1. Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914; Ancesry.com Website.
"Name Sherd Rife
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1855
Birth Place Pike
Residence Date Abt 1877
Residence Place Pike
Marriage Date 14 Jun 1877
Marriage Place Kentucky, USA
Marriage Registration Date 1877
Marriage Registration Place Pike, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Name Winney Elkins"
2. 1880 Census, Pike Co, KY; Upper Elkhorn Creek Precinct #9; taken on 3 Jun 1880; Page 682; Image
1 of 19; Family #4/4.
Listed as Sheridan Riffe; age 25; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
3. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; GrundyDistrict; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 230A; Image 5 of 32;
Family #38/38.
Listed as Sherwood Rife; age 44; born in VA Apr 1855; married 23 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12157; WV Archives Website.
Nancy A. Lester; age 70; born 17 Jun 1884 in Pikeville, KY; married; housewife; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of John and Sarah (Dotson) Rose; died 11 Jul 1954 at Jolo, WV; due to rectal cancer with
metastateas and pneumonia; buried buried 13 Jul 1954 in Perry Vance Cemetery.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #W 121-A; 16 Feb 1944; Ancestry.com Website.
Sheridan Riffe, Jr; age 19; born 20 Mar 1925 at Dwight, VA; living at Jolo, WV on Bradshaw Mtn;
employed by Carter Coal Co at Caretta, WV; name of person who will always know address, Mrs.
Nancy Lester, mother, Jolo, WV; 6' tall; 180 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair, ruddy complexion; scar on
right ear.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 21/22 Apr 1910,
Page 68A, Family #49.
Listed as Roy Payne, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, Hilamon Payne.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Paynesville, taken on 5 Feb 1920, Page 227B,
Family #243.
Listed as Roy Payne, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Hilamon Payne.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 30 Apr 1930, Page 21B,
Family #298.
Listed as Roy Payne, age 21, born in WV, in household of father, Hilamon Payne.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 190; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Payne; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Paynesville, WV; son of Hiley
and Paddy; married on 5 Mar 1934 in Paynesville, WV; Angeline Riffe; age 21; born in Dickenson
Co, VA; single; daughter of Sheridon and Nancy Ann.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
6. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Payne
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 31
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1909
Birth Place: Bradshaw, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Jolo, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Jolo, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Carter Coal Co
Weight: 175
Complexion: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Roy Payne
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Roy Payne Self (Head)
Roy Payne Wife"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 3 Jun 2012.
" Roy Payne
Birth 17 Feb 1909
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 May 1981 (aged 72)
Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Perry Vance Cemetery
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 190; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Payne; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Paynesville, WV; son of Hiley
and Paddy; married on 5 Mar 1934 in Paynesville, WV; Angeline Riffe; age 21; born in Dickenson
Co, VA; single; daughter of Sheridon and Nancy Ann.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 3 Jun 2012.
" Angeline Lester (sic, Riffe) Payne
Birth 28 May 1915
Death 2 Jan 1997 (aged 81)
Burial
Perry Vance Cemetery
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 9 Jan 2013.
" Jarvis Payne
Birth 24 Aug 1943
Death 21 Nov 1963 (aged 20)
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Perry Vance Cemetery
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Gordon and Nadine Ferris"; Article; Page 145; submitted by Nadine
Ferris, HC 61, Box 356, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 488; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Copley, Jr; age 26; born in War, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on 5 Jan 1953 in Welch,
WV; Joy Nellie Fain; age 21; born in Premier, WV; single; living in Welch, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Frank and Callie Fain"; Article; Page 143; submitted by Patricia Fain
Hutson, Rt 1, Box 154, Newport, VA 24128.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 488; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Copley, Jr; age 26; born in War, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on 5 Jan 1953 in Welch,
WV; Joy Nellie Fain; age 21; born in Premier, WV; single; living in Welch, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Bob Nuchols; 16 Apr 2019.
