton.
1. Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frank Burton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1904
Birth Place: North Crandon, Forest, Wisconsin
Father:
James Burton
Mother:
Sarah Combs
FHL Film Number: 1302873 "
2. 1910 Census, Morgan Co, KY; Panther Branch Precinct; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 246A;
Family #109/109.
Listed as Frank Berton; age 6; born in KY; in household of father, James Burton.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 332; WV Archives Website.
Frank Burton; age 24; born in Crandon, WI; single; miner; living at Carswell, WV; son of James and
Sarah; married on 13 Apr 1929 at Big Four, WV; Bertha York; age 19; born in Wise Co, VA; single;
daughter of W.J. and Sarah.
4.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 4 Apr 1930; Page 91B; Family #57/55.
Listed as Frank Burton; age 25; born in WI; married at 24; machinist for coal company; head of
household.
5.1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; Kopperston; E.D. 55-9; taken 13 May 1940; Page
220A; Household #556.
Listed as Frank Burton; age 35; born in WI; married; 3rd grade education; lived in Carswell, WV on
1 Apr 1935; coal cutter in coal mine; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #3605; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Frank Burton; age 35; born 11 Nov (sic, Oct) 1904 in North Crandon, WI; living at Kopperston, WV;
employed by Koppers Coal Co at Kopperston, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs,
Bertha Ann Burton, Kopperston, WV; 5' 11" tall; 160 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion;
first joint of left index finger off.
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Frank Burton
Social Security Number: 236-07-1651
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1904
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 25801, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Last Benefit: 25801, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: Jul 1981"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 332; WV Archives Website.
Frank Burton; age 24; born in Crandon, WI; single; miner; living at Carswell, WV; son of James and
Sarah; married on 13 Apr 1929 at Big Four, WV; Bertha York; age 19; born in Wise Co, VA; single;
daughter of W.J. and Sarah.
2.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 4 Apr 1930; Page 91B; Family #57/55.
Listed as Bertha Burton; age 19; born in VA; married at 18; in household of husband Frank Burton.
(Her parents were born in TN)
3.1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; Kopperston; E.D. 55-9; taken 13 May 1940; Page
220A; Household #556.
Listed as Bertha Burton; age 30; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in Carswell, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Frank Burton.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #11992; Ancestry.com Website.
Zenith Quence Sparks; age 27; born 12 Mar 1944 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at 2121 West 105th St, Cleveland, OH; son of Samuel Allison and Mary Ercle
(Street) Sparks; married on 27 Sep 1971 in Grundy, VA; Margaret Ann Caldwell; age 25; born
1 Jul 1946 in OH; single; this is her 1st marriage 2yrs HS education; living at 3453 West 44th St,
Cleveland, OH; daughter of Albert Ross and Frances Lourisa (Thompson) Caldwell.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zenith Sparks
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1944
Residence County: Cuyahoga
Times Married: 1
Spouse's Name: Margare Sparks
Spouse's Age: 32
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1947
Spouse's Residence County: Cuyahoga
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1979
Marriage License County: Cuyahoga
Certificate Number: 9300
Volume Number: 9789"
3. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zenith Q Sparks
Birth Year: 1947
Times Married: 2
Residence: Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name: Margare A Sparks
Spouse's Birth Year: 1946
Spouse - Times Married: 2
Spouse's Residence: Cleveland, Cuyahoga
Marriage Duration (Years): Under One Year
Number of Minor Children: 1
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Cuyahoga
Decree Date: 22 Feb 1980
Cerificate Number: 4478
Volume Number: 4266"
4. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zenith Q Sparks
Birth Date: Mar 1947
Residence Date: 2003-2010
Address: 14616 Terminal Ave
Residence: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Postal Code: 44135
Second Residence Date: 1997-2011
Second Address: Rr 3 3298
Second Residence: Fort White, Florida, USA
Second Postal Code: 32038
Third Residence Date: 1997-2011
Third Address: Rr 3 Box 3298
Third Residence: Fort White, Florida, USA
Third Postal Code: 32038
Fourth Residence Date: 2007-2008
Fourth Address: 6511 Fry Rd
Fourth Residence: Brook Park, Ohio, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 44142"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zenith Quence Sparks [Zenith Q Sparks]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1947
Birth Place: Claeger McDo, West Virginia (sic, Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV)
Death Date: 14 Aug 2006
Claim Date: 27 Sep 1975
SSN: 233708617
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Apr 1962: Name listed as ZENITH QUENCE SPARKS;
26 Sep 1975: Name listed as ZENITH Q SPARKS"
6. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Zenith Quince Sparks
Gender: Male
Race: White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age: 59
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1947
Residence Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code: 44135
Death Date: 14 Aug 2006
Death Hospital: Hospital/ER-outpatient
Death Place: USA
Filing Date: 21 Aug 2006
Inquest Hospital: Fairview General Hospital
Registrar's Certificate Number: 65940
Father: Sparks
Mother: Earcle
Inquest Questions: Injury at Work?: Unclassifiable; Referred to Coroner?: Referred to Coroner; Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Time of Death: 10:01 AM
Education: 8
Military Service: No
Industry: Occupation Not Classifiable
Occupation: Occupation Not Classifiable"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Fred Mckinley Blankenship
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 64
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1910
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1975
Marriage Place: North Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: John Blankenship
Mother: Nannie Belle Lawson
Spouse: Crecie Rasnick Sparks
Certificate Number: 1975024550"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Crecie Rasnick Sparks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 61
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1975
Marriage Place: North Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: William Harvey Rasnick
Mother: Rosalie Sutherland
Spouse: Fred Mckinley Blankenship
Certificate Number: 1975024550"
1. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Joy Ann Burton
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Clyde Edward Clay
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1954
Marriage Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States"
1.1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; Kopperston; E.D. 55-9; taken 13 May 1940; Page
220A; Household #556.
