1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Edgar "Bud" Davis"; Article; Page 133; submitted by Peggy E. Christenson,
daughter, 4903 Rockvue Pass, Bowie, MD 20715.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Edgar "Bud" Davis"; Article; Page 133; submitted by Peggy E. Christenson,
daughter, 4903 Rockvue Pass, Bowie, MD 20715.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Edgar "Bud" Davis"; Article; Page 133; submitted by Peggy E. Christensen,
daughter, 4903 Rockvue Pass, Bowie, MD 20715.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Edgar "Bud" Davis"; Article; Page 133; submitted by Peggy E. Christensen,
daughter, 4903 Rockvue Pass, Bowie, MD 20715.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #532/556.
Listed as Teddie Belcher; age 3 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Robert L.
Belcher.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Teddy Willard Belcher
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1927
Birth Place: Itmann, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Itmann, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 8 Jan 1945
Registration Place: Itmann, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Virginian Railroad Co
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Rose Clyburn
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Teddy Willard Belcher Self (Head)
Rose Clyburn Mother"
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 416; WV Archives Web Site.
Ted Willard Belcher; age 23; born in Itmann, WV; single; living at Corinne, WV; son of Robert and
Rose (Clyburn) Belcher; married on 16 Jul 1950 in San Gap Church (can not locate); Sadah
Roathman Shrewsbury; age 16; born in Alpoca, WV; single; living in Stephenson, WV; daughter of
Grover and Lois Shrewsbury.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Teddy Belcher; born on 15 Jun 1927; died in Nov 1962; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Chuck Johnson; 15 Dec 2014; maintained by Debroah
Hankinson.
" Teddy Willard “Ted” Belcher
Birth 7 Jan 1927
Itmann, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Nov 1962 (aged 35)
Corinne, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Westview I, 1-28 Section"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 416; WV Archives Web Site.
Ted Willard Belcher; age 23; born in Itmann, WV; single; living at Corinne, WV; son of Robert and
Rose (Clyburn) Belcher; married on 16 Jul 1950 in San Gap Church (can not locate); Sadah
Roathman Shrewsbury; age 16; born in Alpoca, WV; single; living in Stephenson, WV; daughter of
Grover and Lois Shrewsbury.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Chuck Johnson; 15 Dec 2014; maintained by Debroah
Hankinson.
" Teddy Willard “Ted” Belcher
Birth 7 Jan 1927
Itmann, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Nov 1962 (aged 35)
Corinne, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Westview I, 1-28 Section"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Adam Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Gerald and Judy Ward, Box 302,
Avondale, WV 24811.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Adam Davis
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 May 1918
Birth Place: Blackey, Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Blackey, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Registration Place: Blackey, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 140
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Grant Davis
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Adam Davis Self (Head)
Grant Davis Father"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Adam Davis
Birth Date: 28 May 1918
Death Date: 6 Feb 1989
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 230051807
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 28 Aug 1940
Release Date 1: 11 Aug 1945"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Adam Davis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 May 1919
Birth Place: Blackey, Virginia
Death Date: 6 Feb 1989
Father: Grant Davis
Mother: Elizabeth Charles
SSN: 230051807
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Oct 1937: Name listed as ADAM DAVIS"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Adam Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Gerald and Judy Ward, Box 302,
Avondale, WV 24811.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; rural; E.D.24-58; Page 1143B; Image 48 of
60; Household #352.
Listed as Missouri Estep; age 7; born in WV; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in
household of father, Carlos Estep.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12124; WV Archives Web Site.
Missouri Davis; age 21; born 12 Oct 1932 in Paynesville, WV; married; housewife; living at Avondale,
WV; daughter of Carlos and Linnie (Roberts) Estep; died 1 Sep 1954 in #1 Emergency Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to uremia caused by diabetes mellitius; buried 4 Sep 1954 in Estep Cemetery.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Karlynne Blankenship Metzger; 8 Feb 2014.
" Missouri Estep Davis
Birth 12 Oct 1932
West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Sep 1954 (aged 21)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Jonce Estep Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Adam Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Gerald and Judy Ward, Box 302,
Avondale, WV 24811.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Adam Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Gerald and Judy Ward, Box 302,
Avondale, WV 24811.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Adam Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Gerald and Judy Ward, Box 302,
Avondale, WV 24811.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Henry Brown Harman Search, 15 Sep 2002, submitted by
R. Lyle Brown, rlylebrown@yahoo.com.
Maria Isabelle Harman; daughter of Henry Brown and Mary Ann Fudge Harman;
born on 25 Feb 1859; died on 16 Apr 1888; married Shields Sidney Forrest,
son of Hezekiah Augustus and Sarah Ann Marrs Harman, on 24 Dec 1886.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by PL; 20 Jan 2007.
" Shields Sidney Forrest Harman
Birth 26 Sep 1862
Death Mar 1943 (aged 80)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Tazewell sheriff and merchant.
Son of Hezekiah Augustus and Sarah A. Marrs Harman."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Virginia Gal; 22 May 2008.
