1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 446; WV Archives Website.
Donald Eugene Conley; age 37; born in princess, KY; divorced; one previous marriage; living at
PO Box 53, Prestonsburg, KY; son of Denver and Ethel (Berry) Conley; married on 16 Aug 1969 at
Maitland, WV; Brooksie Ellen Chatman Coe; age 34; born 3 Jun 1935 in Superior, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at Box 154, Superior, WV; daughter of Charles Edward and Virgie Ethel
(Bowlick) Chatman.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 446; WV Archives Website.
Donald Eugene Conley; age 37; born in princess, KY; divorced; one previous marriage; living at
PO Box 53, Prestonsburg, KY; son of Denver and Ethel (Berry) Conley; married on 16 Aug 1969 at
Maitland, WV; Brooksie Ellen Chatman Coe; age 34; born 3 Jun 1935 in Superior, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at Box 154, Superior, WV; daughter of Charles Edward and Virgie Ethel
(Bowlick) Chatman.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #72 041439; Ancestry.com Website.
Stanley E. Ferguson; age 27; born 25 Nov 1944 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 112, Baileysville, WV; son of Edgar G. and Ethel S. (Smith) Ferguson;
married on 1 Sep 1972 in Abingdon, VA; Brooksie Ellen Coe; maiden name Chatman; age 37; born
3 Jun 1935 in WV; divorced; this is her 2md (sic, 3rd) marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Box
154, Superior, WV; daughter of Charles E. and Virgie (Bowlick) Chatman.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Brooksie E Ferguson
Social Security Number: 232-52-9659
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1935
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia
Death Date: 3 May 2013"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 462; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank R. Burroughs; born 26 Sep 1902 in Buchanan Co, VA; living at Kimball, WV; son od Thomas
and Dora; married on 10 Dec 1938 at Kimball, WV; Josephine Shade; born 26 Sep 1921 in Kimball,
WV; living in Kimball, WV; daughter of George and Janie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 462; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank R. Burroughs; born 26 Sep 1902 in Buchanan Co, VA; living at Kimball, WV; son of Thomas
and Dora; married on 10 Dec 1938 at Kimball, WV; Josephine Shade; born 26 Sep 1921 in Kimball,
WV; living in Kimball, WV; daughter of George and Janie.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Josephine Cleo Shade Burroughs
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1925
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1964
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: George Shade
Mother: Sarah Jane Jackson
Spouse: Nick Cardwell Steptoe
Certificate Number: 1964032310"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Josephine Cleo Shade [Cleo Josephine Shade] [Cleo Steptoe]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 8 Sep 1922
Birth Place: Kimball McDo, West Virginia [Kimball, West Virginia]
Death Date: 20 Apr 2007
Father:
George Shade
Mother:
Mary J Jackson
SSN: 233587822
Notes: Jun 1954: Name listed as JOSEPHINE CLEO SHADE; Jan 1962: Name listed as CLEO JOSEPHINE SHADE; Nov 1964: Name listed as CLEO JOSEPHINE STEPTOE; 13 Nov 2000: Name listed as CLEO SHADE STEPTOE; 16 May 2007: Name listed as CLEO J STEPTOE"
4. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Thursday, 19 Apr 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Mrs. Cleo J. "Josie" Burroughs Steptoe, 84, of Winston-Salem, N.C., formerly of Kimball, departed this life on Monday, April 16, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, following a lingering illness."Born Sept. 8, 1922 in Kimball, she was one of 10 children born to the late William "Doc" Shade and Sarah Jane Jackson Shade. She attended public schools in the county and at an early age relocated to New York, where she worked until returning to Kimball. Upon returning to Kimball, she joined Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, where she faithfully served as chairman of the Program Committee, member of the Senior Choir and Kitchen Committee. She was a member of O.E.S. Marie Chapter in Kimball and over a year and half ago joined Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Thorpe, where her son, the Reverend Nathaniel Burroughs is the pastor. While living in Winston-Salem, she attended Allen Eastside Church of Christ.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Burroughs Sr.; her second husband, the Reverend Nicholas C. Steptoe Jr.; two sons, Richard and Frank Burroughs Jr.; four brothers: Jackie, Walter, Wesley and William and five sisters: Annie Lee, Dale, Juanita, Mae and Zella. Mrs. Steptoe was the last surviving member of her original family.
"Survivors include: One son, the Reverend Nathaniel Burroughs and wife, Jacqueline of Kimball; daughters: Rosie Baker and husband Ray of Welch, Sharon Barnett of Winston-Salem; two great-granddaughters she adopted, Courtney and Ashley Smith of Winston-Salem and a stepdaughter, Dora Wormley of Maryland, formerly of Welch; two grandsons she raised, Andre' Baker and wife, Cheryl of Winston-Salem and Shaun Baker of Arlington, Texas; 15 additional grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends.
"A Homegoing Celebration Service will be conducted at 12:00 noon Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Kimball, with the Reverend Courtney Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Bluewell.
"Mrs. Steptoe's grandchildren will serve as her pallbearers and flower bearers.
"Friends may call at 11:00 a.m., until the hour of Service Saturday, at the church.
Arrangements and Services entrusted to the Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Edward George and Maggie E. Caudill"; article; Page 117; submitted by Joyce
Hawks, HC 61, Box 24, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Edward George and Maggie E. Caudill"; article; Page 117; submitted by Joyce
Hawks, HC 61, Box 24, Paynesville, WV 24873.
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; "Arthur Bryan Phipps"; Article;
Page 221; submitted by June P. Morgan, 89 Maple Ave, Welch, WV 24801.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Dorothy Stater Slone"; Article;
Page 238; submitted by Dorothy P. Sloane, 3257 Bromley Rd, SW ,Roanoke, VA 24018.
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; "Arthur Bryan Phipps"; Article;
Page 221; submitted by June P. Morgan, 89 Maple Ave, Welch, WV 24801.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Dorothy Stater Slone"; Article;
Page 238; submitted by Dorothy P. Sloane, 3257 Bromley Rd, SW ,Roanoke, VA 24018.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 47; WV Archives Website.
Robert Lambert ; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 22 Oct 1949 at Iaeger,
WV; Stella Dotson; age 18; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living at Mohawk, WV; with consent of
John Dotson, father of Stella Dotson.