1. 1910 Census, Laurel Co, KY; London (City); taken on 25 Apr 1910' Page 25A; Family #144/144.
Listed as Floyd Day; age 7; born in KY; in household of father, Samuel Day.
2. 1920 Census, Bell Co, KY; Tejay (Community); Dry Branch; taken on 22/23 Jan 1920; Page 146B;
Family #181/184.
Listed as Floyd Day; age 17; born in KY; in household of father, Samuel B. Day.
3. Marriage Bond, Bell Co, KY, Number 101.
Floyd Day, age 21, son of Sam and Sarah Day, born at Carlin (sic, Corbin), KY, married on
26 August 1923 at Calloway, Bell Co, KY Obra Smith (sic Fern), age 21,
daughter of Noah (sic William Leroy Fern) and Laura Smith.
They were married by C.E. Barnwell, Minister of Baptist Church.
4. 1930 Census, Bell Co, KY; Mathel Precinct; Dry Branch Road; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 143B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Floyd Day; age 28; born in KY; married at 21; coal miner; in household of father, Samuel
B. Day, with wife and children.
5. 1940 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; Amonate; taken on 31 May 1940; Page
319A; Image 89 of 97; Household #716.
Listed as Floyd Day; age 38; born in KY; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; machine man in coal mine; head of household.
6. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Floyd Allen Day
Race: White
Age: 40
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1902
Birth Place: London Larrel, Kentucky, USA
Residence Place: Amonate, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Amonate, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Employer: Pocahontas Fuel Corporation
Weight: 160
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Obra Smith Day
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Floyd Allen Day Self (Head)"
7. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #9418; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Floyd Allen Day; age 63; bor 26 Jan 1902 in KY; married; husband of Obra Ethel Smith; coal miner;
living at Amonate, VA; son of Samuel and Sarah Day; died 8 Mar 1965 at Amonate, VA; due to acute
myocardial infarction; buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Richlands (sic, Claypool Hill), VA;
informant, Ronald Day, son.
1. Birth, death and burial taken from funeral service writeup.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkins District, taken 11 May 1910, Pageton, WV, Page 10A,
Image 19, Family #80.
Listed as Obra Shackelford, age 4, born in WV, in household of step-grandfather, James Rose, with
her mother, Laura Belle Harman Fern Shackelford Smith.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District #56, Davy Pocahontas
Precinct #2, taken on 13 & 14 Feb 1920, Page 12B, Family #242.
Listed as Obra E. Smith, age 14, born in WV, in household of step-father, Noah Smith.
4. Marriage Bond, Bell Co, KY, Number 101.
Floyd Day, age 21, son of Sam and Sarah Day, born at Carlin, KY, married on
26 August 1923 at Calloway, Bell Co, KY Obra Smith (sic Fern), age 21,
daughter of Noah (sic William Leroy Fern) and Laura Smith.
They were married by C.E. Barnwell, Minister of Baptist Church.
5. 1930 Census, Bell Co, KY; Mathel Precinct; Dry Branch Road; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 143B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Obra Day; age 24; born in WV; married at 17; in household of father-in-law, Samuel
B. Day, with husband and children.
6. 1940 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; Amonate; taken on 31 May 1940; Page
319A; Image 89 of 97; Household #716.
Listed as Obra Day; age 36; born in Wv; married; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; housewife; owns home; in household of husband, Floyd Day.
1. 1930 Census, Bell Co, KY; Mathel Precinct; Dry Branch Road; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 143B;
Family #35/35.
Listed as Vernon Day; age 2 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Samuel B. Day,
with parents.
2. 1940 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; Amonate; taken on 31 May 1940; Page
319A; Image 89 of 97; Household #716.
Listed as Vernon Day; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Floyd Day.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Vernon Day
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Marytown, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Amonate, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Registration Place: Amonate, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Employer: Pocahantas Corporation
Weight: 125
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: Floyd Day
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Vernon Day Self (Head)"
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #16326; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Vernon Day; age 18 yrs, 10 mons, 23 days; born 8 Aug 1928 in Marytown, WV; single; truck
driver; living at Amonate, VA; son of Floyd and Opal (sic, Obra) (Smith) Day; died 1 Jul 1946 in
Bandy, VA; due to fractured cervical vertabrate in auto accident; buried 6 Jul 1946 at Roderfield, WV;
informant, Floyd Day, Amonate, VA.
(Personal knowledge: Died in car wreck. Never married. Turned too soon to a side road in heavy fog,
car rolled down the embankment.)
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Truchasm; 12 Sep 2013.
Pvt Robert V. Day; born 8 Aug 1927 ; died 2 Jul 1946; buried here; grave marker photo show;
"PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II".
1. Birth, death and burial taken from funeral service writeup; unmarried.
1. 1910 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Thornhill Precinct, taken on 20 April 1910, Page 119B, Family #118.
Listed as Robert R. Gills, age 6 months, born in WV, in household of father, Robert G. Gills.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, Crane Creek Road, taken on 2 Jan1920, Page 133B,
Family #9.
Listed as Ray Gills, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Robert G. Gills.
3. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 210B, Family #85.
Listed as Ray Gills, age 21, born in WV, married at 19, motorman in coal mine, head of household.
4. SS Death Index.
SS# 236-09-9131, last residence Rock, WV 24747 (lived at Montcalm, WV)
Born 27 Oct 1909; died Apr 1976.
1. Birth, death and burial taken from funeral service writeup.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkins District, taken 11 May 1910, Pageton,
WV, Page 10A, Image 19, Family #80.