" Joy N. Copley
Birth 9 Sep 1931
Death 3 Apr 2019 (aged 87)
Burial Cremated"
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Gailard Walker
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1924
Birth Place: Welch, Massachusetts (sic, WV), USA
Residence Place: Welch, Mise, Massachusetts (sic, WV), USA
Registration Date: 11 Dec 1942
Registration Place: Welch, Mise, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Purity Maid Bakery
Weight: 300
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 5
Next of Kin: Mabel Walker
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Gailard Walker Self (Head)"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 372; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Gail Walker; age 27; born and living in Welch, WV; single; married on 1 Aug 1951 in Welch,
WV; Merry Catherine Fain; age 18; born in Premier, WV; single; living in Coalwood, WV; with consent
of M/M Frank Fain, parents of Merry Catherine Fain.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert G. Walker
Social Security Number: 236-28-9988
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1924
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24801, Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 Oct 2005"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Frank and Callie Fain"; Article; Page 143; submitted by Patricia Fain
Hutson, Rt 1, Box 154, Newport, VA 24128.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 372; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Gail Walker; age 27; born and living in Welch, WV; single; married on 1 Aug 1951 in Welch,
WV; Merry Catherine Fain; age 18; born in Premier, WV; single; living in Coalwood, WV; with consent
of M/M Frank Fain, parents of Merry Catherine Fain.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 023472; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Grant Tony Thompson; age 19; born 20 Nov 1950 in WV; single; 1 yrs college education; living at
Box 439, Davy, WV; son of Greenville H. and Wanda J, (Williams) Thompson; married on 26 Jun
1970 in Russell Co, VA; Deonne Elaine Chambers; age 16; born 30 Jul 1953 in WV; single; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 16, Davy, WV; daughter of Ray V. and Mildred (Fayer, sic, Furia) Chambers.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 023472; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Grant Tony Thompson; age 19; born 20 Nov 1950 in WV; single; 1 yrs college education; living at
Box 439, Davy, WV; son of Greenville H. and Wanda J, (Williams) Thompson; married on 26 Jun
1970 in Russell Co, VA; Deonne Elaine Chambers; age 16; born 30 Jul 1953 in WV; single; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 16, Davy, WV; daughter of Ray V. and Mildred (Fayer, sic, Furia) Chambers.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Deonne E Thompson
Event Date 01 Jan 1998
Event Place Davy, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 30 Jul 1953
Address Davy, West Virginia 24828
Address Date 01 Jan 1998
2nd Address Davy, West Virginia 24828
2nd Address Date 01 Sep 1989-20 Aug 2008
Affiliate Identifier 171305176"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Deonne Elaine Chambers
[Deonne Elaine Thompson]
[Deonne Thompson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1953
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Jul 1998
SSN: 232888654
Notes: Jun 1969: Name listed as DEONNE ELAINE CHAMBERS;
Feb 1972: Name listed as DEONNE ELAINE THOMPSON;
21 Jul 1998: Name listed as DEONNE E THOMPSON"
4. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Deonne Elaine Thompson
[Deonne Elaine Chambers]
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1953
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Death Date: 13 Jul 1998
Death Time: 07:40 AM
Hospital of Death: OSU Medical Ctr
Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 055210
Age at Death: 44
Certifier: Physician
Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient
Social Security Number: 232-88-8654
Father's Surname: Chambers
Mother's Maiden Name: Fruia
Marital Status: Married
Education: 1 year college
Armed Forces Indicator: No
Industry of Decedent: Offices and clinics of dentists
Occupation of Decedent: Dental assistants
Primary Registration District: 2501"
1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ralph M Manuel [Manuel M] [Manuel Ralph] [Ralph M Manuell]
Birth Date: Jul 1952
Residence Date: 1980-2020
Address: Po Box 484
Residence: Varney, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 25696
Second Residence Date: 1980-2006
Second Address: Po Box 921
Second Residence: Gilbert, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 25621"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Donna D Bailey [Donna Manuel] [Donna Bailey]
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1960
Residence Date: 1988
Address: PO Box 133
Residence: Panther, WV
Postal Code: 24872-0133
Second Residence Date: 1988
Second Address: PO Box 133
Second Residence: Panther, WV
Second Postal Code: 24872-0133
Third Residence Date: 1991
Third Address: PO Box 921
Third Residence: Gilbert, WV
Third Postal Code: 25621-0921
Fourth Residence Date: 1991
Fourth Address: PO Box 921
Fourth Residence: Gilbert, WV
Fourth Postal Code: 25621-0921 "
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Donna D Manuel [Donna D Bailey]
Birth Date: Jul 1960
Residence Date: 2004-2020
Address: Po Box 484
Residence: Varney, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code: 25696
Second Residence Date: 2016-2019
Second Address: 192 Varney
Second Residence: Varney, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code: 25696
Third Residence Date: 2004-2007
Third Address: Varney
Third Residence: Delbarton, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code: 25670
Fourth Residence Date: 1991-2005
Fourth Address: Po Box 921
Fourth Residence: Gilbert, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code: 25621"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #81-018579; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Craig Allen Lawson; age 28; born 15 Aug 1952 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended in Sep 1980; 5 yrs college education; living at Rt 2, Box 118A, Iaeger, WV; son of Walter
Jennings and Barbara (Campbell) Lawson; married on 15 May 1981 in Grundy, VA; Beverly Ann
Bailey; age 18; born 11 Aug 1962 in WV; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box
133, Panther, WV; daughter of Bobby Dennis and Mabel (Smith) Bailey.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #81-018579; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Craig Allen Lawson; age 28; born 15 Aug 1952 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended in Sep 1980; 5 yrs college education; living at Rt 2, Box 118A, Iaeger, WV; son of Walter
Jennings and Barbara (Campbell) Lawson; married on 15 May 1981 in Grundy, VA; Beverly Ann
Bailey; age 18; born 11 Aug 1962 in WV; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Box
133, Panther, WV; daughter of Bobby Dennis and Mabel (Smith) Bailey.
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Walter Lee Barrett
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 47
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1920
Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1940
Divorce Date: 7 Feb 1967
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Fronie Hale
Certificate Number: 1967001035
Number of Children: 5"
1. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Fronie Hale
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 41
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1925
Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1940
Divorce Date: 7 Feb 1967
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Walter Lee Barrett
Certificate Number: 1967001035
Number of Children: 5"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Fronie Hale Barrett
[Fronie Hale Hale]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 41
Birth Date: abt 1926
Marriage Registration Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1967
Marriage Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father: James Hale
Mother: Mary Sturgill
Spouse: Buckner Ashby
Certificate Number: 1967004275"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Karen Lehmon; 19 Aug 2011.
" Fran Hale Ashby
Birth 17 Jul 1925
Death 24 Mar 1977 (aged 51)
Burial Richland Baptist Church Cemetery
Hartwood, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 75149781"