McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Terry Allen Browning

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
Terry Allen Browning; age 18; born 10 Mar 1964 (sic, 1945) in Verner, WV; single; living in Logan, WV;
son of Ola and Zola (Walls) Browning; married on 17 oct 1964 at Simon, WV; Debra Gail Kennedy;
age 18; born 13 Nov 1945 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Jason and Velva
(Maynor) Kennedy.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83 012888; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Terry Allen Browning; age 37; born 10 Mar 1945 in WV; divorced; this is his second marriage
(to the same woman); first marriage ended 17 Apr 1981; living at General Delivery, Simon,
Wyoming Co, WV; son of Ola and Zola (Walls) Browning; married on 1 Apr 1983 at Grundy,
VA; Debra Gail Browning; maiden name Kennedy); age 37; born 13 Nov 1945 in WV; divorced;
this is her second marriage; first marriage ended 17 Apr 1981; living at General Delivery, Simon,
WV; daughter of Jason and Belva (Maynard) (sic, Velva Maynor) Kennedy.


Debra Gail Kenneda

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
Terry Allen Browning; age 18; born 10 Mar 1964 (sic, 1945) in Verner, WV; single; living in Logan, WV;
son of Ola and Zola (Walls) Browning; married on 17 Oct 1964 at Simon, WV; Debra Gail Kennedy;
age 18; born 13 Nov 1945 at Simon, WV; single; living at Simon, WV; daughter of Jason and Velva
(Maynor) Kennedy.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83 012888; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Terry Allen Browning; age 37; born 10 Mar 1945 in WV; divorced; this is his second marriage
(to the same woman); first marriage ended 17 Apr 1981; living at General Delivery, Simon,
Wyoming Co, WV; son of Ola and Zola (Walls) Browning; married on 1 Apr 1983 at Grundy,
VA; Debra Gail Browning; maiden name Kennedy); age 37; born 13 Nov 1945 in WV; divorced;
this is her second marriage; first marriage ended 17 Apr 1981; living at General Delivery, Simon,
WV; daughter of Jason and Belva (Maynard) (sic, Velva Maynor) Kennedy.


Ralph Dale Browning

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83-008356; Ancestry.com Website.
Ralph Dale Browning; age 34; born 30 May 1948 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended in Nov 1980; 9th grade education; living at Box 71, Brenton, WV; son of Ola and
Zola Pearl (Walls) Browning; married on 4 Mar 1983 in Grundy, VA; Serena Gay Blankenship; age
21; born 26 Apr 1961 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 4 Mar 1983; 9th
grade education; living at Box 236, Brenton, WV; daughter of Calvin Henry and Emma Jean (Allen)
Blankenship.


Serena Gay Blankenship

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83-008356; Ancestry.com Website.
Ralph Dale Browning; age 34; born 30 May 1948 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended in Nov 1980; 9th grade education; living at Box 71, Brenton, WV; son of Ola and
Zola Pearl (Walls) Browning; married on 4 Mar 1983 in Grundy, VA; Serena Gay Blankenship; age
21; born 26 Apr 1961 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 4 Mar 1983; 9th
grade education; living at Box 236, Brenton, WV; daughter of Calvin Henry and Emma Jean (Allen)
Blankenship.


Garfield Atkins

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Garfield Atkins; age 59; born in WV; married; no education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; farmer; "small garden"; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #19837; WV Archives Web Site.
Garfield Atkins; age 83; born 14 Feb 1880 in lincoln Co, WV; widowed; retired; living at Capels, WV;
son of Blackburn and Judy (Lovejoy) Atkins; died 17 Aug 1963 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to generalized arteriosclerosis, hypertension, cardio vascular disease and senility; buried
20 Aug 1963 in Belcher Mtn Cemetery, WV; informant, Mrs Floyd Smitln (sp?), Capels, WV
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 15 Feb 2016.
" Garfield Adkins
Birth 1870
Death 17 Aug 1963 (aged 92–93)
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


Lena Sharp

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Lenna Atkins; age 50; born in OH; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Garfield, Atkins.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 15 Feb 2016.
" Lena Sharp Adkins
Birth unknown
Death 22 Feb 1963
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


Thomas Green Adkins

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Thomas Atkins; age 20; born in WV; single; 2nd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Garfield, Atkins.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 15 Feb 2016.
" Thomas Green Adkins
Birth 16 Nov 1917
West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Aug 1961 (aged 43)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"


Curtis Ausbin Reed

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; Crumpler; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 196B
Family #167/178.
Listed as Curtis A. Reed; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Ira B. Reed.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 379; WV Archives Web Site.
Kertis Reed; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Herdon, WV; married on 16 May 1923 in
Herndon, WV; Mary Shrewsbury; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Herndon, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 019529; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis Ausbin Reed; age 61; born 28 Aug 1902 in WV; married; retired coal miner; living at Crumpler,
WV; son of of Ira and Ocie Reed; died 24 Dec 1963 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cor
pulmonale, chronic pulmonary insufficiency and severe pulmonary emphysema, pneumonitis,
right base; buried 27 Dec 1963 in Bailey Cemetery, Crumpler, WV; informant Kertis E, Reed, Jr,
1436 Walbridge Ave, Toledo, OH.


Mary Ethel Shrewsbury

1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 195A, Family #1.
Listed as Mary E. Shrewsbury, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Isaiah W. Shrewsbury.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 160A;
Family #297/299.
Listed as Mary E. Shrewsbury; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Isaiah W. Shrewsbury.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 379; WV Archives Web Site.
Kertis Reed; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Herdon, WV; married on 16 May 1923 in
Herndon, WV; Mary Shrewsbury; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Herndon, WV.
4, McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 485; WV Archives Web Site.
Kermiss G. W. Simmons; age 58; born 16 Jan 1907 in Surry Co, NC; widowed; one previous
marriage; living at Crumpler, WV; son of Lacy Alexander and Celia Jane (Mays) Simmons; married
on 4 Dec 1965 in Welch, WV; Mary Ethel Reed; age 60; born 5 Sep 1905 in Herndon, VA (sic, WV);
widow; one previous marriage; living at Crumpler, WV; daughter of Winton and Arminta (Little)
Shrewsbury.