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; "William H. and Ardella C.
Jackson"; Article; Page 176; submitted by Daughter Debra Osborne, Rt 1, Box 7C, Iaeger, WV 24844.
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; "William H. and Ardella C.
Jackson"; Article; Page 176; submitted by Daughter Debra Osborne, Rt 1, Box 7C, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Jimmy Mullins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 49
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1935
Death Date: 27 Oct 1984
Death Place: Salem, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 6 Nov 1984
Father: White Mullins
Mother: Okie Thornsbury
Spouse: Opal Lester
Certificate Number: 1984035270
Military Status: Yes"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Connie Lester; 21 Feb 2021.
" Jimmy Mullins
Birth 18 Jan 1935
Death 27 Oct 1984 (aged 49)
Burial
Mart Lester Family Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 223339938"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 93A, Family #78.
Listed as Jackie J. Bishop, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, William F. Bishop.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry Book#_____(1936); Page 10; WV Archives Web Site.
James Bishop; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of Floyd and Lillie Bishop;
married on 25 Dec 1936 at Bud, WV; Alice Lester; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV;
daughter of P.H. and Rebecca Lester.
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pattie Greene; 6 Mar 2006.
" Jessie James Bishop
Birth 12 May 1918
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 May 1995 (aged 76)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
George W. Shrewsberry Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia"
1. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken 10/12 Jan 1920; Page 195A;
Image 15 of 50; Family #140/151.
Listed as Greda D.McKinney; age 1 yr, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Leonard
McKinney.
2. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Arista; E.D. 28-44; taken on 6 May 1940; Page 697B;
Image 14 of 22; Household #120.
Listed as Greta Mills; age 21; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Oliver L. Mills.
3. "The Register-Herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday, 11 Jan 2013; Newspaper Obit.
"ADVANCE, N.C. — Greta Delores McKinney Mills Bishop, 94, of Advance, formerly of Barkers Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the residence of her daughter, Peggy Joyner following a long illness.
Born September 14, 1918, at Beartown, she was the daughter of the late Leonard McKinney and Rebecca Church McKinney.
Greta was a member of the Mullens Family Worship Center. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, but most of all she was a Godly woman who would take people in and take care of them, and she will be missed by all who knew her.
In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by two husbands, Oliver Mills and Jessie James Bishop; five sons, Johnny Mills, Eugene Mills, Otis Mills, James Hubert Mills, and Melvin Mills; one daughter, Bobbie Jean Shrewsberry; three grandsons, Brian Keith O'Neal, Eddie Dean Shrewsberry, and Kenneth Ray Bishop; two great grandsons, Dewey Shrewsberry Jr. and Dustin Shrewsberry; two great granddaughters, Amber Massey and Ashley Coe; and several brothers and sisters.
Those left to cherish her memory are four daughters, Helsie O'Neal and her husband, William of Allen Junction, Phyllis Mills and her husband, Billy of Basin, Drema Shrewsbury and her husband, Alvin of Barkers Ridge, and Peggy Joyner and her husband, Eddie of Advance, N.C.; 30 grandchildren; 75 great grandchildren; 50 great great grandchildren; one brother; three sisters; and a very special friend, Jeff Shrewsberry of North Carolina.
The family would like to thank Peggy Joyner (our sister) for the wonderful loving care she gave our Mother. God will bless you for this.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Mullens Family Worship Center, with Rev. Chuck Morgan and Pastor John Rogers. Burial will follow in the John H. McKinney Cemetery at Basin...."
1. "The Moring News"; Wilmington, DE; Tuesday; 3 Aug 1965; Page 23; Newspapers.com Website.
"Marriage Licenses
"Sussex County
"MacArthur Carlos Bishop, Milford, and Christine Ruth Thomas, Milford."
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage license #79-005233; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carless MacArthur Bishop; age 36; born 19 Jul 1942 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 18 Jun 1978; 11th grade education; living at Box 712, New Richmond, VA; son of
Jessie James and Alice Romaine (Lester) Bishop; married on 16 Feb 1979 in Rich Creek, VA; Fern
Thompson; maiden name Shumate; born 15 Oct 1941 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriege ended 11 Mar 1972; 1 yr college education; living at 212 1/2 Beckley Ave, Beckley, Raleigh
Co, WV; daughter of Garland and Virginia Blanche (Hood) Shumate.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Arnie Lilly; 6 Oct 2020.
