1. "The Indianapolis Star"; Indianapolis, IN; Sunday, 2 Feb 2003; Page 41; Newspapers.com Website.
"Karen Ann Taylor 44, Beech Grove, died Jan. 31, 2003. Ms. Taylor worked as a retail manager for Fashion Bug for 20 years, retiring in Jan. 2003. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Berea College. She was a member of Indianapolis Baptist Temple where she worked with the Cancer and Youth Ministries. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Visitation will be on Monday, Feb. 3 from 4-7 p.m. with die funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. in the Little & Sons Stop 11 Chapel. She is survived by her father James E. Taylor; brothers James (Barbara), Matthew (Edwina), and Mark (Laura) Taylor; sisters Norma Taylor, BJ Taylor, Barbara (Thomas) Fields, Marietta Taylor and Sue Taylor; nieces and nephews Brittany, Mallory, Joseph, and Jeremy Taylor and Corbyn Fields; godchild Serina McCoy; and grandmother Norma Taylor."
2. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ann Taylor
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 44
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1958
Birth Place: Jiaeger (sic, Iaeger) WV
Death Date: 31 Jan 2003
Death Place: Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA
Father: James E Taylor
Mother: Mary Etta Taylor"
1. 1940 Census; Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; E.D. 5-6; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 123A;
Image 27 of 64; Household #235.
Listed as Billy Jo Cook; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Fred H. Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 171; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Joe Cook; age 19; born and living in Rockview, WV; single; son of Fred H. and Faye Cook;
married on 24 Sep 1949 at Pineville, WV; Alpha Ellison; age 19; born in Sabine, WV; single;
living at Rockview, WV; daughter of Everett H. and Mary E. Ellison.
3. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Billy Joe Cook
Birth Date: May 1931
Residence Date: 2019-2020
Address: Po Box 147
Residence: Rock View, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24880
Second Residence Date: 1993-2002
Second Address: 903 Hunters Ridge Rd
Second Residence:
Second Postal Code: 25314
Third Residence Date: 1997-1999
Third Address: Rr 10 488
Third Residence: Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24874
Fourth Residence Date: 1997-1999
Fourth Address: Rr 10 Box 488
Fourth Residence: Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 24874 "
4. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Billy Joe Cook, 89, of Rock View, passed away Thursday April 29, 2021 at his residence."Born May 25, 1931 in Rock View, he was the son of the late Fred Cook and Faye Mullins Cook Daugherty.
"Most of Billy Joe’s career was spent with Buycrus-Erie, an American surface and underground mining equipment company. His work took him around the world before finally retiring to his hometown of Pineville.
"He was an avid hunter, loved to fish and was an expert gardener. Billy Joe enjoyed any activity that took him outdoors. He also was a craftsman, woodworker and could build anything.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his stepdad, Bill Daugherty, brothers, Roger and Herbert Cook, a sister, Cletis Calhoun and a daughter Sherri Fawn Cook.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Janice, sons, Joseph Keith Cook and wife Francis, Chris Cook and wife Michelle, daughters, Robin Lamb, Shelia Long and husband Marshall, Gwenn Mayhew and husband Ronnie, Tammy Repass and husband Bill, Myra O’Neal, Djedda Denka and husband Mike, stepchildren, Melissa Stable and Joe Flaugher, brother, Shelby Cook, sisters, Delma Rainwater, Sonja Brewer, Reva McMillian, Janie Williams and Trilla Cook, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72-022258; Ancestry.com Website.
Billy Joe Flaugher; age 35; born 3 Mar 1937 in KY; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 1 yr HS
education; living at Box 465, Oceana, WV; son of Henry and Laura Belva (Hammons) Flaugher;
married on 30 Jun 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Janice Kay Lewis; maiden name Green; age 26; born
10 Oct 1945 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; 7th grade education; living at Pineville, WV;
daughter of Milburn Lee and Zelva Reba (Blankenship) Green.
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Janice Kay Flaugher [Janice Kay Cook]
Birth Date: Oct 1945
Residence Date: 2019-2020
Address: Po Box 147
Residence: Rock View, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 24880
Second Residence Date: 1984-2006
Second Address: Rr 10 488
Second Residence: Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 24874
Third Residence Date: 1984-2006
Third Address: Rr 10 Box 488
Third Residence: Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 24874
Fourth Residence Date: 1990-2001
Fourth Address: Po Box 1365
Fourth Residence: Pineville, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 24874
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 23 Jan 1920, Page 152A,
Family #128.
Listed as William P. O'Neal, age 3 yrs, 2? months, born in WV, in household of father, Daniel H. O'Neal.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 105A;
Family #297.
Listed as William P. O'Neal, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, Daniel H. O'Neal.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 22 Aug 2006.
