1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Old Bones; 19 Mar 2011.
" Carver Shelby Carman
Birth 26 Aug 1913
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Death 4 Nov 1991 (aged 78)
Superior, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID 67122978 "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind; taken 5 Apr 1930; Page 132A; Image
11 of 45; Family #95/98.
Listed as Rosie Garzant; age 3 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Salvatore Garzaniti.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Berwind/Newhall; E.D. 24-19; taken on 27 Apr
1940; Page 358A; Image 21 of 46; Household #178.
Listed as Rosie Garzanit; age 13; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
Bishop, McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sam Garzaniti.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rosie Garzanit
[Rosie Carman]
[Rose Carman]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1927
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Oct 1996
Father: Sam Garzanit
Mother: Mary Sardinell
SSN: 234408930
Notes: May 1944: Name listed as ROSIE GARZANIT;
May 1959: Name listed as ROSIE CARMAN;
10 Nov 1996: Name listed as ROSE A CARMAN"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Old Bones; 19 Mar 2011.
" Rose Garzaniti Carman
Birth 1927
Death 1996 (aged 68–69)
Burial
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID 67122937"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #72 053005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Russell Collins; age 19; born 30 Jan 1953 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 7th grade
education; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Lawrence and Maggie Mary (Matney) Collins; married on 30
Dec 1972 in Big Rock, VA; Carol Jean Matney; age 20; born 29 Aug 1952 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 7th grade education; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Orbie and Hazel (Roberts)
Matney.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #83-043594; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Russell Collins; age 30; born 30 Jan 1953 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended in Jun 1983; 7th grade education; living at General Delivery, Iaeger, WV; son of Lawrence
and Maggie (Matney) Collins; married on 30 Sep 193 in Grundy, VA; Loretta Lynn Reed; age 17; born
1 oct 1965 in WV; this is her 1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at Box 454, Iaeger, WV;
daughter of Charles Edsel and Shirley (Hyatt) Reed.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #72 053005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Russell Collins; age 19; born 30 Jan 1953 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 7th grade
education; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Lawrence and Maggie Mary (Matney) Collins; married on 30
Dec 1972 in Big Rock, VA; Carol Jean Matney; age 20; born 29 Aug 1952 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 7th grade education; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Orbie and Hazel (Roberts)
Matney.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Carol Jean Davis, 63, of Wytheville, VA, formerly of Panther, WV, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Logan General Hospital in Logan, WV."Carol was born August 29, 1952, in Welch, WV, a daughter of the late Orbin and Hazel Roberts Matney. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Davis and three sisters, Phyllis Ann Matney, Ruby Justice and Mary Ann Justice.
"Survivors include one daughter, Michelle Barbour and husband Derek of Hanover, WV; two sons, Greg Collins and wife Nellie of Panther, WV, and Anthony Curtis Davis of Wytheville, VA; three sisters, Loraine Matney of Bristol, TN, Glada Justice and husband Douglas of Hurley, VA, and Kathy Justus and husband Junior of Panther, WV; two brothers, Clarence Matney and wife Debra of Panther, WV, and Roger Matney and wife Annette of Horse Creek, WV; one brother-in-law, Ray Justice of Iaeger, WV; seven grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 5, 2015, at 12 noon with Reverend Russell King officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Doyle Riffe Cemetery at Beartown near Paynesville, WV...."
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; "Sam Hrko"; Article; Page 173;
submitted by Marjorie J. Hrko, Box 128, Roderfield, WV 24881.
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; "Sam Hrko"; Article; Page 173;
submitted by Marjorie J. Hrko, Box 128, Roderfield, WV 24881.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV, 1858-1995"; McDowell Co, WV Historical Society; 1995;
"George W. Pruitt, Miner"; article; submitted by Joann Pruitt, Jolo, WV.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roosevelt Pruitt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 41
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1936
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1978
Marriage Place: Pearisburg Giles, Virginia, USA
Father: George Washington Pruitt
Mother: Liza Jane Day
Spouse: Dora Jane Hicks"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dora Jane Hicks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1958
Marriage Registration Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1978
Marriage Place: Pearisburg Giles, Virginia, USA
Father: Clarence Hicks
Mother: Mae Culbertson
Spouse: Roosevelt Pruitt"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 204; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Costigan; age 27; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; miner; living at Isaban, WV; son of
George and Nannie; married on 14 Feb 1937 at Panther, WV; Pauline Gibson; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of J.B. and Minnie.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 180A;
Image 15 of 56; Family #152/152.
Listed as Pauline Gibson; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, James B. Gibson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 204; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Costigan; age 27; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; miner; living at Isaban, WV; son of
George and Nannie; married on 14 Feb 1937 at Panther, WV; Pauline Gibson; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of J.B. and Minnie.