McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Harry Lee Asbury

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #21607; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harry Lee Asbury; age 20; born and living in Boissevain, VA; single; truck driver; son of George and
Maude (Sanders) Asbury; married on 30 Aug 1941 in Tazewell, VA; Hazel June Farrington; age 17;
born in Maybeury, WV; single; living in Boissevain, VA; daughter of Dewey and Lula (Stuart)
Farrington.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by ancestryhunter2; 1 Jul 2012.
" Harry Lee Asbury
Birth 10 Aug 1922
Death 9 Mar 1999 (aged 76)
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia"


Hazel June Farrington

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #21607; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harry Lee Asbury; age 20; born and living in Boissevain, VA; single; truck driver; son of George and
Maude (Sanders) Asbury; married on 30 Aug 1941 in Tazewell, VA; Hazel June Farrington; age 17;
born in Maybeury, WV; single; living in Boissevain, VA; daughter of Dewey and Lula (Stuart)
Farrington.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: June Farrington Asbury
[June F Asbury]
[June Farrington Farrington]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1925
Birth Place: Maybeury Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 5 Nov 2005
Father: Dewey E Farrington
Mother: Lula V Stuart
SSN: 227288035
Notes: Apr 1943: Name listed as JUNE FARRINGTON ASBURY;
15 Nov 2005: Name listed as JUNE F ASBURY"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by ancestryhunter2; 6 Oct 2012.
" June F Farrington Asbury
Birth 6 Jul 1925
Virginia, USA
Death 5 Nov 2005 (aged 80)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia"

Additional Information Posted:
"June F. Asbury, 80, of Boissevain, died Nov. 5, 2005 in a Princeton Nursing Facility.

"Born in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Dewey Farrington and Virginia Stuart Farrington.

"She was a member of the Boissevain Baptist Church and was retired from J C Penny Co.

"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Lee Asbury.

"Survivors: son, Dan Asbury and wife, Jane, of Christiansburg; grandson, Keith Asbury of Bowie, MD; sister, Ruby Collins of Boissevain; niece, Debbie Williams and husband, Butch, of Pocahontas; and nephew, Russell Collins of Alaska.

"The funeral was conducted Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, VA with Rev. Danny Shortridge officiating.

"Burial followed in the Grandview Memory Gardens...."


Beatrice Josephine "Bea" Gentry

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther, taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 180B; Image
16 of 56; Family #161/161.
Listed as Betrice Gentry; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James Gentry.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Beatrice Josephine Gentry
[Beatrice Gentry Jones]
[Beatrice Jones]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 May 1929
Birth Place: Mohawk McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 5 Apr 2001
Father: James Gentry
Mother: Lucy M Perry
SSN: 233449557
Notes: Jun 1946: Name listed as BEATRICE JOSEPHINE GENTRY;
Apr 1974: Name listed as BEATRICE GENTRY JONES;
17 Apr 2001: Name listed as BEATRICE G JONES"


Charles John Arthurs

1. Washington Co, PA; Birth Certificate #14151; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles John Arthurs; born 1 feb 1906 in Donora, PA; parents, John Paul and Agnes (Bender)
Arthurs; father, age 27, millwright, born in Pittsburgh, PA; mother, age 23; housekeeper; born in
Johnstown, PA; first child born of this mother.
2. Licking Co, OH; Marriage Record; Vol #__(1935); Page 213; No. 15071; LDS Web Site via
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles J. Arthur; age 29; born 1 Feb 1906 in Donora, PA; salesman; living in Canton, OH;
son of John P. and Agnes (Bender) Arthurs; married on 15 Feb 1935 in Licking Co, OH; Gladys
Elliott; age 22; born 24 May 1912 (sic, 1914) in Northfork, WV; daughter of Neal and Lenoa (Pruitt)
Elliott.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Arthurs
SSN: 278-05-4830
Last Residence:
45662 Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
BORN: 1 Feb 1906
Last Benefit: 45662, Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States of America
Died: May 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)"


Gladys Elliott

1. Licking Co, OH; Marriage Record; Vol #__(1935); Page 213; No. 15071; LDS Web Site via
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles J. Arthur; age 29; born 1 Feb 1906 in Donora, PA; salesman; living in Canton, OH;
son of John P. and Agnes (Bender) Arthurs; married on 15 Feb 1935 in Licking Co, OH; Gladys
Elliott; age 22; born 24 May 1912 (sic, 1914) in Northfork, WV; daughter of Neal and Lenoa (Pruitt)
Elliott.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry,com Web Site.
"Name: Gladys Arthurs
[Gladys Elliott]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 May 1914
Birth Place: North Fork, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Mar 1998
Father: Neal Elliott
Mother: Leona Pruitt
SSN: 188504205
Notes: 11 Apr 1973: Name listed as GLADYS ARTHURS"


