McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Henry Hyatt

1. 1880 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Turnstall District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 306A; Image
5 of 53; Family #30/30.
Listed as Henry Hiatt; age 25; born in VA; farmer; Black; head of household..


Charity

1. 1880 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Turnstall District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 306A; Image
5 of 53; Family #30/30.
Listed as Charity Hiatt; age 24; born in VA; Black; in household of husband, Henry Hyatt.


John H. Hyatt

1. 1880 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Turnstall District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 306A; Image
5 of 53; Family #30/30.
Listed as John H. Hiatt; age 10 mons; born in July (1879) in VA; Black; in household of father, Henry Hyatt.


James Walter "Jimmy" Mitchem

1. Prince William Co, VA; Divorce Records; #85-017438; Ancestry.com Website.
James Walter Mitchem; age 45; born 11 Jun 1940; this was his 1st marriage; 9th grade education;
living at 320 Potomac Ave, #A, Quantico, VA; divorced from Pauline Reynolds; age 43;
born 10 Aug 1942; this was her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at 3547 Melrose Ave,
Triangle, VA; marriege occured 17 Aug 1964 in Birmingham, AL; 4 children; all under 18 yrs of age;
one yr seperation begining June 1978; divorce granted to wife.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James W Mitchem
Social Security Number: 235-62-9895
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1940
Issue Year: 1956
Issue State: West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Feb 2013"


Pauline Reynolds

1. Prince William Co, VA; Divorce Records; #85-017438; Ancestry.com Website.
James Walter Mitchem; age 45; born 11 Jun 1940; this was his 1st marriage; 9th grade education;
living at 320 Potomac Ave, #A, Quantico, VA; divorced from Pauline Reynolds; age 43;
born 10 Aug 1942; this was her 1st marriage; 9th grade education; living at 3547 Melrose Ave,
Triangle, VA; marriege occured 17 Aug 1964 in Birmingham, AL; 4 children; all under 18 yrs of age;
one yr seperation begining June 1978; divorce granted to wife.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Pauline R Mitchem
Social Security Number: 419-58-6264
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1942
Issue Year: 1960-1961
Issue State: Alabama
Death Date: 2 Feb 2012"
3. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Pauline R. Mitchem
Death Age: 69
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1942
Residence Place: Woodbridge, Virginia
Death Date: 2 Feb 2012
Death Place: Woodbridge, Virginia"


James Jo Allen Mitchem

1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Joe Allen Mitchem
Birth Date: 8 Feb 1972
Birth Place: Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1972010249"
2. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Joe Allen Mitchem
Death Date: 5 Feb 2013
Death Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA"


Lorn Compton

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lorn Compton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1926
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 29 May 1948
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Walter George Compton
Mother: Maggie Hardy
Spouse: Dorothy Phyllis Vencill
Certificate Number: 1948013577"


Dorothy Phyllis Vencill

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Dorothy Phyllis Vencill
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1927
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 29 May 1948
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Robert Bentley Vencill
Mother: Dixie Dyer McNew
Spouse: Lorn Compton
Certificate Number: 1948013577"


Lorn David Compton

1. US Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lorn David Compton
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1948
Death Date: 4 Apr 1968
Age: 19
Home City: Squire
Home State: West Virginia
SSN/Service #: 13993454
Death Date: 4 Apr 1968
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 4 Sep 1967
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class
Military Grade: Specialist Fourth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Company: B Trp
Regiment: 4th Cav
Batallion: 1st Sqdr
Province: Military Region 3 - Tay Ninh
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: 63A10
Data Source: Coffelt Database"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by rw2009; 22 Dec 2015.
" Lorn David Compton
Birth 22 Dec 1948
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 4 Apr 1968 (aged 19)
Tây Ninh, Vietnam
Burial
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 156268095"

Additional Information Posted:
"SP4 Compton #
MOS:

"In memory of Lorn David, son of Lorn and Dorothy Phyllis Compton.

"SP4 Compton began his Vietnam tour Sep 4, 1967 attached to the Army's 1st Infantry Division, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Troop B.

"He was a gunner on a M-48 tank and received fatal injuries when hit by fragments of a hostile anti-tank rocket."


Dave "Dorr" Snuffer

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 120; WV Archives Web Site.
Darr Snuffer; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, VA (sic, WV); single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
I.F. and Eva; married on 15 Apr 1922 at Welch, WV; Stella Beevins (sic, Blevins); age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Eli and Myrtle.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by THE BONZ; 20 Apr 2003.
" Dave “Dorr” Snuffer
Birth 12 Sep 1896
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 May 1983 (aged 86)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Fairlawn I - II Sections
Memorial ID 7371088"


Estella Joyce Blevins

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 209A;
Image 31 of 33; Family #494.
Listed as Stella Blevins; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Blevins.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 7 Feb 1920; Page 202A;
Image 15 of 16; Family #152/152.
Listed as Estella Blevins; age 14; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Blevins.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 120; WV Archives Web Site.
Darr Snuffer; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, VA (sic, WV); single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
I.F. and Eva; married on 15 Apr 1922 at Welch, WV; Stella Beevins (sic, Blevins); age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Eli and Myrtle.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by THE BONZ; 15 Jun 2009.
" Estelle Joyce Blevins Snuffer
Birth 26 Feb 1904
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1962 (aged 57-58)
USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Fairlawn I - II Sections
Memorial ID 39470990"

Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Eli Blevins and Myrtle Pruitt."