" Martha Wray Harman
Birth 1877
Death 1961 (aged 83–84)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; E.D. 24-7; taken on 6 May 1940; Page 139B;
Image 2 of 28; Household #10.
Listed as Billy Myers; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles N. Myers.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willis Odell Myers
[W O Myers]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1934
Birth Place: Elbert McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Jun 1993
Father: Charles N Myers
Mother: Nannie G Wooldridge
SSN: 236464279
Death Certificate Number: 067132
Notes: Aug 1948: Name listed as WILLIS ODELL MYERS;
22 May 1998: Name listed as W O MYERS"
3. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willis O Myers
Race: White
Age at Death: 58
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1934
Death Date: 9 Jun 1993
Death Place: Bay, Florida, United States"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: W. Myers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1934
Death Date: 6 Jun 1993
SSN: 236464279
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 16 Aug 1952
Release Date 1: 15 Aug 1956
Branch 2: AF
Enlistment Date 2: 1 Nov 1956
Release Date 2: 31 Oct 1972"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by David Woody; 2 Dec 2008; maintained by Find A Grave.
"Willis O. Myers
Birth 30 Jul 1934
Death 9 Jun 1993 (aged 58)
Burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Panama City, Bay County, Florida, USA "
1. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Towmship; Tazewell Court House PO; taken 2 Jul
1870; Page 369A; Image 39 of 93; Family #219/219.
Listed as William C. Daniels; age 9; born in VA; attending school; in household of father, William M.
Daniels.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 228D; Image 4 of 56; Family #25/25.
Listed as Clinton W. Daniels; age 18; born in VA; single; at school; in household of father, William M.
Daniels.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "William C. and May H Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Dovie Belle
Bartlettt; PO Box 1498, Wise, VA 24293-1498.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Richard Parker; 4 Mar 2009.
" William Clinton Daniel
Birth 20 Sep 1861
Horsepen, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 10 Jan 1927 (aged 65)
Burial
Hezekiah Harman Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "William C. and May H Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Dovie Belle
Bartlettt; PO Box 1498, Wise, VA 24293-1498.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Richard Parker; 4 Mar 2009.
" May Harman Daniel
Birth 30 Aug 1872
Death 8 Dec 1903 (aged 31)
Burial
Hezekiah Harman Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"From https://archive.org/details/harmangenealogys00harm
"Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924" by John Newton Harman. Page 170:
(6) May Harman (Hez. A., Kiah, Hezekiah, Henry, Sr., Heinrich Adam), born August 30, 1872; married W. C. Daniels (Merchant at Welch, W. Va.), March 4, 1896. She died December 8, 1903. Their children: Dovie, who married A. J. Bartlett, (one daughter, May Harman) ; Mary Louise, who married Herbert Cooper, (one son, Jack Daniel) ; Sallie Ann, who married Dexter Lafon, (one daughter, Winifred).
Contributor: Frieda Clark"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 16; Dwelling #114.
Listed as Mary E. Morgan; age 13; born in WV; in houseold of father, Edwin C. Morgan.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Ray Myers; age 27; born 27 Oct 1936 in Elbert, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Box 255, Elbert, WV; son of Charles Newton and Nanie (Woolridge) Myers; married on 16 Jan 1964
in Davy, WV; Mary Elizabeth Morgan; age 27; born 30 Aug 1936 in Davy, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Edwin Clyde and Beatrice (Kenny) Morgan.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
Ted Childress; age 22; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Maitland, WV; son of John and
Ellen; married on 16 Jul 1931 in Kimball, WV; Gladys Sexton; age 22; born in Marion, VA; single;
daughter of Sam and ____.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; taken 5 Jan 1920; Page 8B;
Image 15 of 53; Family #117/123.
Listed as Gladys Sexton; age 8; born in WV; in household of father Samuel T. Sexton.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 115B; Image 54
of 62; Family #538/558.
Listed as Gladys Sexton; age 17; born in VA; in household of father, Samuel T. Sexton.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
Ted Childress; age 22; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; miner; living at Maitland, WV; son of John and
Ellen; married on 16 Jul 1931 in Kimball, WV; Gladys Sexton; age 22; born in Marion, VA; single;
daughter of Sam and ____.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by KJHall; 4 Oct 2009.
"Heath Johnson Alford
Birth 24 Jan 1902
Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Death 18 Dec 1981 (aged 79)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Trinity 73A"Additional Information Posted:
"Heath Alford
"Funeral services for Heath Alford, 79, of Pageton, West Virginia was conducted December 21, at 11 a.m. Burial followed in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in West Virginia."Mr. Alford died Dec. 18, in Stevens Clinic Hospital at Welch following a long illness.
"A retired miner, he was born Jan. 24, 1902 at Woodlawn, a son of the late George and Cora Guynn Alford.
"Survivors include a son, Jarrell Alford of Gary WVA, three brothers, Kent Alford, Poplar Camp, Marvin Alford, Fries and Zelma Alford, Woodlawn; 1 grandchild and 1 great grand child."