1. 1870 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Forks of Pigeon Township and PO; taken on 9 Aug 1870;
Page 211B; Image 24 of 27; Family #172/174.
Listed as Thomas Sorrells; age 2; born in NC; in household of mother, Nancy A. Staton Brown
Sorrells.
2. 1880 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township' taken on 19 Jun 1880; Page 168A;
Image 17 of 32; Family #186/186.
Listed as Thomas G. Sorrells; age 11; born in NC; farm laborer; in household of mother, Nancy A. Burton.
3. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Sorrells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1869
Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1890
Marriage Place: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Julia Cope
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 18
Event Type: Marriage"
4. 1900 Census, Haywood Co, WV; Waynesville Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 335A; Image
35 of 44; Family #271/295.
Listed as Thomas G. Sorrells; age 31; born in May 1864 in NC; married 10 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
5. 1910 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 73A; Image 27
of 56; Family #240/240.
Listed as Tom Sorrels; age 41; born in NC; married once for 20 yrs; farmer; head of household.
6. 1920 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township, North Ward; taken on 28/29 Jan 1920; Page 20A;
Image 39 of 53; Family #372/375.
Listed as Thomas G. Sorrells; age 50; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; Thickety Road; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 202A;
Image 15 of 53; Family #137/138.
Listed as Thomas G. Sorrells; age 60; born in NC; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
8. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Glenn Sorrells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 77
Birth Date: 31 May 1874
Birth Place: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Residence: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina
Death Date: 15 Nov 1951
Death Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Father: Joseph Sorrells
Mother: Julia (sic, believe her name was Nancy, Tom's wife was Julia) Brown "
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Clyde, Haywood Co, NC; submitted by
LostGeneration; 8 Sep 2011.
Tom Sorrells; born 31 May 1869; died 15 Nov 1951; buried here; headstone photo shown.
"Family links:
Spouse:
Julia Cope Sorrells (1872 - 1939)*
Children:
Bonnie Estella Sorrells Harris (1891 - 1918)*
Mary Etta Sorrells Robinson (1894 - 1934)*
James Clinton Sorrells (1896 - 1982)*
Joseph Lafayette Sorrells (1898 - 1973)*
William Thomas Sorrells (1902 - 1988)*
Paul Edward Sorrells (1908 - 1988)*
Martha Sorrells Drury (1910 - 1943)*
Glenn D Sorrells (1914 - 1955)*..."
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Sorrells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1869
Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1890
Marriage Place: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Julia Cope
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 18
Event Type: Marriage"
2. 1900 Census, Haywood Co, WV; Waynesville Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 335A; Image
35 of 44; Family #271/295.
Listed as Julia A. Sorrells; age 28; born in Feb 1872 in NC; married 10 yrs;in household of husband,
Thomas G. Sorrells.
3. 1910 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 73A; Image 27
of 56; Family #240/240.
Listed as Julia Sorrels; age 39; born in NC; married once for 20 yrs; 9 children, 8 living; in household
of husband, Thomas G. Sorrells.
4. 1920 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township, North Ward; taken on 28/29 Jan 1920; Page 20A;
Image 39 of 53; Family #372/375
Listed as Julie Sorrells; age 48; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Thomas G. Sorrells.
5. 1930 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; Thickety Road; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 202A;
Image 15 of 53; Family #137/138.
Listed as Julia E. Sorrells; age 56; born in NC; married at 18; in household of husband, Thomas G. Sorrells.
1. 1910 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 73A; Image 27
of 56; Family #240/240.
Listed as Dixie Sorrels; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas G. Sorrells.
2. 1920 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township, North Ward; taken on 28/29 Jan 1920; Page 20A;
Image 39 of 53; Family #372/375
Listed as Dixie Sorrells; age 15; born in NC; single; in household of father, Thomas G. Sorrells.
1. 1920 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township, North Ward; taken on 28/29 Jan 1920; Page 20A;
Image 39 of 53; Family #372/375
Listed as Glenn Sorrells; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas G. Sorrells.
2. 1930 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; Thickety Road; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 202A;
Image 15 of 53; Family #137/138.
Listed as Glenn D. Sorrells; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas G. Sorrells.
1. 1900 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Jonathan Creek Township; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 273B;
Image 8 of 22; Family #69/72.
Listed as L. Medford Leatherwood; age 2; born in Feb 1898 in NC; in household of father, James R.
Leatherwood.
2. 1910 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Jonathan Creek Township; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 201B;
Image 8 of 19; Family #70/70.
