1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 375; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Honosky; age 22; born in Scranton, PA; single; clerk; living at Gary, WV; son of Leo
and Stella; married on 25 Apr 1931 at Gary, WV; Anna Lewchuck; age 17; born in Cleveland,
OH; single; daughter of Mike and Julia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Alpheus; E.D. 24-3; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page
42A; Image 19 of 64; Household #160.
Listed as Henry Honosky; age 32; born in PA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 012227; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Thomas Honosky; age 56; born 29 Nov 1906 in Scranton, PA; married; disabled miner;
SS#235-07-3372; living at Gary, WV; son of Stanley and Stella Honosky; died 21 Jul 1963 in
Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cardiac failure; cardio-vascular disease with
pulmonary embolism; buried 24 Jul 1963 at Thorpe, WV; informant, Mrs. H.T. Honosky, Gary, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 375; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Honosky; age 22; born in Scranton, PA; single; clerk; living at Gary, WV; son of Leo
and Stella; married on 25 Apr 1931 at Gary, WV; Anna Lewchuck; age 17; born in Cleveland,
OH; single; daughter of Mike and Julia.
2. US World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.ciom Web Site.
"Name: Ann Lewchuk
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Cuyahoga
Enlistment Date: 11 Jul 1944
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Cleveland
Branch: Womens Army Corps
Branch Code: Womens Army Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Womens Army Corps
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Machinists
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 98 (sic)
Weight: 999 (sic)
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; Mud Fork; E.D. 24-58; taken on 5 Jul 1940;
Page 1128A; Image 17 of 60; Household #128.
Listed as Bogle Matney; age 33; born in WV; married; no education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935;
loader in coal mine; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Bogle Matney; born 22 Jun 1906; died 3 Sep 1980; buried here; double headstone photo shown with wife,
Sithey Hall Matney; "TO LIVE TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS IS NOT TO DIE".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; Mud Fork; E.D. 24-58; taken on 5 Jul
1940; Page 1128A; Image 17 of 60; Household #128.
Listed as Cytha Matney; age 29; born in WV; married; no education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Bogle Matney.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Sithy Matney; born 21 Mar 1910; died 9 Nov 1978; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
husband, Bogle Matney; "TO LIVE TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS IS NOT TO DIE".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; Mud Fork; E.D. 24-58; taken on 5 Jul 1940;
Page 1128A; Image 17 of 60; Household #128.
Listed as Hazel Matney; age 8; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Bogle Matney.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-040583; Ancestry.com Website.
Jessie Layton Hatfield; age 41; born 7 Jan 1944 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
married ended 17 Jul 1985; 3rd grade education; living at Box 679, Gilbert, WV; son of Jessie Lee
and Mary (Hatfield) Hatfield; married on 23 Aug 1985 in Buchanan Co, VA; Brenda Sue Blankenship;
maiden name Wolford; age 32; born 24 Jun 1953 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 5 Mar 1982; 12th grade education; living at Box 679, Gilbert, WV; daughter of
Drewey and Annie (Harmon) (sic, Ellis) Wolford.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-040583; Ancestry.com Website.
Jessie Layton Hatfield; age 41; born 7 Jan 1944 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
married ended 17 Jul 1985; 3rd grade education; living at Box 679, Gilbert, WV; son of Jessie Lee
and Mary (Hatfield) Hatfield; married on 23 Aug 1985 in Buchanan Co, VA; Brenda Sue Blankenship;
maiden name Wolford; age 32; born 24 Jun 1953 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 5 Mar 1982; 12th grade education; living at Box 679, Gilbert, WV; daughter of
Drewey and Annie (Harmon) (sic, Ellis) Wolford.
1. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Keister A Steele
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1955
Residence County: Cuyahoga
Spouse's Name: Darlene R Kaufman
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1960
Spouse's Residence County: Cuyahoga
Marriage Date: 22 May 1976
Marriage License County: Cuyahoga
Certificate Number: 23115
Volume Number: 8560"
2. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Keister Steele
Birth Year: 1955
Times Married: 1
Residence: Out of State
Spouse's Name: Darlene Steele
Spouse's Birth Year: 1959
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Spouse's Residence: Parma, Cuyahoga
Marriage Duration (Years): 05
Number of Minor Children: 2
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Cuyahoga
Decree Date: 27 May 1981
Cerificate Number: 18543
Volume Number: 4571"
3. Newport News, VA; Marriage License #82-016633; Ancestry.com Website.
Keister Allen Steele; age 27; born 1 Feb 1955 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 22 May 1981; 12th grade education; living at 264th Ft, Eustis, VA; son of Boyd and
Lillian Mae (McCoy) Steele; married on 16 May 1982 at Newport News, VA; Lauretta Ann Holland;
age 19; born 29 Jan 1963 in IA; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at 264th Ft.
