McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Edgar R. Hall

1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Pocahontas; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 61A; Image
3 of 9; Family #79/86.
Listed as Edgar R. Hall; age 53; born in NC; married; timberman in coal mine; head of household.


Ellen Coleman

1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Pocahontas; taken on 8/9 Jan 1920; Page 61A; Image
3 of 9; Family #79/86.
Listed as Ellen Hall; age 33; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Rdgar R. Hall.


Samuel Evan Adams

1. E-mail 26 Jul 2021; Wanda Woody.
"Samuel Evans Adams

"Born: 24 Mar 1903 in Virginia
Married: Florence Rachel Mitchell on 17 Oct 1922 in Buchannon County, Virginia
Died: 02 Nov 1928 in Weston, Lewis Count, WV

"Parents:
John Quincy Adams (1865 - 13 Apr 1914)
Annie Chisenhall (15 May 1856 - 16 Dec 1919)

"Siblings:
Celia Ann Adams (1885-1955)
Jane Adams (1886 - 1981)
James Adams (1887 - 1974)
Spencer Adams (1891 - ?)
John Milton Adams (1895 - 1970)
Dave Harrison Adams (1897-1972)
Nora Victoria Adams (1900-1965)

"Children:
Fred Adams (01 Apr 1924 - 01 Apr 1994)
Audrey Marie Adams (08 Nov 1926 - 11 Jan 1974)
Leonard Adams (16 May 1929 - living)"


Florence Rachel Mitchell

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Florence Mitchell Newton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1907
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1961
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Cecil Mitchell
Mother: Ammie Straton
Spouse: D A Byrd
Certificate Number: 1961024025"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Florence Mitchell Adams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1938
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: C C Mitchell
Mother: Annie Stratton
Spouse: Edward Newton
Certificate Number: 1938022587"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Wanda Woody; 23 Aug 2016.
" Florence Rachel Mitchell Byrd
Birth 9 Mar 1908
Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death 7 Aug 1984 (aged 76)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 168835616"

Additional Information Posted:
"Florence Rachel Byrd, daughter of Cecil Critt Mitchell and Ammie Rhoda Stratton Mitchell, was born March 9, 1908 and passed away on August 7, 1984.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands: Samuel Adams and Edward Newton; one daughter Audrey Marie McCormick. She is survived by her husband Dewey Byrd, and two sons Fred Adams and Leonard Adams"
4. E-mail 26 Jul 2021; Wanda Woody.
"Florence Rachel Mitchell

"Born: 09 March 1908 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
Married: Samuel Evanss Adams on 17 Oct 1922 in Buchannon County, Virginia
Married: Edward Greever Newton (1903-1959) on 03 Sept 1938 in Tazewell, VA
Married: Dewey Alfanso Byrd (1908-1990) on 25 Aug 1961 in Lebanon, VA.
Died: 07 Aug 1984 in Bluefield, Mercer, WV

"Parents:
Cecil Critt Mitchell (1873 - 1909)
Ammie Rhoda Stratton (1882-1950)

"Siblings:
Myrtle Mitchell (1904-1912)
George Mitchell (1906-1938
Ruby Mitchell (1906-1966)
Mary Mitchell (1910-1960)
"Half-Siblings:
Sallie Watson (1912 - ?)
Maude Gladys Watson (1913-1998)
Ethel Watson (1914-?)
Edgar Watson (1915-?)

"Children:
Fred Adams (01 Apr 1924 - 01 Apr 1994)
Audrey Marie Adams (08 Nov 1926 - 11 Jan 1974)
Leonard Adams (16 May 1929 - living)


Jones

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; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.


Sandra Pruitt

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; "Wilson and Alice Nunn"; Article;
submitted by Irma N. Webb, 308 Valleydale, Bluefield, VA 24605.


