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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
2. 1920 Census, Madison Co, NC; Hot Springs Township; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 143A; Image 19 of
36; Family #190/190.
Listed as Willis A. Parsons; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Willis Parsons.
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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
1. 1860 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Shawns Cross Roads; taken on 21 Jun 1860; Page 22A;
Family #265/46.
Listed as William Elledge; age 9; born in NC; in household of father, John E. Elledge.
2. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 13 Sep 1870; Page 347A; Family #85/85.
Listed as William Elledge; age 19; born in NC; with mother, Rebecca Brown Elledge.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Elledge Family Cemetery, New castle Township, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by Family Search; 12 Jun 2014.
"William Brown “Bill” Elledge
BIRTH 1 May 1851
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 5 Nov 1944 (aged 93)
New Castle, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Elledge Family Cemetery
New Castle, Wilkes County, North Carolina"
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Trap Hill PO; taken on 12 Jul 1860; Page 28A; Family #391.
Listed as Mary J. Ellage; age 6; born in Wilkes Co, NC; in household of father, Alfred Elledge.
2. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry PO; taken on 15 Sep 1870; Page 350A; Family #130.
Listed as Jane Ellege; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Alfred Elledge.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Elledge Family Cemetery, New castle Township, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by Family Search; 12 Jun 2014.
"Mary Jane Elledge Elledge
BIRTH 2 Dec 1854
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 22 Jan 1940 (aged 85)
New Castle, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Elledge Family Cemetery
New Castle, Wilkes County, North Carolin"
Additional Information:
"Mary "Jane" Elledge was the daughter of Alfred and Elizabeth Rhodes Elledge of Mulberry, Wilkes County, NC. Jane was the 3rd of their 12 children. She married her first cousin, William B. Elledge, a farmer. Their fathers were brothers.
Bill and Jane were the parents of 8 children: 7 daughters-Samantha, Venie, Tippy, Lura, Roxie, Rhoda, and Carolina; and 1 son, William Harrison Elledge.
The family would endure financial woes in the 1890's when Bill and Jane were sometimes unable to make the mortgage payments on their farm or pay taxes. According to a daughter, the family moved to Washington County, Virginia and Eastern Tennessee during the 1890's. However, by the 1900 Federal Census, the Elledges were back in Mulberry, Wilkes County, NC. Bill & Jane stated that they owned their farm free and clear of a mortgage.
In 1912, their daughter Roxie Elledge Bullis became a widow at the age of 25. She moved with her 3 young children into Bill & Jane Elledge's home.
Jane live to the age of 85. She died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1940 and was buried in the family cemetery. Her obituary appeared in the Greensboro Daily News":"MRS. MARY J. ELLEDGE.
North Wilkesboro, Jan 23.
--Last rites will be held Thursday for Mrs. Mary J. Elledge, 85, wife of W. B. Elledge, well-known resident of Newcastle township. She died yesterday. Surviving are her husband, seven children: W. H. Elledge, Cycle; Mrs. Uriah Hayes, North Wilkesboro; Mrs. J. C. Hincher, Abingdon, Va; Mrs. Vickery Rhoades, North Wilkesboro; Miss Lura Elledge, Cycle; Mrs. Lewis Bullis, North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Rossie Brown, Hays, and one brother, Lewis Elledge. Services to be conducted by Rev. Ed Hayes, assisted by Rev. J. M. Dillard, will be held at the family cemetery near the home. Hour had not been set today.
--Greensboro Daily News, Jan 24, 1940, p. 12"
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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
2. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1914); Page 210; Line #7; WV Archives Website.
Wilis Parsons; age 32; born in Carter Co, KY; living in Greenbrier Co, WV; married on 8 Jul 1914 in
Greenbrier Co, WV; Irene Smith; age 21; born in Fayette Co, WV; living in Greenbrier Co, WV
3. 1920 Census, Madison Co, NC; Hot Springs Township; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 143A; Image 19 of
36; Family #190/190.
Listed as Irene Parsons; age 25; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Willis Parsons.
