McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Thomas Lee Hudgens

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas L. and Laurinda Hudgens"; Article; Page 200; submitted by submitted by
Sibyle Jean Dent, 221 Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
"...died August 2, 1950, at the home of his son, Carl Paul, in Front Royal, VA."
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Taken 14 Jun1900; Page 124B; Image 10
of 52; Family #94/96.
Listed as Tom Hudgens; age 36; born in Jul 1863 in VA; married 14 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 117B; Image 37
of 46; Family #282/311.
Listed as T.L. Hudgens; age 48; born in VA; married once for 25 yrs; farmer; head of household,


Laurinda Lovins

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas L. and Laurinda Hudgens"; Article; Page 200; submitted by submitted by
Sibyle Jean Dent, 221 Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Taken 14 Jun1900; Page 124B; Image 10
of 52; Family #94/96.
Listed as Lauinda Hudgens; age 33; born in 1867 in VA; married 14 yrs; 8 children, all living; in
household of husband, Thomas L. Hudgens.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 117B; Image 37
of 46; Family #282/311.
Listed as Lunda Hudgens; age 42; born in VA; married once for 25 yrs; 10 children, all living; in
household of husband, Thomas L. Hudgens.


Clayton Hudgens

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas L. and Laurinda Hudgens"; Article; Page 200; submitted by submitted by
Sibyle Jean Dent, 221 Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Taken 14 Jun1900; Page 124B; Image 10
of 52; Family #94/96.
Listed as Clayton Hudgens; age 13; born in 1887 in WV; in household of father, Thomas L. Hudgens.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 117B; Image 37
of 46; Family #282/311.
Listed as Clayton Hudgens; age 23; born in WV; single; in household of father, Thomas L. Hudgens.


Walter Franklin Hudgens

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas L. and Laurinda Hudgens"; Article; Page 200; submitted by submitted by
Sibyle Jean Dent, 221 Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
"...buried at sea..."
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 117B; Image 37
of 46; Family #282/311.
Listed as Walter Hudgens; age 8; born in WV; single; in household of father, Thomas L. Hudgens.


Ronald Lee Sorah Jr

1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ronald L. Sorah Jr., 50, of Welch, WV, passed away on May 30, 2019 in Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston.

"He was born November 14, 1968 in Welch, and was a 1987 graduate of Mount View High School, Welch, and was a fish biologist.

"Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Shana O’Quinn Sorah of Welch; father, Ronald L. Sorah Sr. and wife Debbie of Bluefield; mother, Wanda Lambert Smith and husband Brian of MacArthur; daughter, Gabrielle Grace Sorah of Sophia; step brother, Brian K. Smith II of Beckley; step sister, Cana E. Tennant and husband Lee of Clover, SC; and step children, Anthony Jones and J.R Fraley of Beckley.

"Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, June 4, at 12 Noon at the North Welch First Church of God with Rev. Scott Long officiating. Music will be by cousins Samuel Lambert and Ashley Lambert. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell...."


Walter John Holland

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Sibyle Jean Hudgens

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Walter Troy Holland

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


James Michael Pierce

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Lora Mitchell

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Matthew Lawrence Pierce

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Miranda Pierce

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Harold Gillis Pierce

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Sibyle Jean Hudgens

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


Wiley "Buck" Hudgens

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas L. and Laurinda Hudgens"; Article; Page 200; submitted by submitted by
Sibyle Jean Dent, 221 Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
"...died at the home of his daughter Sibyle Dent..."
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Taken 14 Jun1900; Page 124B; Image 10
of 52; Family #94/96.
Listed as Buck Hudgens; age 1; born in 1898 in WV; in household of father, Thomas L. Hudgens.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 30 Apr 1910; Page 117B; Image 37
of 46; Family #282/311.
Listed as Wylie Hudgens; age 10; born in WV; single; in household of father, Thomas L. Hudgens.


Ella Carrier Childress

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Sibyle Jean Hudgins"; Article; Page 200; submitted by Sibyle Jean Dent, 221
Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Thomas L. and Laurinda Hudgens"; Article; Page 200; submitted by submitted by
Sibyle Jean Dent, 221 Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot, WV 25560.


