1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 046376; Ancestry.com Website.
James Michael Hall; age 19; born 16 Jan 1959 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living at Box 121, Big Sandy, WV; son of George Allen and Shirley Jean (Gillespie) Hall; married on
14 Oct 1978 in Grundy, VA; Darlene Ratliff; age 20; born 7 May 1958 in WV; this is her 1st marriage;
12th grade education; living at Box 153, Panther, WV; daughter of Granville and Polly Jane (Justice)
Ratliff.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 046376; Ancestry.com Website.
James Michael Hall; age 19; born 16 Jan 1959 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living at Box 121, Big Sandy, WV; son of George Allen and Shirley Jean (Gillespie) Hall; married on
14 Oct 1978 in Grundy, VA; Darlene Ratliff; age 20; born 7 May 1958 in WV; this is her 1st marriage;
12th grade education; living at Box 153, Panther, WV; daughter of Granville and Polly Jane (Justice)
Ratliff.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek Didtrict; Twin Branch; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 190A;
Image 7 of 12; Family #103/110.
Listed as Walter McKee; age 34; born in VA; married once for 13 yrs; coal mine boss; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek Didtrict; Twin Branch; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 190A;
Image 7 of 12; Family #103/110.
Listed as Margaret A. McKee; age 41; born in VA; married twice; last time for 13 yrs; 4 children; 3 living;
in household of husband, Walter McKee.
1. Delayed Birth Certificate; Maury Co, TN; #300076; Ancestry.com Website.
Archibald Williams Craige; born 5 Jun 1879 in rural Maury Co, TN; parents, Frank Burton, born in NC
and Fannie (Williams, born in TN) Craige; issued 9 Oct 1944.
2. 1880 Census, Maury Co, TN; 17th District; taken 25 Jun 1880; 429D; Image 23 of 30;
Family # 200/211.
Listed as Achabald Craige; age 1; born in TN; in household of father, Francis B. Craige.
3. Maury Co, TN; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1907); Page 1; Ancestry.com Website.
A.W. Craige; marreid Miss Nona Hill on 9 Jan 1907.
4. "The Herald and Mail"; Columbia, TN; Friday; 30 Nov 1906; Page 6; Newspapers.com Website.
"Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Spencer Hill of Mt. Pleasant, announce the marri age of their daughter, Nona
Russell, and Arch Williams Craige, on Jan 9, 1907, at their home In that city.
5. 1910 Census, Maury Co, TN; 7th District; Mt Plesant; taken 3 May 1910; Page 66B; Image 34 of 43;
Family #351/359.
Listed as A.W. Craige; age 37; born in TN; married once for 4 yrs; retail dry goods merchant; head
of household.
6. Maury Co, TN; WW I Draft Registration Card #3813; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Website.
Arch Williams Graige; age 39; born 5 Jun 1879; living at North Main, Mt Pleasant, Maury Co, TN;
hardware dealer for Craige and Davis Hardware Co; Main Street, Mt Pleasant, TN; nearest relative,
Nora Russell Hill Craige; North Main, Mt Pleasant, TN; medium height; slender build; brown eyes
and dark hair.
7. 1920 Census, Maury Co, TN; 7th District; Mt Pleasant; taken 3 Jan 1920; Page 133A; Image 35 of
44; Family #25/26.
Listed as Arch W. Craige; age 40; born in TN; married; manager of hardware store; head of
household.
8. 1930 Census, Maury Co, TN; 7th District; Mt Pleasant; taken 4 Apr 1930; Page 55B; Image 6 of
41; Family #67/79.
Listed as A.W. Craige; age 50; born in TN; married at 26; hardware and furniture retail merchant;
head of household.
9. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Carter Hotel; E.D. 24-29; taken 8 Apr
1940; Page 614A; Image 92 of 93; Line #16.
Listed as A,W, Craige; age 57; born in VA (sic, TN); divorced; 4 yrs HS education; traveling salesman
for clothing store.
10. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft registration Card # U-1718; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Arch W. Craige; age 62; born 5 Jun 1879 in Williamsport, TN; living in the Carter Hotel, Welch, WV;
employed by Storrs-Schaefer Co, Cincinnati, OH; person who will always know address, Bessie Dale
Craige, Carter Hotel, Welch, WV; brown eyes; gray hair; light complexion.
11. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 15; WV Archives Website.
A.W. Craige; age 60; born in TN; divorced; living in Welch, WV; married on 17 May 1943 in Bluefield,
WV; Clara Margaret Jones; age 46; born in VA; divorced; living in Welch, WV.
12. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Arch W Craige
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1879
Birth Place: Rura Maury, Tennessee
Death Date: 15 Dec 1945
Claim Date: 4 Feb 1946
SSN: 288031167
Notes: 22 Jul 1977: Name listed as ARCH W CRAIGE "
13. Colleton Co, SC; Death certificate #13624; Ancestry.com Website.
Archibald Williams Craige; age 67; born in Maury Co, TN; married; husband of Mrs. Clara Holbrook
Craige; employed by Storrs Schaefer Co, Cincinnati, OH; living at 105 Lake Shore Dr, Welch, WV;
son of Frank Burton and Fannie (Williams) Craige; died 15 Dec 1945 at Walterboro, SC; due to
chronic cardiac disease with cardiac failure; body shipped 16 dec 1945 to Welch, WV; informant,
Mrs. W.C. McBride, Welch, WV.
14. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Carolyn Craige; 17 Jan 2019.
" Archibald Williams Craige
Birth 5 Jun 1879
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Death 15 Dec 1945 (aged 66)
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Section 1 - Lot 229 - (2 from N.E. Corner)
Memorial ID 196140988"
15. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1945; Facebook message from Carolyn Craige.
"Rites To Be Held Today For Arch W. Craige, Sr. It is quite detailed and lists the location of the funeral at the First Methodist church with Rev R.S. McClung in charge of services but that the pastor of First Presbyterian Rev. Don Brandon will assist. It also list all the pallbearers and that the members of the Lions Club will be in charge of the flowers".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 15; WV Archives Website.
A.W. Craige; age 60; born in TN; divorced; living in Welch, WV; married on 17 May 1943 in Bluefield,
WV; Clara Margaret Jones; age 46; born in VA; divorced; living in Welch, WV.
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; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
"...married Mildred..."
2. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Paul Henkle
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1917038700
Father: William Henkle
Mother: Minnie Payne "
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #25243; Ancestry.com Website.
Paul Bernard Hinkle age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; truck driver; living in Bluefield, WV; son
of William Jacob and Minnie B. (Payne) Hinkle; married on 29 Jun 1940 in Bland, VA; Mildred
Louise Akers; age 19; born and living in Bluefield, WV; single; daughter of Leland Martin and Vivian
Dimple (Thomas) Akers.
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; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
"...married Mildred..."
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #25243; Ancestry.com Website.
Paul Bernard Hinkle age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; truck driver; living in Bluefield, WV; son
of William Jacob and Minnie B. (Payne) Hinkle; married on 29 Jun 1940 in Bland, VA; Mildred
Louise Akers; age 19; born and living in Bluefield, WV; single; daughter of Leland Martin and Vivian
Dimple (Thomas) Akers.
