McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Thomas Smith

1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Thos Smith
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1853
Birth Place: Russell County, VA
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1874
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father David Smith
Mother: Lydia
Spouse: Rebecca Presley
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 41 Line 71"


Rebecca Presley

1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Rebecca Presley
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1854
Birth Place: Tazewell County, VA
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1874
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father:
Joshua Presley
Mother:
Pella
Spouse:
Thos Smith
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 41 Line 71"


Montie Warren "Sonny" Phelps Jr

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger, E.D. 24-56; taken 8 Apr 1940;
Page 1074B; Image 13 of 29; Household #96.
Listed as Monty Pholph; age 7; born in VA; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
Abingdon, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Monty W. Phelps,Sr.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #27591; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Monty Warren Phelps, Jr; age 25; born in Abingdon, VA; single; service station attendent; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of M.W. Phelps and Pauline (Bale) Sr; married on 6 Sep 1958 at Lebanon, VA;
Lucille Cline; age 22; born and living in Baisden, WV; single; teacher; daughter of Joda and Ethel
(Layne) Cline.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Montie Warren (Sonny) Phelps, Jr., 85, of Iaeger, WV, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, in the Ridge Care Assistant Living Center in Princeton, WV.

"Sonny was born December 19, 1932, in Iaeger, WV, a son of the late Montie Warren and Pauline Ball Phelps Sr. He was a retired coal miner, a member of the Iaeger Masonic Lodge AF & AM 148 and was affiliated with the Iaeger Methodist Church in Iaeger, WV.

"In addition to his parents Sonny was preceded in death by his wife Lucille on April 28, 2018, and one brother, Warren Hamilton Phelps.

"Survivors include one son, Marty Phelps and wife Beverly of Iaeger, WV; three grandchildren, Chandler, Megan, and Natalie Phelps all of Iaeger, WV; two sisters, Betty Jo Woodie and husband Marvin of Bluefield, VA, and Phyllis Puckett and husband Bill of Pearisburg, VA.

"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 12, 2018, at 12 o’clock with Reverend Ernest Williamson officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Princeton, WV, where Masonic Rites will be performed by the Iaeger Masonic Lodge AF & AM 148. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends..."


Lucille Cline

1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #27591; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Monty Warren Phelps, Jr; age 25; born in Abingdon, VA; single; service station attendent; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of M.W. Phelps and Pauline (Bale) Sr; married on 6 Sep 1958 at Lebanon, VA;
Lucille Cline; age 22; born and living in Baisden, WV; single; teacher; daughter of Joda and Ethel
(Layne) Cline.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lucille Phelps, 81, of Iaeger, WV, passed away, Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV.

"Lucille was born June 2, 1936, in Gilbert Creek, WV, a daughter of the late Joda and Ethel Lane Cline. She was a retired McDowell County school teacher, with 31 years of service and was affiliated with the Iaeger Methodist Church in Iaeger, WV.

"In addition to her parents Lucille was preceded in death by three brothers, Doug, Colin, and Claude Cline; and two sisters, Brenda and Shirley Cline.

"Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Sonny Phelps of the home; one son, Marty Phelps and wife Beverly of Iaeger; three grandchildren, Chandler, Megan, and Natalie Phelps all of Iaeger; one sister, Glenda Jo Cline of Gilbert, WV; and four brothers, Barry Cline and Kevin Cline both of Gilbert Creek, WV, Robbie Joe Cline of Huntington, WV, and Wendall Cline of Oceana, WV.

"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 12 o’clock with Pastor Ernest Williamson officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Entombment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Princeton, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends..."


James Munson Davis

1. Burdette/Diekmann Family Tree; posted by cmburdet; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"James Munson Davis
1894–1932
Birth 23 AUG 1894 • West Virginia, USA
Death 01 AUG 1932 • Putnam County, West Virginia, USA"
2. Putnam Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1915); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
James Munson Davis; age 21; born and living in Putnam Co, WV; married on 26 May 1915 at Winter,
Putnam Co, WV; Bessie Riser; age 17; born and living in Putnam Co, WV.


Bessie Roberta Riser

1. Burdette/Diekmann Family Tree; posted by cmburdet; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Bessie Roberta
Bessie Roberta "Robertie" Riser
1899–1985
Birth 27 MAR 1899 • Poco, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Death 18 JUN 1985 • Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA"
2. Putnam Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1915); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
James Munson Davis; age 21; born and living in Putnam Co, WV; married on 26 May 1915 at Winter,
Putnam Co, WV; Bessie Riser; age 17; born and living in Putnam Co, WV.


Ray Raymond Artis

1, 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 17 Apr 1930;
Page 172A; Image 43 of 57; Family #350/358.
Listed as Raymond Artis; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George Artis.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Raymond Artis
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Roderfield, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1922
Residence Place: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Employer: Joe Perkins
Weight: 145
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Annie Lee Artis
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Raymond Artis Self (Head)"
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #77 014058; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ray Artis; age 52; born 22 Sep 1925 (sic, 1922) in Roderfield, WV; single; this is his 1st marriage ;
1 yr HS education; living at 2608 Medary, Columbus, OH; son of George and Annie (Collins) Artis;
married on 2 Apr 1077 in lebanon, VA; Lillian Lois England; age 43; born 12 Oct 1933 in Cambridge,
OH; single; this is her first marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at 2608 Medary, Columbus, OH;
daughter of Clarence and Sarah (Henderson) England.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ray Raymond Artis
[Raymond Artis]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1920 (sic, 1922)
Birth Place: Raderfield M, West Virginia
[Roderfield M??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 13 Aug 2006
Father: George Artis
Mother: Annie L Collins
SSN: 234282615
Notes: Dec 1939: Name listed as RAY RAYMOND ARTIS;
Aug 1954: Name listed as RAYMOND ARTIS"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Raymond Artis
Last Residence:
43202 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
BORN: 19 Sep 1922
Last Benefit: 43202, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Died: 13 Aug 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
6. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Raymond Artis
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence Place: Columbus (Pt), Franklin, Ohio, United States
Residence Zip Code: 43123
Death Date: 13 Aug 2006
Death Time: 02:54 PM
Hospital of Death: Private Residence
Death Place: Ohio, USA
Certificate: 63268
Age at Death: 83
Registrar's Certificate Number: 006612
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Method of Disposition: Cremation
Filing Date: 17 Aug 2006
Hospital Status: Other/residence
Injury at Work: Unclassifiable
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 9
Armed Forces Indicator: No
Industry of Decedent: Occupation Not Classifiable
Occupation of Decedent: Occupation Not Classifiable
Census Tract: 9999
Primary Registration District: 2507"


Lillian Lois England

1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #77 014058; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ray Artis; age 52; born 22 Sep 1925 (sic, 1922) in Roderfield, WV; single; this is his 1st marriage ;
1 yr HS education; living at 2608 Medary, Columbus, OH; son of George and Annie (Collins) Artis;
married on 2 Apr 1077 in lebanon, VA; Lillian Lois England; age 43; born 12 Oct 1933 in Cambridge,
OH; single; this is her first marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at 2608 Medary, Columbus, OH;
daughter of Clarence and Sarah (Henderson) England.