1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
2. "Daily Press"; Newport News, VA; Sunday; 5 Sep 1971; Newspapers.com Website.
"Vance-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Luther Edison Vance of Newport News announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Vance, to David Lewis Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Edward Smith of Newport News. Miss Vance is a graduate of Ferguson High School and attending Christopher Newport College. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Newport News High School and is attending Thomas Nelson Community College. He is employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The wedding is planned for early June."
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 036745; Ancestry.com Website.
David Lewis Smith; age 21; born 4 Apr 1950 in VA; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 104 Maxwell Lane, Newport News, VA; son of Lewis Edward and Betty Jo
(Walker) Smith; married on 11 Sep 1971 in Oakwood, VA; Mary Elizabeth Vance; age 17; born 25
Dec 1953 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 14, Paynesville,
WV; daughter of Luther Edison and Dorothy (Stewart) Vance.
4. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: David Lewis Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 28
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1952
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1971
Divorce Date: 11 Apr 1980
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Vance
Certificate Number: 1980005379
Number of Children: 2"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 169; "Robert and Kathryn Vance Bemisdarfer" article; submitted by
Kathy Bemisdarfer, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St Charles, Iowa.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
"Betty and David (Herrera) had a church service to celebrate their marriage at the Bee Branch
Primitive Bapyist Church in July 1997."
3. "Daily Press"; Newport News, VA; Sunday; 5 Sep 1971; Newspapers.com Website.
"Vance-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Luther Edison Vance of Newport News announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Vance, to David Lewis Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Edward Smith of Newport News. Miss Vance is a graduate of Ferguson High School and attending Christopher Newport College. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Newport News High School and is attending Thomas Nelson Community College. He is employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The wedding is planned for early June."
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 036745; Ancestry.com Website.
David Lewis Smith; age 21; born 4 Apr 1950 in VA; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at 104 Maxwell Lane, Newport News, VA; son of Lewis Edward and Betty Jo
(Walker) Smith; married on 11 Sep 1971 in Oakwood, VA; Mary Elizabeth Vance; age 17; born 25
Dec 1953 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 14, Paynesville,
WV; daughter of Luther Edison and Dorothy (Stewart) Vance.
5. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary Elizabeth Vance
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 26
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1953
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1971
Divorce Date: 11 Apr 1980
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: David Lewis Smith
Certificate Number: 1980005379
Number of Children: 2"
6. Newport News, VA; Marriage License #80-011269; Ancestry.com Website.
Roger Dale Jackson; age 30; born 9 Jan 1950 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first married
ended 29 Sep 1978; 1 yr college education; living at 12431 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA; son of
Scias Ashnurn and bertha Inez (Flowers) Jackson; married on 14 Apr 1980 in Newport News, VA;
Mary Elizabeth Smith; maiden name Vance; age 26; born 27 Dec 1953 in WV; divorced; this is her
2nd marriage; first marriage ended 11 Apr 1980; 11 1/2 yrs HS education; living at 553 Logan Place
#10; Newport News, VA; daughter of Luther Edison and Dorothy (Stewart) Vance.
7. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary Elizabeth Vance [M E Herrera] [Mary Elizabeth Herrera] [Mary Elizabeth Jacksonvance] [Vance Mary Elizabeth]
Birth Date: Dec 1953
Residence Date: 2000-2020
Address: 8510 Glass Rd
Residence: Hayes, Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 23072
Second Residence Date: 1984-2003
Second Address: Rr 1 1645
Second Residence: Saluda, Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 23149
Third Residence Date: 1984-2003
Third Address: Rr 1 Box 1645
Third Residence: Saluda, Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 23149
Fourth Residence Date: 1998-2001
Fourth Address: 6508 Walter Reed Dr
Fourth Residence: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 23061"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sam and Florence Muncy"; Article; Page 219; submitted by Shelvie J. Nickles,
5055 Tibbett Lane, Burke, VA 22015.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sam and Florence Muncy"; Article; Page 219; submitted by Shelvie J. Nickles,
5055 Tibbett Lane, Burke, VA 22015.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #17.
Listed as Leah Edwards; age 5; born in WV;in household of uncle, Harodl Savage; with mother.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Wanda Faye Underwood"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Ruth Goad, Box 171,
Newhall, WV 24866.
2. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #36638; Ancestry.com Website.
Charles Tulon Underwood; age 25; born in Colina, AL; single; no previous marriage; US Navy; living
in Birmingham, AL; son of Emmett R. and Minnie Lee (Gillery) Underwood; married on 17 Dec 1954
in Wythe Co, VA; Wanda Faye Goad; age 23; born in Squire, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
coner (in knitting mill); living in Pulaski, VA; daughter of Willian Henry and Mary M. (Edwards) Goad.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 191; 'William Henry Goad"; article; submitted by Ruth Goad, Box
171, Newhall, WV 24866.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Wanda Faye Underwood"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Ruth Goad, Box 171,
Newhall, WV 24866.
3. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #30544; Ancestry.com Website.
James Kenneth White; age 22; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; store clerk; living in Pulaski, VA; son of
Newton F. and Eliza A. (Davis) White; married on 15 Oct 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Wanda Faye Goad;
age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Dublin, VA; daughter of William H. and Mary
(Edwards) Goad.
4. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #36638; Ancestry.com Website.
Charles Tulon Underwood; age 25; born in Colina, AL; single; no previous marriage; US Navy; living
in Birmingham, AL; son of Emmett R. and Minnie Lee (Gillery) Underwood; married on 17 Dec 1954
in Wythe Co, VA; Wanda Faye Goad; age 23; born in Squire, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
coner (in knitting mill); living in Pulaski, VA; daughter of Willian Henry and Mary M. (Edwards) Goad.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Alton & Loudonia; 18 Nov 2008.
" Wanda Faye Goad Underwood
Birth 13 Oct 1931
Squire, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Nov 1990 (aged 59)
Alachua County, Florida, USA
Burial
Hawthorne Cemetery
Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida, USA
Memorial ID 31511337"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Wanda Faye Underwood"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Ruth Goad, Box 171,
Newhall, WV 24866.
2. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #30544; Ancestry.com Website.
James Kenneth White; age 22; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; store clerk; living in Pulaski, VA; son of
Newton F. and Eliza A. (Davis) White; married on 15 Oct 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Wanda Faye Goad;
age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Dublin, VA; daughter of William H. and Mary
(Edwards) Goad.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 191; 'William Henry Goad"; article; submitted by Ruth Goad, Box
171, Newhall, WV 24866.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Wanda Faye Underwood"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Ruth Goad, Box 171,
Newhall, WV 24866.
3. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #30544; Ancestry.com Website.
James Kenneth White; age 22; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; store clerk; living in Pulaski, VA; son of
Newton F. and Eliza A. (Davis) White; married on 15 Oct 1948 in Tazewell, VA; Wanda Faye Goad;
age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Dublin, VA; daughter of William H. and Mary
(Edwards) Goad.
4. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #36638; Ancestry.com Website.
Charles Tulon Underwood; age 25; born in Colina, AL; single; no previous marriage; US Navy; living
in Birmingham, AL; son of Emmett R. and Minnie Lee (Gillery) Underwood; married on 17 Dec 1954
in Wythe Co, VA; Wanda Faye Goad; age 23; born in Squire, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
coner (in knitting mill); living in Pulaski, VA; daughter of Willian Henry and Mary M. (Edwards) Goad.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Alton & Loudonia; 18 Nov 2008.
" Wanda Faye Goad Underwood
Birth 13 Oct 1931
Squire, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Nov 1990 (aged 59)
Alachua County, Florida, USA
Burial
Hawthorne Cemetery
Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida, USA
Memorial ID 31511337"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Alva Coleman; born 5 Jul 1919 at Lex, WV; living at lex, WV; son of Noah and Mary; married on 31
Jul 1937 at Lex, WV; Gladys Myers; born 2 Jul 1921 at Marytown, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV;
daughter of John and Rosa.