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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.