McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Oswell William Lilly Dds

1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as William O. Lilly; age 7; born in May 1893 in WV; in household of father, John W. Lilly.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as William O. Lilly; age 16; born in WV; farm hand; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling)
Lilly.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page: Line #27; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell William Lilly; age 19; bornin Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Camp Creek, WV; married on
10 Jan 1913 in Mercer Co, WV; Mannie Mae Kissinger; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single;
living at Camp Creek, WV.
4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Oswell Wm Lilly
[Oswell William Lilly]
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 12 May 1893
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Light
Eye Color: Grey"

Additional Information Listed:
Living at Camp Creek, WV; born at Flat Top, WV; dental student at Louisville Dental College, Louisville,
KY; married; dependent wife and 2 children; 5 Jun 1917/1918?
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
573B; Image 10 of 93; Household #72.
Listed as Oswall Lilly; age 46; born in WV; married; 3 yrs college eduction; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; dentist; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Regsistration Card #U-2007; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 48; born 12 May 1893 in Bramwell, WV (sic, Flat Top, WV); living at 34
Hobart St, Welch, WV; self employed dentist; person who will always known address, Mrs, O.W. Lilly;
Welch, WV; 5'6" Tall; 138 lbs; blue eyes; blonde hair; light complexion; birthmark on arm.
5. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #3638; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 56; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; living at Camp
Creek, WV; son of John W. and Mollie (Epling) Lilly; married on 22 Feb 1950 in Bluefield, VA; Edna
Kennedy Reed; maiden name Kennedy; age 45; born in Mercer Co, WV; widowed and divorced; 2
previous marriages; housewife; living at Matoaka, WV; daughter of John A. and Rosa A. (Pennington)
Kennedy.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by NaLisa Brown; 27 Jul 2013.
"Dr Oswell William Lilly
Birth 12 May 1893
Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Dec 1957 (aged 64)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Epling Cemetery
Camp Creek, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114464256 "

Additional Information Posted:
"A member of the Masons
Uncle Oz, a dentist, had a heart attack while pulling a tooth from Leonard Horton Kessinger - his brother-in-law."
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995" edited by Dr. Thomas Hatcher, Geneva Steele, Sandra long and Christine Carr McGuire; 1995. LC #95-61262; "Oswell William Lilly" article; Page 191; submitted by: Jessie Mae Lilly Cha/fam, 34 Quail Valley Manor, Princeton, WV 24740"

