McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


William B."Bill" Lester

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 325; WV Archives Web Site.
William B. Lester; age 26; born 10 Feb 1939 at Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV;
son of Lity and Jane (Hatfield) Lester; married on 23 Dec 1965 at North Spring, WV; Dora
Ann Waugh; age 17; born 27 Jan 1948 at Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV; daughter
of W.J. and Lou Vernie (Auvil) Waugh.
2. E-mail from Melinda Taylor; 31 May 2024:
"My mother and father William B. Bill Lester
And Dora Anna Waugh were married on Christmas Day. 12/25/1965 Their wedding certificate has the wrong day, it says the 23. I can’t provide proof because the proof was filled out wrong. My mom is still alive and can verify it. Also my dad’s mom was Pearlie Lee Lester not Jane Hatfield. She was a woman Lity Lester married after Pearlie died."


Dora Ann Waugh

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 325; WV Archives Web Site.
William B. Lester; age 26; born 10 Feb 1939 at Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV;
son of Lity and Jane (Hatfield) Lester; married on 23 Dec 1965 at North Spring, WV; Dora
Ann Waugh; age 17; born 27 Jan 1948 at Hanover, WV; single; living at Hanover, WV; daughter
of W.J. and Lou Vernie (Auvil) Waugh.
2. E-mail from Melinda Taylor; 31 May 2024:
"My mother and father William B. Bill Lester
And Dora Anna Waugh were married on Christmas Day. 12/25/1965 Their wedding certificate has the wrong day, it says the 23. I can’t provide proof because the proof was filled out wrong. My mom is still alive and can verify it. Also my dad’s mom was Pearlie Lee Lester not Jane Hatfield. She was a woman Lity Lester married after Pearlie died."


Clint Chaffin

1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 277; WV Archives Web Site.
Clint Chafin; age 22; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; miner; living at Meador, WV; son of Howard Chafin;
married on 13 Jun 1924 at Matewan, WV; Marie Blackburn; age 23; born in OH; living at Meador, WV;
daughter of ________.


Marie Blackburn

1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 277; WV Archives Web Site.
Clint Chafin; age 22; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; miner; living at Meador, WV; son of Howard Chafin;
married on 13 Jun 1924 at Matewan, WV; Marie Blackburn; age 23; born in OH; living at Meador, WV;
daughter of ________.


Johnny Guy Mullins Sr

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Guy Mullins; age 23; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 10 Sep 1945 in
Welch, WV; Doris Mae Kerley; age 21; born in Ashland, OH; single; living in Roderfield, WV.


Doris Mae Kerley

1. 1930 Census, Summit Co, OH; Tallmadge Township; 77 Savoy Street; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page
54B; Image 22 of 47; Family #232/236.
Listed as Doris Kerley; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in OH; in household of father, James C. Kerley.
2. 1940 Census, Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow-Claren; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 740B; Image 40 of 48; Household #335.
Listed as Doris Kerley; age 14; born in OH; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in
Squire, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James Kerley.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Guy Mullins; age 23; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 10 Sep 1945 in
Welch, WV; Doris Mae Kerley; age 21; born in Ashland, OH; single; living in Roderfield, WV.


Johnny Guy Mullins Jr

1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 007999; WV Archives Web Site.
Johnny G. Mullins, Jr; age 3; born in Jul 1958; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Johnny Guy and Doris
(Kirby; sic, Kerley) Mullins; died 1 Jun 1961 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to meningococoemia;
buried 4 Jun 1961 in Iaeger Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Valerie Neal; 20 Feb 2016.
Johnny Guy Mullins, Jr; born in Jul 1958; died 1 Jun 1961; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.


George Milam

1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 105; WV Archives Web Site.
George Milam; age 20; born 21 May 1928 in Amigo, WV; living at Pemberton, WV; son of Henry and
Ida Milam; married on 12 Mar 1949 at Pemberton, WV; Betty Jo Thompson; age 15; born 10 Mar
1933 in Sullivan, WV; living at Pemberton, WV; daughter of Lacy and Bernice Thompson; with consent
of Lacy and Bernice Thompson.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #37711; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Milam; age 33; born in Amigo, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Wyco, WV; son
of Henry T. and Ida Mae (Boyd) Milam; married on 5 Dec 1961 in lebanon, VA; Ann Allen; maiden
name, Ann Williams; age 38; born and living in Welch, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
daughter of J. Harvey and Mary (Griffith) Williams.