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; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
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; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
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; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Denuail M Shumate
Also Known As Denvail M Shumate
2nd Also Known As Name Denver Shumate
3rd Also Known As Name Benvail M Shumate
Residence Date 01 Apr 2005
Residence Place Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 25 Aug 1946
Address Lenoir, North Carolina 28633
Address Date 01 Apr 2005
2nd Address Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
2nd Address Date 01 Sep 2000-01 Jun 2001
3rd Address Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
3rd Address Date 01 Oct 1986-01 Jun 2001
Possible Relatives Carolyn W Shumate, Charlotte Bentley Shumate, Mary Shumate
Record Number 189438707"
2. Greer-McElveen Funeral Home; Lenoir, NC; Posted Obit.
"Denvail Mack Shumate, age 73, of Connelly Springs Road, Lenoir, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 25, 1946 in Welch County, West Virginia to the late Mack and Virginia Hawks Shumate. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Brice Shumate, Warren Shumate and Jeff Shumate; and one sister, Veronica Mitchell."Mr. Shumate had worked as a supervisor at Paxar and was a member of First Baptist Church of Whitnel where he was an active member but most of all a Christian. He was a U. S. Army Vietnam Veteran.
"Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Bentley Shumate of the home; one son, Jody Nelson of Lenoir; two daughters, Donna Nelson Barnes and husband Jim of Granite Falls and Angel Nelson Greer and husband Jody of Lenoir; three sisters, Beverly Peak and husband David of Welch, W VA, Margo Stevenson of TN, and Ginger Carter of Roderville, W. VA; six grandchildren, Nicole Nelson, Johnathan Hice, Brandon Nelson and wife Kayla, Jake Shatley, Ashlynn Nelson and Josie Nelson; two great-grandchildren, Madelynn Nelson and Aubree Nelson; and his faithful dog, Pepper Shumate.
"Funeral services will be held Friday, December 6, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church of Whitnel conducted by Rev. Steve Hedgecock. Interment will immediately follow the service at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens of Lenoir with military honors provided by Caldwell County Veterans Honor Guard and the National Guard.
"The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. one hour prior to the service at the church.
"Serving as pallbearers will be Jake Shatley, Brandon Nelson, Steven Thompson, Chris Baker, Michael Johnson and Johnathan Hice.
"The family wishes to send special thanks to Rev. Steve Hedgecock for his faithfulness in being there for them. Also, special thanks to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Vanessa Colbert, his caregiver and the VA Hospital for all their loving care of Denvail.
"In lieu of flowers the family respectfully requests memorial contributions be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street, Lenoir, NC 28645
"Online condolences may be left at www.greer-mcelveenfuneralhome.com.Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the Shumate family. "
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charlotte Etta Bentley
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1946
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1962
Marriage Place: Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Arney Joe Nelson
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 16
Event Type: Marriage "
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Charlotte Bentley Shumate
Also Known As Charlotte B Shatley
2nd Also Known As Name Charlotte B Nelson
Residence Date 01 Apr 2005
Residence Place Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 01 Sep 1945
Address Lenoir, North Carolina 28633
Address Date 01 Apr 2005
2nd Address Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
2nd Address Date 01 Dec 1995-05 Dec 2008
3rd Address Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
3rd Address Date 01 Apr 1987-17 Jul 2001
Possible Relatives Angela Kay Nelson, Arney Joe Nelson Sr, Ashley Nicole Nelson, Carolyn W Shumate, Denuail M Shumate, Ivey Nelson, James Ervin Nelson Sr, Janice B Nelson, Mary Shumate, Wanda E Nelson
Record Number 189431925"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 469; WV Archives Website.
Arthur Lee Greer; age 20; born 10 May 1949 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 112, Anawalt, WV;
son of Aedell William and Julia (Graham) Greer; married on 8 Sep 1969 in Skygusty, WV; Lucy
Christine Rose; age 17; born 31 Jul 1952 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 210; Jenkinjones, WV;
daughter of George and Evelyn (Harman) Rose.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 469; WV Archives Website.
Arthur Lee Greer; age 20; born 10 May 1949 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 112, Anawalt, WV;
son of Aedell William and Julia (Graham) Greer; married on 8 Sep 1969 in Skygusty, WV; Lucy
Christine Rose; age 17; born 31 Jul 1952 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 210; Jenkinjones, WV;
daughter of George and Evelyn (Harman) Rose.