"OSWELL WILLIAM LILLY, D.D.S.
" One of McDowell Count ’s most highly
skilled members of the dental, profession was
Dr. Oswell William Lilly, who practiced dentistry
in Welch for 30 years. Dr. Lilly was born at
Bramwell (sic, Flat Top), West Virginia, May 12, 1893, a son
of John Wallace Lilly and Molly Epling Lilly. His
father died at the age of 37, leaving a young
Widow and six children, ranging in age from
two to fourteen years. Dr. Lilly was the oldest.
"Dr. Lilly received his early education in Mer-
oer County schools. At the age of 16, after suc-
cessfully passing a teachers’ examination, he
became a teacher in a Mercer County school
and taught until 1912. He then started preparing
for his professional career by entering the Ohio
College. of Dentistry in Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he studied for one year. Later, after borrowing
money to further his education, he entered the
Louisville College of Dentistry at Louisville
Kentucky, where he spent two years.
,
"Immediately after graduation from the
Loursvrlle College of Dentistry in 1917 with the
degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dr. Lilly
came to McDowell County, and for 18 months
was assistant director of the Jenkinjones Den—
tal Dispensary at Maybeury. After leaving that
position he opened a private practice in Matoa-
ka, West Virginia for one year.
." ln 1919 Dr. Lilly came to Welch, West Vir-
ginia and for four and one-half years was
assistant director of the McDowell County Den-
tal Clinic. In 1924 he opened his office for pri—
vate practice in the First Nation Bank
Building, Welch.
"Dr. Lilly received considerable prominence
for his research in the treatment of mouth and
throat infections. He was awarded patents by
the United States and Canadian governments
on drugs which he had developed as a result of
his research. His Lilly’s Solution, Dental, was
widely used by dentists in West Virginia and
other states for the treatment of Vincent’s
Stomatitis (trench mouth) and other diseases of
the mouth. In 1926 he was summoned to Tren-
ton, New Jersey to assist in the quelling of an
epidemic of trench mouth. In 1937 he intro—
duced Armident, a mouth wash, to the public.
This medicine was for home use and was wide-
ly sold in drug stores of the area. It was said to .
have been one of the most effective of its kind
"Always seeking to improve his dental skills,
in 1925-26 Dr. Lilly took post graduate courses
in X-ray technique and oral surgery in Cincin—
nati, Ohio. He was a member of Delta Sigma
Delta Dental Fraternity, the Knights of Pythias
and Masons, and was a charter member of the
Welch Kiwanis Club. . .
" In 1949, Dr. Lilly sold his practice in Welch
and returned for a time to his beloved farm and
boyhood home at Camp Creek, Mercer
County, where his mother was still livrng. After
spending several months there he opened‘an
office in Princeton, West Virginia. He died
December 23, 1957, and was buried in the
family cemetery at Camp Creek.
"Dr. Lilly’s first wife was Mannie Mae
Kessinger, daughter of Luther Samuel and
Mary Elizabeth Lily Kessinger of Camp Creek,
West Virginia. They were the parents of two
children, Stanley Gail Lilly and Jessie Mae Lilly
Chalfant, both former McDowell County school
teachers now living in Princeton, West Virginia."


Mannie Mae Kissinger

1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page: Line #27; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell William Lilly; age 19; bornin Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Camp Creek, WV; married on
10 Jan 1913 in Mercer Co, WV; Mannie Mae Kissinger; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single;
living at Camp Creek, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by EB; 26 Mar 2007; maintained by Keith Meadows.
" Mannie Mae Kessinger Leake
Birth 12 Feb 1895
Camp Creek, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death Sep 1991 (aged 96)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Kessinger Cemetery
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18641643"


Oswell William Lilly Dds

1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as William O. Lilly; age 7; born in May 1893 in WV; in household of father, John W. Lilly.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as William O. Lilly; age 16; born in WV; farm hand; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling)
Lilly.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page: Line #27; WV Archives Web Site.
Oswell William Lilly; age 19; bornin Mercer Co, WV; single; living at Camp Creek, WV; married on
10 Jan 1913 in Mercer Co, WV; Mannie Mae Kissinger; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single;
living at Camp Creek, WV.
4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Oswell Wm Lilly
[Oswell William Lilly]
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 12 May 1893
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Light
Eye Color: Grey"

Additional Information Listed:
Living at Camp Creek, WV; born at Flat Top, WV; dental student at Louisville Dental College, Louisville,
KY; married; dependent wife and 2 children; 5 Jun 1917/1918?
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-29; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
573B; Image 10 of 93; Household #72.
Listed as Oswall Lilly; age 46; born in WV; married; 3 yrs college eduction; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; dentist; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Regsistration Card #U-2007; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 48; born 12 May 1893 in Bramwell, WV (sic, Flat Top, WV); living at 34
Hobart St, Welch, WV; self employed dentist; person who will always known address, Mrs, O.W. Lilly;
Welch, WV; 5'6" Tall; 138 lbs; blue eyes; blonde hair; light complexion; birthmark on arm.
5. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #3638; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 56; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; living at Camp
Creek, WV; son of John W. and Mollie (Epling) Lilly; married on 22 Feb 1950 in Bluefield, VA; Edna
Kennedy Reed; maiden name Kennedy; age 45; born in Mercer Co, WV; widowed and divorced; 2
previous marriages; housewife; living at Matoaka, WV; daughter of John A. and Rosa A. (Pennington)
Kennedy.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by NaLisa Brown; 27 Jul 2013.
"Dr Oswell William Lilly
Birth 12 May 1893
Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Dec 1957 (aged 64)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Epling Cemetery
Camp Creek, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114464256 "