Betty Jo Thompson

1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 105; WV Archives Web Site.
George Milam; age 20; born 21 May 1928 in Amigo, WV; living at Pemberton, WV; son of Henry and
Ida Milam; married on 12 Mar 1949 at Pemberton, WV; Betty Jo Thompson; age 15; born 10 Mar
1933 in Sullivan, WV; living at Pemberton, WV; daughter of Lacy and Bernice Thompson; with consent
of Lacy and Bernice Thompson.


Gerald Edgell

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; "Frank H. and Tilda Lorraine
Edgell Rushbrook"; Article; Page 234; submitted by Tilda Edgell Rushbrook, PO Box 795, Welch,
WV 24801.


Joyce Milner

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; "Frank H. and Tilda Lorraine
Edgell Rushbrook"; Article; Page 234; submitted by Tilda Edgell Rushbrook, PO Box 795, Welch,
WV 24801.


Eunice Fay Atwell

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; "Frank H. and Tilda Lorraine
Edgell Rushbrook"; Article; Page 234; submitted by Tilda Edgell Rushbrook, PO Box 795, Welch,
WV 24801.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Eunice Fay Atwell Lowery
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 31
Birth Date: 22 May 1944
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1976
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father: Miles Herbert Atwell
Mother: Rosetta Blair
Spouse: Algie Ernest Edgell
Certificate Number: 1976012177"
3. US Public Records; LDS Web Site.
"Name Eunice F Edgell
Residence Date 01 Jul 2002-01 Aug 2002
Residence Place Bradshaw, West Virginia, United States..."
"...Phone Number Recorded Date 25 Mar 2008
Address Bradshaw
Address Continued Bradshaw, West Virginia 24817
Address Date 01 Jul 2002-01 Aug 2002
2nd Address Hidden
2nd Address Continued Bradshaw, West Virginia 24817
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1998
3rd Address General Delivery
3rd Address Continued Bradshaw, West Virginia 24817
3rd Address Date 01 Mar 1993..."
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Eunice Fay Edgell, 77, of Beartown, WV, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, in the Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC.

"Eunice was born May 22, 1944, in Garland, WV, a daughter of the late Miles Hebert Atwell and Rosetta Atwell Shelton. She was a 1963 graduate of Iaeger High School and a member of the Beartown Community Church. Eunice loved going to church and reading her bible. She enjoyed talking on the phone, doing word searches and playing cards with her own rules.

"In addition to her parents Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Algie “Jiggs” Edgell; and three brothers, Richard, Charles, and Joseph Atwell.

"Survivors include two daughters, Doris Christine Lowery Starrett and husband Patrick of Taylors, SC and Drema Diane Lowery Gross and husband Marcus of Troutman, NC; one son, Emery Ezekiel Edgell and wife Sharon of Squire, WV; three brothers, Dillard Atwell and wife Barbara of Lex, John Atwell and wife Brenda of Harmony, NC and David Atwell and wife Bonnie of Statesville, NC; three sisters, Sylvia Jane Deskins of Lex, Loretta Payne and husband Odell of Coeburn, VA and Kathryn Fultz of Statesville, NC; four grandchildren, Anthony and Brian Gross, Christopher Starrett, and Hannah Bryant; three step grandchildren; six great grandchildren and one on the way; 32 nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews.

" Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 29, 2021, at 11 o’clock with Reverend Nancy Blevins and Reverend Phyllis Rowe officiating at the Jesus Church of Bartley in Bartley, WV. Burial will follow in the Atwell/Edgell Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV.

"Grandsons and other family members will serve as pallbearers.

"Friends may visit with the family Friday evening, May 28, 2021, after 6 p.m. at the Jesus Church of Bartley in Bartley, WV.

" Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.

"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"


Virginia Mary Belle Brinegar

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 7 May 1930; Page 151B; Family #113.
Listed as Mary Brinegar, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, James L. Brinegar.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Virginia Mary Belle “Mary” Brinegar, 95, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Wyoming Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Richmond, WV.

"Born December 31, 1924 in Gulf Fork, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Leffy Brinegar and Sally Farley Brinegar.

"Mary never met a stranger and was loved by many. She was member of Rockcastle Baptist Church.

"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her only son, Rodney Brinegar in 2009.

"Mary is survived by a host of nieces and nephews and will be dearly missed all those that knew her


Frank Johnson

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; "Frank H. and Tilda Lorraine
Edgell Rushbrook"; Article; Page 234; submitted by Tilda Edgell Rushbrook, PO Box 795, Welch,
WV 24801.


Elizabeth Edgell

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; "Frank H. and Tilda Lorraine
Edgell Rushbrook"; Article; Page 234; submitted by Tilda Edgell Rushbrook, PO Box 795, Welch,
WV 24801.