1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Claude Kelly Chapman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1939
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1963
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Kelly Stewart Chapman
Mother: Flossie Thompson
Spouse: Martha Jo Blevins
Certificate Number: 1963007607"
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Claude Chapman
Spouse:
Martha Chapman
Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1963
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 26 Jul 1989
Divorce Place: Davie, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: West Virginia, USA"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by tresawatkins; 7 Feb 2021.
" Claude Kelly “Sop” Chapman
Birth 4 Jun 1938
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Death 24 Aug 2015 (aged 77)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 222470079"Additional Information Posted:
"ANAWALT — Claude K. "Sop” Chapman, 77, of Anawalt, WV passed away Monday August 24, 2015 at Welch Community Hospital in Welch, WV. Born in Saltville, VA he was the son of the late Kelly Stuart and Flossie Myrtle Thompson Chapman. Claude was a four year veteran of the US Air Force and later employed twenty plus years as a machine operator in the mines. Claude was an avid sports fan and played baseball in the European Conference in Alconbeury, England during his time in the military. He was recognized two consecutive years for Sportsman of the Year. The first in 1956 by WELC radio station in Welch, WV and again in 1957 during his senior year at Gary High School. He was also a former member of a Democratic Executive Committee. In addition to his parents, Claude is preceded in death by one daughter, Paula Bailey; three brothers, Donnie Chapman, Jimmy Chapman and Michael Chapman; one sister Shelby Moorehead. Survivors include brothers, Bobby Chapman and wife Maxine of Lynchburg, VA, Thurman Chapman and wife Linda of Anawalt, WV, Bill Chapman and wife Judy of Thorpe, WV; one grandson Kenneth Robert Bailey, Jr. of Premier, WV. Funeral services will be held Thursday August 27, 2015 at 2pm at Longpoint Missionary Baptist Church in Anawalt, WV with the Rev. Donnie Farmer officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, WV. Friends may call Wednesday August 26, 2015 at Longpoint Missionary Baptist Church in Anawalt, WV from 6 to 8 pm. Pallbearers will be Will Chapman, Aaron Chapman, Scott Chapman, Brandon Chapman, Josh Bowman, Jerry Brooks and Joe Valach."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Martha Jo Blevins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1946
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1963
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Jerome Cleveland Blevins
Mother: Ollie Elizabeth Saddler
Spouse: Claude Kelly Chapman
Certificate Number: 1963007607"
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Martha Chapman
Spouse:
Claude Chapman
Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1963
Marriage Place: USA
Divorce Date: 26 Jul 1989
Divorce Place: Davie, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Davie, North Carolina, USA "
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Martha Jo Ferguson [Martha J Chapman] [Martha Jo Blevins Ferguson]
Birth Date: Dec 1945
Residence Date: 2000-2020
Address: 7240 NC Highway 801 S
Residence: Mocksville, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 27028
Second Residence Date: 2004-2005
Second Address: 7240 NC Hwy 801 S
Second Residence:
Second Postal Code: 27014
Third Residence Date: 1992-2001
Third Address: 191 Spruce Ln
Third Residence: Poca, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 25159
Fourth Residence Date: 2000-2001
Fourth Address: 7240 S NC Hwy Apt 801
Fourth Residence: Mocksville, North Carolina, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 27028"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kenneth Robert Bailey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1965
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Aug 1985
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Kenneth Virland Bailey
Mother: Judy Faye Lucion
Spouse: Paula Denise Chapman
Certificate Number: 1985043533"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Paula Denise Chapman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1964
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 2 Aug 1985
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Claude Kelly Chapman
Mother: Martha Jo Blevins
Spouse: Kenneth Robert Bailey
Certificate Number: 1985043533"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by F. Hylton; 4 Aug 2010.
" Paula Denise Chapman Bailey
Birth 24 Mar 1964
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Feb 1988 (aged 23)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 55869484"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jason B Riggs
Birth Date: Jun 1983
Residence Date: 2015-2020
Address: 118 Catherine St
Residence: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 25801
Second Residence Date: 2010-2015
Second Address: 116 Cajun St
Second Residence: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 25801
Third Residence Date: 2006-2012
Third Address: 2699 Horton Rd Apt C6
Third Residence: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24701
Fourth Residence Date: 2007-2008
Fourth Address: 155 Reindeer Pl
Fourth Residence: Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 24740"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert W Ratcliff Jr [Robert J Ratcliff Jr]
Birth Date: Nov 1945
Residence Date: 2017-2020
Address: 4219 Sheffield St
Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Postal Code: 19136
Second Residence Date: 1991-2017
Second Address: 552 Van Kirk St
Second Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Second Postal Code: 19120
Third Residence Date: 1988-1990
Third Address: 248 Ruscomb
Third Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Third Postal Code: 19120
Fourth Residence Date: 1988-1990
Fourth Address: 248 W Ruscomb St
Fourth Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 19120"
2. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert W Ratcliff
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1945
Address: PO Box 683
Residence Place: Gary, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 24836-0683"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 349; WV Archives Website.
