1. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957; LDS Web Site.
James Harman married Jeter Bell Prude on 18 Jan 1892 in Shelby Co, AL.
2. 1910 Census, Shelby Co, AL; District 5; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 120A; Image 5 of 7; Family #391/391.
Listed as James Harmon; age 29; born in AL; married twice; last time for 7 yrs; Black; farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Matewan; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 225B; Image
2 of 20; Family #15/15.
Listed as James Harmon; age 47; born in AL; Negro; married at 30; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
4. Mingo Co, WV; Death Certificate #18080; WV Archives Web Site.
James Thomas Harman; age 54 yrs, 9 mons, 12 days; born 5 Mar 1883 in Bradford, Shelby Co, AL;
married; husband of Nancy Harmon; Colored; farmer; son of _________ and Fennie Honeycut; died
17 Mar 1937 in Matewan Clinic, Watewan, WV; due to abscess of prostate glands and inflamation;
buried in Matewan in 1937; informant, Nancy Harman, Matewan, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Matewan; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 225B; Image
2 of 20; Family #15/15.
Listed as Nancy Harmon; age 48; born in GA; Negro; married at 14; in household of husband, James Harman.
household.
2. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Lobata; E.D. 30-8; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 232A;
Image 43 of 56; Household #366.
Listed as Nancy Harmon; age 58; born in GA; widow; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in Mingo Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-son, Joe Harman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14375; WV Archives Web Site.
Nancy Harmon; age 66; born in 1880 in Atlanta, GA; widow; domestic; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV;
daughter of unknown parents; died 21 Nov 1947 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV due to a cerebro-vascular
accident with hypertensive heart disease; buried 25 Nov 1947 in Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 21 Sep 2010.
Nancy Harmon; born 1880; died 21 Nov 1947; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Aug 2016.
" Bonnie Jean McCarty Brummett
Birth 30 Apr 1946
Oceana, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Aug 2016 (aged 70)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Unknown
Memorial ID 168651746"Additional Information Posted:
"Bonnie Jean Brummett, 70, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at her home, following a short illness."Born April 30, 1946 in Oceana, WV, she was the daughter of the late Maysel Pearl Brunty-McCarty (1922-1995) and Wannie Lee McCarty (1919-1988).
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Brummett (Deceased); two sisters, Doris "Sue" McCarty-Morgan (1943-2014) and Virginia "Diane" McCarty-Muck (1946-2016); and a brother, Jimmy Lee McCarty (1940-Deceased).
"Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Diana Brummett-Newsome and husband, Jesse Newsome of Lynco; two sisters, Willa "Faye" McCarty-Morgan (B. 1942) of Lynco and Lela Mae McCarty-Crouse (1939-2016) of Gary; two brothers, Bobby Walter McCarty of Lexington, NC and Johnny Ray McCarty of Myrtle Beach, SC; and two grandchildren, Adrian Newsome and Ethan Newsome."
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page
150B; Image 19 of 49; Household #124.
Listed as Mary Kenneda; age 4; born in WV; household of father, Jason Kennedy.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 133; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Blankinship; age 21; born and living at Simon, WV; single; son of Bert and Myrtle Blankenship;
married on 14 Aug 1952 at Simon, WV; Mary Catherine Kenneda; age 18; born and living at Simon,
WV; single; daughter of Jason and Belba (sic, Velva) Kenneda.
3. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Catherine Blankenship Walls, 83, of Oceana, WV passed away on Saturday June 15, 2019 at Golden Harvest
Nursing Care, Welch, WV. She was born on September 4, 1935 in Simon, WV a daughter of the late Jason
and Velvie Maynard Kennedy. She is a member of the Lynco Community Church. In addition to her parents
she is preceded in death by her husband Jerry Blankenship; a son Eric Blankenship; a daughter Terri
Blankenship; brothers and sisters Bertel Kennedy, Virgil Kennedy, Opal Morgan and Humphrey Kennedy.
Survivors include her children Sam (Patty) Blankenship; Liz (Don) Ragan and Delwood (Gloria)
Blankenship; brothers and sisters Debra Hurley of Pineville, Albert and Bernice Kenneda of Simon, Greg
and Juanita Kennedy, Gloria and John Hanshaw, Preston and Angie Kennedy all of Slab Fork; a
sister-in-law Lana Kennedy of Simon; ten grandchildren; 39 great grandchildren; eight great great
grandchildren; special friends Frank and Maxine Cook, Ronnie and Kay Steele and Bobby and Phyllis Acord
all of Oceana; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 12PM on
Wednesday June 19th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Tommy White
and Bro. Bill Massey officiating. She will be laid to rest in Kennedy Cemetery, Foundation Fork, WV. Friends
may gather with the family from 6-9PM on Tuesday June 18th at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be
family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. 1870 Census, Chatham Co, NC; North side of Hillsboro Rd; taken on 8 Jul 1870; Page 169B;
Image 38 of 198; Family #270/274.