" McArthur Carlos Bishop
Birth 18 Jul 1942
Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Oct 1986 (aged 44)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 216431370"Additional Information Posted:
"McARTHUR CARLOS BISHOP ~ (18 July 1942~25 October 1986)"He is the son of Jesse James Bishop and the late Alice Brumfield Bishop. He died Saturday, October 25, 1986 at a Beckley, West Virginia hospital following a short illness.
"He was a disabled coal miner. He last worked at Itmann No. 2 mine. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America.
"He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cleopatra Bishop.
"He is survived by his wife, Lola Jenny Shorter Bishop; two sons, Carlos Lee Bishop and James Douglas Bishop; three daughters, Jeannettia Ruth Cook, Anita Graley, and Donna Marie Bishop; three brothers, Patrick Bishop, Bill Bishop, and Jessie Bishop; five sisters, Linda Yosich, Lisa Boyer Lester, Kathy Lester, Ellen Strider, and Joyce Rodriquez; and two half-sisters, Drema Shrewsbury and Peggy McKinney.
"Funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 31, 1986 at Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley with Rev. H.G. Shrewsbury Jr. officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity."
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage license #79-005233; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carless Macarthur Bishop; age 36; born 19 Jul 1942 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 18 Jun 1978; 11th grade education; living at Box 712, New Richmond, VA; son of
Jessie James and Alice Romaine (Lester) Bishop; married on 16 Feb 1979 in Rich Creek, VA; Fern
Thompson; maiden name Shumate; born 15 Oct 1941 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriege ended 11 Mar 1972; 1 yr college education; living at 212 1/2 Beckley Ave, Beckley, Raleigh
Co, WV; daughter of Garland and Virginia Blanche (Hood) Shumate.
1. "The Moring News"; Wilmington, DE; Tuesday; 3 Aug 1965; Page 23; Newspapers.com Website.
"Marriage Licenses
"Sussex County
"MacArthur Carlos Bishop, Milford, and Christine Ruth Thomas, Milford."
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage license #79-005233; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carless MacArthur Bishop; age 36; born 19 Jul 1942 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 18 Jun 1978; 11th grade education; living at Box 712, New Richmond, VA; son of
Jessie James and Alice Romaine (Lester) Bishop; married on 16 Feb 1979 in Rich Creek, VA; Fern
Thompson; maiden name Shumate; born 15 Oct 1941 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriege ended 11 Mar 1972; 1 yr college education; living at 212 1/2 Beckley Ave, Beckley, Raleigh
Co, WV; daughter of Garland and Virginia Blanche (Hood) Shumate.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Arnie Lilly; 6 Oct 2020.
" McArthur Carlos Bishop
Birth 18 Jul 1942
Bud, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Oct 1986 (aged 44)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 216431370"Additional Information Posted:
"McARTHUR CARLOS BISHOP ~ (18 July 1942~25 October 1986)"He is the son of Jesse James Bishop and the late Alice Brumfield Bishop. He died Saturday, October 25, 1986 at a Beckley, West Virginia hospital following a short illness.
"He was a disabled coal miner. He last worked at Itmann No. 2 mine. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America.
"He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cleopatra Bishop.
"He is survived by his wife, Lola Jenny Shorter Bishop; two sons, Carlos Lee Bishop and James Douglas Bishop; three daughters, Jeannettia Ruth Cook, Anita Graley, and Donna Marie Bishop; three brothers, Patrick Bishop, Bill Bishop, and Jessie Bishop; five sisters, Linda Yosich, Lisa Boyer Lester, Kathy Lester, Ellen Strider, and Joyce Rodriquez; and two half-sisters, Drema Shrewsbury and Peggy McKinney.
"Funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 31, 1986 at Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley with Rev. H.G. Shrewsbury Jr. officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity."
1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Christine R. Faulkner
Social Security Number 222-32-3628
Birth Date 16 Jan 1950
Issue year 1964
Issue State Delaware
Last Residence 24867, New Richmond, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Death Date 8 Sep 1990"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 128; WV Archives Web Site.