David Holmes

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Michael David Holmes"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC-61,
Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873.
"...of Elkton, Maryland."


Myrtle

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Michael David Holmes"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC-61,
Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873.
"...of Elkton, Maryland."


David Holmes

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Michael David Holmes"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC-61,
Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Emmit and Effie Kennedy"; Article; Page 205; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC
61, Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873-9801.
"...live in Elkton, MD..."


Patricia Gail Kennedy

1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co Historical Society; 1995; Page 183.
"Charles Emmit and Effie Kennedy" article by Effie Kennedy, Paynesville, WV.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Michael David Holmes"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC-61,
Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Emmit and Effie Kennedy"; Article; Page 205; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC
61, Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873-9801.
"...live in Elkton, MD..."
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Keith and Debra Kennedy"; Article; Page 206; submitted by Debra Kennedy.
HC-61; Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873-9801.


Amy Holmes

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Emmit and Effie Kennedy"; Article; Page 205; submitted by Effie Kennedy, HC
61, Box 44, Paynesville, WV 24873-9801.
"...live in Elkton, MD..."


Chuck Merkle

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Tivis and Cosby Hicks"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Phyllis Coburn Griffith,
Box 12, Bradway Subdivision, Princeton, WV 24740.


Lola Catherine Hicks

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Tivis and Cosby Hicks"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Phyllis Coburn Griffith,
Box 12, Bradway Subdivision, Princeton, WV 24740.
"...(married 1. Arthur Barnes, 2. Chester tate, 3. Chuck Merkle)...
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola Katherine Hicks Barnes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1936
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1957
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Tivis Hicks
Mother: Cosby Hicks
Spouse: Noah Lee Click
Certificate Number: 1957037997"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Lee Barnes; age 21; born and living at War, WV; single; married on 16 Aug 1955 at War, WV;
Lola Catherine Hicks; age 18; born and living in Caretta, WV; single; with consent of Mae Christian,
sister (sic, believe this is her future mother-in-law) of Lola Catherine Hicks; both parents deceased.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola Catherine Hicks Barnes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1937
Marriage Registration Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1960
Marriage Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Father: Tivis Hicks
Mother: Cosby Hicks
Spouse: Emmett Chester Tate
Certificate Number: 1960012781"
5. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Emmett Chester Tate
Divorce Date: 25 Aug 1972
Divorce Place: Duval, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 031748"


Emmett Chester Tate Sr

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Tivis and Cosby Hicks"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Phyllis Coburn Griffith,
Box 12, Bradway Subdivision, Princeton, WV 24740.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Emmett Chester Tate
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1931
Marriage Registration Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1960
Marriage Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Father: Tylor Boyd Tate
Mother: Anna Lee Ward
Spouse: Lola Catherine Hicks Barnes
Certificate Number: 1960012781"
2. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Emmett Chester Tate
Divorce Date: 25 Aug 1972
Divorce Place: Duval, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 031748"


Lola Catherine Hicks

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Tivis and Cosby Hicks"; Article; Page 198; submitted by Phyllis Coburn Griffith,
Box 12, Bradway Subdivision, Princeton, WV 24740.
"...(married 1. Arthur Barnes, 2. Chester tate, 3. Chuck Merkle)...
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola Katherine Hicks Barnes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1936
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1957
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Tivis Hicks
Mother: Cosby Hicks
Spouse: Noah Lee Click
Certificate Number: 1957037997"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Lee Barnes; age 21; born and living at War, WV; single; married on 16 Aug 1955 at War, WV;
Lola Catherine Hicks; age 18; born and living in Caretta, WV; single; with consent of Mae Christian,
sister (sic, believe this is her future mother-in-law) of Lola Catherine Hicks; both parents deceased.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola Catherine Hicks Barnes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1937
Marriage Registration Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1960
Marriage Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Father: Tivis Hicks
Mother: Cosby Hicks
Spouse: Emmett Chester Tate
Certificate Number: 1960012781"
5. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lola
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Emmett Chester Tate
Divorce Date: 25 Aug 1972
Divorce Place: Duval, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 031748"