1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #22149; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joe Greer Smith; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; unemployed; living at Avondale, WV;
son of Dewey and Violet (Christian) Smith; married on 25 Jul 1964 in Grundy, VA; Mary Lorrainne
Pennington; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; unemployed; living at Avondale, WV; daughter
of James and Virginia Orllie (Asbury) Pennington.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joe Greer Smith
[Joe G Smith]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1934
Birth Place: Avondale Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Nov 1993
Father: Dewey Smith
Mother: Violet Christian
SSN: 234548285
Notes: May 1952: Name listed as JOE GREER SMITH; 26 Nov 1993:
Name listed as JOE G SMITH"
3. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joe Smith
Certificate: 052499
Death Place: Westfield
Death Date: 12 Nov 1993
Birth Place: West Virginia
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1934"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #22149; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joe Greer Smith; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; unemployed; living at Avondale, WV;
son of Dewey and Violet (Christian) Smith; married on 25 Jul 1964 in Grundy, VA; Mary Lorrainne
Pennington; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; unemployed; living at Avondale, WV; daughter
of James and Virginia Orllie (Asbury) Pennington.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Charles J Walter
Also Known As Charles G Walter
Event Date 01 Jan 2009
Event Place Summerville, South Carolina, United States
Birth Date 07 Jan 1922
Address Summerville, South Carolina 29485
Address Date 01 Jan 2009
2nd Address Summerville, South Carolina 29484
2nd Address Date 01 Dec 1993-18 Jul 2001
3rd Address Ladson, South Carolina 29456
3rd Address Date 01 Feb 1987-13 Nov 2000
Possible Relatives Darrell N Walter, Laura V Walter, Lois M Josephsen, Lois N
Walter-Josephsem
Affiliate Identifier 195162051"
1. Jefferson Co, AL; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 107; LDS Web Site via Ancestry.com Web
Site.
Neal Ralph Frick; age 19; born 12 Dec 1926 in Santa Ana, CA; lineman; living at Rt. 1; Box 75;
Orange, CA; son of Ralph Arnold and Anna Dorothy (Anzelman) Frick; married on 31 Nov 1946 in
B Lasn (sp?), Jefferson Co, AL; Laura Victoria Blankenship; age 21; born 19 Mar 1925 in Kyle, WV;
secretay; living at 1207 33rd St, B Lasn, AL; daughter of Elmer Johnson and Clara Etta (Clark)
Blankenship.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laura Walter
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1925
Address: 1004 Colonial Pines Dr, Ladson, SC, 29456-3144 (1987)
[PO Box 2111, Summerville, SC, 29484-2111]
[103 Volk Ln, Summerville, SC, 29485-5545 (1991)] "
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Laura V Walter
Event Date 01 Dec 1993
Event Place Summerville, South Carolina, United States
Birth Date 19 Mar 1925
Address Summerville, South Carolina 29484
Address Date 01 Dec 1993
2nd Address Summerville, South Carolina 29485
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1991
3rd Address Ladson, South Carolina 29456
3rd Address Date 01 Feb 1987-01 Jan 2004
Possible Relatives Charles J Walter, Lois M Josephsen, Lois N Walter-Josephsem
Affiliate Identifier 195162042"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laura Frick
[Laura Victoria Walter]
[Laura Blankenship]
[Laura Walter]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Kyle McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Sep 1989
Father: Elmer J Blankenship
Mother: Clara E Clark
SSN: 235308962
Death Certificate Number: 018895
Notes: Jun 1964: Name listed as LAURA FRICK;
Jun 1971: Name listed as LAURA VICTORIA WALTER;
Feb: Name listed as LAURA VICKIE BLANKENSHIP;
22 May 1998: Name listed as LAURA V WALTER"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laura V. Walter
SSN: 235-30-8962
Last Residence:
29456 Ladson, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Born: 19 Mar 1925
Died: 13 Sep 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jas. H. Price
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1901
Marriage Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
Father: Reubin Price
Mother: Barbra Price
Spouse: Linna M. Thompson
FHL Film Number: 34394
Reference ID: p 87 cn 161"
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; Dry Fork Road; taken 7/9 __ 1920;
Page 4B; Image 8 of 39; Family #71/72.
Listed as James H. Price; age 38; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linna M. Thompson
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 1885
Birth Place: Lee Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1901
Marriage Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
Father: A. J. Thompson
Mother: F. P. Thompson
Spouse: Jas. H. Price
FHL Film Number: 34394
Reference ID: p 87 cn 161"
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; Dry Fork Road; taken 7/9 __ 1920;
Page 4B; Image 8 of 39; Family #71/72.
Listed as Linnie M. Price; age 35; born in VA; married; in household of husband, James H. Price.
1. 1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; Dry Fork Road; taken 7/9 __ 1920;
Page 4B; Image 8 of 39; Family #71/72.
Listed as Roscoe Price; age 13; born in VA; single; in household of father, James H. Price.
1. 1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; Dry Fork Road; taken 7/9 __ 1920;
Page 4B; Image 8 of 39; Family #71/72.