Eustis, VA; daughter of Edwin Lawrence and Gloria Kay (Vanwinkle) Holland.
4. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Keister Allen Steele [A Steele Keister] [S Keister]
Birth Date: Feb 1955
Residence Date: 1996-2014
Address: 1985 Willis St
Residence: Batesburg, South Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 29006
Second Residence Date: 2019
Second Address: 10 Post Oak Dr
Second Residence: Louisburg, North Carolina, USA
Second Postal Code: 27549
Third Residence Date: 2010-2013
Third Address: 33274 Westlake Dr
Third Residence: Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Third Postal Code: 48312
Fourth Residence Date: 1996-2012
Fourth Address: 28490 Mound Rd Apt 8e
Fourth Residence: Warren, Michigan, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 48092"
1. Newport News, VA; Marriage License #82-016633; Ancestry.com Website.
Keister Allen Steele; age 27; born 1 Feb 1955 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended 22 May 1981; 12th grade education; living at 264th Ft, Eustis, VA; son of Boyd and Lillian Mae
(McCoy) Steele; married on 16 May 1982 at Newport News, VA; Lauretta Ann Holland; age 19; born
29 Jan 1963 in IA; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at 264th Ft. Eustis, VA;
daughter of Edwin Lawrence and Gloria Kay (Vanwinkle) Holland.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #70 005264; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eltrue Lowell Gordon; age 56; born 7 nov 1913 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 516, Kimball, WV; son of John Richard and Sarah Barbara (Day) Gordon;
Married on 21 Feb 1970 in pearisburg, VA; Martha Greear; maiden name Adkins; age 44; born 21
Mar 1925 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 703, Kimball,
WV; daughter of John Parker and Chloe (Clark) Adkins.
1. 1940 Census, Alleheny Co, PA; Pittsburgh; 220 Elysian Street; E.D. 69-364; taken 12 May 1940;
Page 4007A; Image 5 of 14; Household #54.
Listed as Herschel M. Taxey; age 6; born in PA; no education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, Israel Cohen, with mother.
2. "Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph"; Pittsburgh, PA; Thursday; 16 jun 1955; Page 26; Newspapers.com
Website.
"Luisky-Taxey
"Mr. and Mrs. Michael N, Lutsky, of Melbourne St., announce the engagement of their daughter, Janice, to; Hershel M. Taxey, of Point Breeze, son of Mrs. Lillian C. Taxey, of New York, and the late George D. Taxey, of Pittsburgh. Mr. Taxey, an alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh, Is a member of Kappa Nu, social fraternity, as well as Phi Eta Sigma, the Druids; and Pi Tau Phi honorary faternities. Miss Lutsky
was graduated from New York University Radio and Television School. They will be married Aug. 21."
3. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hershel M Taxey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 43
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1934
Marriage Date: 21 Aug 1955
Divorce Date: 20 Apr 1977
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Janice G Lutsky
Certificate Number: 1977005805
Number of Children: 1"
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Hershel Maurice Taxey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 49
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1934
Marriage Registration Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1983
Marriage Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father: George D Taxey
Mother: Lillian Cohen
Spouse: Ayako Watanabe
Certificate Number: 1983058602"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ayako Watanabe
Gender: Female
Race: Asian
Age: 46
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1937
Marriage Registration Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1983
Marriage Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father: Naoichi Watanabe
Mother: Yoshiko Egawa
Spouse: Hershel Maurice Taxey
Certificate Number: 1983058602"
1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Friday Eveening; 6 Sep 2019; Page 8.
Janet Elizabeth Keyser Goode Obit.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kswh; 3 Nov 2017.
" Grover Cleveland Goode, Jr
Birth 9 Jun 1922
Maben, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Jul 2016 (aged 94)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Dotson-Simpson Cemetery
Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Grover C. Goode Jr., age 94, of Beckley, West Virginia, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley."He was born June 9, 1922, at Maben, son of Grover Cleveland and Ida Lemon Goode.
"He graduated from Mullens High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November, 1943; was stationed in Thurleigh, England, with the 368th squadron of the 306th Bomb Group (the "Reich Wreckers") of the Eighth Air Force, completing 25 missions as an engineer and top turret gunner on a B-17, dropping bombs over Germany and Occupied France from April through September 1944. He vividly described flying over the English Channel on D-Day.
"In 1950 he received his law degree from West Virginia University and practiced law in Welch from 1952 until his retirement in 1989, serving on the Board of Governors of the West Virginia Bar Association. He served many years as a Director of the McDowell County National Bank.
"Preceded in death by son Joseph Russell Goode; sisters Pauline, Helen and Doris, and brothers John and Bill.