Additional Information Posted:
"A member of the Masons
Uncle Oz, a dentist, had a heart attack while pulling a tooth from Leonard Horton Kessinger - his brother-in-law."
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995" edited by Dr. Thomas Hatcher, Geneva Steele, Sandra long and Christine Carr McGuire; 1995. LC #95-61262; "Oswell William Lilly" article; Page 191; submitted by: Jessie Mae Lilly Cha/fam, 34 Quail Valley Manor, Princeton, WV 24740"

"OSWELL WILLIAM LILLY, D.D.S.
" One of McDowell Count ’s most highly
skilled members of the dental, profession was
Dr. Oswell William Lilly, who practiced dentistry
in Welch for 30 years. Dr. Lilly was born at
Bramwell (sic, Flat Top), West Virginia, May 12, 1893, a son
of John Wallace Lilly and Molly Epling Lilly. His
father died at the age of 37, leaving a young
Widow and six children, ranging in age from
two to fourteen years. Dr. Lilly was the oldest.
"Dr. Lilly received his early education in Mer-
oer County schools. At the age of 16, after suc-
cessfully passing a teachers’ examination, he
became a teacher in a Mercer County school
and taught until 1912. He then started preparing
for his professional career by entering the Ohio
College. of Dentistry in Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he studied for one year. Later, after borrowing
money to further his education, he entered the
Louisville College of Dentistry at Louisville
Kentucky, where he spent two years.
,
"Immediately after graduation from the
Loursvrlle College of Dentistry in 1917 with the
degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dr. Lilly
came to McDowell County, and for 18 months
was assistant director of the Jenkinjones Den—
tal Dispensary at Maybeury. After leaving that
position he opened a private practice in Matoa-
ka, West Virginia for one year.
." ln 1919 Dr. Lilly came to Welch, West Vir-
ginia and for four and one-half years was
assistant director of the McDowell County Den-
tal Clinic. In 1924 he opened his office for pri—
vate practice in the First Nation Bank
Building, Welch.
"Dr. Lilly received considerable prominence
for his research in the treatment of mouth and
throat infections. He was awarded patents by
the United States and Canadian governments
on drugs which he had developed as a result of
his research. His Lilly’s Solution, Dental, was
widely used by dentists in West Virginia and
other states for the treatment of Vincent’s
Stomatitis (trench mouth) and other diseases of
the mouth. In 1926 he was summoned to Tren-
ton, New Jersey to assist in the quelling of an
epidemic of trench mouth. In 1937 he intro—
duced Armident, a mouth wash, to the public.
This medicine was for home use and was wide-
ly sold in drug stores of the area. It was said to .
have been one of the most effective of its kind
"Always seeking to improve his dental skills,
in 1925-26 Dr. Lilly took post graduate courses
in X-ray technique and oral surgery in Cincin—
nati, Ohio. He was a member of Delta Sigma
Delta Dental Fraternity, the Knights of Pythias
and Masons, and was a charter member of the
Welch Kiwanis Club. . .
" In 1949, Dr. Lilly sold his practice in Welch
and returned for a time to his beloved farm and
boyhood home at Camp Creek, Mercer
County, where his mother was still livrng. After
spending several months there he opened‘an
office in Princeton, West Virginia. He died
December 23, 1957, and was buried in the
family cemetery at Camp Creek.
"Dr. Lilly’s first wife was Mannie Mae
Kessinger, daughter of Luther Samuel and
Mary Elizabeth Lily Kessinger of Camp Creek,
West Virginia. They were the parents of two
children, Stanley Gail Lilly and Jessie Mae Lilly
Chalfant, both former McDowell County school
teachers now living in Princeton, West Virginia."