Listed as Verna Price; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Price.
1. 1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; Dry Fork Road; taken 7/9 __ 1920;
Page 4B; Image 8 of 39; Family #71/72.
Listed as Vada Price; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Price.
1. 1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; Dry Fork Road; taken 7/9 __ 1920;
Page 4B; Image 8 of 39; Family #71/72.
Listed as Carlos Price; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Price.
1. Lowe Family Tree; Posted by meterfelis; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"James Dewey "Jim" Wimmer, Farmer, Coal Miner and Tram Boss
1899–1970
Birth 29 JUL 1899 • Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Death 20 MAY 1970 • Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Ezra Ray and Claudine Hatfield"; Article, Page 259; submitted by Linda Hatfield
Vance, Jolo, WV 24850
1. Lowe Family Tree; Posted by meterfelis; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Sarah Jane Breeding
Sarah Jane Breeding
1901–2000
Birth 21 OCT 1901 • Keen Ridge, Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA
Death 31 OCT 2000 • McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Ezra Ray and Claudine Hatfield"; Article, Page 259; submitted by Linda Hatfield
Vance, Jolo, WV 24850
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #74-016783; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Oliver Whitt Hagerman; age 27; born 19 Jul 1946 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 7, Jolo, WV; son of Harvey and Beatrice (Keene) Hagerman; married on 17
May 1974 at Grundy, VA; Betty Jean Pruett; maiden name Mullins; age 20; born 11 Feb 1954 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of Mose Frank
and Phyllis Jean (Rose) Mullins.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Betty Jean Hagerman
Gender: Female
Marriage Registration Place: Carroll, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1993
Marriage Place: Carroll, Virginia, USA
Spouse: David Lewis Smith
Certificate Number: 1993059971"
3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Betty J Smith
[Betty J Hagerman]
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1954
Address: PO Box 885, Bradshaw, WV, 24817-0885 (1993)
[PO Box 23, Yukon, WV, 24892-0023]
[150 Tom Cook Rd, Mount Airy, NC, 27030 (1996)] "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 190A;
Family #377/378.
Listed as Herschel Morgan; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Asa E. Morgan.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 110; WV Archives Web Site.
Hershel Morgan; age 22; born and living in Hanover, WV; single; son of Acie and Mattie Morgan;
married on 17 Mar 1943 in Hanover, WV; Brookie Bishop; age 21; born and living in Hanover, WV;
single; daughter of Alfred and Juda Bishop.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oakey Hershel Morgan
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1922
Birth Place: Trent, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Hanover, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Hanover, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Employer: None
Weight: 149
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Virgil West
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Oakey Hershel Morgan Self (Head)"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 183B; Family #158.
Listed as Brookie Bishop; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Alfred J. Bishop.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 110; WV Archives Web Site.
Hershel Morgan; age 22; born and living in Hanover, WV; single; son of Acie and Mattie Morgan;
married on 17 Mar 1943 in Hanover, WV; Brookie Bishop; age 21; born and living in Hanover, WV;
single; daughter of Alfred and Juda Bishop.
1. Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lloyd Fink
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1921
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1942
Marriage Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Father: William Fink
Mother: Lillie Fink
Spouse: Catherine Steffy
Film Number: 002025130"
2. Tavoletti Family Tree; posted by Tee T; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Lloyd Victor Fink
1922–1944
Birth 26 NOV 1922 • Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 11 DEC 1944 • Henri-Chapelle, Belgium"
1. Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Catherine Steffy
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1924
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1942
Marriage Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Father: Ivan Steffy
Mother: Effie Steffy
Spouse: Lloyd Fink
Film Number: 002025130"
2. Tavoletti Family Tree; posted by Tee T; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Catherine S Steffy
Catherine S Steffy
1923–1996
Birth 11 APR 1923 • Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 4 JAN 1996 • Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by John Blackmore Sellers; 12 May 2016; maintained by
dcterri.
" Fred E. Ward
Birth 13 Jul 1913
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Death 20 Jul 1991 (aged 78)
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Ward Gambill Cemetery
River, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 162521897"Additional Information Posted"
"Son of Paris Ward and Maudie Preston.
Married Mable Walters (1914 - 1987) on 22 Jul 1935."Children:
Freddie (1937 - 1956)
Johnny (1939 - 2007)
Betty Ann (b. 1944)
Ronnie Jay (1946 - 1991)
Thomas (b. 1947)
James Allen (b. 1949)
Nancy Louise (b. 1952)
Virginia Sue (b. 1955)"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Debbie Rowe Clarkson; 26 Mar 2013; maintained by Saving
The Past.
" Mabel Walters Ward
Birth 6 Sep 1914
Death 24 Aug 1987 (aged 72)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Ward Gambill Cemetery
River, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 107354560"Additional Information Posted:
"Mabel was the daughter of John Elmer Walters and Clara Bell Fields."In 1935 she married Fred Ward.
They were the parents of Freida, Freddie, Johnny, Elizabeth, Roma, Thomas, James, Nancy, and Virginia Ward."