Listed as Joy Burton; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in Carswell, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Frank Burton.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Joy Ann Burton
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Clyde Edward Clay
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1954
Marriage Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Joy Ann Burton [Joy Ann Clay] [Joy Clay]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1932
Birth Place: Raysal McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 14 Sep 2003
Father:
Frank Burton
Mother:
Bertha A York
SSN: 233545848
Notes: Nov 1951: Name listed as JOY ANN BURTON;
Apr 1954: Name listed as JOY ANN CLAY;
19 Sep 2003: Name listed as JOY A CLAY"
4. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Joy Ann Clay [Joy Ann Burton]
Gender: Female
Race: White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age: 70
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1932
Residence Place: Columbus (Pt), Franklin, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code: 43221
Death Date: 14 Sep 2003
Death Hospital: Other/Nursing home
Death Place: Columbus (Pt), Franklin, USA
Filing Date: 25 Sep 2003
Inquest Hospital: Nursing Home
Registrar's Certificate Number: 71874
Father:
Burton
Mother:
York
Inquest Questions: Injury at Work?: Unclassifiable; Referred to Coroner?: Not Referred to Coroner; Certifier: Other; Autopsy Performed?: Unclassifiable; Method of Disposition: Removal from state; Time of Death: 09:55 AM
Education: 2 years college
Military service: No
Industry: Industry Not Classifiable
Occupation: Industry Not Classifiable"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: William L. Bragg
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1871
Birth Place: , Mcdowell, W. VA
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1897
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father:
F. M. Bragg
Mother:
Christina
Spouse:
Sarah Alice Russell
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P 125 L 118"
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, taken on 3 Jun 1880, Page 278B,
Family #62.
Listed as Alice Christian, age 11, born in VA, in household of father, Samuel Christian.
2.1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, taken on 31 Aug 1870, Page 299B,
Family #553.
Listed as Sarah A. Christian, age 1, born in VA, in household of father, Samuel Christian.
3. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sarah Alice Russell [Sarah Alice Christian]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1870
Birth Place: , Tazewell, VA
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1897
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father:
Sam Christian
Mother:
Mary Christian
Spouse:
William L. Bragg
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P 125 L 118"
4. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sarah Alice Bragg
[Sarah Alice Christian]
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1868
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Oct 1961
Death Place: War, McDowell, West Virginia
Burial Date: 6 Oct 1961
Burial Place: Bluefield, Virginia
Cemetery Name: Maplehill
Death Age: 93
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: War, McDowell, West Virginia
Father Name: Sam Christian
Mother Name: Mary Patrick
FHL Film Number: 800215"
1. "Compiled Tazewell Co Birth Index" "A B C D", Tazewell Co, VA Web Site
John William Blankenship, son of George M. and Francis Pack Blankenship, was
born on 27 Jul 1874 in Tazewell Co, VA.
2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jno W. Blankenship
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1881
Marriage Date: 03 Sep 1908
Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father:
Geo. M.
Mother:
Fannie
Spouse:
Nannie Lawson
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P191 L151"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 14 Nov 2007; maintained by Find a Grave.
" John William Blankenship
Birth 27 Jul 1875
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 9 Mar 1941 (aged 65)
Squire, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grassy Spur Church Cemetery
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 22903453"Additional Information Posted:
"Beloved son of George M. Blankenship and Frances M. Pack. He was the husband of Nannie Belle Lawson. Their children were Fred McKinney Blankenship; Clytie B Isom; Flora Etta Blankenship; Elsie Elizabeth Blankenship;
Nora Pearl Blankenship Jones; Alma Ellen Blankenship Lacy and Harold Jackson Blankenship."
1. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nannie Belle Blankenship
[Nannie Belle Lawson]
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia
Death Date: 30 Sep 1961
Death Place: Squire, McDowell, West Virginia
Burial Date: 3 Oct 1961
Burial Place: Bishop, Virginia
Cemetery Name: Grassy Spur
Death Age: 70 years 11 months 29 days
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: Squire, McDowell, West Virginia
Father Name: Harve Lawson
Mother Name: Emma Bolden
FHL Film Number: 800215"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elsie Elizabeth Stewart [Elsie Elizabeth Lanier] [Elsie Lanier] [Elsie Elizabeth Blankenship]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 May 1915
Birth Place: Hartwell Mac, West Virginia [Hartwell Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 31 Dec 1999
Father:
John W Blankenship
Mother:
Nannie B Lawson
SSN: 374220512
Notes: Oct 1942: Name listed as ELSIE ELIZABETH STEWART;
Jul 1972: Name listed as ELSIE ELIZABETH LANIER;
13 Jan 2000: Name listed as ELSIE E LANIER"