McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Cornelius Green Menefee

1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Color Green Menefee
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 37
Birth Date: abt 1910
Marriage Registration Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1947
Marriage Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Father: Shields Menefee
Mother: Linnie Hoplins
Spouse: Dorothy May Holland
Certificate Number: 1947038874"
2. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Colonel G Menefee
Birth Date: 1910
Death Date: 1989
Cemetery: Holland Menefee Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Ferrum, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Dorothy May Menefee
Children: Daplene Gail Menefee
Amos Sylvester Menefee"


Dorothy May Holland

1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy May Holland
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1947
Marriage Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Father: James Holland
Mother: Harriet T Holland
Spouse: Color Green Menefee
Certificate Number: 1947038874"


Judy Ann Myers

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #75-043212; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arnett Wayne Browning; age 34; born 9 Apr 1941 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 327, Brenton, WV; son of Arnett Preston and Velma Edna (Cook) Browning;
married on 29 Oct 1975 in Grundy, VA; Judy Ann Batt; maiden name, Myers; age 31; born 11 Jul 1944
in OH; divorced; this is her 5th marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 327, Brenton, WV;
daughter of Everett and Melvena Lucille (Bullinger) Myers.


Michael Andrew Gianato Jr

1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Jim Gianatos"; Article; Page 150; submitted by Marie Nickerson,
Charleston, WV 25301.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Michael Andrew Gianato Jr
Divorce Date: 3 Aug 2006
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Beth Ann Gianato "
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Michel Andrew Gianato Junior
Marriage Date: 9 May 2008
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Linda Sue Evans "


Linda Sue Evans

1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Sue Evans
Marriage Date: 9 May 2008
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Michel Andrew Gianato "


Robert Dean Gillespie

1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #69 002576; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert D. Gillespie; age 21; born 25 Feb 1948 (written over by1947) in WV; single; this is his 1st
marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 247, Wilcoe, WV; son of John C. and Virginia (Seeps, sic
Seets) Gilespie; married on 10 Jan 1969 in Lebanon, VA; Deborah leater; age 18; born 25 Nov 1950
in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yrs college education; living at 365 Gary, WV; daughter of
Woodrow and Rosa (McKinney) Lester.
2. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #88-050844; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Dean Gillespie; age 39; born 25 Feb 1948 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended in 1980; 12th grade education; living at 610 Chatham Hill Rd, Marion, VA; son of
John Carson and Virginia Katherine (Seets) Gillespie; married on 3 Sep 1988 in Wythe Co, VA;
Trecia Ann Thomas; maiden name Smith; age 33; born 6 May 1955 in VA; divorced; this is her 2nd
marriage; last marriage ended in 1987; 10th grade education; living at Rt 1, Marion, VA; daughter of
Isaac Chrisman and Beulah Mae (Crigger) Smith.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Vernon Miller; 18 May 2012.
" Robert Dean “Bobby” Gillespie
Birth 25 Feb 1948
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 May 2012 (aged 64)
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Rose Lawn Cemetery
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 90343338"

Additional Information Posted:
"MARION, Va. Robert Dean "Bobby" Gillespie, age 64, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Smyth County Community Hospital. He was born in McDowell County, W.Va. to the late J.C. Gillespie and Virginia Gillespie and was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Angie Gillespie. Mr. Gillespie had served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Gillespie; sons, Doug Gillespie and wife, Angie, Welch, W.Va. and David Gillespie and wife, Mary, Bluefield, W.Va.; step-son, Ronnie Gross and wife, Tina, Marion; step-daughters, Melissa Sheets, Sugar Grove and Crystal Anders and husband, Shawn, Chilhowie; grandchildren, Derek Gillespie, Katie Gillespie, Cheyenne Gillespie, Matthew Gillespie, Dustin Gross, Alli Gross, Erin Sheets, Brennan Anders, Brandon Anders, Kendyl Gross, Matthew Nelson; great-grandchild, Bryleigh Anderson; sisters, Debra Lowe and Rebecca Seymour and husband, Jimmy; brother, Johnny Gillespie and wife, Mary. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday May 17, 2012, at the Bradley's Funeral Home in Marion with the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery with military honors being rendered by the Francis Marion V.F.W. Post 4667. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com Bradley's Funeral Home is serving the Gillespie family.

"Published in Bristol Herald Courier on May 15, 2012"


Deborah Lester

1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #69 002576; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert D. Gillespie; age 21; born 25 Feb 1948 (written over by1947) in WV; single; this is his 1st
marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 247, Wilcoe, WV; son of John C. and Virginia (Seeps, sic
Seets) Gilespie; married on 10 Jan 1969 in Lebanon, VA; Deborah leater; age 18; born 25 Nov 1950
in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yrs college education; living at 365 Gary, WV; daughter of
Woodrow and Rosa (McKinney) Lester.


