1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Jean Mitchem Harris
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 44
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1941
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1986
Marriage Place: Wytheville, Virginia, USA
Father: Lundy Paul Mitchem
Mother: Jean Davis
Spouse: Charles Ray Ellison
Certificate Number: 1986046410"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Jean Mitchem [Brenda Mitchem Melton] [Brenda Harris]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1941
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Aug 1997
Father:
Lundy P Mitchem
Mother:
Jeanette M Davis
SSN: 233627336
Notes: Nov 1956: Name listed as BRENDA JEAN MITCHEM;
Jan 1967: Name listed as BRENDA MITCHEM MELTON;
05 Nov 1976: Name listed as BRENDA JEAN HARRIS;
09 Sep 1997: Name listed as BRENDA J HARRIS"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Charles Ray Ellison
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 44
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1942
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1986
Marriage Place: Wytheville, Virginia, USA
Father: Bernard Filmore Ellison
Mother: Margaret Gilmore
Spouse: Brenda Jean Mitchem Harris
Certificate Number: 1986046410"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Jean Mitchem Harris
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 44
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1941
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1986
Marriage Place: Wytheville, Virginia, USA
Father: Lundy Paul Mitchem
Mother: Jean Davis
Spouse: Charles Ray Ellison
Certificate Number: 1986046410"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brenda Jean Mitchem [Brenda Mitchem Melton] [Brenda Harris]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1941
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Aug 1997
Father:
Lundy P Mitchem
Mother:
Jeanette M Davis
SSN: 233627336
Notes: Nov 1956: Name listed as BRENDA JEAN MITCHEM;
Jan 1967: Name listed as BRENDA MITCHEM MELTON;
05 Nov 1976: Name listed as BRENDA JEAN HARRIS;
09 Sep 1997: Name listed as BRENDA J HARRIS"
1. Norfolk, VA; Marriage License #70 003594; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Larry Douglas Arrington; age 23; born 12 Mar 1946 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 8200 Jolima Ave, Norfolk, VA; son of Harold Earsel and Helena Pearl (Ring)
Arrington; married on 21 Feb 1970 in Norfolk, VA; Darrow Darlen Huffman; age 21; born 17 May
1948 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 6105 Grimes Ct, Norfolk, VA;
daughter of Fred Preston and Ocia Virginia (Bryant) Huffman.
2. Norfolk, VA; Marriage License #87-044273; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Larry Douglas Arrington; age 41; born 12 May 1946 in WV; divorced in Feb 1976; this is his 2nd
marriage; 12 yrs HS education; living at 1321 Sheppard Ave, Norfolk, VA; son of Harold Earsel and
Helena Pearl (Ring) Arrington; married on 5 Sep 1987 in Norfolk, VA; Ethel Rebecca Weinstein;
maiden name Sonkin; age 37; born in VA; divorced in Jun 1986; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs
college education; living at 406 E. Gilpin St, Norfolk, VA; daughter of Hyman and Anita Faye (Berman)
Sonkin.
1. Norfolk, VA; Marriage License #70 003594; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Larry Douglas Arrington; age 23; born 12 Mar 1946 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 8200 Jolima Ave, Norfolk, VA; son of Harold Earsel and Helena Pearl (Ring)
Arrington; married on 21 Feb 1970 in Norfolk, VA; Darrow Darlen Huffman; age 21; born 17 May
1948 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 6105 Grimes Ct, Norfolk, VA;
daughter of Fred Preston and Ocia Virginia (Bryant) Huffman.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #1844; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Mullins; age 21; born in Wise Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Tom and Jane (Thompson) Mullins; married on 9 Jul 1945 in Grundy, VA;
Eunice Dawson; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; housework; living
in Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Naomond and Zella (Yates) Dawson.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #1844; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Mullins; age 21; born in Wise Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
Bradshaw, WV; son of Tom and Jane (Thompson) Mullins; married on 9 Jul 1945 in Grundy, VA;
Eunice Dawson; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; housework; living
in Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Naomond and Zella (Yates) Dawson.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Eunice Eva Dawson
[Eunice Mullins]
[Eunice Frye]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1924
Birth Place: Avondale McD, West Virginia
Death Date: 14 Jan 1988
Father: Naoman Dawson
Mother: Zella Yates
SSN: 232340568
Notes: Oct 1944: Name listed as EUNICE EVA DAWSON;
Jan 1947: Name listed as EUNICE MULLINS;
May 1966: Name listed as EUNICE FRYE"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Jim Boughton; 21 Apr 2011.