" William Patten O'Neal
Birth 16 Oct 1916
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Nov 1995 (aged 79)
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Hickory Ridge Cemetery
Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 15462813"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Daniel Harrison O'Neal (1891-1937) & Martha J. Mitchem O'Neal (1894-1983)."Brother of Nancy J. O'Neal-Green (1913-1990), Paul S. O'Neal (1915-Deceased), Benjamin H. "Ben" O'Neal (1918-1996), Ray B. O'Neal (1919-Deceased), Mary Ann O'Neal-Davis (1921-Deceased), Charlotte O'Neal (1923-Deceased), William Morris O'Neal (1924-1957), Vida M. O'Neal (1926-Deceased), Samuel "Sam" Ray O'Neal (1929-2012), & Luther O'Neal (1931-1994).
"Married to Sylvia Mae Lane-O'Neal (1922-Deceased).
"Father of William Homer O'Neal (1939–2016), Roger Lee O'Neal (1942–2004), James Lloyd O'Neal (1945–1969), Martha Esther O'Neal-Adkins (Deceased), Rachel O'Neal-Mellott (Deceased), Michael Patten O’Neal, Ann O'Neal-Musser and Clinton Ray O'Neal (1953-1953)."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Family #214/214.
Listed as Sylvia N. Lane; age 8; born in WV; in household of mother, Virginia Stanley Lane.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 22 Aug 2006.
"Name: Michael Patten O'Neal
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1954
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1980
Marriage Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Father: William Patten O'Neal
Mother: Sylvia Mae Lane
Spouse: Myra Sue Cook"Additional Information Posted:
"Sylvia "Mae" Lane-O'Neal"Daughter of Ray Bogle Lane (1893–1929) and Virginia Frances Stanley-Lane-Lester (1897–1971).
"Sister of Paris "Harvey" Lane (1917-1981), Howard Lane (1918-Deceased), Homer H. Lane (1919-1993), Gladys Lane-Lilly, and Silas Lane (1927-2012).
"Married to William Patton O'Neal (1916-1995).
"Mother of William Homer O'Neal (1939–2016), Roger Lee O'Neal (1942–2004), James Lloyd O'Neal (1945–1969), Martha Esther O'Neal-Adkins (Deceased), Rachel O'Neal-Mellott (Deceased), Michael Patten O’Neal, Ann O'Neal-Musser and Clinton Ray O'Neal (1953-1953)."
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Michael Patten O'Neal
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1954
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1980
Marriage Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Father: William Patten O'Neal
Mother: Sylvia Mae Lane
Spouse: Myra Sue Cook"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Myra Sue Cook
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1960
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1980
Marriage Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Father: Billy Joe Cook
Mother: Alphia Eldine Ellison
Spouse: Michael Patten O'Neal
Certificate Number: 1980005621"
1. Internet e-mail, dbishop2@ameritech.net, 7 Nov 1999, Douglas A. Bishop.
Walter L. Bishop was born on 16 Feb 1905. He married Bertha Mae Crouse on 20
Aug 1943 at Welch, WV. She was born in 1914 in VA.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 28 Apr 1910, Page 201A,
Family #317.
Listed as Walter Bishop, age 5, single, born in WV, in household of father, Floyd Bishop.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 228A,
Family #17.
Listed as Walter L. Bishop, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Floyd Bishop.
4. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV, Tridelphia District, Main Street, Greenville, taken on 4 Apr 1930,
Page 143A, Family #28
Listed as Walter Bishop, age 24, single, born in WV, laborer in coal mine, in household of father,
Floyd Bishop.
5. Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Walter Bishop
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 29
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1904
Birth Place: Mc donell w VA (McDowell Co, WV)
Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1933
Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA
Father: Floyd Bishop
Mother: Mary Lester
Spouse: Bertha Crouse "
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Bishop; age 39; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 20
Aug 1943 at Welch, WV; Bertha Mae Crouse; age 29; born in VA; divorced (sic?); living at Iaeger,
WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Roger Milford; 29 Aug 2010; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Walter L Bishop
Birth 1903
Death 14 Apr 1973 (aged 69–70)
Burial
Mount Hope Cemetery
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Plot 1CP - Row 2
Memorial ID 57887665 "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.
1. Pennsylvania, U.S., Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Records, 1829-1971; Page 159; No 7630;
Ancestry.com Website.
Michael Kleman; received 6 Sep 1884; age 20; native of Germany; dark complexion; brown hair;
gray eyes, 5' 4" tall; 152 lbs; foot size 10"; "M K inside of heart and 1884" in blue ink on right arm;
left school at 14; can read and write; coal miner; moderate drinker; never married; no military
service;1 year sentence for felonious assult, sentenced 4 Sep 1884; first offense.
2. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Michael Kleman
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1864
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1887
Marriage Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Mike Kleman
Mother: Mary Kleman
Spouse: Margaret Bush (sic Busch)
Film Number: 001316383"
3. 1900 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; Mount Pleasant Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 26A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #453/453.
