1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 25; WV Archives Website.
Andy Hajash; age 23; born 3 Nov 1921 in Whipple, WV; living in East beckley, WV; son of Steve and
Rosie Hajash; married on 28 Jul 1945 in East Beckley, WV; Kathleen Painter; age 19; born 17 Mar
1926 in East Beckley, WV; living in East Beckley, WV; daughter of Homer and Ollie Painter.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "George Hajash'; Article; Page 193; submitted by George Hajash, 126 Mankin
Ave, Beckley, WV 25801-4850.
"...served in WW II..."
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Stephen and Rosalia Hajash"; Article; Page 194; submitted by George Hajash,
126 Mankin Ave, Beckley, WV 25801-4850.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 25; WV Archives Website.
Andy Hajash; age 23; born 3 Nov 1921 in Whipple, WV; living in East beckley, WV; son of Steve and
Rosie Hajash; married on 28 Jul 1945 in East Beckley, WV; Kathleen Painter; age 19; born 17 Mar
1926 in East Beckley, WV; living in East Beckley, WV; daughter of Homer and Ollie Painter.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 11 feb 1920, Page 271B, Family #97.
Listed as Violet Steward, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Mitchell Stewart.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 480; WV Archives Website.
John Mosley; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Glen Rogers, WV; son of _____; married on
30 Mar 1929 at Mcgraws, WV; Violet Stewart; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws,
WV; daighter of Mitch Stewart.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Violet Moseley
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1910
Death Date: 22 Jun 1998
Claim Date: 18 Mar 1972
SSN: 233661688 "
1. "Births Wyoming Co, WV.." Haga, 1856.
Birth of daughter Ardelia on 4 Feb 1856 to Rodah Shannon. Reported by Anna
Shannon, grandmother. (No father listed)
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Rhoda Shannon Search, 28 Nov 2002, submitted by
Joel Hager, hagerj@us.army.mil.
Ardelia A. Roach (sic, Shannon); married George Evans abt 1869.
3. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Aa Roach
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1856
Age: 15
Spouse's name: Geo Evans
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 26
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1871
Marriage Place: Peytona, Boone, West Virginia"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #75-043212; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arnett Wayne Browning; age 34; born 9 Apr 1941 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 327, Brenton, WV; son of Arnett Preston and Velma Edna (Cook) Browning;
married on 29 Oct 1975 in Grundy, VA; Judy Ann Batt; maiden name, Myers; age 31; born 11 Jul 1944
in OH; divorced; this is her 5th marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 327, Brenton, WV;
daughter of Everett and Melvena Lucille (Bullinger) Myers.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #75-043212; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arnett Wayne Browning; age 34; born 9 Apr 1941 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 327, Brenton, WV; son of Arnett Preston and Velma Edna (Cook) Browning;
married on 29 Oct 1975 in Grundy, VA; Judy Ann Batt; maiden name, Myers; age 31; born 11 Jul 1944
in OH; divorced; this is her 5th marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 327, Brenton, WV;
daughter of Everett and Melvena Lucille (Bullinger) Myers.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 101; WV Archives Web Site.
Wesley Parker; age 21; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; laborer; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
James and Margaret; married on 27 Dec 1908 in Coalwood, WV; Ann Mahaffey; age 21; born in
Wilkes Co, NC; single; daughter of H.F. and R.E.
1. 1900 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; Bonham's Voting Precinct; taken on 27 Jun 1900;
Page 40B; Image 28 of 29; Family #256/259.
Listed as Sarah A. Mahaffey; age 11; born in NC in May 1889; in household of father, Hiram F.Mahaffey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 101; WV Archives Web Site.
Wesley Parker; age 21; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; laborer; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
James and Margaret; married on 27 Dec 1908 in Coalwood, WV; Ann Mahaffey; age 21; born in
Wilkes Co, NC; single; daughter of H.F. and R.E.
3. Mingo Co, WV; Death Certificate #6762; WV Archives Web Site.
Sarah Ann Parker; age 59 yrs, 11 mons, 24 days; born 11 May 1889 in NC; married; wife of John W.
Parker; living at Thacker, WV; daughter of Francis and Rebecca (Hudson, sic Hutchinson)) Mahaffey;
died 5 May 1948 at Thacker, WV; due to cancer of tongue; buried 7 May 1948 at Roderfield, WV;
informant, John W. Parker, Thacker, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
Sarah Ann Parker; born in 1889; died in 1948; buried here; headstone photo shown; "ASLEEP IN JESUS".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 007393; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Eugene M. Parker; age 57; born 7 Mar 1911 in WV; single; never married; coal miner; SS#232-14-4135;
living at Premier, WV; son of John Wesley and Sarah Ann (Mahaffey) Parker; died 2 May 1968 in the
Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to uremia; congestive heart failure; buried 5 May 1968
in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant Loraine Belcoe, Premier, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 2 Jun 2012.
Eugene M. Parker; born 7 Mar 1911; died 2 May 1968; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Earling; E.D. 23-40; taken 9 __ 1940; Page 826A;
Image 19 of 50; Household #102.
Listed as Neline Smith; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school;in household of
step-father, Howard Carter.