Listed as Hazel Shackelford, age 8 months, born in WV, in household of
step-grandfather, James Rose, with her mother, Laura Belle Harman Fern
Shackelford.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District #56, Davy Pocahontas
Precinct #2, taken on 13 & 14 Feb 1920, Page 12B, Family #242.
Listed as Hazel I. Smith, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Noah
Smith.
4. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 210B, Family #85.
Listed as Hazel Gills, age 20, born in WV, married at 18, in household of husband, Ray Gills.
1. Montgomery Co, VA Marriages, page 112
Abner Lester, son of John Lester, married on 14 Oct 1806 Rachel West,
daughter of Isaac West. Witnesses: Isaac West, Isaac West, Jr, Bette West,
and James Lester
1. "Deaths of Wyoming Co, WV...", 1894, Haga.
Mary Smith died 11 Sep 1894 at Brier of consumption at age 70y 3m, and 8
days. Born in Tazewell Co, VA, daughter of A.H. and R. Lester, information
from J.F. Smith, friend.
2. Montgomery Co, VA marriages, VA State Archives, page 112.
Abner Lester, son of John Lester, married on 14 Oct 1806 Rachel West,
daughter of Isaac West. Witnesses: Isaac West, Isaac West, Jr, Bette West,
and James Lester
3. "A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, VA,
1733-1831, Worrell, page 25.
4. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. Montgomery Co, VA marriages, VA State Archives, page 153.
2. "A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, VA,
1733-1831, Worrell, page 56.
3. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
Isaac West was born in 1741 in PA, died 1814 in Montgomery Co, MD, married
Rosannah Lewis.
4. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site, Joshua West search, 6 Jan 2002, submitted by Joyce
Bach, jbach1@prodigy.com.
Isaac West; born in 1741 in Chester Co, PA; died in 1821 in Montgomery Co,
VA; son of Joseph and Jane Owen West; married Rosannah Lewis in Randolph Co,
NC.
1. Montgomery Co, VA marriages, VA State Archives, page 153.
2. "A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, VA,
1733-1831, Worrell, page 56.
3. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
Isaac West was born in 1741 in PA, died 1814 in Montgomery Co, MD, married
Rosannah Lewis.
4. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site, Joshua West search, 6 Jan 2002, submitted by Joyce
Bach, jbach1@prodigy.com.
Isaac West; born in 1741 in Chester Co, PA; died in 1821 in Montgomery Co,
VA; son of Joseph and Jane Owen West; married Rosannah Lewis in Randolph Co,
NC.
Rosannah Lewis: born on 5 Jul 1752 in NC; died in 1818 in Floyd Co, VA.
1. Married John Dobbins on 4 Dec 1811, Montgomery Co, VA.
2. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
Joseph West, born 1718 in Merion Township, Chester Co, VA, died in 1802 in
Pittsylvania Co, VA. He was son of John and Sarah Pearson West.
Joseph married on 6 Mar 1739/40 in Chester Co, VA Jane Owens, daughter of
John and Hannah Maris.
2. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
Joseph West, born 1718 in Merion Township, Chester Co, VA, died in 1802 in
Pittsylvania Co, VA. He was son of John and Sarah Pearson West.
Joseph married on 6 Mar 1739/40 in Chester Co, VA Jane Owens, daughter of
John and Hannah Maris.
Jane was born on 9 Jun 1720 in Chester Co, VA and died on 20 Dec 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co, VA.
2. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. "FamilySearch.com", LDS Internet Site, Joseph West.
Submitted by: Jayson Stump, 315 39th Street, South Ogden, UT 84405.
1. Married Mary Lester on 4 Nov 1806, Montgomery Co, VA.
2. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. Montgomery Co, VA Marriages, page 112
Mary Lester, daughter of John Lester, married on 4 Nov 1806 Isaac West.
1. Married John Roberts on 1 May 1798, Montgomery Co, VA.
2. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. Married John Roberts on 1 May 1798, Montgomery Co, VA.
2. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. Married John Roberts on 1 May 1798, Montgomery Co, VA.
2. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
1. Married John William Ogle on 3 Oct 1791, Montgomery Co, VA.
2. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
John William Ogle was son of Hercules Ogle.
1. The Owen Homepage, internet, www.flash.net/~kensmith/owen.htm
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Joshua West search, 6 Jan 2002, submitted by Joyce
Bach, jbach1@prodigy.com.
Joshua West; son of John T. and Hester Wright West; born on 20 Feb
1810 in Montgomery Co, VA; died on 22 Apr 1899 in Wyoming Co, WV; married
Mary Hurt on 2 Oct 1826 in Canada, KY.
Father, John T. West; son of Isaac and Rosannah Lewis West; married Hester
Wright on 16 Oct 1798 in Franklin Co, VA.
Hester Wright, died in Jan 1840 in Floyd Co, VA
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Joshua West search, 6 Jan 2002, submitted by Joyce
Bach, jbach1@prodigy.com.
Joshua West; son of John T. and Hester Wright West; born on 20 Feb
1810 in Montgomery Co, VA; died on 22 Apr 1899 in Wyoming Co, WV; married
Mary Hurt on 2 Oct 1826 in Canada, KY.
Father, John T. West; son of Isaac and Rosannah Lewis West; married Hester
Wright on 16 Oct 1798 in Franklin Co, VA.
Hester Wright, died in Jan 1840 in Floyd Co, VA