McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Shields Sidney Forrest Harman

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Henry Brown Harman Search, 15 Sep 2002, submitted by
R. Lyle Brown, rlylebrown@yahoo.com.
Maria Isabelle Harman; daughter of Henry Brown and Mary Ann Fudge Harman;
born on 25 Feb 1859; died on 16 Apr 1888; married Shields Sidney Forrest,
son of Hezekiah Augustus and Sarah Ann Marrs Harman, on 24 Dec 1886.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by PL; 20 Jan 2007.
" Shields Sidney Forrest Harman
Birth 26 Sep 1862
Death Mar 1943 (aged 80)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"

Additional Information Posted:
"Tazewell sheriff and merchant.
Son of Hezekiah Augustus and Sarah A. Marrs Harman."


Edna C. Franklin

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Richard Parker; 4 Mar 2009.
" Edna C. Franklin Harman
Birth 8 Jul 1881
Death 8 Dec 1908 (aged 27)
Burial
Hezekiah Harman Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA "


Dexter Lafon

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "William C. and May H Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Dovie Belle
Bartlettt; PO Box 1498, Wise, VA 24293-1498.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 23 Jul 2012.
" Dexter LaFon
Birth 26 Sep 1896
Newport, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Death Dec 1978 (aged 82)
Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA "


Sallie Ann Daniels

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "William C. and May H Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Dovie Belle
Bartlettt; PO Box 1498, Wise, VA 24293-1498.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Deanna (Maxwell) Kwasny; 31 Jan 2019.
" Sallie Ann Daniel LaFon
Birth 8 Mar 1902
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Dec 1982 (aged 80)
Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"


Winifred Lafon

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "William C. and May H Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Dovie Belle
Bartlettt; PO Box 1498, Wise, VA 24293-1498.


Willie L. Blankenship

1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 27/28 Apr 1910, Page 244B, Family #149.
Listed as Willie Blankenship, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Andrew B. Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clearfork District, taken on 20/21 Jan 1920, Page 210A, Family #102.
Listed as Willie L. Blankenship, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, Andy B. Blankenship.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Blankenship; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohawk, WV;
son of A.B. and tennessee Blankenship; married on 28 Jul 1929 at panther, WV; Sarah Hall;
age 18; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Hurley, VA; daughter of J.B. and Dossie
Blankenship.


Sarah Hall

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Blankenship; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohawk, WV;
son of A.B. and tennessee Blankenship; married on 28 Jul 1929 at panther, WV; Sarah Hall;
age 18; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Hurley, VA; daughter of J.B. and Dossie
Blankenship.


Wetzel Lee Addair

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Wetzel Lee Addair; age 20; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; married on 23 May
1962 at Welch, WV; Nancy Jolene Whittaker; age 19; born and living at Avondale, WV;
single; with consent of Belle Blankenship, aunt of Wetzel Lee Addair, parents deceased;
and Cora Lee Whittaker, mother of Nancy Jolene Whittaker, father deceased.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wetzel Lee Addair
[Wetzel L Addair]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1941
Birth Place: Avondale Mcd, West Virginia
[Avondale, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Aug 2003
Father: Norman T Addair
Mother: Virgie Sanders
SSN: 358343984
Notes: Aug 1959: Name listed as WETZEL LEE ADDAIR;
09 Sep 2003: Name listed as WETZEL L ADDAIR"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wetzel Addair
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1941
Death Date: 26 Aug 2003
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 3 Feb 1960
Release Date 1: 2 Oct 1963"


Nancy Jolene Whitaker

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Wetzel Lee Addair; age 20; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; married on 23 May
1962 at Welch, WV; Nancy Jolene Whittaker; age 19; born and living at Avondale, WV;
single; with consent of Belle Blankenship, aunt of Wetzel Lee Addair, parents deceased;
and Cora Lee Whittaker, mother of Nancy Jolene Whittaker, father deceased.


Thomas Lawrence Addair Sr

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 30/31 Jan 1920, Page
223A, Family #157.
Listed as Thomas Addair, age 3 yrs, 6 months, born in WV, in household of father, Jacob Addair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 253A,
Family #212.
Listed as Tom Addair, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Jacob Addair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 4; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Lawrence Addair; age 24; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV;
married on 29 Mar 1961 at Raysal, WV; Virginia Leah Sparks; age 17; born in Yukon,
WV; single; living at Bartley, WV.
4. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Tom Lawrence Addair
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Lex, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1916
Residence Place: Raysal, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Co
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Noah Addair
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Tom Lawrence Addair Self (Head)"
5. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #68 016260; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tom Lawrence Addair; age 51; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
remarriage; coal miner; living at Box 96, Yukon, WV; son of Jacob and Abby (Coleman)
Addair; married on 18 May 1968 in Giles Co, VA; Virginia Leah Addiar, maiden name Sparks;
age 44; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; 1 previous marriage; living at Box 96, Yukon, WV; daughter
of Ethan Ernest and Lou Della (McCoy) Sparks.
6. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Tom Lawrence Addair
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 5 Sep 1983
Death Place: Yukon, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Riffe Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
7. "Social Security Death Index", LDS Web Site.
Tom Addair; born on 16 Oct 1916; died in Sep 1983; living at Yukon, McDowell Co, WV at death.