Will Ferguson; age 30; born in Wilkes Co, NC; single; white (sic, Black); miner; living in Huger, WV'
son of Thomas and Nelia; married on 11 Apr 1914 at Olmstead, WV; Mary Leanner Withrow; age
25; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, KY); single; white (sic, Black); daughter of Robert and _____.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; Central Pocahontas Coal Co;
taken ____1920; Page 281A; Image 11 of 14; Family #384/385.
Listed as William Ferguson; age 32; born in NC; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 114B; Image
52 of 62; Family #518/537.
Listed as William Ferguson; age 42; born in NC; married at 27; Negro; track layer in coal mine;
head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; taken 5 Apr 1940; E.D. 24-34; taken
5 Apr 1940; page 578A; Image 7 of 36; Household #47.
Listed as William Ferguson; age 49; born in NC; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-882; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert William Ferguson; age 52; born 26 Aug 1890 in Wilkes Co, NC; living at Capels, WV;
employed by New River Pocahontas Coal Co, Caples, WV; name fo person who will always know
address, wife, Mary Ferguson; Negro; 5'10" tal; 184 lbs; brown eyes, black hair; light brown
complexion.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12858; WV Archives Website.
William Robert Ferguson; age 66; born in 1885 (sic, 1890) in Dallas, TX (sic, Wilkes Co, NC);
married; coal miner; Negro; son of unknown parents; died 29 Sep 1951 in Roderfield, WV; due to
coronary thrombosis, with cardio-renal; buried 2 Oct 1951 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Mary
Ferguson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 128; WV Archives Web Site.
Will Ferguson; age 30; born in Wilkes Co, NC; single; white (sic, Black); miner; living in Huger, WV;
son of Thomas and Nelia; married on 11 Apr 1914 at Olmstead, WV; Mary Leanner Withrow; age
25; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, KY); single; white (sic, Black); daughter of Robert and _____.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; Central Pocahontas Coal Co;
taken ____1920; Page 281A; Image 11 of 14; Family #384/385.
Listed as Mary Ferguson; age 29; born in KY; married; mulatto; in household of husband, Robert
W. Ferguson..
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 114B; Image
52 of 62; Family #518/537.
Listed as Mary Ferguson; age 40; born in KY; married at 24; Negro;in household of husband,
Robert W. Ferguson.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; taken 5 Apr 1940; E.D. 24-34; taken
5 Apr 1940; page 578A; Image 7 of 36; Household #47.
Listed as Mary Ferguson; age 38 (sic?); born in OH; married; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert W. Ferguson.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken 5 Apr 1940;
Page 578B; Image 8 of 36; Household #59.
Listed as Frank Alston; age 31; born in NC; married; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; Central Pocahontas Coal Co;
taken ____1920; Page 281A; Image 11 of 14; Family #384/385.
Listed as Alda Ferguson; age 7; born in WV; mulatto; in household of father, Robert W. Ferguson..
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 114B; Image
52 of 62; Family #518/537.
Listed as Alder Ferguson; age 14; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Robert W. Ferguson.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken 5 Apr 1940;
Page 578B; Image 8 of 36; Household #59.
Listed as Alder Alston; age 25; born in WV; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Frank Alston.
4. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Alder Alston
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998
Residence Place Roderfield, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 06 Jan 1916
Address Roderfield, West Virginia 24881
Record Number 787424098"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Alder Alston
[Alder F Alston]
[Alder Ferguson]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1916
Birth Place: Maitland, West Virginia
[Maitland|]
Death Date: 20 Jul 1992
Claim Date: 26 Feb 1974
Father: Robert W Ferguson
Mother: Mary Withrow
SSN: 236288510
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 18 Aug 1982: Name listed as ALDER ALSTON;
18 Aug 1992: Name listed as ALDER F ALSTON"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken 5 Apr 1940;
Page 578B; Image 8 of 36; Household #59.
Listed as Robert William Alston; age 6; born in WV; Negro; 1st grade education; attending school'
lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Frank Alston.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Haglers of Caretta"; Article; Page 160; submitted by Ramondo
Hagler, Caretta, WV 24821.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Haglers of Caretta"; Article; Page 160; submitted by Ramondo
Hagler, Caretta, WV 24821.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.
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; "Harold Irvine and Juanita
Novella Mullins Jackson"; Article; Page 175; submitted by Betty Bell. PO Box 87, Gary, WV 24836.