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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Willie Thomas Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1909
Marriage Registration Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1937
Marriage Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Father: Roby Leonard Ward
Mother: Mallie Tribett
Spouse: Freda Bernice Parsons
Certificate Number: 1937003891"
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; "Irene Smith Parsons" Article;
Page 216; submitted by Walma Collins, 108 Peach Orchard Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Freda Bernice Parsons
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Sevey, Fayette, West Virginia
Birth County: Fayette
Father: Willis Parsons
Mother: Irene Smith
FHL Film Number: 584755"
3. 1920 Census, Madison Co, NC; Hot Springs Township; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 143A; Image 19 of
36; Family #190/190.
Listed as Bernice Parsons; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Willis Parsons.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Freda Bernice Parsons
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1937
Marriage Place: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Father: Willis Parsons
Mother: Lillian Irene Smith
Spouse: Willie Thomas Ward
Certificate Number: 1937003891"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Family Search; 11 Jun 2014.
"Lewis Franklin Bullis
BIRTH 30 Jan 1884
Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 3 Jan 1912 (aged 27)
Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Bullis Family Cemetery
Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina"
"Lewis Franklin Bullis was the son of A. Barker Bullis & Matilda E. Call. He was the grandson of A. Basil Bullis & Martha "Patsy" Huffman. He was the great-grandson of Benjamin Bullis & Martha "Patsy" Adams. (Wilkes Heritage, p. 114)"1900 Census: Lewis F. Bullis, 16, farm laborer on parents farm, but not employed 3 mths of the year; attended school 2 months in the past year, able to read & write. (Lewis Bullis had red hair-- info given by his wife, Roxie Bullis)
"Jul 1, 1905: Lewis (21) and Roxie (18) met and married in Crandle, Johnson County, TN. They eloped in Tennessee because her father did not want her to get married.
"1910 Census: Lewis F. Bullis, 26, farmer, wife & 2 sons Hubert and Alonzo; owns farm with no mortgage. They lived next door to Aunt Fannie & her husband David Gaither. "Lewis & Roxie lived on a farm near his parents. He was a good provider & a religious man." -memories of Roxie Bullis, as told to her daughter.
"Jan 2, 1912: Family members were told that Lewis was reading the Bible with his mother the night before he died and was thinking about going into the ministry.
"Jan 3, 1912: At age 27, Lewis died of a heart attack while splitting wood outside his home. Five-year-old son, Hubert was working with his Dad and witnessed the death. Roxie took the children to live with her parents at New Castle Township in Wilkes County. (Family information)
"Lewis F. Bullis' grave site is unknown to the family. It can be assumed that he was buried in the Benjamin Bullis Family Cemetery since Lewis died while chopping wood on the original Benjamin Bullis farm."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Family Search; 22 May 2014.
"Roxie Ann Elizabeth Elledge Bullis
BIRTH 23 Aug 1886
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 4 Mar 1986 (aged 99)
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Floral Garden Memorial Park
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina,"
"Roxie enjoyed recalling her childhood days in Wilkes County, NC, Washington County, Va and Eastern Tennessee, as one of the 7 children of Wm and Mary Jane Elledge. Roxie had 6 sisters and 1 brother. She stated about her life, "I sprouted in the field, sawed logs, hoed corn, milked cows & fed hogs." She attended school up to the 7th grade.
On July 1, 1905, Lewis Bullis (21) and Roxie Elledge (18) met and married in Crandle, Johnson County, TN. She said they eloped in Tennessee because her father did not want her to get married.
The 1910 Census shows that Lewis and Roxie lived on Oak Grove Church Road, Reddies River, Wilkes, NC. He worked as a farmer. Their home was next door to his Uncle Thomas & Aunt Laura Bullis, who had no children. Just down the road was Aunt Fanny & Uncle David Gaither with their large family. By 1910, Lewis and Roxie had their first 2 children, Hubert & Alonzo. Their daughter Ruth was born in Nov 1911 and was only 2 months old when her 27 year-old father dropped dead from a heart attack. Lewis had been chopping wood with 5 year-old Hubert outside their house when he suddenly died. Roxie decided to move with her 3 young children back to her parents' home (New Castle), even though her husband's parents, Barker and Matilda Bullis, offered to help her raise the children.
