1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Daniel R Hawkins
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1944
Address: 3 Wenark Dr
Residence Place: Newark, Delaware, USA
Zip Code: 19713-1019"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancesrty.com Web Site.
"Name: Brack Mccrany
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1895
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1914
Marriage Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Father: W. C. Mccrary
Spouse: Claudie Murry
FHL Film Number: 2048452
Reference ID: 1914 Line 69"
2. Washington Co, VA; Death Certificate #19293; Ancestry.com Web Site.
J. Brack McCrary; age abt 35; born in NC; married; farmer; son of W.C. and Sarah J (Johnson)
McCary; died 1 jun 1927 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA; due to gun shot wound, left
side of head; body shipped 2 Jun 1927 to Marion, VA for burial at Grant, VA; informant, W.C. McCrary,
Childs, MD; both his parents were born in NC.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancesrty.com Web Site.
"Name: Claudie Murry
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1896
Birth Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1914
Marriage Place: Grayson County, Virginia
Father: J. S. Murry
Spouse: Brack Mccrany
FHL Film Number: 2048452
Reference ID: 1914 Line 69"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rick K.; 17 Oct 2005.
" Claudia Peculiar Murray McCreary
Birth 14 Apr 1896
Flat Ridge, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 Oct 1969 (aged 73)
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Union Cemetery
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Memorial ID 12084941"Additional Information Posted:
"Wife of James B. McCreary; daughter of James S. and Thursey E. Lane Murray."Mrs. Claudia M. McCreary, 73, Newark, Del., died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at her home.
"She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church, Elkton, and is survived by a son, Raymond McCreary, Colora; five daughters, Mrs. Mabel Hawkins, Elkton, Mrs. Ruth Hawkins, Mrs. Dorothy Crowe, and Mrs. Stella Jackson, all of Newark, Del., and Mrs. Ann Chilcoat, Chestertown, Md.; two brothers, Paul, Bassett, Va., and Jerry Murray, Marion, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Isabella Johnson, Colora, Mrs. Biney Lane, Rising Sun, and Mrs. Martha Russell, Marion, Va.
"The Rev. Allen P. Dickerson, pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church, officiated at the funeral service Saturday, October 4, at Hicks Home for Funerals, Elkton.
"Interment was in Union Cemetery.
"Published in the Cecil Whig; Wed., Oct. 8, 1969."
1. North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Mack Rhoades
Gender: Male
Race: White
Event Type: Delayed Birth
Birth Date: 4 May 1902
Birth County: Wilkes
Parent1 Name: Joseph A
Parent2 Name: Amanda Jane Watkins
Roll Number: NCVR_B_C104_68001
Volume: 20
Page: 302"
2. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Mae (sic, Mack) Rhodes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1901
Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1922
Marriage Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Hettie Ruth Elledge
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 16
Event Type: Marriage"
3. 1940 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; E.D. 97-14; taken 2 May 1940; Page 201B; Image
36 of 46; Household #297.
Listed as Mac Rhodes; age 37; born in NC; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; machine operator in furniture factory; head of household.
4. 1950 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry; Unnumbered Rd; 1.4 miles right off Hay Meadow Rd from
Hay Meadow Church (now called Mulberry Creek Rd); taken 30 May 1950; Sheet #38; Dwelling
Number 267.
Listed as James M. Rhodes; age 48; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Mack Rhodes
Birth Date: 4 May 1902
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Death Date: 11 May 1961
Death Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cemetery: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Hettie Ruth Rhodes
Children: Diana Rhodes
John Thomas Rhodes "
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Mae (sic, Mack) Rhodes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1901
Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1922
Marriage Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Hettie Ruth Elledge
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 16
Event Type: Marriage"
2. 1940 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; E.D. 97-14; taken 2 May 1940; Page 201B; Image
36 of 46; Household #297.
Listed as Hetty Rhodes; age 32; born in NC; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Mack Rhodes.
4. 1950 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry; Unnumbered Rd; 1.4 miles right off Hay Meadow Rd from
Hay Meadow Church (now called Mulberry Creek Rd); taken 30 May 1950; Sheet #38; Dwelling
Number 267.
Listed as Hettie Rhodes; age 43; born in NC; married; in household of husband, James M. Rhodes.
1. 1940 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; E.D. 97-14; taken 2 May 1940; Page 201B; Image
36 of 46; Household #297.