Edna Kennedy

1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #3638; Ancestry.com Website.
Oswell William Lilly; age 56; born in Mercer Co, WV; divorced; 2 previous marriages; living at Camp
Creek, WV; son of John W. and Mollie (Epling) Lilly; married on 22 Feb 1950 in Bluefield, VA; Edna
Kennedy Reed; maiden name Kennedy; age 45; born in Mercer Co, WV; widowed and divorced; 2
previous marriages; housewife; living at Matoaka, WV; daughter of John A. and Rosa A. (Pennington)
Kennedy.


George Obediah Bishop

1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Obediah Bishop
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1847
Marriage Place: Montgomery County, Virginia
Spouse: Catharine Lucas
FHL Film Number: 32633
Reference ID: P 302
2. 1850 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 41st District; taken 3 Sep 1850; Page 48B; Image 87 of 146;
Family #655/655.
Listed as Obadiah Bishop; age 24; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
3. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as Obediah Bishop; age 45; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
4. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491A;
Image 33 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as Obediah Bishop; age 54; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.


Sarah Catherine Lucas

1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Catharine Lucas
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1847
Marriage Place: Montgomery County, Virginia
Father: Wilson Lucas
Spouse: Obediah Bishop
FHL Film Number: 32633
Reference ID: P 302"
2. 1850 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 41st District; taken 3 Sep 1850; Page 48B; Image 87 of 146;
Family #655/655.
Listed as Catherine Bishop; age 20; born in VA; in household of husband, Obediah Bishop.
3. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as Sarah C. Bishop; age 40; born in VA; in household of husband, Obediah Bishop.
4. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491A;
Image 33 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as Sarah C. Bishop; age 51; born in VA; married; keeping house; in household of husband,
Obediah Bishop.


Mary Jane Bishop

1. 1850 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 41st District; taken 3 Sep 1850; Page 48B; Image 87 of 146;
Family #655/655.
Listed as Jane M. Bishop; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Obadiah Bishop.


John W. Bishop

1. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as John W. Bishop; age 17; born in VA; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.


William Harvey Bishop

1. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as William H. Bishop; age 13; born in VA; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.
2. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491A;
Image 33 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as William H. Bishop; age 22; born in VA; single; laborer; in household of father, Obediah
Bishop.


Elizabeth C. Bishop

1. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as Elizabeth C. Bishop; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.


Charles O. Bishop

1. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as Charles O. Bishop; age 8 ; born in VA; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.
2. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491A;
Image 33 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as Charles O. Bishop; age 16; born in VA; single; at home on farm; in household of father,
Obediah Bishop.


James V. Bishop

1. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as James V. Bishop; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.
2. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491B;
Image 34 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as James Bishop; age 13; born in VA; single; at home; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.


Grant Edward Bishop

1. 1870 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; Auburn Township; Christiansburg PO; taken 13 Jul 1870; Page
36B; Image 4 of 80; Family #23/23.
Listed as Grant E. Bishop; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.
2. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491B;
Image 34 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as Edward Bishop; age 11; born in VA; at home; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.


Emzette Bishop

1. 1880 Census, Montgomery Co, VA; 56th Enumeration District; taken 18 Jun 1880; Page 491B;
Image 34 of 36; Family #268/278.
Listed as Emzetta Bishop; age 9; born in VA; at home; in household of father, Obediah Bishop.


John W. Lilly

1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as John W. Lilly; age 29; born in Oct 1870 in WV; married 7 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1907); Page __; Line #18; WV Archives Website.
J.W. Lilly; age 35 yrs, 3 mons; born in Flat Top, VA; married; farmer; husand of E. Lillu; died 23 Apr
1907; due to consumption


Mollie Epling

1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as Mollie E. Lilly; age 27; born in Nov 1872 in WV; married 7 yrs; 3 children, all living; in
household of husband, John W. Lilly.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as Mollie E. Lilly; age 37; born in VA; widow; farmer; head of household.


