McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Joseph Harrison "Joe" Dempsey Sr

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 171; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Dempsey; age 74; born in Logan Co, WV; widowed; living in Cyclone, WV; son of Lewis and
Susan (Runyon) Dempsey; married on 26 Sep 1945 in Pineville, WV; Athlene Maynor; age 19; born
and living in Cyclone, WV; single; daughter of Ken and Mary (Brown) Maynor.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Keathley; 23 Sep 2017.
" Joseph Harrison Dempsey
Birth 12 Feb 1871
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Sep 1947 (aged 76)
Cyclone, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toler Family Cemetery
Cyclone, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183683728 "


Flora Ellen Dempsey

1. West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Flora E Dempsey
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1877
Birth Place: Logan, West Virginia
Birth County: Logan
Father: Sanford Dempsey
Mother: Elizabeth Dempsey
FHL Film Number: 571278"


Coon R. Dempsey

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Keathley; 23 Sep 2017.
" Coonie Dempsey
Birth 18 Feb 1896
Keystone, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Sep 1980 (aged 84)
Mallory, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toler Family Cemetery
Cyclone, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183684060"


Bernard Enoch Dempsey

1. West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bernard Eusch Dempsey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1898
Birth Place: Eugene, Mingo, West Virginia
Birth County: Mingo
Father: Joseph H Dempsey
Mother: Flora Ellen Dempsey
FHL Film Number: 1753582"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bernard E Dempsey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1898
Birth Place: Eugene, West Virginia
[Eugene|]
Death Date: 27 Aug 1990
Claim Date: 1 Aug 1961
Father: Joseph H Dempsey
Mother: Flora E Dempsey
SSN: 233074369
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 19 Jun 1984: Name listed as BERNARD E DEMPSEY"


Floyd Ernest Wilson

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-31; taken on 3 Apr 1940;
Page 619A; Image 5 of 26; Household #43.
Listed as Floyd E. Wilson; age 20; born in WV single; 2 yrs HS education; not attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; tipple laborer; in household of father, Claude C. Wilson.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 30 Apr 2019.
"Floyd Ernst Wilson
Birth 16 Dec 1919
Hemphill, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Oct 1983 (aged 63)
Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 198500317"


Barbara Elizabeth Christian

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 104A; Image 31 of
62; Family #322/316.
Listed as Barbara Christian; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Christian.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; E.D. 24-5; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 110A;
Image 61 of 70; Household #460.
Listed as Barbara Christian; age 16; born in WV; single; 3 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel Christian.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 418; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Ernest Wilson; age 21; born and living in Hemphill, WV; single; married on 22 Nov 1941 in
Welch, WV; Barbara Elizabeth Christian; age 18; born in ream, WV; single; living at Filbert, WV; with
consent of Sallie Christian, mother of Barbara Elizabeth Christian.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Pge 175; WV Archives Web Site.
John T. Church; age 24; born at Wilcoe, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 31 Dec 1946 at
Welch, WV; Barbara E. Christian; age 23; born at Gary, WV; divorced; living at Hemphill, WV.
5. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Barbara Elizabethe Christian
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1923
Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1956
Marriage Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Father: Sam Christian
Mother: Sallie Christian
Spouse: Harry Edward Chandler
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 30
Spouse Father: Harry Edward Chandler
Spouse Mother: Hallie Chandler
Event Type: Marriage "
6. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Barbara E. Chandler
Maiden Name: Christian
Gender: Female
Death Age: 66
Birth Date: abt 1925
Residence Place: Calumet City
Death Date: 4 Feb 1991
Obituary Date: 6 Feb 1991
Obituary Place: Munster, Indiana, United States of America
Parents: Samuel Christian; Sally Christian
Spouse: Harry
Child: Starr Gadkowski
Clyde
Siblings: Rosie Massey
Marcella Harvey
Joyce Sigler
Clyde Christian
Jimmy Christian
Frances Christian
Maggie Hughes "


Harold Gene Halsey

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 208; WV Archives Website.
Harold Gene Halsey; age 20; born and living in Jesse, WV; single; son of Oscar and Vida Halsey;
married on 7 Sep 1963 at Matheny, WV; Brenda Kay Bailey; age 18; born in Glen Rogers, WV; single;
living at Glen Fork, WV; single; daughter of Dennis and Ruth Bailey.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Harold Halsey, 79, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family.

"Born October 10, 1942 in Jesse, WV, he was the son of the late Oscar Halsey and Vida Pendry Halsey.

"Harold was known for being a hard worker his whole life. He worked for Eastern Coal Company for thirty-four years, was the co-owner of Laurel Valley Service Center and never stopped working on the family farm.

"He was a wonderful cook and loved spending time with his friends and family.

"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Brenda and sister, Kathleen England.

