1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 228B;
Family #15/15.
Listed as James Watkins; age 8 (sic?); born in WV; in household of father, Ossie Watkins.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
James Henry Smith; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; married on 28 Sep 1929 at Winding Gulf,
WV; Beatrice Ellen Thomas; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; living at Sophia, WV.
3. 1930 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 114A; Image 3 of
13; Family #23/29.
Listed as Henry Smith; age 28; born in WV; married at 28; dispatcher for steam railroad; head of
household.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #7188; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Smith; age 28; born in Davy, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at Lillybrook,
WV; son of Ossie Watkins and Clara Smith; married on 17 feb 1940 in Tazewell, VA; Geneva
Meadows; age 16; born in Metalton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Lego, WV;
daughter of James O. and Marie (Cooper) Meadows.
5. 1940 Census Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Sophia; E.D. 41-34; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 748B;
Image 14 of 32; Household #133.
Listed as Henry Smith; age 39; born in WV; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
manager of retail grocery; head of household.
6. "Beckley Post-Herald", Beckley, WV; Friday Morning, 17 Nov 1950; Page 5.
".14 Couples Given Divorce Decrees in Circuit Court"
" Divorce decrees were signed in 14 cases yesterday in Raleigh County Circuit Court"
"...Geneva Smith vs. James Smith..."
7. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 007615; WV Archives Web Site.
James Henry Smith; age 53; born 27 Jan 1912 (sic, 1902) in WV; divorced; coal miner;
SS#235-05-1492; living at Princewick, WV; son of unknown father and Clara Smith; died 18 May
1965; DOA Beckley Hospital, Beckley, WV; due to natural causes apparentlyacute cardiac arrest;
buried 20 May 1965 in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV; informant, Mrs. Billy Ray Carpenter, Mt
Rainer, MD.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV; submitted by
Historianne;1 Oct 2014.
James H. "P-Nut" Smith; born 27 Jan 1912( sic, 1902); died 18 May 1965; buried here; no grave
marker photo shown.
1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Pick Shine Coal Camp; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 164B; Image 14 of 78; Family #132/139.
Listed as Geneva Meadows; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, James O. Meadows.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #6862; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elisha Tipton; age 22; born in Harlan Co, KY; single; miner; living in Lillybrook, WV; son of Cecil and
Minerva (Lee) Tipton; married on 1 Mar 1939 in Pearisburg, VA; Geneva meadows; age 16; born in
Raleigh Co, WV; single; living at Lego, WV; daughter of James Orda and Marie (Cooper) Meadows.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #7188; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Smith; age 28; born in Davy, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at Lillybrook,
WV; son of Ossie Watkins and Clara Smith; married on 17 feb 1940 in Tazewell, VA; Geneva
Meadows; age 16; born in Metalton, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Lego, WV;
daughter of James O. and Marie (Cooper) Meadows.
4. "Beckley Post-Herald", Beckley, WV; Friday Morning, 17 Nov 1950; Page 5.
".14 Couples Given Divorce Decrees in Circuit Court"
" Divorce decrees were signed in 14 cases yesterday in Raleigh County Circuit Court"
"...Geneva Smith vs. James Smith..."
5. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records, Vol #__(1953); Page 347; WV Archives Web Site.
Steve Franklin Jackson; age 44; born 3 Feb 1909 at Piney Flats, TN; living at Princewick, WV; son of
Wallace and Sallie Jackson; married on 30 Nov 1953 at Princewick, WV; Prudie Geneva Smith; age
30; born 14 Apr 1923 at Metalton, WV; living at Princewick, WV; daughter of Jemes O. and Annie M.
Meadows.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Harve and Roseanna Click Family"; article; Page 120; submitted by Mary Ann
Prater Justice; PO Box 458, War, WV 24892.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Leslie Click
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1923
Birth Place: Caretta, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Carter Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Rose Anna Click
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Leslie Click Self (Head)"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 409; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Click; age 22; born and living at Caretta, WV; single; married on 1 May 1946 in Welch, WV;
Thelma Elsie Quesenberry; age 19; born in Newhall. WV; single; living in Cucumber, WV; with
consent of Bertie Quesenberry, mother of Thelma Elsie Quesenberry.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #88-011311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leslie Click; age 64; born 18 Jun 1923 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended
23 May 1985; 3rd grade education; living at Box 35, South Milford, Largange Co, IN; son of Harve
and Rosana (Hicks) Click; married on 23 Mar 1988 in Tazewell, VA; Hattie Arlene Stevenson,
maiden name Nunley; age 55; born 9 Oct 1932 in WV; widowed; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st
marriage ended 22 Nov 1986; 9th grade education; living at Box 36; Newhall, WV; daughter of Ezra
Linkous and Nellie Jane (Bowman) Nunley.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #88-011311; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leslie Click; age 64; born 18 Jun 1923 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; 1st marriage ended
23 May 1985; 3rd grade education; living at Box 35, South Milford, Largange Co, IN; son of Harve
and Rosana (Hicks) Click; married on 23 Mar 1988 in Tazewell, VA; Hattie Arlene Stevenson,
maiden name Nunley; age 55; born 9 Oct 1932 in WV; widowed; this is her 2nd marriage; 1st
marriage ended 22 Nov 1986; 9th grade education; living at Box 36; Newhall, WV; daughter of Ezra
Linkous and Nellie Jane (Bowman) Nunley.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "S. Daniel Clevengie, Sr"; article; Page 120; submitted by Danny Clevenger, Jr,
Iaeger, WV; 24844.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Amanda Payne; 5 Feb 2007.
" Elmer Jessie Clevenger
Birth 17 Oct 1917
USA
Death 2 Mar 1996 (aged 78)
USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "S. Daniel Clevengie, Sr"; article; Page 120; submitted by Danny Clevenger, Jr,
Iaeger, WV; 24844.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Amanda Payne; 5 Feb 2007.
" Margie L. Clevenger
Birth 24 Nov 1922
USA
Death 1 Feb 1992 (aged 69)
USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "S. Daniel Clevengie, Sr"; article; Page 120; submitted by Danny Clevenger, Jr,
Iaeger, WV; 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "S. Daniel Clevengie, Sr"; article; Page 120; submitted by Danny Clevenger, Jr,
Iaeger, WV; 24844.
Sherman Daniel "Danny" Clevenger Sr
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Danny Jr and Teresa Clevinger"; article; Page 120; submitted by Teresa
Clevinger; Iaeger, WV 24844.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "S. Daniel Clevengie, Sr"; article; Page 120; submitted by Danny Clevenger, Jr,
Iaeger, WV; 24844.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Karl Hamlin; 21 Jan 2013.
" Sherman Daniel Clevenger
Birth 24 Jan 1945
West Virginia, USA
Death 12 Jan 2010 (aged 64)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Danny Jr and Teresa Clevinger"; article; Page 120; submitted by Teresa
Clevinger; Iaeger, WV 24844.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Amanda Payne; 5 Feb 2007.
"Patricia Mitchem Clevenger
Birth 9 Oct 1948
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 29 Nov 1990 (aged 42)
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Reed Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Betty Willhite Church"; article; Page 119; submitted by Betty Willhite Church; Box
918, Iaeger, WV 24844.