"Survived by wife of 64 years Janet Elizabeth Keyser Goode; two daughters, Deborah Allen (Tony) of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Jana Church (Harry) of Beckley; five grandchildren: Jessica Turner Jones of Richmond, VA; Mark Allen of Knoxville, TN; Emily Turner, Daniels, WV; Kathryn Allen Southworth (Kent) of Knoxville; and Anne Allen of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
"Funeral service at Melton Mortuary Chapel, 1200 Harper Road, Beckley, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, with visitation from noon until time of service.
"Memorials may be made to Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, or St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 6457 Leaksville Road, Stanley, VA 22851.
"Online condolences: www.meltonmortuary.com
-Fayette Tribune, Oak Hill, WV, Sunday, July 10, 2016"
1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Friday Eveening; 6 Sep 2019; Page 8.
Janet Elizabeth Keyser Goode Obit.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by JAC; 30 Sep 2010; maintained by Shock.
" Janet Elizabeth Keyser Goode
Birth 8 May 1928
Page County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 Sep 2019 (aged 91)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Saint Luke Cemetery
Page County, Virginia, USA "
3. Melton Mortuary, Beckley, WV; Posted Obit.
"Janet Elizabeth Keyser Goode died Monday, September 2, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, West Virginia, at the age of 91. She lived a long, organized, productive life, and continued to pass on lessons in industry until the end."She was born on a farm on the banks of the Shenandoah River on May 8, 1928, the only daughter of Harry Alexander and Sina Strole Keyser. She attended Radford for two years and then transferred to VPI (now Virginia Tech). She graduated in 1951 with a B.S. in Home Economics. She remained a lifelong Hokies fan.
"She met her future husband, Grover Cleveland Goode, at a boarding house in Staunton, Virginia where she was an extension agent and he a recent law school graduate. After their marriage in 1952, they moved to Bluefield, and shortly after, to Welch, where they lived for the next 42 years, making many true and life-long friends, before retiring to Beckley. She taught home economics in Davy, and nutrition to nursing students at the McDowell County Vocational School; loved playing bridge with her bridge club; was active in scouting, and in her Church wherever she lived.
"In addition to her husband and parents, Janet was predeceased by her son Joseph Russell Goode, and her four brothers George, Julian, Harry (Bud), and Lynn Keyser. She is survived by her daughters Deborah (Tony) Allen of Knoxville, Tennessee and Jana (Harry) Church of Beckley; grandchildren Jessica Jones, Mark Allen, Emily Turner, Kathryn (Kent) Southworth, Anne Allen, and step-grandson Matt (Sheri) Church. She met her great-grandchild, Will, two days before her death. She was able to stay in her own home for her final year thanks to the loving care provided by Liley and Mary.
"Memorial services will be held at Melton Mortuary, 1200 Harper Road, Beckley on Saturday, September 7 at 4 p.m, with Reverend Ellen File officiating. Visitation will begin two hours prior. Interment to follow at a later date at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Stanley, Virginia.
"In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 6457 Leaksville Road, Stanley, Virginia 22851; or to Bowers Hospice House in Beckley."
1. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jas W Revels
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1872
Age: 20
Race: Colored (Black)
Spouse: Nora Evans
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 20
Spouse Race: Colored (Black)
Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1892
Marriage County: Surry
Marriage State: North Carolina"
2. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Revels
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1874
Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1903
Marriage Place: Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Mattie Sawyers
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 18
Event Type: Marriage "
3. 1910 Census, Surry Co, NC; Pilot Township; taken 7 May 1910; Page 221B; Image 26 of 33;
Family #225;227.
Listed as James W. Revels; age 37; born in NC; married twice; last time for 7 yrs; mulatto; farmer;
head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District, Thorpe; taken 10 Apr 1930; Page 121B; Image
2 of 36; Family #13/13.
Listed as James Revels; age 55; born in NC; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"Rev James W. Revels
Birth 24 Sep 1872
Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death 16 Oct 1960 (aged 88)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia"
Addtional Information:
"James married Mattie Elizabeth Sawyer-Revels
on 24 Feb 1903James was also the widower of Nora Evans-Revels
They married 28 Aug 1892I'm telling you this because I'll be trying
to connect his children if I can find them all.
They're All Native American Indians :-)"
1. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jas W Revels
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1872
Age: 20
Race: Colored (Black)
Spouse: Nora Evans
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 20
Spouse Race: Colored (Black)
Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1892
Marriage County: Surry
Marriage State: North Carolina"
1. 1910 Census, Surry Co, NC; Pilot Township; taken 7 May 1910; Page 221B; Image 26 of 33;
Family #225;227.
Listed as Lethie A. Revels; age 14; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, James W. Revels.