Listed as Mary Lou Rhodes; age 13; born in NC; 6th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, James Mack Rhodes.
1. 1940 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; E.D. 97-14; taken 2 May 1940; Page 201B; Image
36 of 46; Household #297.
Listed as Buddy Rhodes; age 10; born in NC; 5th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, James Mack Rhodes.
2. 1950 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry; Unnumbered Rd; 1.4 miles right off Hay Meadow Rd from
Hay Meadow Church (now called Mulberry Creek Rd); taken 30 May 1950; Sheet #38; Dwelling
Number 267.
Listed as B. Spencer Rhodes; age 20; born in NC; never married; delivery man for wholesale grocery
store; in household of father, James M. Rhodes.
1. 1940 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; E.D. 97-14; taken 2 May 1940; Page 201B; Image
36 of 46; Household #297.
Listed as June Rhodes; age 3; born in NC; in household of father, James Mack Rhodes.
2. 1950 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry; Unnumbered Rd; 1.4 miles right off Hay Meadow Rd from
Hay Meadow Church (now called Mulberry Creek Rd); taken 30 May 1950; Sheet #38; Dwelling
Number 267.
Listed as June N. Rhodes; age 13; born in NC; never married; in household of father, James M.
Rhodes.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rich K; 17 Sep 2011.
" Diana Rhodes
Birth 8 Jul 1938
Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 9 Jul 1938 (aged 1 day)
Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 76627652"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rich K; 22 Jul 2011.
" John Thomas Rhodes
Birth 20 Jun 1945
Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 21 Jun 1945 (aged 1 day)
Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 73741240"
1. 1950 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry; Unnumbered Rd; 1.4 miles right off Hay Meadow Rd from
Hay Meadow Church (now called Mulberry Creek Rd); taken 30 May 1950; Sheet #38; Dwelling
Number 267.
Listed as Joyce F. Rhodes; age 8; born in NC; never married; in household of father, James M.
Rhodes.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Nancy Jenkins Crampton"; article; Page 128;
submitted by Nancy Jenkins Crampton, Millers Sawmill Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782-1614.
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; "James Clarence Jenkins";
Article; Page 176; submitted by Nancy Jenkins Crampton, 17730 Millers Sawmill Road,
Sharpesburg, MD 31782-1614.
3. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Clarence Jenkins
Gender Male
Marriage Date 26 Jan 1926
Marriage Place Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
Spouse Martha Blaum"
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Clarence Jenkins
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1907
Birth Place: Chanberry, N. C.
Residence Place: Embreeville, Washington, Tennessee
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Unicoi, Tennessee
Employer: Embree Iron Co.
Weight: 152
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'' 11"
Next of Kin: Kate Love
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Clarence Jenkins
Kate Love Mother"
5. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #66 046227; Ancestry.com Web Site.
J. Clarence Jenkins; age 59; born in Cranberry, NC; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at
Jonesboro, TN; son of Thurston and Kate (White) Jenkins; married on 20 Dec 1966 in Lebanon, VA;
Georgia Lee Tipton; age 45; born and living in Jonesboro, TN; single; daughter of Charlie and Bertha
(Freeman) Tipton.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 007327; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
James Clarence Jenkins; age 62; born 8 Oct 1907 in NC; married; husband of Georgia Tipton; coal
miner; SS#414-01-5283; living at Caretta, WV; son of Thurston and Kate (Love) Jenkins; died 9 Apr
1970 DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 13 Apr
1970 in Bethasda (Cemetery?), Jonesboro (sic, Jonesborough), TN; informant, James R. Cox,
Arlington, VA.
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Coursey; 17 Jun 2006; maintained by Susan.
"James Clarence Jenkins
Birth 8 Oct 1907
North Carolina, USA
Death 9 Apr 1970 (aged 62)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 14629367"Additional Information Posted:
"Occupation: coal miner
COD: acute coronary thrombosis
Father: Thurston Jenkins
Mother: Kate Love
Spouse #1: Martha Jane Blevins
Spouse #2: Georgia Lee Tipton"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Nancy Jenkins Crampton"; article; Page 128;
submitted by Nancy Jenkins Crampton, Millers Sawmill Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782-1614.
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; "James Clarence Jenkins"; Article;
Page 176; submitted by Nancy Jenkins Crampton, 17730 Millers Sawmill Road, Sharpesburg, MD
31782-1614.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #66 046227; Ancestry.com Web Site.