Listed as Mike Cleman; age 36; born in Feb 1864 in Germany; married 12 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
4. 1910 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; North Huntington Township; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 252A;
Image 20 of 67; Family #157/159.
Listed as Michael Kleman; age 46; born in Germany; married once for 22 yrs; immigrated to US in
1880; naturalized citizen; coal miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1916); Page 84; Line #29; WV Archives Website.
Michael Klemann; age 52; born at Big Sandy, WV (sic, Germany); married; miner; died 12 Oct 1916
due to slate fall in mine.
1. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Margaret Bush
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1887
Marriage Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Conrad Bush
Mother: Mary Bush
Spouse: Michael Kleman
Film Number: 001316383"
(She was and orphan with consent of Fredrick Denney, guardian ad litem)
2. 1900 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; Mount Pleasant Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 26A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #453/453.
Listed as Maggie Cleman; age 28; born in Aug 1871 in Germany; married 6 yrs; 6 children; all living;
in household of husband, Michael Klemann.
3. 1910 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; North Huntington Township; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 252A;
Image 20 of 67; Family #157/159.
Listed as Maria M. Kleman; age 38; born in Germany; married once for 22 yrs; 12 children, 11 living;
immigrated to US in 1887; in household of husband, Michael Klemann.
4. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Marie Margaret Blenman
[Marie Margaret Klemann]
[Marie Margaret Busch]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 73
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1871
Birth Place: Spesa Germany
Death Date: 13 May 1945
Death Place: Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Conrad Busch
Mother: Mareo Norman
Spouse: Michael Blenman
Certificate Number: 45085"
1. 1900 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; Mount Pleasant Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 26A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #453/453.
Listed as Christina Cleman; age 11; born in May 1889 in OH; in household of father, Michael
Klemann.
1. 1900 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; Mount Pleasant Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 26A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #453/453.
Listed as Cathrine Cleman; age 9; born in Dec 1890 in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
1. 1900 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; Mount Pleasant Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 26A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #453/453.
Listed as Elizabeth Cleman; age 5; born in Jan 1894 in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
2. 1910 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; North Huntington Township; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 252A;
Image 20 of 67; Family #157/159.
Listed as Elizabeth Kleman; age 15; born in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
1. 1900 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; Mount Pleasant Township; taken 15 Jun 1900; Page 26A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #453/453.
Listed as Jacob Cleman; age 1; born in Jan 1899 in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
2. 1910 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; North Huntington Township; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 252A;
Image 20 of 67; Family #157/159.
Listed as Jacob Kleman; age 11; born in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1914); Page 84; Line #1; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Klemann; age 15 yrs, 2 mons, 8 days; born in Jed, WV; (sic, PA) single; laborer in mine; died
11 Mar 1914 due to ????? hemorrhage.
1. 1910 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; North Huntington Township; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 252A;
Image 20 of 67; Family #157/159.
Listed as Maria M. Kleman; age 9; born in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
1. Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Margaret Klemann
Maiden Name: Busch
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Germany
Spouse: Michael Klemann
Child: Michael FRANK Klemann"
(Michael Frank Klemann born 7 Dec 1909 in North Huntington Township, Westmoreland Co, PA)
2. 1910 Census, Westmoreland Co, PA; North Huntington Township; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 252A;
Image 20 of 67; Family #157/159.
Listed as Michael M. Kleman; age 4 mons; born in PA; in household of father, Michael Klemann.
1. Westmoreland Co, PA; WW II Draft Registration Card #3210; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
John Norman Klemann; age 28; born 19 Jun 1912 at Havaco, WV; living at 611 Warden St, Irwin, PA;
person who will always know address, Mrs. Margaret Marie Klemann, mother; os same address;
employed by Armour Company. Greensburg, PA; 5' 10 1/2" tall; 153 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light
brown complexion.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gary McMillan; 12 May 2012; maintained by Carole Conrad.
"Sgt George Washington Parsons
Birth 5 Dec 1835
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 20 Jan 1905 (aged 69)
Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Welchs Cemetery
Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 90015362 "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 22 Jul 2012; maintained by Find A Grave.
"Jerusha “Rusha” Dixon Kemp
Birth 11 Aug 1837
Comet, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death 22 Nov 1926 (aged 89)
Havaco, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toms Mountain Cemetery
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Plot No Marker-possible stone
Memorial ID 94010728"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15745; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerusha Kemp; age 89 yrs, 3 mons, 12 days; born 11 Aug 1837 in NC; widow; retired housewife;
living at Havaco, WV; daughter of Daniel and Sallie (Miller) Dixon; died 22 Nov 1926 at Havaco,
WV; due to cerebral hemorrhage; buried in Toms Mtn Cemetery, Welch, WV; informant, Charles
Amburn, Havaco, WV.