Listed as Medford Leatherwood; age 10; born in NC; in household of father, James R. Letherwood.
3. Haywood Co, NC; WW I Draft Registration Card #2265; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lebo Medfrod Sorrells; age 19; born 1 Nov 1898; living at RFD #2, Waynesville, NC; farmer; self
employed; nearest relative, Miss Annie Leatherwood, Rt #2, Waynesville, NC; medium height and build;
blue eyes and brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Jonathan Creek Township; taken on 29 jan 1920; Page 174A; Image
21 of 22; Family #204/210.
Listed as Medford L. Leatherwood; age 21; born in NC; single; home farmer; in household of sister, Anna
Leatherwood.
5. Haywood Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 129; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lebo Medford Letherwood; age 23; living in Waynesville, NC; married on 26 Oct 1921 at Dellwood, NC;
at home of C.A. Campbell; Elizabeth Campbell; age 21; living in Dellwood, NC..
6. 1930 Census, Haywood Co, Jonathan (Creek) Township; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 42A; Image
21 of 24; Family #173/181.
Listed as Lebo M. Leatherwood; age 30; born in NC; married at 23; farmer; head of household.
7. 1940 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Jonathan Creek Township; E.D. 44-19; taken on 24 Apr 1940;
Page 236A; Image 19 of 35; Household #153.
Listed as Medford Leatherwood; age 40; born in NC; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same house
1 Apr 1935; farm laborer; head of household.
8. Haywood Co, NC; WWII Draft Card #T757; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lebo Medford Letherwood; age 43; born 1 Oct 1898 in Haywood Co, NC; living at Rt #2, Waynesville, NC'
self employed; person who will always know address, Mrs. Medford Leatherwood, Waynesville, NC;
5' 10" tall; 150 lbs; gray eyes; Black hair; light complexion.
9. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lebo Leatherwood
SSN: 238-42-4637
Last Residence:
28786 Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
BORN: 1 Nov 1898
Died: Apr 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)"
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site. Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waynesville, Haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Dora Brown; 14 Nov 2014.
Lebo Lannie Medford Leatherwood; born 1 Nov 1898 in Haywood Co, NC; died 29 Apr 1985 in Waynesville,
NC; buried here; double grave marker photo shown with wife, Elizabeth Rebecca Campbell Leatherwood.
1. Haywood Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 129; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lebo Medford Letherwood; age 23; living in Waynesville, NC; married on 26 Oct 1921 at Dellwood, NC;
at home of C.A. Campbell; Elizabeth Campbell; age 21; living in Dellwood, NC..
2. 1930 Census, Haywood Co, Jonathan (Creek) Township; taken on 22 Apr 1930; Page 42A; Image
21 of 24; Family #173/181.
Listed as Elizabeth C. Leatherwood; age 29; born in NC; married at 22; farmer; in household of husband,
L. Medford Letherwood.
3. 1940 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Jonathan Creek Township; E.D. 44-19; taken on 24 Apr 1940;
Page 236A; Image 19 of 35; Household #153.
Listed as Elizabeth C. Leatherwood; age 38; born in NC; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Medford Letherwood.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site. Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waynesville, Haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Dora Brown; 14 Nov 2014.
Elizabeth Rebecca Campbell Leatherwood; born 2 May 1901 in Haywood Co, NC; died 12 Jun 1986 in
Waynesville, NC; buried here; double grave marker photo shown with husband, Lebo Medford Leatherwood.
1. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, WV; Posted Obit.
"Danny Lee Martin, Sr., passed away at his home in Tennessee on April 8, 2019 on Hospice Care surrounded by his family."Born August 26, 1946 in Princeton, he was the son of Ernest Lee and the late Mary Frances (Hickman) Martin.
"Danny was a 1964 graduate of Mullens High School. He served his country by enlisting in the U.S. Army from 1964-1967 during the Vietnam Era. Danny was in the 2nd Bn 46th Infantry First Armed Division, he was a First Class Gunner and Marksman. He later retired from the N&S Railroad as an Electrician.
"In addition to his mother he is also preceded in death by his wife, Janice Cox Martin.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Danny L. Martin, Jr. and his wife, Jenny Ann and Christy Jones and her husband, Keith; father, Ernest Martin; siblings, Brenda Thorn and her husband, Kenny and Gary Martin and his wife, Donna; six grandchildren, Nikki Martin, Jessica Martin, Josh Jones, Conner Jones, John Paul Lusk, and Andrew Lusk; two great grandchildren, Oliver and Marley Martin; five nephews; and two nieces.