Listed as John J. Knight; age 38; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
2. 1880 Census, Chatham Co, NC; West Williams Township; taken on __ Jun 1880; Page 48B;
Image 30 of 31; Family #__(Line#40).
Listed as John Knight; age 46; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1870 Census, Chatham Co, NC; North side of Hillsboro Rd; taken on 8 Jul 1870; Page 169B;
Image 38 of 198; Family #270/274.
Listed as Sarah S. Knight; age 30; born in NC; in household of husband, John J. Knight.
1. 1870 Census, Chatham Co, NC; North side of Hillsboro Rd; taken on 8 Jul 1870; Page 169B;
Image 38 of 198; Family #270/274.
Listed as William Knight; age 2; born in NC; in household of father, John J. Knight.
2. 1880 Census, Chatham Co, NC; West Williams Township; taken on __ Jun 1880; Page 48B;
Image 30 of 31; Family #__(Line#40).
Listed as William Knight; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, John Knight.
3. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 239A; Image 66 of 79;
Family #683/694.
Listed as Will Knight; age 30; born in Apr 1870 in NC; single; caol miner; in household of brother, Fred D. Knight.
4. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #18019; WV Archives Web Site.
William Knight; age 70 yrs, 9 mons; born in Jan 1867 in Chatham Co, NC; single; miner; living at Hemphill,
WV; son of M/M John Knight; died 24 Oct 1937 at Princeton, WV; due to intra-cerebral hemorrhage with
senility; buried 26 Oct 1937 at Roderfield, WV; informant, H.A. Knight, Hemphill, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Beverly Aker; 21 Oct 2013.
William Knight; born in Jan 1897 in Chatham Co, NC; died 24 Oct 1937 in Princeton, WV; buried here;
no grave marker photo shown; death certificate posted.
1. 1870 Census, Chatham Co, NC; North side of Hillsboro Rd; taken on 8 Jul 1870; Page 169B;
Image 38 of 198; Family #270/274.
Listed as Carrie Knight; age 1; born in NC; in household of father, John J. Knight.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #21387; Ancestry.com Web Site,
Sampy Blevins; age 18; born in Bartley, WV; single factory worker; living at English, WV; son of
Lawrence and Sidney (Hicks) Blevins; married on 5 Jul 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Betty Jean Rose; age
16; born in Bartley, WV; single; living in English, WV; daughter of Harless and Mary (Matney) Rose.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #27429; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sampy Blevins; age 22; born in Atwell, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; in National Guard;
living in Warriormine, WV; son of Lawrence and Sidney (Hicks) Blevins; married on 1 Sep 1960 in
Lebanon, VA; Charlotte Ann East; age 16; born and living in Warriormine, WV; single; daughter of
George and Dora (Adkins) East.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #68 051570; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sampy Blevins; age 30; born 19 Jan 1938 (sic, 1937) in VA (sic, WV); divorced; this is his 3rd
marriage; 8th grade education; living at Raven, Tazewell Co, VA; son of Lawrence and Clersey
(sic, Sidney) (Hicks) Blevins; married on 27 Dec 1968 in Lebanon, VA; Linda Jones; age 23; born
3 May 1945 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living in Raven, Russell (sic,
Tazewell) Co, VA; daughter of Alex and Evelyn (Wimmer) Jones.
4. Henry Co, VA; Divorce Records #81-024285; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Linda Lou Jones; age 38; born 3 May 1943 in VA; this was her 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living at Rt #1, Box 708, Bassett, VA; was granted a divorce on 6 Nov 1981; from Sampy Blevins; age
43; born 19 Jan1938 (sic, 1937) in WV; this was his 3rd marriage; none ended in death; two by
divorce or annulment; living at Rt #2, Box 445, Bassett, VA; grounds deseration; marriage occurred
28 (sic, 27) Dec 1968 in Russell Co, VA; seperated on 16 Mar 1980; one child under 18.
5. Henry Co, VA; Marriage License #82-060642; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sampy Blevins; age 44; born 19 Jan 1937 in WV; divoced; this is his 3rd (sic, 4th) marriage; last
marriage ended 6 Nov 1981; 5th grade education; living at Rt #2, Box 445, Bassett, VA; son of
Lawrence Nathaniel and Sidney (Hicks) Blevins; married on 4 Dec 1982 in Bassett, VA; Julia Mae
Blankenship; maiden name, Deal (recoreded on my site as Deel); age 42; born 26 Apr 1940 in VA;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended 28 Nov 1966; 5th grade education; living at
Rt #2, Box 445A, Bassett, VA; daughter of Kiley Ervin and Dovie Lera (Martin) Deal.
