1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ruth Belle Chafin [Ruth Blankenship] [R Blankenship]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1937
Birth Place: Devon Mingo, West Virginia [Mingo, West Virginia]
Death Date: Apr 1988
Father:
Andy Chafin
Mother:
Sadie Backus
SSN: 233582108
Notes: Aug 1954: Name listed as RUTH BELLE CHAFIN;
Aug 1971: Name listed as RUTH BLANKENSHIP;
06 May 1988: Name listed as R BLANKENSHIP "
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Andrew Jackson Chafin
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1902
Birth Place: Meador, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Okeeffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 17 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Okeeffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Red Jacket Coal Co
Weight: 163
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Sadie Chafin
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Andrew Jackson Chafin Self (Head)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 304; WV Archives Website.
Pedro Gonzalez, Jr; age 35; born 27 Feb 1933 in New York, NY; divorced; one previous marriage;
Negro; living at 410 Walnut St, Yonkers, NY; son of Pedro and Mary (Johns) Gonzales; married on
25 Feb 1969 at Eckman, WV; Rosa Lee Jordan; age 31; born 25 Feb 1937 in Landgraff, WV; single;
Negro; no previous marriage; living at Box 307 Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Nellie (Hairston)
Jordan.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 304; WV Archives Website.
Pedro Gonzalez, Jr; age 35; born 27 Feb 1933 in New York, NY; divorced; one previous marriage;
Negro; living at 410 Walnut St, Yonkers, NY; son of Pedro and Mary (Johns) Gonzales; married on
25 Feb 1969 at Eckman, WV; Rosa Lee Jordan; age 31; born 25 Feb 1937 in Landgraff, WV; single;
Negro; no previous marriage; living at Box 307 Eckman, WV; daughter of Robert and Nellie (Hairston)
Jordan.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, takenm on 27 Apr 1910, Page 221A, Family # 130.
Listed as Cora A. Privett, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Miles L. Privett.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Johnnie Bennett; 21 Oct 2005.
" Cora Athlene Privette Barrett
Birth 9 Aug 1908
Keyrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death Nov 1981 (aged 73)
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Privette Cemetery
Keyrock, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 12129337"Additional Information Posted:
"She was the daughter of Lee and Mary Tilley Privett of Keyrock, WV. She was married to Greenville Sparks Barrett of Wolfpen, WV. They had four children: Mary Elizabeth, Johnnie Lee, Jack Clifford,Nicky Lynn."
1. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 4 Jan 2021; On-Line Edition.
"William Evan Gareth Cogdill “Evan” 19, of Eckman, WV entered into eternal rest Friday, December 25, 2020. Born July 3, 2001 in Laurens, SC he was the son of Christopher C. Cogdill and Joy Estelle Cogdill.
Evan was a fun-loving person with a winning personality. Sometimes mischievous, yet caring, generous and trusting to a fault and always forgiving. Evan brought love and laughter to all that knew him. He was a special, young man in so, so many ways. He ismost definitely loved in return and will be sadly missed by numerous family and friends."In honoring the wishes of William Evan Gareth Cogdill, cremation occurred upon his passing. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
"Serving the Cogdill family is Widener Funeral Home in Northfork, WV."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 17 Feb 1920; Page 101A; Image 25 of
38; Family #212/213.
Listed as Elizabeth Young; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Young.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1924); Big Creek District; Page 201; Line 3; WV Archives
Web Site.
Elizabeth Young; age 4 yrs, 4 mons, 17 days; born on 4 Nov 1919 in WV; daughter of C.L. and Amelia;
died on 1 Apr 1924 at Newhall, WV from diptheria.
3. McDowell Co, WV Genealogy Web Site; Cemeteries; Number 8 Mine Cemetery.
Elizabeth Young; born on 14 Nov 1920; died 5 Apr 1924; "Daughter of C.L. and A"; buried here.
(Dates do not match, death certificate. May be transcription error)
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Leonard Kelly
Birth Date 5 Mar 1923
Birth Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1923010202"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Leonard Kelly
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date abt 1922
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 11 Dec 1943
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Hark Kelly
Mother Mary Gibson
Spouse Annie Maria Phillips
Certificate Number 1943032411"
3. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lenard Kelly
Death Age 78
Birth Date 5 Mar 1923
Death Date 20 Nov 2001
Interment Place West Virginia, USA
Cemetery Address Rock Ridge Rd Paynesville, WV 24873
Cemetery Tom Sparks Cemetery
Notes S2 Us Navy World War Ii "
4. FindAGrave.com website; submitted by Patty Greene; 25 Jul 2018.
"Lenard Kelly
Birth 1923
Death unknown
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191656656"
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Anna Mariea Phillipps
Birth Date 24 Jul 1924
Birth Place Wise, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1924036924"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Annie Maria Phillips
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date abt 1924
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 11 Dec 1943
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Harman Phillips
Mother Mary Holbrooks
Spouse Leonard Kelly
Certificate Number 1943032411"
3. FindAGrave.com website; submitted by Patty Greene; 25 Jul 2018.
"Annie Marie “Maria” Phillips Kelly
Birth 1924
Death 1999 (aged 74–75)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191656677"Additional Information Posted:
"Married to Lenard Kelly (1923-Deceased)."Mother of Mary Sue Kelly-Cooper (1947-2014), James “Jim” Kelly, and Larry Jackson Kelly (1950-2020).
"Service will be held at Old Country Church in Raysal on Thursday, May 27, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery, Paynesville.
"SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper Archives; Thursday, May 27, 1999; Page 3"