1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken 22 Jun 1900; Page 228B; Image 56 of 62;
Family #535/538.
Listed as Lon Mahon; age 22; born in Jan 1878 in WV; married 3 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken 22 Jun 1900; Page 228B; Image 56 of 62;
Family #535/538.
Listed as Vicie Mahon; age 22; born in Oct 1877 in WV; married 3 yrs; 2 children, both living; in
household of husband, Lon Mahon.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken 22 Jun 1900; Page 228B; Image 56 of 62;
Family #535/538.
Listed as EffieMahon; age 6 mon; born in Nov 1899 in WV; in household of father, Lon Mahon.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 237; WV Archves Web Site.
Lewis Laxton; age 20; born in Tazewell Co, VA; singl;e truck driver; living at Big Four, WV; son of
W.B. and Nellie; married on 1 Sep 1928 at Big Four, WV; Audrey Frances Cusic; age 19; born in
Hunterdon, OH; single; daughter of C.C. and Fannie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '66 018216; WV Archives Web Site.
Lewis Elbert Laxton; age 58; born in WV; married; miner; living at Jolo, WV; son of William B. and
(_______) Laxton; died 9 Nov 1966 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from congestive heart failure;
buried 12 Nov 1966 in Lone Oak Cemetery, Jolo, WV; informant, Amos Laxton, Jolo, WV.
1. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 2/5 Jan 1920; Page 254A;
Famiyl #32/32.
Listed as Ethel Hatfield; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 66B; Image
72 of 89; Family #32/34.
Listed as Ethel Hatfield; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Willard H. Hatfield.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Walter Jenny; 26 Sep 2007.
" Ethel Mae Hatfield Laxton
Birth 11 Aug 1917
Atwell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Apr 1996 (aged 78)
Trinity, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Lone Oak Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 259B, Family #365.
Listed as Denis Bailey, age 9, born in Aug 1890, in WV, in household
of father, Melvin Bailey.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Panther Precinct, taken on 12 May 1910,
Page 105B, Family #200.
Listed as Dennis Bailey, age 20, born in WV, in household of father, Melvin Bailey.
3. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Mingo Co, WV; son of
Melvin and Mary Bailey; married on 16 Nov 1910 in Williamson, WV; Mary Blevins; age 25; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Reuben and Melvina Blevins.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 234; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Bailey; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Mingo Co, WV; son of
Melvin and Mary Bailey; married on 16 Nov 1910 in Williamson, WV; Mary Blevins; age 25; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Reuben and Melvina Blevins.
1. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Dirtrict; Kegley; E.D. 38-51; taken on 4 Apr 1940; Page 821A;
Image 7 of 26; Household #60.
Listed as Fred Walls; age 9; born in WV; married; 1st grade educarion; attending school; lived at
Ingleside, WV on1 Apr 1935; in household of father Clayton Walls.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #20555; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Walls; age 26; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; truck driver; living at Princeton, WV; son of
Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 29 Jul 1953 in Giles Co, VA; Billie Jean Welch; age
21; born in Raleigh Co, VA; single; living in Princton, WV; daughter of Willie and Nellie (Matherly)
Welch.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #10311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Clayton Walls; age 28; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; salesman, living
at Panther, WV; son of Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 20 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, VA;
Nancy Bell Estep; maiden name Roberts; age 29; born and living in Panther, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; daughter of Wilson and Lou (Bailey) Roberts.
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Fred C. Walls, 88, of Panther, WV, passed from this life on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Glenwood Retirement Village. He was born on March 25, 1931 in Princeton, WV and was the son of the late Clayton and Hallie Walls. Fred was a retired deputy sheriff of McDowell County and served in the Korean War. He was of the Pentecostal Faith."Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Donnie, Bobby, Preston and Dennis (Buck) Walls; five sisters, Geraldine Walls, Nancy Inscore, Virginia (Annie) Garten, Freda Cooper, and Imogene Church; and one granddaughter, Marchell England.
"Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 60 years, Nancy Bell Walls of Panther, WV; one sister, Ellen (Randy) Barker of Princeton, WV, one daughter, Barbara (Don) England of Iaeger, WV; three sons, Mitchell (Lefon) Estep, Fred (Judy) Walls Jr., and James (Sharon) Walls all of Princeton, WV; grandchildren, Damon (Autumn) England of Clearfork, WV, Malorie (Michael) Morgan of Bluefield, WV, Megan Estep, Steven (Melissa) Walls, Tiffany Walls, LeAnn Walls, Jimmy Brennan and Joey Smith all of Princeton, WV and great grandchildren, Rylee and Shade England, Blaine and Kerrigan Morgan, Kaitlyn, Kaden, Kaylee and Sophie Walls.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 1 p.m. with Pastor John Wheeler and Reverend Martin West officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Mike Vance Cemetery at Trap Fork near Panther, WV.
"Friends may visit with the family from 12 noon until the time of services at 1. Pallbearers will be Damon England, Michael Morgan, Steve England and Jeffery Walls.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family. ..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 299; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Shade Estep, Jr; age 19; born and living in Mohawk, WV; single; married on 18 Jun 1949 at Panther,
WV; Nancy Belle Roberts; age 19; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of Nancy Estep,
mother of Shade Estep, Jr; and Wilson Roberts, father of Nancy Belle Roberts.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #10311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Clayton Walls; age 28; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; salesman, living
at Panther, WV; son of Clayton and Hallie (Bowers) Walls; married on 20 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, VA;
Nancy Bell Estep; maiden name Roberts; age 29; born and living in Panther, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; daughter of Wilson and Lou (Bailey) Roberts.
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, taken on 18 Apr 1910, Page 219A, Family #34.
Listed as Jesse Atwell, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, William H. Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of D.H. and
L.J. Atwell; married on 25 Jul 1925 in Wilcoe, WV; Mae Collins; age 19; single; daughter of G.W. and
Maude Collins.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Jesse Atwell; born on 15 Mar 1904; died in Jul 1972; last residence Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
"Delila Mae Smith Kennedy Lester" article, page 188; submitted by Sherry Lynn Kennedy Calhoun,
Bradshaw, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012620; WV Archives Website.
Jesse L, Atwell; age 68; born 15 Mar 1904 in WV; married; miner; SS#228-01-0292; husband of
Delila Smith; living at Paynesville, WV; son of W.H. and (______) Atwell; died 7 Jul 1972 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cardiac failure with myocardial infarction; buried 10 Jul 1972 in Christian
Cemetery, Rockridege, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of D.H. and
L.J. Atwell; married on 25 Jul 1925 in Wilcoe, WV; Mae Collins; age 19; single; daughter of G.W. and
Maude Collins.
2. Atwell Family Tree; posted by Lauren Atwell; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Desmond Mae "Dessie" Collins
1909–1986
Birth 12 DEC 1909 • McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Death 16 SEP 1986 • Grundy, Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA"
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dustin Chad "Dusty" Monk, 31, of Bud, WV passed away on Tuesday December 24, 2019. He was born on March
4, 1988 in Beckley, WV a son of Fred and Maxie Griffith Monk, Jr. of Herndon, WV. Dusty is a 2006 graduate of
Wyoming East High School. He is preceded in death by his grandmother Betty Griffith; grandfather Fred S. Monk;
an uncle Anthony "Pete" Monk; and two cousins Pete Monk and Amber Sweeney. In addition to his parents
survivors include a daughter Mila Monk and her mother Kara Canada of Mullens; a sister Salena Monk of Bud; a
brother Adam (Earin) Massie of Basin; his grandmother Carol Monk of Baisden; his grandfather Benny Griffith of
Princeton; two nieces Jacey and Khloey; four aunts Pauline Monk, Rachel Griffith, Barbara (Larry) Blevins and
Edna (Jerry) Sergent; three uncles John (Tina) Griffith, Benny (Kitti) Griffith and Shawn (Kayla) Griffith; and a
host cousins and other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Monday December 30th
at the Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Mullens, WV with Rev. Ernest Francis, III officiating. He will be laid to
rest in the Monk Family Cemetery, Mullens, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 12 pm until time of
services on Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Damon Hall, Kenneth McMillion, Shawn Griffith,
Mark Noon, Tim Hall and Jeremy Stevens. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Oceana, WV"
1. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Benny Griffith
Residence Years: 2000-2002
Residence Place: Wyco, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 25943
Phone Number: 304-294-6847
Spouse: Kitti Griffith "
1. U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Benny Griffith
Residence Years: 2000-2002
Residence Place: Wyco, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 25943
Phone Number: 304-294-6847
Spouse: Kitti Griffith "