1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-036418; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Glen Elder; age 18; born 29 Oct 1956 in VA; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 748; Raven, VA; son of Robert Cleveland and Ivory Jean (Dye) Elder; married
on 26 Aug 1974 in Tazewell Co, VA; Donna Ellen Powell; age 17, born 3 Apr 1958 in WV; single; this
is her 1st marriage 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 717, Raven, VA; daughter of Phillip Don and
Inez Lanora (Boyd) Powell.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert Glen Elder
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 20
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1957
Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1975
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1978
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Donna Ellen Powell
Certificate Number: 1978016486
Number of Children: 0"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #75-036418; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Glen Elder; age 18; born 29 Oct 1956 in VA; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 748; Raven, VA; son of Robert Cleveland and Ivory Jean (Dye) Elder; married
on 26 Aug 1974 in Tazewell Co, VA; Donna Ellen Powell; age 17, born 3 Apr 1958 in WV; single; this
is her 1st marriage 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 717, Raven, VA; daughter of Phillip Don and
Inez Lanora (Boyd) Powell.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Donna Ellen Powell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 20
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1958
Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1975
Divorce Date: 18 Sep 1978
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Robert Glen Elder
Certificate Number: 1978016486
Number of Children: 0"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynnco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Adeline Bailey, 55, of New Richmond, WV passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at her home. She was born
on February 21, 1961 in Detroit, MI a daughter of Evelena Lawrence Hughes of Simon and the late Buel
Cline. Adeline attended the Jesus Name Church. In addition to her father she is preceded in death by her
step-father Woodrow Walker; three sisters her twin Cathleen Nichols, Tamie Ramsey Kenneda and Evonda
Kenneda; a brother Adam Cline; a grandson Bailey Braiden Toler; grandmother Kizzie Creola Sandau;
grandparents Verner and Dicilean "Dicie" Cline; and several aunts and uncles. In addition to her mother
survivors include her loving husband of 18 years Ralph William Bailey, Sr.; three daughters Hazel Rebecca
(William Brewster) Toler, Ashley Kennedy (Ricky) Cook and Kendra Lawrence all of New Richmond; three
step sons Ralph (Jeri) Bailey, Jr. and Dickie Lee Bailey all of Simon and Oakley James Bailey of New
Richmond; a brother Verlin T. Cline of New Richmond; four grandchildren Ashton Toler, Shana Godsey,
Aiden Toler and Carleen Godsey; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held
at 1:00 PM on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Long Branch Freewill Baptist Church, Long Branch, WV. She will
be laid to rest in Morgan Sandau Cemetery, Long Branch Mountain..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; E.D. 55-4; taken on 15 May 1940;
Page 94B; Image 46 of 54; Household #365.
Listed as Alfred Pennington; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, William A. Pennington.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 132A;
Family #164/166.
Listed as Lawrence Workman; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Robert L. Workman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 182; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Workman; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Lee and Mary; married on 9 Aug 1929 at Welch, WV; Bessie Simpson; age 16; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of _________.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lawrence Workman; born on 4 Jan 1904; died in Feb 1973; living at Toledo, Lucas Co, OH at death;
card iisued in WV before 1951.
4. "Ohio Deaths"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence W. Workman; age 69; born in 1904; living at Toledo, Lucas Co, OH; married; died on 2 Feb
1973 in St. Lukes Hospital, Maumee, Lucas Co, OH.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page
165B; Family #421/445.
Listed as Bessie Simpson; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd W. Simpson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 182; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Workman; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Lee and Mary; married on 9 Aug 1929 at Welch, WV; Bessie Simpson; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of _________.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Bessie E Stanley [Bessie E Workman] [Bessie E Simpson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1 May 1914
Birth Place: McDowell Cou, West Virginia [McDowell Cou|]
Death Date: 7 May 2003
Claim Date: 3 Aug 1976
Father:
Floyd W Simpson
Mother:
Peggie Belcher
SSN: 284382577
Notes: 11 Aug 1976: Name listed as BESSIE E STANLEY"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Great Stone Face; 20 May 2001; maintained by Find a
Grave.
" Bessie E. Stanley
Birth 1 May 1914
Death 7 May 2003 (aged 89)
Burial
Mountain View Cemetery
Wikel, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 5464866"
1. 1920 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Hiwassee District; Allisonia Precinct; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 42B;
Image 2 of 15; Family #73/73.
Listed as Ralph R. Bryson; age 7; born in VA; Black; in household of father, Alexander Bryson.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle; E.D. 24-46; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 883B;
Image 3 of 41; Household # 14.
Listed as Ralph Bryson; age 28; born in VA; married; Negro; 2nd grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of hosuehold.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Judy Robertson; 20 Sep 2018.
"Ralph R Bryson
Birth unknown
Death May 1991
Burial
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Devotion, 104-D, 4
Memorial ID 193255376"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle; E.D. 24-46; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 883B;
Image 3 of 41; Household # 14.
Listed as Elnora Bryson; age 24; born in WV; married; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Ralph R. Bryson.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle; E.D. 24-46; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 883B;
Image 3 of 41; Household # 14.
Listed as Eugene Bryson; age 10 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Ralph R. Bryson.