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.
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 Laura V. Ward; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Bert Ward.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1901); Page 111; Line #188; WV Archives Web Site.
A.F. Wright; age 21; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of J.M. and Nancy; married
on 7 Oct 1901 in Mercer Co, WV; Effie Hall; age 17; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and Jane.
2. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mercer Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1395; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Andrew Fraizer Wright; age 38; born 13 Feb 1880; living at Rock, Mercer Co, WV; farmer; nearest
relative, Effie Wright, Rock, WV; meidum height abd build; gray eyes and Black hair; 3 finger off right
hand, white swelling of left leg.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Sarah Midkiff Agnew; 17 Mar 2015.
" Andrew Frazier Wright
Birth Feb 1880
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Feb 1968 (aged 87–88)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 143833232"Additional Information Posted:
"He was the son of James Montgomery Wright & Nancy "Nannie" Miller. He was married to Mary Effie Hall. They had 7 children."
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1901); Page 111; Line #188; WV Archives Web Site.
A.F. Wright; age 21; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single; farmer; son of J.M. and Nancy; married
on 7 Oct 1901 in Mercer Co, WV; Effie Hall; age 17; born and living in Mercer Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and Jane.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 5 Feb 2011; maintained by Find A. Grave.
"Mary Effie Hall Wright
Birth 7 Oct 1881
Sandlick, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Jan 1968 (aged 86)
Rock, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 65204775"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 230; WV Archives Web Site.
Kenneth V. Witten; born 25 Aug 1915 in Gary, WV; single; living in Gary, WV; son of O.T. and Ada
Witten; married on 16 Sep 1939 in Northfork, WV; Nellie Troski; born 1 Jan 1916 in Minneapolis, MN;
single; living in Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Pete and Rosa Troski.
2. FindAGrave,com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowman;21 Jan 2011.
" Kenneth Vaughn Witten
Birth 25 Aug 1917
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 11 Nov 2010 (aged 93)
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 230; WV Archives Web Site.
Kenneth V. Witten; born 25 Aug 1915 in Gary, WV; single; living in Gary, WV; son of O.T. and Ada
Witten; married on 16 Sep 1939 in Northfork, WV; Nellie Troski; born 1 Jan 1916 in Minneapolis, MN;
single; living in Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Pete and Rosa Troski.
2. FindAGrave,com Web Site; submitted by wvguy; 9 Jun 2019.
" Nellie Troski Witten
Birth 1916
Death 1983 (aged 66–67)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2858; 12 Sep 1918; LDS Web Site.
Oscar Thompson Witten; age 40; born 28 Feb 1878; living at Gary, WV; boiler repairman for US Coal
Co, Gary, WV; nearest relative, J.W. Witten, Canebrake, WV; brother; medium height and build; gray
eyes and brown hair.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 4 May 2011; maintained by Find A. Grave.
" Oscar Witten
Birth 28 Feb 1878
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 29 Oct 1950 (aged 72)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 51974331 "Additional Information Posted:
"His parents were Augustus Witten and Lucinda West."
1, McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #4371; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earnest Vernon Witten; age 32; born 18 Apr 1908 in Gary, WV; living at Gary, WV; employed at US
Coal & Coke Co #6 Mine; Gary WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Ada Berry Whitten,
Gary, WV, mother; 5' 11" tall, 179 lbs; blue eyes, brown hair; light complexion; honorable discharged
1 Feb 1946.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
"His death was contributed to a fatal car accident at Bradshaw 1-2-83."
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
"...resides in War."
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
"...now live in Roanoke, Indiana."
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
"...now live in Roanoke, Indiana."
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gary McMillan; 3 Apr 2012; maintained by Carole Conrad.
" Charlie Glenn “Jake” Walls
Birth 1881
Death 25 Oct 1969 (aged 87–88)
Glade Valley, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
Glade Valley, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 88003955"Additional Information Posted:
"Born in 1891 & died in 1969
Parents listed on death cert: Mellie? and Mandy? Walls"Wife was Louella ( Lula ) Crouse.
"Children
Paul James Walls"
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; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gary McMillan; 3 Apr 2012; maintained by Carole Conrad.
" Louella “Lula” Crouse Walls
Birth 1 Apr 1889
Death 12 Nov 1983 (aged 94)
Glade Valley, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
Glade Valley, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 88004143"