1. West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Beatrice C Wray
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1927
Birth Place: Kingston, Fayette, W V
Birth County: Fayette
Father: P F Wray
Mother: Vinne Mobes
FHL Film Number: 584756"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Beatrice Christrine Wray
[Beatrice C Underwood]
[Beatrice Craddock]
[Beatrice Conner]
[B Conner]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1927
Birth Place: Kinston Faye, West Virginia
[Kingston, West Virginia]
Death Date: Sep 1993
Father: Ferd Wray
Mother: Sa V Mabe
SSN: 236464011
Notes: Jul 1948: Name listed as BEATRICE CHRISTRINE WRAY;
Jun 1959: Name listed as BEATRICE C UNDERWOOD;
Jun 1961: Name listed as BEATRICE C CRADDOCK;
Oct 1967: Name listed as BEATRICE CHRISTINE CONNER;
30 Sep 1993: Name listed as B CONNER"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-009886; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Lee Letner; age 42; born 1 May 1933 in Asco, WV; single; this was his first marriage;
1 yr HS education; living at Box 225, Davy, WV; son of Fred and Addie (Holman) Letner; married
on 9 Mar 1976 in the Elk Garden United Methodist Church, Rosdale, VA; Lorinia Mae Walker;
maiden name Mullins; age 28; born 25 jun 1947 in Big Jenny, WV; divorced; this was her second
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box 225 Davy, WV; daughter of Elmo and Arretta (Pevatt)
Mullins.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #20.
Listed as Lorinia M. Mullins; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, William E. Mullins.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-009886; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Lee Letner; age 42; born 1 May 1933 in Asco, WV; single; this was his first marriage;
1 yr HS education; living at Box 225, Davy, WV; son of Fred and Addie (Holman) Letner; married
on 9 Mar 1976 in the Elk Garden United Methodist Church, Rosdale, VA; Lorinia Mae Walker;
maiden name Mullins; age 28; born 25 jun 1947 in Big Jenny, WV; divorced; this was her second
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box 225 Davy, WV; daughter of Elmo and Arretta (Pevatt)
Mullins.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #85-049827; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Junior Bishop; age 44; born 31 Dec 1940 in WV; divorced; this was his second marriage;
first marriage ended 3 May 1985; 8th geade education; living at Box 126, Davy, WV; son of Jesse
Willard and Stella Devetta (Williams) Bishop; married on 6 Sep 1985 in Tazewell, VA; Lorinia
Mae Letner; maiden name, Mullins; age 37; born 25 Jun 1948 in WV; divorced; this was her
third marriage; last marriage ended on 22 Aug 1985; 9th grade education; living at Box 94
Davy, WV; daughter of William Elmo and Arreeta (Peyatt) Mullins.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lorinia May Mullins
[Lorinia Mae Walker]
[Lorinia Letner]
[Lorinia Bishop]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Jun 1948
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
[Davy, West Virginia]
Death Date: 8 Sep 2006
SSN: 221349337
Notes: Jun 1965: Name listed as LORINIA MAY MULLINS;
Dec 1968: Name listed as LORINIA MAE WALKER;
21 Oct 1976: Name listed as LORINIA MAE LETNER;
16 Jan 1986: Name listed as LORINIA MAE BISHOP;
13 Sep 2006: Name listed as LORINIA M BISHOP"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lorinia M. Bishop
Last Residence:
24124 Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA
BORN: 25 Jun 1948
Died: 8 Sep 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Delaware (1965)"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Page 221A; Family #223/238.
Listed as Curtis Smith; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Oliver H. Smith.
2. Raleigh Co, WV' Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 420; WV Archives Web Site.
Okey Curtis Smith; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Bartley, WV; married on
11 Jun 1932 at Sophia, WV; Reba Lorene Richards; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; living
at Sophia, WV.
3. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1927); Page 167; Line #1; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis Smith; age 21; born in WV; single; miner; living in Landville, WV; son of O.H. and Amanda
(Bishop) Smith; married on 31 Oct 1927 in Landville, WV; Hulda Belcher; age 19; born in WV; single;
living in Landville, WV; daughter of Lewis and Etta Belcher.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1927); Page 167; Line #1; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis Smith; age 21; born in WV; single; miner; living in Landville, WV; son of O.H. and Amanda
(Bishop) Smith; married on 31 Oct 1927 in Landville, WV; Hulda Belcher; age 19; born in WV; single;
living in Landville, WV; daughter of Lewis and Etta Belcher.
2. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1933); Page__ ; Line #17; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard Carter; age 22; born in WV; single; miner; living at Earling, WV; son of Kenna and Ella
(Hatfield) Carter; married on 20 Jun 1933 at Earling, WV; Hulda Belcher; age 24; born in WV;
divorced; living at Neibert, WV; daughter of Lewis and Etta (Blanlenship) Belcher.
3. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Earling; E.D. 23-40; taken 9 __ 1940; Page 826A;
Image 19 of 50; Household #102.
Listed as Hulda Carter; age 32; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Howard Carter.
1. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 114; WV Archives Web Site.
Roosevelt Penn; age 21; born 1 Nov 1927 at Panther, WV; no previous marriage; living at Anjean, WV;
son of William and Alice Penn; married on 28 Jun 1949 at Anjean, WV; Clementine Hope Artist; age
17; born 8 Feb 1932 at Panther, WV; no previous marriage; living at Anjean, WV; daughter of Lewis
and Lillie Belle Artist.
1. 1940 Census, Greenbrier Co, WV; Meadow Bluff District; Anjean; E.D. 13-32; taken 17 Apr 1940;
Page 239B; Image 12 of 26; Household #117.
Listed as Clementine Artist; age 8; born in WV; Negro; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived
in Logan Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Louis Artis.
2. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 114; WV Archives Web Site.
Roosevelt Penn; age 21; born 1 Nov 1927 at Panther, WV; no previous marriage; living at Anjean, WV;
son of William and Alice Penn; married on 28 Jun 1949 at Anjean, WV; Clementine Hope Artist; age
17; born 8 Feb 1932 at Panther, WV; no previous marriage; living at Anjean, WV; daughter of Lewis
and Lillie Belle Artist.