"Services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 12, 2019 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens with Pastor John Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton...."
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Leanna Marie Cameron, 39, of Oceana, WV passed into a new life on Tuesday March 26, 2019 at Pikeville
Medical Center, Pikeville, KY. She was the daughter of the late Truman Lee and Marietta Faye Fritz
Cameron. Leanna had a spark for life like no other, she never met a stranger and deeply loved everyone she
knew. She craved for and is now in the loving arms of her parents. In addition to her parents she is
preceded in death by her infant son Colten Reese. Those left to morn her passing are her partner of 20
years Matthew Combs; two sons Tyler Lee Cameron and Braxton Combs; and a host of uncles, aunts,
nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends. Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Sunday March 31st in
the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Johnny Maynard officiating. She will be
laid to rest in the Emily Green Cemetery, Pad Fork, WV...."
1. Cabell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1953); Page 43; Line #1059; WV Archives Web Site.
Bernard Thomas Armstrong; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living in Cabell Co, WV; married on
6 Mar 1953 in Huntington, WV; Delores Kathleen Blower; age 18; born and living in Cabell Co, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bernard Thomas Armstrong
[Bernard T Armstrong]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1929
Birth Place: Powhatan Mcd, West Virginia
[Powhatan, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Jun 2000
Father: John Armstrong
Mother: Bessie Jennings
SSN: 229321287
Notes: Jun 1945: Name listed as BERNARD THOMAS ARMSTRONG;
09 Jun 2000: Name listed as BERNARD T ARMSTRONG"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bernard T. Armstrong
SSN: 229-32-1287
Last Residence:
61367 Sublette, Lee, Illinois, USA
BORN: 28 Feb 1931
Died: 5 Jun 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bernard Armstrong
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1931
Death Date: 5 Jun 2000
SSN: 229321287
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Jun 1947
Release Date 1: 6 Oct 1947
Branch 2: ARMY
Enlistment Date 2: 28 Jul 1948
Release Date 2: 19 May 1952"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kathy's Kin n More; 1 Oct 2013.
" Bernard Thomas “Bernie” Armstrong
Birth 28 Feb 1931
Powhatan, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Jun 2000 (aged 69)
Sublette, Lee County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Sublette, Lee County, Illinois"
1. Cabell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1953); Page 43; Line #1059; WV Archives Web Site.
Bernard Thomas Armstrong; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living in Cabell Co, WV; married on
6 Mar 1953 in Huntington, WV; Delores Kathleen Blower; age 18; born and living in Cabell Co, WV.
1. "The Independent Herald"; Pineville, WV; Newspaper Obit; 19 Aug 2021; On-Line Edition.
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."Psalm 23:1-4
"Ernest Lee Martin, 98, of Mullens, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 in a Roanoke hospital following a short illness surrounded by his family.
"Born January 29, 1923 in Princeton, he was the son of the late Lawson and Lillie (Foley) Martin.
"Mr. Martin attended school in Princeton. He was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran having served during WWII from 1942-1945 where he served aboard the USS Briareus Navy Repair Ship in the Pacific area for two of those years. He was a former employee of the Virginian, Norfolk, Western, and Norfolk & Southern Railroads retiring as an Engineer after 43 years of service. He attended the Mullens Church of God and loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, and was the last survivor of his immediate family.
"In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances (Hickman) Martin; a son, Danny Martin; daughter-in-law, Janice Martin; three brothers, Fred, Cecil, and Basil Martin; seven sisters, Judy Jewel, Dovie, Ivy, and Pansy Martin, Gatha Woolfolk, Frances Atkinson, and Virginia Smith.
"Those left to cherish his memory include one daughter, Brenda Thorn of Mullens; one son, Gary Martin and his wife, Donna of Mullens; six grandchildren, Danny Martin, Jr. and his wife, Jenny Ann, Christy Jones, Kyle Martin and his wife, Kayla, Nicholas Martin and his wife, Kameron, Michael Seaton and his wife, Christy, and Jimmy Seaton; twelve great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
"Services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton.
"Friends may call one hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home.
"Pallbearers will be Kyleigh Martin, Danny, Kyle, and Nicholas Martin, and Jimmy Seaton.
"Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Wyoming County Honor Guard.
"Online condolences maybe expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com.
"The family of Ernest Martin is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens. "