Clara J. Lilly

1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as Clara J. Lilly; age 5; born in Apr 1895 in WV; in household of father, John W. Lilly.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as Clara J. Lilly; age 15; born in WV; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling) Lilly.


Leslie A. Lilly

1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 9/11 Jan 1900; Page 126B; Image 10
of 26; Family #83/85.
Listed as Leslie A. Lilly; age 1; born in Aug 1898 in WV; in household of father, John W. Lilly.
2. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as Leslie A. Lilly; age 11; born in WV; farm hand; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling)
Lilly.


John E. Lilly

1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV' Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as John E. Lilly; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling) Lilly.


Pansy P. Lilly

1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as Pansy P. Lilly; age 7; born in WV; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling) Lilly.


Lidia M. Lilly

1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; taken 15/16 Apr 1910; Page 231B; Image 2
of 23; Family #11/11.
Listed as Lidia M. Lilly; age 4; born in WV; in household of mother, Mollie (Epling) Lilly.


Sherman McKinley "Ken" Sweeney

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 120; WV Archives Web Site.
Ken Sweeney; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; lumberman; living at Panther, WV; married on 4 Dec
1920; Bertha McCoy; age 18; born in Buchanan Co, VA; daughter of J.A. and Mary.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 246; WV Archives Web Site.
Ken Sweeney; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; timerman; living in Jolo, WV; son of Babe
and Mary; married on 1 Apr 1936 in Jolo, WV Hattie (crossed out, Ellie written in; signiture at bottom of
page clearly is Allie) Davis; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; daughter of Mack and Jane.
3.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; Page 1231A; Image 99 of 133;
Household #779.
Listed as Kenneth Sweeney; age 42; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived in place on 1 Apr
1935; laborer in saw mill; head of household.


Bertha McCoy

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 120; WV Archives Web Site.
Ken Sweeney; age 23; born in Buchanan Co, VA; lumberman; living at Panther, WV; married on 4 Dec
1920; Bertha McCoy; age 18; born in Buchanan Co, VA; daughter of J.A. and Mary.


Roger Lee Clemins

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 21 Feb 2019.
" Roger Lee Clemins, Sr
Birth 2 Jun 1955
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 May 1998 (aged 42)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"

Additional Information Posted:
"Roger Lee Clemins, 44, of Indian Ridge, formerly of Kimball, died Wednesday, May 27, 1998 at Welch Emergency Hospital after a long illness. He was affiliated with the Holiness faith and a disabled night watchman with True Energy Coal Sales and had been a resident of McDowell County all his life.

"Born June 2, 1955, at Welch, he was the son of Gaynell Smith-Clemins of Rolfe and the late Beaty Eugene Clemins Sr. (1923-1983). Other than his father, he was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Clemins-Mitchem (Died in 1993); several infant brothers, Unnamed Boy Clemins (1949-1949), Beaty Eugene Clemins Jr. (1958-1958), Unnamed Boy Twin #1 Clemins (1963-1963), Unnamed Boy Twin #2 (1963-1963), and Virgil Lee Clemins (1965-1965); and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

"Other than his mother, survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Juanita Rotenberry-Clemins of the home; two daughters, Sabrina Lee Clemins-Akers of Bluefield, and Samantha Star Clemins (1987-2018) of the home; one son, Roger Lee Clemins Jr. of the home; two brothers, Orving Clemins of Charlottesville, VA, and Charles Beaty Clemins of Cleveland, OH; two sisters, Barbara Clemins-Burks of Martinsville, VA, and Norma Clemins-Wardrum of Cleveland; and several nieces and nephews.

"Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 1, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Widener Funeral Home Chapel, Northfork, with the Rev. Harold Simpson and the Rev. Shirley Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton.

"SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper Archives; Friday, May 29, 1998; Page 4."