Helen Minnie Nitz

1. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com Web Site
"Akron, Ohio. Sunday, December 21, 1991. Helen M. Moran
"Helen M. Moran (Nitz), loving mother and grandmother, 74, of Akron, passed away at home on December 20, 1991.
She was born in Akron and was a lifelong resident of Ohio. She last resided in Springfield with her grandson, Michael Phillips.
"Preceded in death by her husband, James A. Moran, she leaves behind sons; Robert J. Moran and Raymond M. Agnew; daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Charles Haight of Texas, Janice and Paul Siglock, Deborah Grandon, both of Jackson Township, Lora Weiland of Munroe Falls; also nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and dear friends, Alice Hutchenson, Bill Daniel and Mark Hanson.
"Calling hours Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m., at the Dunn-Quigley-Ciriello & Carr Funeral Home, 811 Grant St., Akron, where funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m., Jim Dull officiating.
Friends may also call one hour prior to the service time on Monday. Internment at Northlawn Memorial Gardens.
~ Akron Beacon Journal ~


Joseph Cecil Fritz

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 76; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph C. Fritz; age 24; born in VA; single; living at Wyoming, WV; son of Bailey and Margaret Fritz;
married on 3 Jul 1957 in Brenton, WV; Dorothy Marie Green; age 22; born in Hensley, WV; divorced;
living in Wyoming, WV; daughter of Harrison and Pansy Green.


Dorothy Marie Green

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 194; WV Archives Web Site.
Oley Ottis Burks; age 18; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; married on 2 May 1953 in Kimball,
WV; Dorothy Marie Green; agee 18; born in Hensley, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; with consent of
Silas and Goldie Burks, parents of Oley Ottis Burks, and Harrison Green, father of Dorothy Marie
Green, mother deceased.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 76; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph C. Fritz; age 24; born in VA; single; living at Wyoming, WV; son of Bailey and Margaret Fritz;
married on 3 Jul 1957 in Brenton, WV; Dorothy Marie Green; age 22; born in Hensley, WV; divorced;
living in Wyoming, WV; daughter of Harrison and Pansy Green.
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dorothy Marie Green Fritz, 84, of Pineville, WV, went to be with the Lord on Thursday November 28, 2019 at her
home. She was born on March 16, 1935 in Pad Fork, WV a daughter of the late Harrison and Panzy Crabtree Green.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Joseph Cecil Fritz; and a son-in-law Jonathan
Jewell. Survivors include her daughters Dianna Fritz Bailey and husband David and Sabrena Fritz Jewell;
grandchildren Adam Bailey and wife Cindy, Samuel Bailey and wife Clarissa, Caitlin Jewell Calabro and husband
Mattie, Logan Jewell and fiancé Elizabeth Gibbs; great grandchildren Connor, Adalee, Bryson, Colton, Aubrey,
Weston and Kayleigh; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM on
Monday December 2nd in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Bro. Wayne Bailey
officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends may gather with the family
from 12:30 PM until time of services on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The
family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. "


Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Coleman

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 70A;
Family #77/77.
Listed as Teddy R. Coleman; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Archibald Coleman.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 19/20 Jan 1920;
Page 218A; Family #72/72.
Listed as Tedy Coleman; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Archibald Coleman.
3. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #____(1949); Page 449; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Roosevelt Coleman; age 43; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; living at Yukon, WV; married
on 25 Aug 1949 at Bartley, WV; Rosa Bell Buchanan; age 39; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced living
at Bartley, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 3 Apr 2014; maintained by Jo Willingham.
"Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” Coleman
Birth 14 Jan 1906
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Dec 1963 (aged 57)
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Dunford Family Cemetery
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


Rosa Belle Dunford

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 3; WV Archives Website.
H.C. Mullins; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Paynesville, WV; son of Pres
and Polly Ann Mullins; married on 9 Nov 1928 at Bartley, WV; Rosie Belle Dunford; age 20; born in
McDowell co, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of Bill and Fannie Dunford.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 121; WV Archives Website.
Basil Buchon (sic, Buchanan); age 22; born in Dixon (sic, Dickerson) Co, VA; single; miner; living at
Bartley, WV; son of Alex and Euria?; married on 27 Jun 1936 at Welch, WV; Rosie Dunford; age 25;
born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of Bill and Fannie.
4. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #____(1949); Page 449; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Roosevelt Coleman; age 43; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced; living at Yukon, WV; married
on 25 Aug 1949 at Bartley, WV; Rosa Bell Buchanan; age 39; born in Bradshaw, WV; divorced living
at Bartley, WV.


Willard Schuler

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.


Rebecca Lou Davidson

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 20 Feb 1920; Page 107A;
Family #336/337.
Listed as Beccie L. Davidson; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, William Davidson.
2. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Lou Davidson married Dewey Williams in 1929 in McDowell Co, WV.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Thomas Carl and Grace Belle Davidson Dunford"; Article; Page 141;
submitted by Loretta Dial, Bartley, WV 24813.