6. Henry Co, VA; Divorce Records; #87-015557; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Julia Mae Deal; age 47; born 25 Apr 1940 in Patrick Co, VA; this was her 2nd marriage; none ended
by death; one by divorce or annulment; 5th grade education; living at Rt #2, Box 22, Bassett, VA; was
granted a divorce on 6 Aug 1987 from Sampy Blevins; age 50; born 19 Jan 1937; this was his 4th
marriage; none ended in death, three by divorce or annulment; 5th grade education; living at Rt #2,
Box 44, Bassett, VA; married occurred 4 Dec 1982; no children; grounds, one year seperation which
began in Aug 1984.
7. Henry Co, VA; Marriage License #89-010159; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sampy Blevins; age 52; born 19 Jan 1937 in WV; divorced; this is his 3rd marriage; last marriage
ended 6 Aug 1987; 6th grade education; living at 108 Haileey St, Collinsville, Henry Co, VA; son of
Lawrence and Sidney (Hicks) Blevins; married on 22 Mar 1989 in Martinsville, VA; Marie Evelyn
Thompson, maiden name Fox; age 57; born 31 May 1931 in NC; widow; this is her 2nd marriage;
last marriage ended in 1977; 6th grade education; living at 111Branch Rd, Collinsville, VA; daughter
of Plaze and Hester (Little) Fox.
8. Henry Co, VA; Divorce Record #92-003492; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Marie Evelyn Fox; born 31 May 1931 in Hickory, NC; this was her 2nd marriage; 7th grade
education; living at 111 Branch Rd, Collinsville, VA; was granted a divorce on 12 Feb 1992; from
Sampy Blevins; born 19 Jan 1939 (sic, 1937) in McDowell Co, WV; this was his 5th marriage; 6th
grade education; living at Rt #6, c/o James Blevins, Bassett, VA; date of marriage 22 Mar 1989 in
Henry Co, VA; grounds 6 months seperation that began 30 Jun 1991; no children.
9. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sampy Blevins
Gender: Male
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1937
Birth Place: Atwell West Virginia
Residence Place: Bassett
Death Date: 4 Sep 2011
Parents: Lawrence N. Blevins; Sidney Hicks Blevins
Child: Kenneth Blevins
Carolyn Pruitt
Jr. (Burb Sampy Blevins, Jr)
Siblings: James Blevins
Clarence Nelson
Geradine Blevins
Viola Kulchar
Blanche Day
10. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sampy Blevins
Social Security Number: 232-56-9030
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1937
Issue Year: 1952
Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia
Last Residence: 24055, Bassett, Henry, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Sep 2011"
11. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Timothy Warf; 3 Aug 2015.
" Sampy Blevins
Birth 19 Jan 1937
Death 4 Sep 2011 (aged 74)
Bassett, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Burial
County Line Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
Sanville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 150155331"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #68 051570; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sampy Blevins; age 30; born 19 Jan 1938 (sic, 1937) in VA (sic, WV); divorced; this is his 3rd
marriage; 8th grade education; living at Raven, Tazewell Co, VA; son of Lawrence and Clersey
(sic, Sidney) (Hicks) Blevins; married on 27 Dec 1968 in Lebanon, VA; Linda Jones; age 23; born
3 May 1945 in VA; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living in Raven, Russell (sic,
Tazewell) Co, VA; daughter of Alex and Evelyn (Wimmer) Jones.
2. Henry Co, VA; Divorce Records #81-024285; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Linda Lou Jones; age 38; born 3 May 1943 in VA; this was her 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
living at Rt #1, Box 708, Bassett, VA; was granted a divorce on 6 Nov 1981; from Sampy Blevins; age
43; born 19 Jan1938 (sic, 1937) in WV; this was his 3rd marriage; none ended in death; two by
divorce or annulment; living at Rt #2, Box 445, Bassett, VA; grounds deseration; marriage occurred
28 (sic, 27) Dec 1968 in Russell Co, VA; seperated on 16 Mar 1980; one child under 18.
1. 1940 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Black Lick District; E.D. 99-2; taken 17/18 Apr 1940; Page 8B; Image
4 of 14; Household #30.
Listed as Keister Arnold; age 43; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in Atkins, Smyth Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; owns and attendent at gasoline station; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Black Lick District; E.D. 99-2; taken 17/18 Apr 1940; Page 8B; Image
4 of 14; Household #30.