In 1929, Roxie moved in with her newly married daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Alvin Welborn. For the rest of her life she made her home with the Welborns. By 1969, Roxie sustained a broken hip and could only walk a few steps with the aid of a walker. She was blind in the last years of her life, but lived to just a few months shy of her 100th birthday."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
David Lowell Effler; age 19; born in Itmann, WV; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 18 Dec
1955 in Northfork, WV; Laura Jane Anderson; age 20; born and living in Northfork, WV; single;
with consent of John T. and Ruby W. Effler, parents of David Lowell Effler; and J.R. and Essie W.
Anderson; parents of Laura Jane Anderson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
David Lowell Effler; age 19; born in Itmann, WV; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 18 Dec
1955 in Northfork, WV; Laura Jane Anderson; age 20; born and living in Northfork, WV; single;
with consent of John T. and Ruby W. Effler, parents of David Lowell Effler; and J.R. and Essie W.
Anderson; parents of Laura Jane Anderson.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laura Jane Anderson
[Laura Jane Effler]
[Laura Effler]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1935
Birth Place: North Fork M, West Virginia
[Northfork Mc??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 17 Oct 1995
Father: John R Anderson
Mother: Essie White
SSN: 234548111
Death Certificate Number: 721
Signature on SSN Card: Jane Anderson
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: May 1952: Name listed as LAURA JANE ANDERSON;
Aug 1960: Name listed as LAURA JANE EFFLER;
07 Nov 1995: Name listed as LAURA J EFFLER"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laura J. Effler
SSN: 234-54-8111
BORN: 15 Aug 1935
Died: 17 Oct 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1952)"
4. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laura J Effler
Service Info.: MSGT US AIR FORCE (Wife of)
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1935
Death Date: 17 Oct 1995
Relation: Wife Of Effler, David L
Interment Date: 20 Oct 1995
Cemetery: Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 4400 West Kenyon Avenue Denver, CO 80236
Buried At: Section 5 Site 1155
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by US Veteran's Affairs; 25 Feb 2000.
"Laura J Effler
Birth 15 Aug 1935
Death 17 Oct 1995 (aged 60)
Burial
Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver, Denver County, Colorado"
1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1886); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Maxwell; age 23; born in PA; single; miner; living in Fayette Co, WV; son of ________; married
on 6 Mar 1886 in Fayette Co, WV; Maggie J. Sevy; age 18; born and living in Fayette Co, WV; daughter
of William and E.J.
2. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as Thomas Maxwell; age 38; born in in Sep 1861 in OH; married 14 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
3.1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Precinct #18; Sun; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 157A;
Image 59 of 67; Family #522/560.
Listed as Thomas Maxwell; age 49; born in PA; married once for 24 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1886); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Maxwell; age 23; born in PA; single; miner; living in Fayette Co, WV; son of ________; married
on 6 Mar 1886 in Fayette Co, WV; Maggie J. Sevy; age 18; born and living in Fayette Co, WV; daughter
of William and E.J.
2. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as Magie J. Maxwell; age 32; born in May 1868 in WV; married 14 yrs; 6 children, all living; in
household of husband, Thomas Maxwell.
3.1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Precinct #18; Sun; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 157A;
Image 59 of 67; Family #522/560.
Listed as Maggie J. Maxwell; age 40; born in WV; married once for 24 yrs; 8 children; 7 living; in household
of husband, Thomas Maxwell.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as Lizzie Maxwell; age 7; born in Aug 1892 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as Richard Maxwell; age 5; born in Sep 1894 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
2.1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Precinct #18; Sun; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 157A;
Image 59 of 67; Family #522/560.
Listed as Richard Maxwell; age 15; born in WV; single; electrician for coal works; in household of father,
Thomas Maxwell.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as Ida B. Maxwell; age 3; born in Sep 1896 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
2.1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Precinct #18; Sun; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 157A;
Image 59 of 67; Family #522/560.
Listed as Ida B. Maxwell; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as John Maxwell; age 3; born in Mar 1897 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
2.1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Precinct #18; Sun; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 157A;
Image 59 of 67; Family #522/560.
Listed as John Maxwell; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Mountain Cove District; Ansted; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 182B; Image
2 of 49; Family #15/15.
Listed as Ella J. Maxwell; age 13; born in Jul 1886 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.
1.1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Precinct #18; Sun; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 157A;
Image 59 of 67; Family #522/560.
Listed as Henry C. Maxwell; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Maxwell.