1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Raymond and Helen Lee Walker Crouse"
article; Page 129; submitted by Raymond Crouse, War, WV 24892.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Raymond and Helen Lee Walker Crouse"
article; Page 129; submitted by Raymond Crouse, War, WV 24892.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 460; WV Archives Website.
Wallace George Bor; age 24; born and living in New Albany, IN; single; married on 7 Jun 1945 in
St. Peter's Church, Welch, WV; Mary Josephine, DeFuris; age 22; born at Capels, WV; single; living
at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 460; WV Archives Website.
Wallace George Bor; age 24; born and living in New Albany, IN; single; married on 7 Jun 1945 in
St. Peter's Church, Welch, WV; Mary Josephine, DeFuris; age 22; born at Capels, WV; single; living
at Welch, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tim Hawkins; 27 Feb 2013.
" Mary Jo DeFuria Bir
Birth 9 Sep 1922
West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Feb 2013 (aged 90)
Burial
Laurel Land Memorial Park
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Plot Section 22, Gethsemane
Memorial ID 105886936 "Additional Information Posted:
"Mary Jo DeFuria Bir, 90, a faithful and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Cathedral. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Mary Jo DeFuria Bir was born Sept. 9, 1922, in Shannon Branch, W.Va., daughter of Michael and Anna DelToro DeFuria, Italian immigrants who came through Ellis Island. She graduated with a B.A. from Marshall College and was an English and Spanish teacher. She married Wallace Bir in 1945. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Peter; her sister, Antoinette; and her husband, Wallace. Survivors: Children, Suzanne Kramer and husband, Gerald, Mary Pat Martin and Wallace Bir Jr.; grandchildren, Mary Theresa Johnston and husband, Michael, John Kramer and wife, Jennifer, Julie Foster and husband, Joshua, Mark Kramer and wife, Melissa, Eric Martin and wife, Lindsey, and Monica Kramer; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Paul DeFuria; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Published in Star-Telegram on February 27, 2013"
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; "Pete and Julia Zando"; Article;
Page 266; submitted by Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
"Pete worked with Joe..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; " Luciano and Maria Ferrante"; Article; Page 144; submitted by Miss
Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Pete and Julia Zando"; Article;
Page 266; submitted by Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
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; "Pete and Julia Zando"; Article;
Page 266; submitted by Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
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; "Pete and Julia Zando"; Article;
Page 266; submitted by Josephine Zando, Box 56, War, WV 24892.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
Hershall Eugene Key; age 20; born 14 Aug 1944 in Davy, WV; single; living at Box 232, Davy, WV;
son of Hershell Pearl and Carolyn (Ashley) Key; married on 6 Mar 1965 in Davy, WV; Betty Arlene
Akers; age 16; born 7 Dec 1948 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 546, Davy, WV; daughter of
Daniel Morgan and Gracie Lenora (Holbrook) Akers.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 230B; Image 6
of 38; Family #54/55.
Listed as Gordon E. Hurd; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Tony S. Hurd.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 87A; Image 45
of 48; Family #51/88.
Listed as Gordon E. Hurd; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Tony S. Hurd.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 5 Apr 1940; Page 695A;
Image 8 of 57; Household #72.
Listed as Gordon E. Hurd; age 25; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
clerk in WPA relief office; in household of father, Tony S. Hurd.
4. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Gordon E Hurd
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Nov 1998
Residence Place Davy, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 24 Feb 1915
Phone Number..."
"...Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Nov 1998
Address General Delivery
Address Continued Davy, West Virginia 24828"
5. Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gordon Eugene Hurd
[Gordon E Hurd]
SSN: 199070944
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1915
Birth Place: Martinsville, Virginia
Death Date: 26 May 1996
Father: Tony Hurd
Mother: Tillie Cane
Type of Claim: Change identifying information.
Notes: Oct 1937: Name listed as GORDON EUGENE HURD; 06 Jun 1996: Name listed as GORDON E HURD"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens; Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 24 Feb 2010.
Gordon Eugene Hurd, Sr; born 24 Feb 1915; died 26 May 1996; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"US ARMY WORLD WAR II".
1. E-mail Message, 8 Apr 2003 from Sandy DeAngelis, dsandy1d@aol.com.
Her grandmother, Marinda Lusk, daughter of Boyd Lusk; born on 18 Sep 1888 at Baileysville,
WV; married Richard J. Bilbie; lived in Davy, WV; four children: Clarence Herbert, Cleo, Susie Mae, and
Mildred Annabell Bilbie.
Mildred Annabell Bilbie; born in 1919; died in 1993.
2. 1920 Census, Brown's Creek District, #58, taken on 6 Jan 1920, Page 236B, Family #184.
Listed as Mildred A. Bilbie, age 7 months, born in WV, in household of father, Richard J. Bilbie.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens; Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 24 Feb 2010.
Mildred Annabella Bilby Hurd; born 11 Jun 1919; died 9 Jan 1996; buried here; grave marker photo
shown; "BELOVED WIFE AND MOTHER".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1953); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Gordon Anthony Hurd; born and died 22 Mar 1953 at Welch, WV; stillborn; tutra uterine asphyxia;
parents, Gordon Eugena and Mildred Annabelle (Bilby) Hurd.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Gordon Anthony Hurd; born unknown; died 22 Mar 1953; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"INFANT OF GORDON & MILDRED HURD * BABY".