Listed as Lillian Arnold ; age 41; born in VA; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in Atkins, Smyth Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Keister H. Arnold, Sr.
1. 1930 Census McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 98A;
Image 26 0f 31; Family #190/192.
Listed as Lawrence Hart; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, William L. Hart.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Lawrence F. Hart"; Article; Page 165; submitted by Daniel F. Hart, 1012
Everett Rd, Fremont, OH 43420.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 340; WV Archives Web Site.
Laurence Hart; age 19; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 6 Feb 1943 in
Iaeger, WV; Lessie Chadwell; age 17; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; with consent of
Bessie Hart mother of Laurence Hart; and Hartense Chadwell, mother of Lessie Chadwell.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by In Remembrance; 23 Apr 2019.
"Lawrence Franklin Hart
Birth 1 Jul 1923
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 May 1989 (aged 65)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 198580752"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of William and Bessie Gates Hart"He was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA and the Fairdale Free Will Baptist Church
"Survivors include his wife Brooke “June” Hart,
Sons Daniel, Timothy, William, and Lawrence"Burial here based on obituary
"Bluefield Daily Telegraph"
"Bluefield, West Virginia
Thu, May 18, 1989 – Page 31"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Lawrence F. Hart"; Article; Page 165; submitted by Daniel F. Hart, 1012
Everett Rd, Fremont, OH 43420.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 340; WV Archives Web Site.
Laurence Hart; age 19; born in Caretta, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; married on 6 Feb 1943 in
Iaeger, WV; Lessie Chadwell; age 17; born in Davy, WV; single; living at Lex, WV; with consent of
Bessie Hart mother of Laurence Hart; and Hartense Chadwell, mother of Lessie Chadwell.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Lawrence F. Hart"; Article; Page 165; submitted by Daniel F. Hart, 1012
Everett Rd, Fremont, OH 43420.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Lawrence F. Hart"; Article; Page 165; submitted by Daniel F. Hart, 1012
Everett Rd, Fremont, OH 43420.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Lawrence F. Hart"; Article; Page 165; submitted by Daniel F. Hart, 1012
Everett Rd, Fremont, OH 43420.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Lawrence F. Hart"; Article; Page 165; submitted by Daniel F. Hart, 1012
Everett Rd, Fremont, OH 43420.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 340; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Partin; age 30; born 19 Apr 1935 in Frekes (sic, Frakes), KY; single; no previous marriage; living
at 2053 Forake, Norwood, OH; son of John M. and Lizzie (Daugherty) Partin; married on 29 May
1965 at Welch, WV; Juna Gayle Bunting; age 27; born 29 Sep 1937 in Asco, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Asco, WV; daughter of Delbert, deceased, and Grace (Perdue) Bunting.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco; E.D. 24-35; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 709; Image 35 of 57; Household #269.
Listed as Juna Gail Bunting; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Delbert Bunting.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 340; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Partin; age 30; born 19 Apr 1935 in Frekes (sic, Frakes), KY; single; no previous marriage; living
at 2053 Forake, Norwood, OH; son of John M. and Lizzie (Daugherty) Partin; married on 29 May
1965 at Welch, WV; Juna Gayle Bunting; age 27; born 29 Sep 1937 in Asco, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Asco, WV; daughter of Delbert, deceased, and Grace (Perdue) Bunting.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 473; WV Archives Web Site.
Phillip Randy Parson; age 13 Jan 1945 in Beartown, Wyoming Co, WV; single; no previous marriage
living in Herndon, WV; son of Andy Wiley and Lillian V. (Mitchem) Parson; married on 20 Nov 1965
at Crumpler, WV; Julia Mae King; age 19; born 20 May 1946 in Welch, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 45, Crumpler, WV; daughter of Joseph and Edith Mae (Bailey) King; with
consent of Lillian Paeson, mother of Phillip Randy Parson, father deceased; and Edith and Joseph
King, parents of Julia Mae King.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 473; WV Archives Web Site.
Phillip Randy Parson; age 13 Jan 1945 in Beartown, Wyoming Co, WV; single; no previous marriage
living in Herndon, WV; son of Andy Wiley and Lillian V. (Mitchem) Parson; married on 20 Nov 1965
at Crumpler, WV; Julia Mae King; age 19; born 20 May 1946 in Welch, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 45, Crumpler, WV; daughter of Joseph and Edith Mae (Bailey) King; with
consent of Lillian Paeson, mother of Phillip Randy Parson, father deceased; and Edith and Joseph
King, parents of Julia Mae King.