"Harold is survived by two sons, Bobby and wife Janet of Beckley and Harold Jay and wife Amber of Cyclone; daughters, Tammy McMillion and husband Eugene of Glen Fork and Francis Morgan and husband Greg of Matheny; grandchildren, Miranda Brunty and husband Jerad, Katelyn Cassady and husband Brandon, Andrew Halsey and wife Whitney, Kelsey Tygrett and husband Adam, Hannah Morgan and Emilee Halsey; great-grandchildren, Jace Brunty, Mila Brunty, Teagan Ellis, Falon Cassady, Amelia Halsey and Lynden Tygrett; and two sisters, Beatrice England of Beckley and Juanita Craner of AZ."


Brenda Kay Bailey

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 208; WV Archives Website.
Harold Gene Halsey; age 20; born and living in Jesse, WV; single; son of Oscar and Vida Halsey;
married on 7 Sep 1963 at Matheny, WV; Brenda Kay Bailey; age 18; born in Glen Rogers, WV;
single; living at Glen Fork, WV; single; daughter of Dennis and Ruth Bailey.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Brenda Kay Halsey, 75, of Jesse, passed away Friday February 28, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

"Born December 31, 1944 in Glen Rogers, she was the daughter of the late Dennis “Buck” Bailey and Ruth Snuffer Bailey Daniel.

"Brenda was a devoted Mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved gardening and cooking,

"She was preceded in death by her brothers, Dennis Jr. and Larry Bailey.

"Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Harold; sons, Bobby and his wife Janet, of Key Rock and Harold Jay and his wife, Amber of Cyclone; daughters Tammy McMillion and her husband, Eugene of Glen Fork and Francis Morgan and her husband, Greg of Matheny; grandchildren, Miranda Brunty and her husband, Jerad, Katelyn Cassady and her husband, Brandon, Andrew Halsey and his wife, Whitney, Kelsey Tygrett and her husband, Adam, Hannah Morgan and Emilee Halsey; great grandchildren, Jace and Mila Brunty, Teagan Ellis, Falon Cassady and Amelia Halsey; sisters, Michelle Cline and her husband, Randy of SC, Eunice Mitchell and her husband, Greg of Brenton, Pam Blankenship and her husband, Joey of Rolling Hills; brothers, Ray Bailey of FL, Dennis “ Bubby” Bailey of Beckley and Scotty Bailey of NC."


Dennis "Buck" Bailey Sr

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 24 Apr 1930, Page 202A, Family #285.
Listed as Dennis Bailey, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Crockett Bailey.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 223; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in Glen Fork, WV; son of Crockett and
Goldie Bailey; married on 13 Sep 1943 in Glen Rogers, WV; Ruth Snuffer; age 18; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; living in Glen Rogers, WV; daughter of Albert and _____ Snuffer.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #84-018150; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 62; born 4 Mar 1922 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; last marriage
ended in 1979; 4th grade education; living at General Delivery, Jesse, WV; son of Crockett and
Goldie (Akers, sic? Allen?) Bailey; married om 21 May 1984 in Grundy, VA; Louise Mandy Mullins;
maiden name Smith; age 66; born 27 Jan 1918 in WV; widow; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 14 Sep 1982; 5th grade education; living at Rt 1, Box 127, Welch, WV; daughter of
James Harvey and Eda Catherine (Smith) Smith.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dennis Bailey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1922
Birth Place: Tongo (sic, Toney) Fork, West Virginia
[Tongo Fork|]
Death Date: 5 Sep 2000
Claim Date: 14 Jul 1969
Father: Crockett Bailey
Mother: Goldie Acord
SSN: 234327110
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 22 Jul 1983: Name listed as DENNIS BAILEY"


Ruth Snuffer

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 223; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in Glen Fork, WV; son of Crockett and
Goldie Bailey; married on 13 Sep 1943 in Glen Rogers, WV; Ruth Snuffer; age 18; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; living in Glen Rogers, WV; daughter of Albert and _____ Snuffer.


William Hugh Bishop

1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, VA (WV); Morgan Valley PO; taken on 16 Aug 1960; Page 721;
Image 76 of 77; Family #498/439.
Listed as William Bishop; age 9; born in KY; in household of father, Henry Bishop.
2. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center Distrist, Rockview PO, taken on 23 Jul 1870, Page 570A,
Image 11 of 16; Family #72/72.
Listed as William Bishop, age 19, born in KY, at home; in household of father, Henry Bishop.
3. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 728.
Huff Creek Township, page 008.
Listed as William Bishop, age 26, single, a border in household of Boyd E. Lusk.
(This may not be the same William Bishop. His age is off by 4 years and
he states he was born in WV with both parents born in KY.)
(There is a William Bishop, age 29, born in VA listed in the 1880 Census, Preston Co, Union
Township, WV with wife, Mahala Bishop, age 20, born in MD. This is probably the correct William
Bishop)
4. Ancestry.com web site, GEDCOM file 185947, 10 Dec 2000, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
William H. Bishop, son of Henry and Lucinda Bishop, was born in 1851 in
Lawrence Co, KY; married first Rebecca Jane Caudill; second Rebecca Brown.