1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 171; WV Archives Website.
Michele Muscatello; age 21; born in Italy; single; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Domenico
and Carmlo; married on 3 Jun 1917 in Powhatan, WV; Rosina Rotella; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Guiseppe and Marrangelia.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 171; WV Archives Website.
Michele Muscatello; age 21; born in Italy; single; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Domenico
and Carmlo; married on 3 Jun 1917 in Powhatan, WV; Rosina Rotella; age 16; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Guiseppe and Marrangelia.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4255; WV Archives Website.
Male baby; born and died 29 Mar 1923 at Switchback, WV; premature birth; prenatal injury; parents,
Michael and Rosa (Rowtella) Muscatello; no burial information.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17167; WV Archives Website.
James Muscatello; age 4 days; born 8 Dec 1930 at Wilcoe, WV; son of Mike and Rosa (Rotello)
Muscatello; died 12 Dec 1930 at Wilcoe, WV of unknown cause; buried 13 Dec 1930 in Gary #5,
Cemetery; informant, Mike Muscatello.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Darwin Altizer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1936
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 May 1958
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Riley William Altizer
Mother: Ethel Baldwin
Spouse: Sarah Ann Patterson "
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jack Darwin Altizer
[Jack D Altizer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1936
Birth Place: Mar McDowell, West Virginia
[Warriormine, West Virginia]
Death Date: 12 May 2007
Father: William R Altizer
Mother: Ethel Baldwin
SSN: 226382407
Notes: 02 Jun 1983: Name listed as JACK DARWIN ALTIZER;
30 May 2007: Name listed as JACK D ALTIZER"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sarah Ann Patterson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1941
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 May 1958
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Bruce Patterson
Mother: Pearl Elizabeth Hopstock
Spouse: Jack Darwin Altizer "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Sterling L. Ward, Miner"; Article;
Page 259; submitted by Virginia and son Sterling J. Ward, PO Box 11, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ira Dale Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Date: 27 Aug 1990
Divorce Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Sherry Lynn Ward
Certificate Number: 1990017680
Number of Children: 0"
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #92-060483; Ancestry.com Website.
Ira Dale Ward; age 35; born 18 Oct 1957 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; son of Sterling Leroy and Virginia Mae (Bellamy);
Ward; married on 23 Nov 1992 in Grundy, VA; Barbara Sue Hagerman; maiden name, Austin; age
38; born 24 Apr 1954 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 8th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Oakley and Verlie (Addair) Austin.
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website
"Name: Sherry Lynn Ward
Maiden Name: Phillips
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Date: 27 Aug 1990
Divorce Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Ira Dale Ward
Certificate Number: 1990017680
Number of Children: 0"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Sterling L. Ward, Miner"; Article;
Page 259; submitted by Virginia and son Sterling J. Ward, PO Box 11, Jolo, WV 24850.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ira Dale Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Date: 27 Aug 1990
Divorce Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Sherry Lynn Ward
Certificate Number: 1990017680
Number of Children: 0"
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #92-060483; Ancestry.com Website.
Ira Dale Ward; age 35; born 18 Oct 1957 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; son of Sterling Leroy and Virginia Mae (Bellamy);
Ward; married on 23 Nov 1992 in Grundy, VA; Barbara Sue Hagerman; maiden name, Austin; age
38; born 24 Apr 1954 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 8th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Oakley and Verlie (Addair) Austin.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 014854; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Howard Coleman; age 18; born 22 Jul 1952 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr HS
education; living at Box 58, Jolo, WV; son of Mack Whitten and Helen Juanita (Breeden) Coleman;
married on 1 May 1971 in Grundy, VA; Barbara Sue Austin; age 17; born 24 Apr 1954 in WV; single;
this is her 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Oakley and Verlie
(Addair) Austin.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #81-037689; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Howard Coleman; age 29; born 22 Jul 1952 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 10 Jun 1980; 8th grade education; living at General Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; son
of Mack Whitten and Helen Juanita (Breeding) Coleman; married on 26 Aug 1981 in Grundy, VA;
Barbara Sue Coleman, maiden name, Austin; age 27; born 24 Apr 1954 in WV; divorced; this is
her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended 10 Jun 1980; 7th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Oakley and Verlie (Addair) Austin.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #92-060483; Ancestry.com Website.
Ira Dale Ward; age 35; born 18 Oct 1957 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 12th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; son of Sterling Leroy and Virginia Mae (Bellamy);
Ward; married on 23 Nov 1992 in Grundy, VA; Barbara Sue Hagerman; maiden name, Austin; age
38; born 24 Apr 1954 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 8th grade education; living at General
Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Oakley and Verlie (Addair) Austin.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #29099; Ancestry.com Website.
Sterling Leroy Ward; age 35; born in Van Lear, KY; single; miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of John and
Sarah Ward; married on 11 Sep 1959 in Lebanon, VA; Virginia Mae Smirh; maiden name, Bellamy;
age 21; born at Bartley, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of
Steve Earl and Bessie (Christian) Bellamy.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Sterling L. Ward, Miner"; Article;
Page 259; submitted by Virginia and son Sterling J. Ward, PO Box 11, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Sarah Beth Fritz 26, of Lexington South Carolina, formerly of Wyoming County, passed away Tuesday January 28, 2020."Born June 17, 1993 in Beckley, she was the adopted daughter of her grandparents, the late Bailey Fritz Jr. and Linda Fritz of Beckley.
"Sarah was a loving soul, that loved the outdoors, and spending time with her family.
"In additon to her paternal grandfather she was preceded in death by her father Bailey Fritz III, and her maternal grandfather James "Son" Miller.
"In addition to her paternal grandmother, Sarah is survived by her daughter Keria Star Gallaher and her father William of Bluefield,her mother Patricia Miller of Elizabeth WV, her step mother Tina Epperhart of Beckley, her maternal grandmother Margie Miller of Elizabeth, her brothers: Brandon Lester, of North Carolina, and William Bailey Fritz IV of Beckley, her Aunt/sister Christina Sheppard and her husband David of Milton WV and her sister Tiffany Hott, and companion Shane Gosset of Newton N.C. and a host of nieces. nephews, and countless friends.
"A private service will be held for the family, following that service she will be cremated."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 99B; Family #160/160.
Listed as Melvina Ward; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Bert Ward.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29 Jan 1920; Page 20B; Family #317/317.
Listed as Vena Ward; age 17; born in VA; single; in household of father, Bert Ward.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "John Harvey Ward, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur C. Ward, Box 94, Bladensburg, OH 43005.