J. Clarence Jenkins; age 59; born in Cranberry, NC; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at
Jonesboro, TN; son of Thurston and Kate (White) Jenkins; married on 20 Dec 1966 in Lebanon, VA;
Georgia Lee Tipton; age 45; born and living in Jonesboro, TN; single; daughter of Charlie and Bertha
(Freeman) Tipton.
Charles Thurston "Buster' Jenkins
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; "James Clarence Jenkins"; Article;
Page 176; submitted by Nancy Jenkins Crampton, 17730 Millers Sawmill Road, Sharpesburg, MD
31782-1614.
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; "James Clarence Jenkins"; Article;
Page 176; submitted by Nancy Jenkins Crampton, 17730 Millers Sawmill Road, Sharpesburg, MD
31782-1614.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 008673; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rex Allen Morgan; age 18; born 1 Jan 1954 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 235, Davy, WV; son of unknown father and Mary Elizabeth Morgan; married
on 11 Mar 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Rose Mary Beverly; age 18; born 15 Mar 1953 in WV; single; this
is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 37, Davy, WV; daughter of Cap and Minnie
Blanche (Bowman) Beverly.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #77 013016; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rex Allen Morgan; age 23; born 1 Jan 1954 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Davy, WV; son of unknown father and Mary Elizabeth Morgan;
married on 11 Mar 1977 in Rich Creek, VA; Rose Mary Beverly; age 24; born 15 Mar 1953 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 37, Davy, WV; daughter of Cap
and Minnie Blanche (Bowman) Beverly.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Danny Lee Cox"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Loretta Cox, mother, 45 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV 2480.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 008673; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rex Allen Morgan; age 18; born 1 Jan 1954 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 8th grade
education; living at Box 235, Davy, WV; son of unknown father and Mary Elizabeth Morgan; married
on 11 Mar 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Rose Mary Beverly; age 18; born 15 Mar 1953 in WV; single; this
is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 37, Davy, WV; daughter of Cap and Minnie
Blanche (Bowman) Beverly.
3. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #77 013016; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rex Allen Morgan; age 23; born 1 Jan 1954 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 8th grade
education; living at General Delivery, Davy, WV; son of unknown father and Mary Elizabeth Morgan;
married on 11 Mar 1977 in Rich Creek, VA; Rose Mary Beverly; age 24; born 15 Mar 1953 in WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at Box 37, Davy, WV; daughter of Cap
and Minnie Blanche (Bowman) Beverly..
4. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #78 057120; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Danny Lee Cox; age 27; born 31 Dec 1950 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade education;
Living at Box 432, Davy, WV; son of Charles Linder and Sylvia Loretta (Reeves) Cox; married on 29
Dec 1978 in Pearisburg, VA; Rose Mary Morgan; maiden name Beverly; age 25; born 15 Mar 1953
in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 6 Feb 1978; 12th grade education;
living at Box 37, Davy, WV; daughter of Cap and Minnie Blanche (Bowman) Beverly.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 253B, Family #216.
Listed as Nora Addair, age 3 yrs, 2 months, born in WV, in household of father, Benjamin H. Addair.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nora Cloah Addair
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1930
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1952
Marriage Place: Grundy Bland, Virginia, USA
Father: Ben Addair
Mother: Angeline Coleman
Spouse: Cecil James Matney
Certificate Number: 1952019547"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #"68 018527; WV Archives Website.
Nora Florence Matney; age 44; born 8 Mar 1924 (sic, 1927) in WV; widow; living at Roderfield, WV;
daughter of Ben and Angeline (Coleman) Addair; died 5 Oct 1968 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due
to self inflicted gunshot wound to the head; buried 8 Oct 1968 in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland, WV;
informant, Donna Auville.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Cecil James Matney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1929
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1952
Marriage Place: Grundy Bland, Virginia, USA
Father: Bogle Matney
Mother: Cytha Hall
Spouse: Nora Cloah Addair
Certificate Number: 1952019547"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920;
Page 223A; Family #156/156.
Listed as Lula Addair, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Benjamin H. Addair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 253B, Family #216.
Listed as Lula Addair, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, Benjamin H. Addair.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Farley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Farley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Esley Couch"; article; Page 127; submitted
by Esley Couch, Box 642, Bradshaw, WV 24817.