1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Roosevelt Osborne; age 19; born in Boone Co, WV; single; living at Lorado, WV; son of McKinley
and Mae Osborne; married on 2 May 1949 in Logan, WV; Beulah Gibson; age 16; born in Boone
Co, WV; single; living in Lorado, WV; daughter of Clifford and Goldie (Blankenship) Gibson.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Roosevelt Osborne; age 19; born in Boone Co, WV; single; living at Lorado, WV; son of McKinley
and Mae Osborne; married on 2 May 1949 in Logan, WV; Beulah Gibson; age 16; born in Boone
Co, WV; single; living in Lorado, WV; daughter of Clifford and Goldie (Blankenship) Gibson.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Arabelle Gibson Harris, 87 of Lexington passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, May 08, 2020. Arabelle
was born March 21, 1933 to the late Clifford Gibson and Goldie Blankenship Gibson in Logan County, West
Virginia. Arabelle worked many years in the Home Health field and always loved assisting her patients; she was
also a self-employed business owner of the Du Drop Inn in Chicago. Arabelle got great joy from reading and
gardening, it always brought a smile to her face. She was such a loving mother, sister, grandmother,
great-grandmother and friend, she will be greatly missed. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by
one daughter, Diana Kay Daniels; one sister, Beulah May Osborne; one brother, Arnold Lee Gibson; and one
granddaughter, Angela Chandler. Surviving are her two sons, Ronnie Daniels and wife Mary of Lexington; William
Daniels, Jr. of Cyclone, WV, four daughters, Carolyn Chandler and husband Clarence of Vermilion, OH, Patricia
Evans and husband Charles of Cyclone, WV, Donna Daniels of Brandywine, WV and Teresa Paynter of Cyclone, WV;
two brothers, Van Gibson and wife Priscilla of Alabama and Jimmy Gibson of Oklahoma; one sister, Barbara
Osborne of WV; she also leaves behind many beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren. A family visitation will be held on Tuesday May 12th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV. She will be laid to rest in Home Sweet Home Cemetery, Buffalo Creek, WV. Online condolences
may be sent to the family at www.jcgreenandsons.com The Family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral
Home, Lynco, WV."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8286; WV Archives Website.
John W. Ramsey; age 27; born 24 Sep 1918 in Wadesboro, NC; single; Colored; miner; living at
Vivian, WV; son of George W. and Mary E. (Saunders) Ramsey; father born in Salisbury, NC; mother
born in Chester, SC; died 26 Jul 1946 at Vivian, WV; due to broken neck, caused by electrocution in
mine; buried 28 Jul 1946 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Pearl Ramsey, Vivian, WV.
1. Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King R Tye
Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Mother's name: Lucy Smith
Volume Number: 117
Certificate Number: 58425
Volume Year: 1917"
2. 1920 Census; Whitley Co, KY; Popular Creek precinct; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 279A;
Image 3 of 11; Family #29/32.
Listed as Robert Smith; age 2 yrs, 9 mons; born in KY; in household of step-father (sic?,step grandfather?),
William Wells.
3. 1930 Census, Laurel Co, KY; London; Manchester Road; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 16B;
Image 32 of 41; Family #396/410.
Listed as Robert Smith; age 12; born in KY; in household of mother, Lucy Smith
of household.
4. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King R Tye
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1917
Address: PO Box 391, Williamsburg, KY, 40769-0391 (1988)
[PO Box 391, Williamsburg, KY, 40769-0391]
[7980 E Highway 92, Williamsburg, KY, 40769-8261 (1993)] "
5. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name King R Tye
Residence Date 01 Jan 2002-01 Feb 2002
Residence Place Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States
Birth Date 19 Aug 1917
Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
Address Date 01 Jan 2002-01 Feb 2002
2nd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 1996-01 Apr 1996
3rd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
3rd Address Date 01 Sep 1988-13 Nov 2000
Possible Relatives Katharina Tye
Record Number 93979898"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King Robert Tye
[Robert King Smith]
[King Tye]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Vervne Whitl, Kentucky
[Polliton Whi??, Kentucky]
Death Date: 22 May 2005
Father: James C Tye
Mother: Lucy A Smith
SSN: 494306191
Notes: Jun 1963: Name listed as KING ROBERT TYE; Sep: Name listed as ROBERT KING SMITH; 07 Jun 2005: Name listed as KING R TYE"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King R. Tye
Last Residence:
40769 Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
BORN: 19 Aug 1917
Died: 22 May 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)"
8. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: King Tye
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1917
Death Date: 22 May 2005
Cause of Death: Natural
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 4 Mar 1957
Release Date 1: 28 Feb 1958"
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Jun 2014.
King Robert Tye; born 19 Aug 1917; died 22 May 2005; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"SOLDIER OF FORTUNE 1937 TO 1956".
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Katharina Tye
Residence Date 01 Dec 1993
Residence Place Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States
Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
Address Date 01 Dec 1993
2nd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1991
3rd Address Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
3rd Address Date 01 Oct 1988
Possible Relatives King R Tye
Record Number 93957846"
2. United States Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 64
Given Name Katharina
Surname Tye
Birth Date 06 Mar 1927
State Alaska
Last Place of Residence Whitley, Kentucky
Previous Residence Postal Code 40769
Event Date Dec 1991"
3. Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999; LDS Web Site.
"Name Katharian Tye
Event Type Death
Event Date 24 Dec 1991
Event Place Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Age 64
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927"
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; "Herman "Moon" Mullins";
Article; submitted by Linda Richardson, 24 Langford Ave, Westover, WV 26505.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Delmer Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Martha Gillespie, 3937 North
Ridge Road East, Ashtabula, OH 44004-4352.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Herman Mullins
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Jun 1912
Death Date: 11 Dec 1995
Claim Date: 28 Aug 1961
SSN: 232124816"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by cynthia mullins; 12 Oct 2014.
" Erman Wayne Mullins
Birth 7 Jun 1912
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Death 11 Dec 1995 (aged 83)
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Beverly Hills Memorial Park
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 137167966"Additional Information Posted:
"s/o Andrew Jackson "Jack" and Martha Jane Ramey Mullins"Contributor: KKeithly17"
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. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Delmer Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Martha Gillespie, 3937 North
Ridge Road East, Ashtabula, OH 44004-4352.
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; "Herman "Moon" Mullins";
Article; submitted by Linda Richardson, 24 Langford Ave, Westover, WV 26505.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by cynthia mullins; 12 Oct 2014.
" Edna May Griffith Mullins
Birth 19 May 1910
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Jul 1994 (aged 84)
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Beverly Hills Memorial Park
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 137167882 "
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; "Herman "Moon" Mullins";
Article; submitted by Linda Richardson, 24 Langford Ave, Westover, WV 26505.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Delmer Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Martha Gillespie, 3937 North
Ridge Road East, Ashtabula, OH 44004-4352.
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; "Herman "Moon" Mullins";
Article; submitted by Linda Richardson, 24 Langford Ave, Westover, WV 26505.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Delmer Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Martha Gillespie, 3937 North
Ridge Road East, Ashtabula, OH 44004-4352.