Carter Ralph Thomas

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Carter Ralph Thomas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1957
Marriage Registration Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1979
Marriage Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Father: James Oscar Thomas
Mother: Glenna Faye Rogers
Spouse: Trecia Ann Smith
Certificate Number: 1979044179"


Trecia Ann Smith

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Trecia Ann Smith
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: 6 May 1955
Marriage Registration Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1979
Marriage Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Father: Isaac Chrisman Smith
Mother: Beulah Mae Cregger
Spouse: Carter Ralph Thomas
Certificate Number: 1979044179"
2. Smyth Co, VA; Marriage License #88-050844; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Dean Gillespie; age 39; born 25 Feb 1948 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended in 1980; 12th grade education; living at 610 Chatham Hill Rd, Marion, VA; son of
John Carson and Virginia Katherine (Seets) Gillespie; married on 3 Sep 1988 in Wythe Co, VA;
Trecia Ann Thomas; maiden name Smith; age 33; born 6 May 1955 in VA; divorced; this is her 2nd
marriage; last marriage ended in 1987; 10th grade education; living at Rt 1, Marion, VA; daughter of
Isaac Chrisman and Beulah Mae (Crigger) Smith.


Jessie Isaac Chrisman Smith

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Isaac Christman Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1946
Marriage Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Father: John L Smith
Mother: Ellen King
Spouse: Beulah Mae Cregger
Certificate Number: 1946038516"


Beulah Mae Crigger

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Beulah Mae Cregger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1946
Marriage Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Father: James F Cregger
Mother: Rhoda Harden
Spouse: Isaac Christman Smith
Certificate Number: 1946038516"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Beulah May Crigger [Beulah May Smith] [Beulah Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1930
Birth Place: Wythe, Virginia
Death Date: 15 Jun 2001
Father:
James F Crigger
Mother:
Rhoda M Harden
SSN: 224342965
Notes: Jun 1946: Name listed as BEULAH MAY CRIGGER; Apr 1965: Name listed as BEULAH MAY SMITH; 24 Jul 2001: Name listed as BEULAH M SMITH"


Roger Dean Smith

1. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roger Dean Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 0
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1949
Death Date: 15 Aug 1949
Death Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 3 Sep 1949
Father: Chrisman Smith
Mother: Beulah Crigger
Certificate Number: 1949019118"


Roy Christopher Dawson

1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roy Christoph Dawson [Roy Christopher Dawson]
Birth Date: Jun 1971
Residence Date: 1989-2020
Address: 445 Hillside Rd
Residence: Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Postal Code: 01085
Second Residence Date: 2005-2015
Second Address: 301 Grattan St
Second Residence: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Second Postal Code: 01020
Third Residence Date: 2008-2010
Third Address: 12 Feeding Hills Rd Apt B9
Third Residence: Southwick, Massachusetts, USA
Third Postal Code: 01077
Fourth Residence Date: 1998-2008
Fourth Address: 70 Cherryvale St
Fourth Residence: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 01020"


Regina Dawson

1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Regina GA Dawson [Regina GA Robinson]
Birth Date: May 1976
Residence Date: 2016-2020
Address: 1027 Gilbert Creek Rd
Residence: Baisden, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 25608
Second Residence Date: 2004-2008
Second Address: Baisden
Second Residence: Baisden, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 25608
Third Residence Date: 2007
Third Address: 177 Hc 88
Third Residence: Baisden, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 25608
Fourth Residence Date: 2006
Fourth Address: 167b Hc 88
Fourth Residence: Baisden, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 25608"


Ambrose Duncan

1, 1880 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 383C; Iamge 7 of 47;
Family #52/52.
Listed as Ambrose Duncan; age 26; born in VA; married; laborer; head of household.


Angeline "Luenza" Johnson

1. 1870 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson Creek Township; Mouth of Wilson PO; taken 29 Aug 1870;
Page 250B; Image 74 of 82; Family #501/503.
Listed as Leazy Davis; age 21; born in VA; keeping house; in household of husband, William Davis.
2, 1880 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 383C; Iamge 7 of 47;
Family #52/52.
Listed as Luenza Duncan; age 32; born in VA; married; keeping house; in household of husband,
Ambrose Duncan.


Minnie P. Duncan

1, 1880 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 383C; Iamge 7 of 47;
Family #52/52.
Listed as Minnie P. Duncan; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, Ambrose Duncan.


Thomas F. Duncan

1, 1880 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 383C; Iamge 7 of 47;
Family #52/52.
Listed as Thomas F. Duncan; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, Ambrose Duncan.


Walter Mathias Christian

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 24 May 1910,
Page 181A, Family #97.
Listed as Walter Christian, age 4, born in WV, in household of father,
George R. Christian.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, George R. Christian Search, 13 Aug 2002, submitted by
Angela and Rose Goode, angelarose@angelarose.com.
George R. Christian; born in 1862 in Tazewell Co, VA; son of Mathias and
Eleanor Beavers Christian; married Corintha S. Davis on 28 Sep 1889 in
Tazewell Co, VA.
Son, Walter M. Christian: born on 9 Dec 1905 in McDowell Co, WV; died on
15 Jul 1945 in McDowell Co, WV; married (_______) Brewster.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24847; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Christian; age 29; born in Iaeger, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner; living at Bishop, VA; son of George R. and Corrinthia (Davis) Christian; married on 21 Jul 1939 in Tazewell, VA;
Frances Maxine Brewster; age 18; born in Yukon, WV; single; living in Bishop, VA; daughter of T.A.
and Minnie (Graham) Brewster.


Francis Maxine Brewster

1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24847; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Christian; age 29; born in Iaeger, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; miner; living at Bishop, VA; son of George R. and Corrinthia (Davis) Christian; married on 21 Jul 1939 in Tazewell, VA;
Frances Maxine Brewster; age 18; born in Yukon, WV; single; living in Bishop, VA; daughter of T.A.
and Minnie (Graham) Brewster.