Whitten Payne; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Paynesville, WV; son of
James and Lewesa; married on 21 May 1913 in McDowell Co, WV; Lewesa Jones; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Whitten and Lanty.
2. USGENWEB Project, The Vance Cemetery, Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
page 3 of 15, Listing #43.
Whitten Payne, 10 Mar 1887- 29 Aug 1970, son of James L. and Louise Vance
Payne, husband of Louise Keen Jones and Leaborn Wimmer. Louise Vance was
sister of David Vance.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 16 Apr 1930, Page 262A,
Family #379.
Listed as Whitten Payne, age 43, born in WV, married at 26, farmer, head of household.
4. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23923; Ancestry.com Website.
Whitten Payne; age 64; born in Paynesville, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; carpenter; living in
Iaeger, WV; son of James and Louise (Vance) Payne; married on 7 Aug 1954 in Lebanon, VA;
Leabron Wimmer; age 21; born in ___; single; living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of George and Edna
(King) Wimmer.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mark and Melissa Kennedy"; Article; Page 206; submitted by Sherry Lynn
Calhoun, PO Box 122, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Wimmer Payne"; Article; Page 222; submitted by Geneva Steel; HC 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #23923; Ancestry.com Website.
Whitten Payne; age 64; born in Paynesville, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; carpenter; living in
Iaeger, WV; son of James and Louise (Vance) Payne; married on 7 Aug 1954 in Lebanon, VA;
Leabron Wimmer; age 21; born in ___; single; living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of George and Edna
(King) Wimmer.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Hazel (Leaborn) Payne, 80, of the Welch/Pineville Road, formerly of Jolo, WV, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at the home of her son Darrell Payne.
"Leaborn was born March 31, 1933, in Bug Hurley Hollow near Jolo, WV, a daughter of the late George W. and Lora Adna Keene Wimmer. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, gardening, and canning."In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William Whitten Payne; a brother, Robert L. “Rob” Wimmer; an infant sister, Sarah L. Wimmer; a grandson, Tony Allen, and a great granddaughter, Lyndsie Grace Blankenship.
"Survivors include one son, Darrell Payne and wife Patty of the Welch/Pineville Road, with whom she made her home; one daughter, Sarah Blankenship and husband Johnny of Jolo, WV; two brothers, Grat Wimmer of Whitewood, VA, and Luther J. “Junior” Wimmer of Sevierville, TN; nine sisters, Goldie Roberts of Williamsburg, Virginia; Millie Gates of War, WV, Corby Mosley of Fort Walton Beach, FL, Pat Sheets of Laurel, DE, Nancy Payne of Paynesville, WV, Georgia Asbury of Raysal, WV, Mary Barrett of Cedar Bluff, VA, Lois Sheets of Princeton, WV, and Gertie Haire of Henderson, KY; three grandchildren, Christy Carter of Stopover, KY, Melissa Kennedy and husband Mark of Asheboro, NC, and Bradley Blankenship and wife Jessica of Ramseur, NC; and six grandchildren, Noah and Parker Kennedy, Lillie and Lexie Blankenship, and Joshua and Makayla Carter.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at 1 o’clock, with Reverend Randall Dority, Reverend Glenn Blankenship, and Elder Jack Horne officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Bug Hurley Hollow near Jolo, WV. ..."
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Troy Johnson; 1 Apr 2014.
" Leaborn Payne
Birth 31 Mar 1933
Death 18 Sep 2013 (aged 80)
Burial
Lone Oak Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 127277324"
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Mark and Melissa Kennedy"; Article; Page 206; submitted by Sherry Lynn
Calhoun, PO Box 122, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Nancy Wimmer Payne"; Article; Page 222; submitted by Geneva Steel; HC 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #81-053910; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Vinton Hamilton; age 38; born 18 Oct 1943 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 5 Dec 1980; 12th grade education; living at Box 2-A, Pineville, WV; son of Hubert
Baker and Argie Dare (Clark) Hamilton; married on 6 Nov 1981 in Buchanan Co, VA; Donna Drusilla
Brooks; maiden name Hughes; born 8 dec 1955 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended in Jul 1978; 12th grade education; living at Box 311, Gilbert, WV; daughter of Bruce
Manuel and Lovis June (Cline) Hughes.