1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Elkhorn; taken on 12 Apr 1930; page 235A;
Image 19 of 43; Family #152/171.
Listed as Ulysses Akers; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George Akers.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Superior; E.D. 24-41; taken on
8 Apr 1940; Page 809A; Image 21 of 36; Household #183.
Listed as Ulysses Akers; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George L. Akers,
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ulysses Reynolds Akers
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Big Four, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1929
Residence Place: Superior, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 135
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: George Akers
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ulysses Reynolds Akers Self (Head)"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); WV Archives Web Site.
Ulysses Reynolds Akers; age 24; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; married on
20 Sep 1953 at East Rainelle, WV; Wanda Lucille Adkins; age 24; born in Brownstown, WV; single;
living at Welch, WV.
5. Prince William Co, VA; Death Certificate #83-033874; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ulysses R. Akers; age 54; born 14 Feb 1929 in WV; married; husband of Edith W. Akers; mail
handler; living at 1915 York Drive, Woodbridge, VA; son of George and Clair (Rose) Akers; died
9 Oct 1983 in Potomac Hospital, Woodbridge, VA; due to liver failure; advanced cirrhosis; cremated
at Lee Crematory, Wshington DC; informant, Mrs, Edith W. Akers
6. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ulysses R Akers
Service Info.: AR United States Army
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1929
Death Date: 9 Oct 1983
Interment Date: 12 Oct 1983
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211
Buried At: Section 1-Ff Site 4"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); WV Archives Web Site.
Ulysses Reynolds Akers; age 24; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; married on
20 Sep 1953 at East Rainelle, WV; Wanda Lucille Adkins; age 24; born in Brownstown, WV; single;
living at Welch, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Charley Smith; age 22; born in Rockingham Co, NC; single; miner, Black; living at Thorpe, WV;
son of John and Lula; married on 28 Jul 1919 at Thorpe, WV; Alice Clark; age 21; born in Fayette
Co, WV; single; Black; daughter of Ed and Maggie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1920: WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Smith; age 56; born in 1897 in Waycross, GA; married; Colored; retired miner; living at
Elbert, WV; son of unknown parents; died 14 feb 1953 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to
cor pulmonale with failure; pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema;
buried 21 fen 1953 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Alice Smith
3. FindAGrave. co, Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
Charlie Smith; born 3 Jan 1897; died 14 Feb 1953; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE BUT
NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Charley Smith; age 22; born in Rockingham Co, NC; single; miner, Black; living at Thorpe, WV;
son of John and Lula; married on 28 Jul 1919 at Thorpe, WV; Alice Clark; age 21; born in Fayette
Co, WV; single; Black; daughter of Ed and Maggie.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
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; "The Richard Valaydon-Pillay
Family"; Article; Page 221; submitted by Wendy Valaydon-Pillay, c/o Jean Battlo, Kimball, WV 24853.
" Our last name Valaydon-Pillay, is Mauritian. Richard's dad is from the island of Mauritius in the
Indian Ocean. His mother is from Italy...."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
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; "The Richard Valaydon-Pillay
Family"; Article; Page 221; submitted by Wendy Valaydon-Pillay, c/o Jean Battlo, Kimball, WV 24853.
" Our last name Valaydon-Pillay, is Mauritian. Richard's dad is from the island of Mauritius in the
Indian Ocean. His mother is from Italy...."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
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; "The Richard Valaydon-Pillay
Family"; Article; Page 221; submitted by Wendy Valaydon-Pillay, c/o Jean Battlo, Kimball, WV 24853.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "The Winfed R. Green Family"; Article; Page 155; submitted by Mary
Green, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
1. "Osborne Family Tree"; posted by mbetht64; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"James Robert Mink
Birth 13 NOV 1931 • Tuckerdale, Ashe Co, NC
Death 6 FEB 1998 • New Richmond, Wyoming Co, WV"
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #29617; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James R. Mink; age 21; born in Ashe Co, NC; single; bookkeeper; living in Pineville, WV; son of Bruce
and Allie Faye (Goss) Mink; married on 18 Oct 1952 in Clintwood, VA; Charlotte Cook; age 21; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in Pineville, WV; daughter of Moody and Ruby (Mullins) Cook.
1. "Osborne Family Tree"; posted by mbetht64; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Charlotte Ellen Cook
Birth 1934 • West Virginia
Death 1985
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #29617; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James R. Mink; age 21; born in Ashe Co, NC; single; bookkeeper; living in Pineville, WV; son of Bruce
and Allie Faye (Goss) Mink; married on 18 Oct 1952 in Clintwood, VA; Charlotte Cook; age 21; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in Pineville, WV; daughter of Moody and Ruby (Mullins) Cook.