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"
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.
1. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"There were five children of Timothy David and Cora (Walker) Justice:
"1 - Franklin Justice married to Pearl
"2 - Raymond Justice married to Edith Kiser
"3 - Bessie Sue Justice (my mother) married to Rona ld Gary Justice Sr. of Asco, WV
Married on 6/13/58 & They have 3 children:
1) Ronald Gary Justice, Jr. born 7/31/59 & died 11/05/2009
2) James Howard Justice born 2/19/67
3) Rhonda Gaye Justice born 3/6/65
"4 - Harold David Justice married to Patricia Smith (divorced)
then married, Carolyn Bailey.
"5 - Doris Janet Justice married to Raymond Seagraves."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 356; WV Archives Web Site.
Shelvin McGinnis Rowe; age 19; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 24 Apr 1950
in Lex, WV; Eonia Griffith; age 20; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; with consent of Stella
Powell, mother of Shelvin McGinnis Rowe; and Georgia Mathis, guardian (child is orphan).
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Wiley B. Griffith"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Elizabeth G.
McClanahan; HC 61, Box 18AA, Grundy, VA 24614.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 356; WV Archives Web Site.
Shelvin McGinnis Rowe; age 19; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 24 Apr 1950
in Lex, WV; Eonia Griffith; age 20; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; with consent of Stella
Powell, mother of Shelvin McGinnis Rowe; and Georgia Mathis, guardian (child is orphan).
1. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"You already have listed my father, Darwin Lee Short. My mother was Bessie Sue Justice. They were not married. She was the daughter of Timothy David Justice (already listed) and Cora Florence Walker Justice, (I believe her named is incorrectly listed as Cora Frances Justice.)..."
2. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"My husband is Michael Eugene Hill - 9/11/51
My full name is Charlotte Rebecca Justice-Short Hill - 3/11/58
We married on 8/11/83
We have two sons:
1) Christopher David Hill - 11/10/77
Married on 8/15/98 to Stacy Diane Davis Hill - 5/15/77
They have two sons: Michael Cameron Hill - ____ & Zachary Christian Hill - ____
2) Brandon Ray Hill - 7/31/79
Married on 7/7/2012 to Whitney Rochelle Jennings Hill - 7/14/86
They have three daughters: Ellie Grace Hill - ____ Sawyer Rae Hill - ____ and Peyton Gray Hill - ____"
1. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"You already have listed my father, Darwin Lee Short. My mother was Bessie Sue Justice. They were not married. She was the daughter of Timothy David Justice (already listed) and Cora Florence Walker Justice, (I believe her named is incorrectly listed as Cora Frances Justice.)..."
2. E-mail from Charlotte Hill; 28 Feb 2021.
"There were five children of Timothy David and Cora (Walker) Justice:
"1 - Franklin Justice married to Pearl
"2 - Raymond Justice married to Edith Kiser
"3 - Bessie Sue Justice (my mother) married to Rona ld Gary Justice Sr. of Asco, WV
Married on 6/13/58 & They have 3 children:
1) Ronald Gary Justice, Jr. born 7/31/59 & died 11/05/2009
2) James Howard Justice born 2/19/67
3) Rhonda Gaye Justice born 3/6/65
"4 - Harold David Justice married to Patricia Smith (divorced)
then married, Carolyn Bailey.
"5 - Doris Janet Justice married to Raymond Seagraves."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1935); Page 113; WV Archives Website.
Joe Hiska; age 42; born in Poland;single; miner; living at Vivian, WV; son of Andrew and Annie;
married on 20 Nov 1935 in Kimball, WV; Sarah Green; age 27; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single;
living in Vivian, WV; daighter of George and Littie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1940); Page 293; WV Archives Website.
Joe Hiska; born 13 Mar 1892 in Poland; single; living in Kimball, WV; son of Henry and Anna; married
on 28 Jun 1940 in Welch, WV; Helen Tronaski; born 24 May 1898 in Poland; widow; living in Kimball,
WV; daughter of Frank and Mary.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1940); Page 293; WV Archives Website.
Joe Hiska; born 13 Mar 1892 in Poland; single; living in Kimball, WV; son of Henry and Anna; married
on 28 Jun 1940 in Welch, WV; Helen Tronaski; born 24 May 1898 in Poland; widow; living in Kimball,
WV; daughter of Frank and Mary.