McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Guy Thomas Harrison

1. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Guy T. Harrison; age 25; son of M.H. and Mary; married on 10 May 1906 in Tazewell Co, VA;
Nannie M. Lewis; age 16; daughter of Polly Lewis.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #1408; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Guy Thomas Harrison; age 37; born 7 May 1881; living at Alfredton, Tazewell Co, VA; miner
for M. Ziegler, Alfredton, VA; nearest relative, Nannie May Harrison, Alfredton, VA; short;
with brown eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, WV; Maiden Spring District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 224B;
Image 8 of 65; Family #65/66.
Listed as Thomas Harrison; age 39; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
32B; Image 6 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as G.T. Harrison; age 49; born in VA; married at 26; mechanic in railraod shop; head
of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1035; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Guy Thomas Harrison; age 60; born 7 May 1881 in Tazewell Co, VA; living at Excelsior, WV;
not employed; person who will always know his address, Miss Nannie Harriason, Cedar Bluff, VA;
sister; 5'5" tall; 170 lbs; brown eyes; gray hair; ruddy complexion.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8871; WV Archives Web Site.
Guy T. Harrison; age 73; born 3 May 1880 in Tazewell Co, VA; divorced; retired miner; living
at Yukon, WV; son of Matt and Mary (Murry) Harrison; died 3 May 1953 in Stevens Clinic,
Welch, WV; due to uremia and cerebral vascular accident; fractured ribs, recent compression
fracture vertebral body D-10; fall downstairs; buried 3 May 1953 in Clinch Valley Memorial
(Cemetery, Richlands, VA); informant, Henry Harrison.


Nannie Mae Lewis

1. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Guy T. Harrison; age 25; son of M.H. and Mary; married on 10 May 1906 in Tazewell Co, VA;
Nannie M. Lewis; age 16; daughter of Polly Lewis.
2. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, WV; Maiden Spring District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 224B;
Image 8 of 65; Family #65/66.
Listed as May Harrison; age 28; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Thomas Harrison.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
32B; Image 6 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as May Harrison; age 49; born in VA; married at 18; proprietoress of boarding house;
in household of husband, G.Thomas Harrison.


Lawrence Harrison

1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, WV; Maiden Spring District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 224B;
Image 8 of 65; Family #65/66.
Listed as Lawrence Harrison; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas Harrison.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
32B; Image 6 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as Lawrence Harrison; age 22; born in VA; single; coal miner; in household of father,
G. Thomas Harrison.


Clyde Harrison

1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, WV; Maiden Spring District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 224B;
Image 8 of 65; Family #65/66.
Listed as Clyde Harrison; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas Harrison.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
32B; Image 6 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as Clyde Harrison; age 20; born in VA; single; coal miner; in household of father,
G. Thomas Harrison.


Henry Harrison

1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, WV; Maiden Spring District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 224B;
Image 8 of 65; Family #65/66.
Listed as Henry Harrison; age 8 yrs, 1 mon; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas Harrison.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
32B; Image 6 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as Henry Harrison; age 18; born in VA; single; coal miner; in household of father,
G. Thomas Harrison.


Lillian M. Harrison

1. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, WV; Maiden Spring District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 224B;
Image 8 of 65; Family #65/66.
Listed as Lillian M. Harrison; age 11 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas Harrison.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
32B; Image 6 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as Lillian Harrison; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, G. Thomas Harrison.


Carlisle Harrison

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page
33A; Image 7 of 89; Family #53/53.
Listed as Carisle Harrison; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, G. Thomas Harrison.


Charles Wimmer

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.


Lois Walker

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.


Wallace George Bir Sr

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.


Mary Josephine DeFuria

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"


Pete Zando

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..."


Julia Ferranti

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.


Raymond Zando

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.


Cecil Zando

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.


Betty Arlene Akers

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.