Virginia Leah "Virgie" Sparks

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 60A;
Image 60 of 89; Family #41/42.
Listed as Virgie Sparks; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Earnest Sparks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 4; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Lawrence Addair; age 24; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV;
married on 29 Mar 1961 at Raysal, WV; Virginia Leah Sparks; age 17; born in Yukon,
WV; single; living at Bartley, WV.
3. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #68 016260; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tom Lawrence Addair; age 51; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
remarriage; coal miner; living at Box 96, Yukon, WV; son of Jacob and Abby (Coleman)
Addair; married on 18 May 1968 in Giles Co, VA; Virginia Leah Addiar, maiden name Sparks;
age 44; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; 1 previous marriage; living at Box 96, Yukon, WV; daughter
of Ethan Ernest and Lou Della (McCoy) Sparks.


Mary L. Campbell

1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Newspaper Obit; 22 Nov 2021; On-Line Edition.
"Mrs. Mary L. Campbell Ellison age 72 of Bluefield, WV, who departed this life on Sunday, November 14, 2021 in Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, West Virginia. Mary was born in Ream, (McDowell County,) WV, October 27, 1949 to the late Jacob G. and Hannah C. (Hariss) Campbell. She completed her education in the Public School System and became a homemaker. She was a member of the Faith Center Church in Bluefield.

"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Maria and a son, Robert Campbell; six of her siblings: Jannie, James, Junior D., and Robert Campbell, Marie Hall and Betty McBride.

"Mary is survived by her husband, Jimmy L. Ellison Sr., of Blueifield and her five children: Dimothy (Mary) of Tampa, FL, Jerry of Welch, WV, Maurice (Nancy) Campbell of Palmetto, GA, Carlos Fields of Tulsa, OK and Patricia (Andre’) Carter of Detroit, MI; 15 grandchildren; two special grands, London Pittman and Shania Ricks; several great-grandchildren; one sister, Josephine “Josie” Scales of Ohio and a host of nephews, nieces; other relatives and friends.

"A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Faith Center Church 102 Federal Street in Bluefield, WV, with the Bishop Frederick M. Brown officiating. The Family will receive friends at 11:45 a.m., until the time of Service."


John Harrison Tabor Sr

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Roger and Patricia Judway
Tabor"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Thersa Tabor, PO Box 59, Bartley, WV 24813.


Pearl Deskins

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Roger and Patricia Judway
Tabor"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Thersa Tabor, PO Box 59, Bartley, WV 24813.


John Tabor Jr

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Roger and Patricia Judway
Tabor"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Thersa Tabor, PO Box 59, Bartley, WV 24813.


Megan Tabor

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Roger and Patricia Judway
Tabor"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Thersa Tabor, PO Box 59, Bartley, WV 24813.


Ira Justice

1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #27983; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ira Justice; age 21; born in Mohawk, WV; single; "Set up Man"; living in Cleveland, OH; son of Elbert
and Ruth (Ellis) Justice; married on 5 Sep 1959 in Clintwood, VA; Rosella Baily; age 16; born and
living in Mohawk, WV; daughter of Noah and Bessie (Mounce, sic Mounts) Baily (sic, Bailey).


Rosella Bailey

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 144; WV Archives Website.
Paul Daryle Williams; age 20; born in Dearborne, MI; single; living at 795 Waterman Ave, Dearborne
9, MI; married on 6 Dec 1957 in Welch, WV; Rosella Bailey; age 16; born and living at Mohawk, WV;
single; with consent of Dreydon and Marjorie Williams, parents od Paul Daryle Williams; and Bessie
Cline, mother of Rosella Bailey, father deceased.
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #27983; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ira Justice; age 21; born in Mohawk, WV; single; "Set up Man"; living in Cleveland, OH; son of Elbert
and Ruth (Ellis) Justice; married on 5 Sep 1959 in Clintwood, VA; Rosella Baily; age 16; born and
living in Mohawk, WV; daughter of Noah and Bessie (Mounce, sic Mounts) Baily (sic, Bailey).
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; posted obit.
"Rosella Justice, 72, of Bradshaw, WV, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014, in the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, KY, following a short illness.

"Rosella was born September 16, 1942, in Mohawk, WV, a daughter of the late Noah and Bessie Mounts Bailey.She was a homemaker and a member of the Isaban Church of God.

"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Justice; one son Ira Brian Justice; three sisters, Gladys Powers, Alice Birchfield, and Pearl Flachbart; two brothers, Crockett Bailey and Howard Bailey; and one Grandson Aaron Justice.

"Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Justice of Welch, WV, and Trena Justice of Hildebran, NC; one son, Dwayne Justice of Beaverdam, VA; one sister, Hazel Dotson of Bull Creek, WV; three granddaughters, Crystal Justice of Princeton, WV, Candice Roberts of Hildebran, NC, and Kaila Justice of Lynchburg, VA; two grandsons, Cody Vangilder of Hildebran, NC, and Jacob Justice of Yukon, WV; and one great granddaughter, Taylor Nicole Elkins of Hildebran, NC.

"Funeral services will be conducted Monday, September 22, 2014, at 1 o'clock, with Reverend Brian Seabolt officiating at the Isaban Church of God. Burial will follow in the Noah Bailey Cemetery at Bee Branch near Mohawk, WV...."