" Eunice Dawson Frye
Birth 1924
Death 14 May 1988 (aged 63–64)
Burial
Alban Cemetery
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID 68738310"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B; Image
4 of 48; Family #40/45.
Listed as Jim Ross; age 42; born in Italy; married; alien; immigranted to US in 1907; coal miner; head
of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E,D, 24-20; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 379B; Image 18 of 62; Household #146.
Listed as James Ross; age 56; born in Italy; widowed; no education; naturalized citizen; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of sister (sic, sister-in-law), Orpha Reynolds Ross.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #34978; VA Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Roos age 77; born in Italy; widowed; one previous marriage; living at War, WV; son of Anthony and Polly
(Tobey) Ross; married on 9 Nov 1959 at Lenanon, VA; Orpha Ross; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow;
one previous marriage; Maiden name, Orpha Reynolds; living at War, WV; daughter of Elisha and Polly (Hicks)
Reynolds.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 002066; WV Archives Web Site.
James Ross; age 84; born 19 Dec 1881 in Cellere, Italy; married; SS# 234-28-3717; living at War, WV;
son of Toney and Polly Ross; died 25 Feb 1965 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to arteriosclerotic
heart disease with congestive failure; buried 28 Feb 1965 in Grandview Memory Garden, Bluefield, VA.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Grandvie Memory Garden, Bluefield, Tazewell Co, VA; submitted by Sammie
Wade; 13 May 2012.
James Ross; born 19 Dec 1881 in Italy; died 25 Feb 1965 at Welch, WV; buried here; no grave marker photo
shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susannah; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 23B; Image
4 of 48; Family #40/45.
Listed as Ruth Ross; age 19; born in WV; married; in household of husband, James Ross.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9276; WV Archives Web Site.
Ruth Ross; age 34; born 13 Oct 1900 in WV; married; wife of James Ross; housewife; living at Yukon, WV;
daughter of Lish and Polly Reynolds, both born in NC; died 19 Jul 1934 at Yukon, WV; due to cacer of
womb; buried 20 Jul 1934 at Lomax, WV; informant, Glen Taylor.
1. "Welch, West Virgina and Area"; Facebook Page; posting by Joe Longo; 14 Mar 2024.
"Joe Longo
"Dorothy Mullins Watson and I retired last year and moved back to her home in Skygusty. We are WHS class of 72. Things have changed a lot here since I left. We have worked hard to rehab the house and property. We enjoy connecting with old friends and family and participating with community activities."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #74-028685; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rufus Thomas Marshall; age 36; born 12 May 1938 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 6th grade
education; living at Avondale, WV; son of Wiley and Eva (Osborne) Marshall; married on 22 Jul 1974
in Grundy, VA; Dorothy Mae Mullins; age 20; born 5 May 1954 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage;
8th grade education; living at Avondale, WV; daughter of unknown father and Mary Ruby Mullins.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy M Watson
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1954
Address: PO Box 428, Gary, WV, 24836-0428 (1993)"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sharon McKeever; 31 Aug 2012.
Dr. Johnny Twenty David "Little Boy" Watson; born 26 Nov 1950; died 30 Oct 1990; buried here;
double headstone photo shown with wife, Dorothy M. Watson; born 21 Aug 1954; no death date.
(She may not be buried here)