Hugh Irvin Peck

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; "The Bruce Peck Family" Article;
Page 219; submitted by David W. Peck, 102 Foxridge Court, Chapel Hill, NC 27414.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hugh Irvin Peck [Hugh I Peck]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1929
Birth Place: Rogersville, Tennessee
Death Date: 17 Dec 1994
Father:
Wiley B Peck
Mother:
Mildred J Shippey
SSN: 232342233
Notes: Jan 1945: Name listed as HUGH IRVIN PECK;
22 Dec 1994: Name listed as HUGH I PECK "
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Piper; 11 Mar 2014.
" Hugh I Peck
Birth 19 Feb 1929
Death 17 Dec 1994 (aged 65)
Burial
Memorial Garden Park
Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA
Memorial ID 126201866"


Phyllis Joan Hood

1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Piper; 8 Dec 2013.
" Phyllis Joan Hood Peck
Birth 8 Dec 1929
Oshkosh, Garden County, Nebraska, USA
Death 9 Feb 2011 (aged 81)
USA
Burial
Memorial Garden Park
Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA
Memorial ID 121432445"

Additional Information Posted:
"Joan Hood Peck, 81, was born in Oshkosh, Nebraska on December 8, 1929 to Mr. and Mrs. Lula T. Hood. Soon, the Hood family moved to Camp Creek, West Virginia where Joan received her education and completed a B.S. degree in Education at Marshall College and later, Joan attained a master's degree in Counseling. While still in West Virginia, Joan met and married Dr. Hugh I. Peck.
Over the years, Joan's family lived in several states. However, the past 31 years were spent in Starkville, MS and in Baton Rouge, LA. In Starkville, John H. Peck was an active member of the Newcomer's Club and the Starkville Garden Club. She enjoyed teaching Bridge for Newcomer's Club and as President of the Starkville Garden Club, Joan headed up the planting of the Grandmother's Garden which received national recognition. Joan and her husband, Hugh, were active members of the United Methodist Church in Starkville, MS.
Joan passed away under the gentle care of St. Claire Manor, Life Source Hospice and surrounded by her loving family in Baton Rouge on February 9, 2011. Joan was preceded in death by Dr. Hugh I. Peck, her husband of 41 years and her parents, Mr. Lula T. Hood and Ethel Cantley Hood.
Joan is survived by her brother, Charles A. Hood and his wife, Judy with their six children of Houston, TX. Joan's daughters are Sandra Charlene Peck Belena and husband Dr. John F. Belena of Houston, TX and Cynthia Ann Peck Hall and husband, Dr. William L. Hall of Baton Rouge, LA. Joan is survived by three grandchildren, Lucas D. Biggers and wife Amy of Wakeforest, N.C., Stephanie H. Geddings and husband Chris of Pittsborough, N.C., and Lydia H. Jumonville, the mother of Joan's great grandchildren, Lance and Preston Jumonville, also of Baton Rouge, LA.
All of us love and will dearly miss Joan Peck, our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, until one by one, we meet again with Jesus in heaven.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gardens Park Cemetery in Starkville."


Helen Wade

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 34B;
Image 4 of 64; Household #36.
Listed as Helen Wade; age 17; born in WV; single; Negro; 3 yrs HS education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James R. Wade.


Albert Sweeney

1. 1910 Census, Martin Co, KY; Eden Precinct; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 30A; Image 17 of 26;
Family #76/77.
Listed as Albert Swena; age 10; born in KY; in household of father, William Sweeney.
2. 1920 Census, Martin Co, KY; Eden Precinct; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 172A; Image 22 of 26;
Family #114/114..
Listed as Albert Sweeeney; age 20; born in KY; single; farm laborer, working out; in household of
father, William Sweeney.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; VOL #__(1925); Page 303; WV Archives Website.
Albert Swiney; age 25; born in Martin Co, KY; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of William and
Susan; married on 27 Aug 1925 at English, WV; Mary Bell Gross; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of J.P. and S.M.


Mary Belle Gross

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; VOL #__(1925); Page 303; WV Archives Website.
Albert Swiney; age 25; born in Martin Co, KY; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of William and
Susan; married on 27 Aug 1925 at English, WV; Mary Bell Gross; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of J.P. and S.M.


Dwight Anderson Estep

1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581 Maiden
Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 187; "Dwight and teresa Estep"; article; submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581
Maiden Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.


Teresa Glynn Mullins

1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581 Maiden
Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, "Dwight and Teresa Estep", Article; Page 187;
submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581 Maiden Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Ora Mae and Glen Mullins"; Article; submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581 Maiden
Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.


Rayan Ashley Estep

1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581 Maiden
Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 187; "Rayan Ashley Estep"; article; submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581
Maiden Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.


Airel Lashae Estep

1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1999", Vol II, submitted by Joyce Reed, 1581 Maiden
Wood Circle, Maiden, NC 28650.